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Tori appeared on the WGN Morning Show on October 23, 2001 when she was in Chicago for her StrangeLittleTour. (I think this TV show is also called The Big Show.) Tori sat at the piano while the newswoman stood next to the piano and asked some questions. Then Tori performed Time. Below you can find screen shots of the appearance and a complete transcript sent to me by Jennifer Frantom. (Thank you so much for going to all the trouble of sending this to us!)
You can now watch her performance on that show in streaming audio at Feedroom.com. The Feedroom posts video stories from newscasts around the nation. Tori's WGN performance is available for both broadband and 56K modem connections. Sadly, this does not work well or at all with Macintosh, which I find very unnecessary...
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Transcript
WGN: Tori, thank you for getting up so early when you have a concert
tonight, which is sold out I might add. Tell me about this new album. Very
different album. Something we've never really heard before. You're using
male songs in women's voices, right?
TORI: Well, the idea being, if you take a man's word, you take his seed. So
we took the man's seed, planted it in the woman's voice and that's where the
consummation of this project happened.
WGN: But why do it, Tori?
TORI: It was irresistible, in that, you know, in the last couple of years,
before September 11th, the violence in lyrics against women and gays has
been at a fever pitch. With a lot of guys dancing around saying it's only
words. OK, honey, if it's only words, I'm going to take your words and I'm
going to show you how powerful they are.
WGN: It got a little reaction, at least from one artist with t-shirts.
TORI: Slayer sent t-shirts. I mean, you know, I didn't do it, it's not a
tribute record. I did approach the songs with the respect that I would my
own work. But at the end of the day, this was about looking at the way
women and men circle each other. And trying to build bridges in between the
two.
WGN: Now, you had a little girl last year. Did that have an impact on this
album for you?
TORI: Well, I think, you know, having a little girl, one idea struck me.
Which was, a lot of men in my life wanted to know what it was like being a
house on heels, carrying life. I thought it would be great if men could be
the mothers. If they could put some of the bad habits down for nine months
to do it. I think it would be a different place.
WGN: I think you're right. Tori, what are you going to sing for us today?
TORI: One of my favs off the record from Tom Waits. It's called Time.
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