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The LOST SONGS section lists all of the known songs written and performed by Tori Amos (aka Myra Ellen Amos) but were never published; including date written, copyright date, musician details, and other info, including some lyrics. The listed copywritten songs range from 1978 through 1995. They can be found listed in the Sound ONline Inventory and Catalog (SONIC): a searchable database of the Library of Congress Audio Collection. The catalog represents only a portion of the Library's 78 rpm discs, nearly all the 45 rpm discs, cassettes, and more.

A few of the songs also include links to the lyrics which were retrieved from the Library of Congress by an anonymous informant who was kind enough to give me the exclusive in the early years of this website. The recordings, I'm told, were often poor in quality, so some of the lyrics may be misheard or missing. You can currently download a handful of the songs in mp3 from Tori's Beauty And A Gun website.

score
she writes your heart off
shopping for genes
silent victim
skirts on fire
somebody leave the light on (aka mother)
st louis - you're only a heart away
start the dance over
stay with me tonight
still looking good
street fever

take you by force
tough and tender
trail of tears
what i might have been
what's it gonna take
when french girls kiss
when his eyes stray
where the sun shines
who i am
young boy

SCORE

written 1982
copyright 1984
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
One More Chance
performer, composer, lyricist � Ellen Amos
lyricist � Mike Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics sheets
LYRICS
unpublished

SHE WRITES YOUR HEART OFF

written 1983
copyright 1984
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    Street Fever
    Amanda's Boy
    Married Man
    Predator
    Hot Box
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics sheets (7 p.)
unpublished

SHOPPING FOR GENES

written 1985
copyright 1987
listed under "The Myra Ellen Amos compilations of original words and music"
along with songs:
    When French Girls Kiss
    Afriad of the Dark
    British Invasion
    Can You Read Me
    Custody
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished

SILENT VICTIM

written 1984
copyright 1987
lyrics and music � Myra Ellen Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished

SKIRTS ON FIRE

written 1985
copyright 1985
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
Take You By Force
Fighting With The Wind
words, music, sound recording � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette
DETAILS
unpublished

SOMEBODY LEAVE THE LIGHT ON

written 1990
copyright 1990
name changed to MOTHER (1991)
listed under "Upsidedown" and "Little earth quakes"
along with songs:
    Berlin Wall
    Crucify
    Silent All These Years
    Mary
    Leather
    Russia
    Winter
    Sweet Dreams
    Upside Down
    Russia
    Happy Phantom
    Flying Dutchman
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette

ST. LOUIS - YOU'RE ONLY A HEART AWAY

written 1981
copyright 1981
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    How Can I Touch You Again
    All The Mothers In Town
    Stay With Me Tonight
    Can You Read Me
    What I Might Have Been
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � sound cassette
unpublished

START THE DANCE OVER

written 1983
copyright 1985
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    Never Satisfied
    Little Drummer Boy
    Jail Bait
performer, composer, lyricist � Ellen Amos
source � 1 sound cassette
unpublished

STAY WITH ME TONIGHT

written 1981
copyright 1981
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    How Can I Touch You Again
    St. Louis - You're Only A Heart Away
    All The Mothers In Town
    Can You Read Me
    What I Might Have Been
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � sound cassette
LYRICS
unpublished

STILL LOOKING GOOD

written 1986
copyright 1987
listed under "The Ellen 'Tori' Amos Trilogy"
along with songs:
Desert Blue
Young Boy
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished

STREET FEVER

written 1983
copyright 1984
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    Hot Box
    Amanda's Boy
    Married Man
    Predator
    She Writes Your Heart Off
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics sheets (7 p.)
unpublished

TAKE YOU BY FORCE

written 1985
copyright 1985
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
Skirts On fire
Fighting With The Wind
words, music, sound recording � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette
unpublished

TOUGH AND TENDER

written 1987
copyright 1987
listed under "March, 1987, collection of songs by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
Listen To My Heart
I'm Your 911
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished

TRAIL OF TEARS

written 1985
copyright 1987
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
composer � Steve Caton
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished

DOWNLOAD @ Tori's Beauty and a Gun

WHAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN

written 1981
copyright 1981
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    How Can I Touch You Again
    St. Louis - You're Only A Heart Away
    Stay With Me Tonight
    Can You Read Me
    All The Mothers In Town
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � sound cassette
unpublished

WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE

written 1990
copyright 1990
listed under "Halloween Beene"
along with songs:
    Rhapsody on a Windy Night
    Everybody Wants Alice
    Who I Am
composer, lyricist � Nancy Shanks
composer � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette
unpublished

WHEN FRENCH GIRLS KISS

written 1985
copyright 1987
listed under "The Myra Ellen Amos compilations of original words and music"
along with songs:
    Afraid Of The Dark
    Shopping For Genes
    British Invasion
    Can You Read Me
    Custody
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished

WHEN HIS EYES STRAY

written 1984
copyright 1984
listed under "Collection of recordings by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
    Much Too Cute
    Amanda's Boy
    Rub Down
    In The Shadow
    Blue Bird Boogie
    Only In Your Dreams (Yume Ni)
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics/lead sheets (1 v.)
unpublished

WHERE THE SUN SHINES

written 1987
copyright 1987
listed under "March, 1987, collection of songs by Ellen Amos"
along with songs:
New Age Soldier
Floating City
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette
unpublished

WHO I AM

written 1990
copyright 1990
listed under "Halloween Beene"
along with songs:
    What's It Gonna Take
    Everybody Wants Alice
    Rhapsody On A Windy Night
composer, lyricist � Nancy Shanks
composer � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette
unpublished

YOUNG BOY

written 1986
copyright 1987
listed under "The Ellen 'Tori' Amos Trilogy"
along with songs:
Still Looking Good
Desert Blue
performer, composer, lyricist � Tori Amos
source � 1 sound cassette + lyrics
unpublished