Q. What does Tori think about his performance on "PtM"?
A. TORI: With "Past the Mission," there's hope. "Past the mission, I smell the roses," and Trent sings on it. I wanted him to sing on it because of his energy. I love Trent's work. "Past the Mission" wanted him to sing on it.
SUN: Parts of "Past the Mission" reminded me of "China." There seemed to be little bits of Elton John.
TORI: We love Elton. "Past the Mission" has -- yeah, I can see that. George Porter Jr. from the Meters played on the whole record, and there's a lot of him on that, as much as Carlo Nuccio from the bottom end. I did the piano vocal first, but they played the track, which gave it that -- especially in the verses, that New Orleans kind of church meets Otis Redding meets, and they had a lot to do with bringing that out of the piece itself. Trent, obviously, it's nothing like he does in his work, which found an interesting choice, because it wasn't for him to sing on something that was his, why do that?
"Past the Mission" is a love story. It's kind of a strange one in that it's me again, still trying to find pieces that I've left other places. It kind of breaks my heart when I hear him sing with me, "I once knew a hot girl." Where is she now? She can come back again. It' that same thing, where in "Pretty Good Year" and "Past the Mission" and "Space Dog," where everything is reclaimable.
this is exactly why i love a good forum - overall such great comments...sometimes on YouTube, I'll glance at comments under a music video and there are some really well thought out replies and then a lot of rubbish. I wish ALL comment sections were like this one is. I love that springhaze29 provided words straight from Tori (i didnt find that with a look on Google - i wish i had lexis-nexis) But i find the Mary Magdalene interpretation to be sooo spot on I can't hardly believe it wasn't something she intended. Maybe she drew upon multiple creative...
this is exactly why i love a good forum - overall such great comments...sometimes on YouTube, I'll glance at comments under a music video and there are some really well thought out replies and then a lot of rubbish. I wish ALL comment sections were like this one is. I love that springhaze29 provided words straight from Tori (i didnt find that with a look on Google - i wish i had lexis-nexis) But i find the Mary Magdalene interpretation to be sooo spot on I can't hardly believe it wasn't something she intended. Maybe she drew upon multiple creative thoughts and they all co-exist. Like she did that one video the girls all in black going through the village (past the mission) and i totally couldn't reconcile that interpretation with anything else. I admit when we come up with meanings of our own, sometimes finding out what they meant can be a letdown if it doesn't fit. But then, i ask, why else do we go to song meanings and want to understand a better explication of our favorite songs. Like modern poetry.
Q. What does Tori think about his performance on "PtM"?
A. TORI: With "Past the Mission," there's hope. "Past the mission, I smell the roses," and Trent sings on it. I wanted him to sing on it because of his energy. I love Trent's work. "Past the Mission" wanted him to sing on it.
SUN: Parts of "Past the Mission" reminded me of "China." There seemed to be little bits of Elton John.
TORI: We love Elton. "Past the Mission" has -- yeah, I can see that. George Porter Jr. from the Meters played on the whole record, and there's a lot of him on that, as much as Carlo Nuccio from the bottom end. I did the piano vocal first, but they played the track, which gave it that -- especially in the verses, that New Orleans kind of church meets Otis Redding meets, and they had a lot to do with bringing that out of the piece itself. Trent, obviously, it's nothing like he does in his work, which found an interesting choice, because it wasn't for him to sing on something that was his, why do that? "Past the Mission" is a love story. It's kind of a strange one in that it's me again, still trying to find pieces that I've left other places. It kind of breaks my heart when I hear him sing with me, "I once knew a hot girl." Where is she now? She can come back again. It' that same thing, where in "Pretty Good Year" and "Past the Mission" and "Space Dog," where everything is reclaimable.
this is exactly why i love a good forum - overall such great comments...sometimes on YouTube, I'll glance at comments under a music video and there are some really well thought out replies and then a lot of rubbish. I wish ALL comment sections were like this one is. I love that springhaze29 provided words straight from Tori (i didnt find that with a look on Google - i wish i had lexis-nexis) But i find the Mary Magdalene interpretation to be sooo spot on I can't hardly believe it wasn't something she intended. Maybe she drew upon multiple creative...
this is exactly why i love a good forum - overall such great comments...sometimes on YouTube, I'll glance at comments under a music video and there are some really well thought out replies and then a lot of rubbish. I wish ALL comment sections were like this one is. I love that springhaze29 provided words straight from Tori (i didnt find that with a look on Google - i wish i had lexis-nexis) But i find the Mary Magdalene interpretation to be sooo spot on I can't hardly believe it wasn't something she intended. Maybe she drew upon multiple creative thoughts and they all co-exist. Like she did that one video the girls all in black going through the village (past the mission) and i totally couldn't reconcile that interpretation with anything else. I admit when we come up with meanings of our own, sometimes finding out what they meant can be a letdown if it doesn't fit. But then, i ask, why else do we go to song meanings and want to understand a better explication of our favorite songs. Like modern poetry.