The Big Picture (song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Big Picture


Caption =
Artist = Y Kant Tori Read
from Album = Y Kant Tori Read
B-side = Heart Attack at 23
Released =
Format =
Recorded = June, 1988
Genre = Pop
Length = 8:14 (7" single)
8:38 (12" single)
Label = Atlantic Records
Writer =
Producer = Joe Chicarelli
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Baltimore"
(1979) (As Ellen Amos)
This single = "The Big Picture"
(1988)
Next single = "Cool on Your Island"
(1988)
Misc = "The Big Picture" is a song by Y Kant Tori Read, commercially released by Atlantic Records in 1988 exclusively as a 7" vinyl single in a generic picture sleeve. Two versions of a promotional 7" vinyl were also released, one with lite blue labels and one with dark blue labels. A 12" promotional vinyl single was also issued with an accompanying picture sleeve. The song was a commercial failure and received absolutely no critical comment.

A video clip for "The Big Picture" was shot by Marty Callner. The only band member to appear in it is Tori Amos. It is typical of the era, featuring a scantily clad Amos cavorting and wreaking havoc on a soundstage made to resemble the back alleys of Los Angeles. It is notable for a narrative introductory bit during which Amos argues with a police officer about her illegally parked car. Amos' excuse is that someone broke into her car and stole her underwear: "That gross!" The officer, undeterred, hands her the ticket and walks off with her underwear hanging out of his back pocket.

Commercial 7" single Track Listing

Length: 8 min 14 sec

Credits

#Lyrics: Tori Amos (billed only as "Tori"). Production: Joe Chiccarelli.
#Lyrics: Tori Amos (billed only as "Tori"). Production: Joe Chiccarelli.

External links

* [http://www.toriamos.com/ Official Tori Amos website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/4370/yktrfaq.html The Y Kant Tori Read FAQ]