Tori Amos And Maynard James Keenan
In January 1997 as part of her RAINN Benefit concert, Tori Amos invited her special friend Maynard James Keenan from Tool to perform a duet with her. Toghther they sung a song called "Muhammed my Friend" from Tori's "Boys For Pele" album. It was one of the best collaborations of all time -- the perfect combination of the most delicate, yet powerful voices ever -- it was emotional and awe-inspiring to see two of the great artists side by side, connected by a melody like no other.
"This is my friend Maynard from Tool and when I'm feeling terrible, I call him up and he sings me lullabies" - Tori Amos
Mumhammed My Friend
Muhammad, my friend,
It's time to tell the world
We both know it was a girl
Back in Bethlehem,
An' on that fateful day,
When she was crucified,
She wore Shiseido Red,
An' we drank tea by her side.
Sweet...
Sweet...
Sweet...
Used to be so sweet to me.
Well,
Muhammad, my friend,
I'm getting very scared.
Teach me how to love
My brothers, who don't know the law.
An' what about the deal
On the flying trapeze?
Got a peanut butter hand,
But honey, do drop in
At the Dew Drop Inn.
I said, sweet...
Sweet...
Sweet...
Sweet, between the boys and the bees.
Sweet... sweet... sweet...
Sweet...
Sweet...
Sweet, yes, between the boys and the bees.
Moses, I know,
I know you've seen fire,
But you never seen fire
Until you've seen Pele blow.
An' I've never seen light,
But I sure have seen gold.
An' Gladys, save a place for me
On your grapevine
'Til I get mah own, honey, T.V. show.
Ashre. Ashre. Ashre. Ashre.
An' if I lose my Cracker Jacks
At the tidal wave,
I got a place in the Pope's rubber robe.
...in the Pope's rubber robe.
I said, Muhammad, my friend,
It's time to tell the world
We both know it was a girl
Back in Bethlehem.
We both know it was a girl
Back in Bethlehem.
We both know it was a girl.
Back in Bethlehem....
"Maynard is... well, first of all he makes the greatest cookies I've ever had. And Maynard's
so wonderful. He just really is. And he's a good buddy, so I called him up. Maynard's got a
lot of interesting ideas about many things." -- Tori from Addicted to Noise
To download the Mp3
Audio file and also the video of "Mumhammed my Friend"
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