- Yes, Anastasia
Infobox Single
Name = Yes, Anastasia
Artist =Tori Amos
from Album =Under the Pink
Released =January 31st , 1994
Format =
[Recorded =]
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 09:33
Label = Atlantic
[Writer =Tori Amos
Producer =Tori Amos Eric Rosse
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Tori Amos . It is the twelfth track on Amos' 1994 albumUnder the Pink . The song draws inspiration from the epic story ofAnastasia Romanov , a grand duchess of Russia who was the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna.Story and meaning
Amos explains the story behind “Yes, Anastasia” in the songbook for Under the Pink. She tells that this song is a journey, the story of Anastasia Romanova, who was a grand duchess of Russia. Amos admits to not reading many books on her, but she was aware of the family and the issues related to the family. Amos explains that while in Virginia, she became sick from eating bad crabs in Maryland. [ [http://www.yessaid.com/interviews/95-02-27UCLA.html UCLA Interview] ,
UCLA Interview ” ] Amos had a show that night and decided not to cancel it. She explains that while performing a sound check, she was influenced by Romanov’s presence. “Needless to say, when you are very, very ill, it is easier to communicate with your source… you are fragile and vulnerable.” While reluctant to write this song at first, Amos decided to take it on. “Now I have only heard of her story, I’ve got no point to make. She comes and goes ‘you’ve got to write my tune.’ I go ‘ohhh, now’s not a really good time.’ She says ‘no, you’ve got to understand something from this, there’s something here that you’ve got to come to terms with.’ And that night came.” Amos says that the lyrics “We’ll see how brave you are” means so many different things to her – it is apart of her self saying “If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.” [ [http://www.amazon.com/Under-Pink-Tori-Amos/dp/B000002IXU Under the Pink: Song Book] , "".]Lyrics
I know what you want your magpies have come If you know me so well then Tell me which hand I use
Make them go Make it go
Saw her there in the restaurant Poppy don't go I know your mother is a good one But Poppy don't go I'll take you home Show me the things that I've been missin' Show me the ways I forgot to be speaking Show me the ways to get back to the garden Show me the ways to get around the get around Show me the ways to button up buttons That have forgotten they're buttons Well we can't have that forgetting that
Girls girls What have we done, what have we done to ourselves
Driving on the vine Over clothes lines But officer I saw the sign
Thought I'd been through this in 1919 Counting the tears Of ten thousand men And gathered them all But my feet are slipping There's something we left on the windowsill There's something we left yes
We'll see how brave you are We'll see how fast you'll be running We'll see how brave you are Yes, Anastasia And all your dollies have friends
Thought she deserved no less than she'd give Well happy birthday Her blood's on my hands It's kind of a shame Cause I did like that dress It's funny the things that you find in the rain The things that you find In the mall and In the date-mines In the knot still in her hair On the bus I'm On my way down All the girls seem to be there
Come along now little darlin' Come along now with me Come along now little darlin' We'll see how brave you are
Music Video
While there is no official music video for "Yes, Anastasia," there are several fan made videos available online. These videos can be found on user-based websites such as YouTube. There are also several videos of Amos performing the song live.
Live Performances
Amos performs the second half of the song fairly often during her concert tours. She has played the full song live only once; on November 26th 2007 in Antonio, Texas; the concert was not made officially available.
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