Expert: Nancy - 11/2/2007

Question
I see that you've answered several questions about the song "Hey Jupiter," but I've been unable to find any information on a particular remix of the song. I have a version of the song called "Hey Jupiter: The Haunted Closet Remix," which I have not been able to find on a CD. I'm mainly interested in the added lyrics at the end.

The song is longer than the album version, though it actually combines two of the verses into one crowded, almost call-and-response verse. There are added instrumentals, and the lyrics, "I go from day to day, I know what the colours are, I know where the car is parked, I know he isn't you..." end out the song.

I was wondering when this version was recorded, and whether the lyrics were part of the original cut of the song or recorded just for this version. I'd also like to know where I can purchase this version, since it's not on the Hey Jupiter single.

And, as a brief question, my first Tori Amos album was a copy of Boys for Pele, and I fell in love with the song "Talula." The CD I had originally listed the song as "Talula: The Tornado Mix." However, last year, I repurchased copies of many of my Tori albums, due to some going missing when I moved. The copy of Boys for Pele that I found, I'm assuming is an older version, since the song is just called "Talula," and is mixed differently.

I believe I read somewhere that "The Tornado Mix" appeared in the movie Twister, but I'm curious why that version appeared on subsequent versions of the album. To my knowledge, this is the only song that is revised this way (If I'm mistaken, what other tracks have changed?), and I was wondering what the reason was behind the change.

Answer
Hi Manda!

I've never heard of this particular remix of Hey Jupiter. It is, however, similar to the Dakota version of the song as the lyrics you mention are the same. Check out this site for the single where you can find the Dakota Version: http://www.hereinmyhead.com/collect/bfp/hjus.html
She also made a video of this version, which you can find on the Fade to Red DVD collection. I know you mentioned the HJ single, but not the comparison of the lyrics of the two. Sorry I couldn't be of more help here. I've searched all the sites that list her discography and haven't found one hit on the Haunted remix.

As far as the Talula versions, there was an original release in the US (1/23/1996) that had Talula, then a re-issue (I don't have the date) that included Talula Tornado Version. The UK versions had the same thing. That would explain why you got two different versions of the song on your CDs.

Hope that helps & thanks for asking!

Nancy