Scarlet's Story
Commentary by Tori Amos
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"Well she's in Texas, she's in Austin. She's in a very liberal place in Texas where she had met people that introduced her to people that, I guess you could say, are questioning... the political integrity of 'The Good Guys' - quote, unquote - 'The Good Guys,' meaning us, I guess, those that are called 'The Good Guys.' And so this is very much um, a Central American question. There is a revolutionary-type character that is educating her in some of the transgressions that have happened and some of the factual things that have happened and also his point of view, all at the same time. And he's very much about action, and he's very passionate about it. And she's seeing somebody passionate about something, and so she begins to really understand that she's got to know what it is that she believes in and where she's willing to go with this. Because he knows what he believes in, there's no question about that. And he stands by what he believes in. Really, 'Sweet Sangria' is their time together. It's really about them, as a unity."
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Amos, Tori, "Sweet Sangria," Scarlet Stories, Epic Records, 2002.
"Well she's in Texas, she's in Austin. She's in a very liberal place in Texas where she had met people that introduced her to people that, I guess you could say, are questioning... the political integrity of 'The Good Guys' - quote, unquote - 'The Good Guys,' meaning us, I guess, those that are called 'The Good Guys.' And so this is very much um, a Central American question. There is a revolutionary-type character that is educating her in some of the transgressions that have happened and some of the factual things that have happened and also his point of view, all at the same time. And he's very much about action, and he's very passionate about it. And she's seeing somebody passionate about something, and so she begins to really understand that she's got to know what it is that she believes in and where she's willing to go with this. Because he knows what he believes in, there's no question about that. And he stands by what he believes in. Really, 'Sweet Sangria' is their time together. It's really about them, as a unity."
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Amos, Tori, "Sweet Sangria," Scarlet Stories, Epic Records, 2002.
