The Bee Sides

by Tori Amos

This book features 18 rare Tori Amos (American song writer) songs arranged for voice, piano, & guitar with lyrics. The lyrics are printed with each song & on a separate page before each song 1. Baltimore 2. Black Swan 3. Butterfly 4. Daisy Dead Petals 5. Etienne 6. Floating City 7. Flying Dutchman 8. Here In My Head 9. Home on the Range Cherokee Edition 10. Honey 11. Humpty Dumpty 12. Mary 13. Ode to the Banana King Part 1 14. Sister Janet 15. Song for Eric 16. Sugar 17. Sweet Dreams 18. Take to the Sky

113 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one child, Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000.

Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few pop performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for emotionally intense songs that cover a wide range of subjects including sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. Some of her charting singles include "Crucify", "Silent All These Years", "Cornflake Girl", "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark", and "A Sorta Fairytale".

Amos had sold 12 million records worldwide as of 2005 and has also enjoyed a large cult following. Having a history of making eccentric and at times ribald comments during concerts and interviews, she has earned a reputation for being highly idiosyncratic. As a social commentator and sometimes activist, some of the topics she has been most vocal about include feminism, religion, and sexuality.

Reviews

[Ben Lovegrove · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite is Etienne. I bought this from a music shop years ago, at a time when the actual recordings were rare and out of print, so that I could find out what they sounded like by playing them myself.

[Renee CHAMPION · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are not a virtuoso and love Tori Amos this is the book for you. There are several easier songs to play or if you haven't played in a long while this is a good book to get you back into playing again.