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[[Tori Amos (Music)|Tori Amos]] has one of the most devoted fanbases on the planet. This, coupled with her emotional, therapeutic (at least to the [[Fan Community Nicknames|Toriphiles]]) music equals enough entries from tropers to make a whole page dedicated to T's [[Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]].
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* Many [[Tori Amos (Music)|Tori Amos]] songs become tearjerkers only after repeated listenings, which are required to decipher cryptic lyrics. But there is nothing ambiguous about "[[Rape Asas Drama|Me and a Gun.]]" It is stark, straightforward, and gut-wrenching. The fact that it's entirely a capella and sounds like she's either completely exhausted or on the verge of tears is what can really do it for some. It's like a haunting spiritual sung by someone who has just lost their faith.
** Not to mention the fact that it's about Tori's own experiences of being raped.
* "Winter". Especially the final chorus, where the strings suddenly drop out and Amos sings in a whisper against a minimal piano accompaniment. That effect is coupled with the lyrics "When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do?"... * sniff.* Aw, and it's not even ''on''...
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* "Silent All These Years". Listen to it alone, at night, with your eyes closed. That might be one of the saddest but most beautifully sad experiences American popular music has to offer.
* "Happy Phantom" is a funny song about death, until you hear it at the funeral of someone who loved it, at which point it becomes a bittersweet tearjerker.
* Her cover of [[Tom Waits (Music)|Tom Waits]]' "Time" is heartbreaking in the best way possible. The verse starting with "Well, they all pretend they're orphans/and their memory's like a train" can especially strike a chord with some.
* "Flying Dutchman", which is a powerful song about being a weird kid and feeling like an outsider.
* Tori's cover version of [[Nirvana (Music)|Nirvana]]'s "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (on the EP release to "Crucify"). Played solo on the piano like a dirge. The version became [[Harsher in Hindsight]] after Kurt Cobain's death.
* "Putting the Damage On" is another Tori song that can really make some people cry. Also, "Your Cloud" deserves a mention here.
* Tori's cover of [[REM (Music)|REM]]'s "Losing My Religion" is absolutely beautiful and completely different from the original, taking it from a reasonably upbeat song to a slower and much sadder one. You can hear pain and loneliness in her voice as she sings.
* "Carry" can cause tearjerking, though more on the Heartwarming level.
* Other tearjerkers not already mentioned are "Baker Baker", "Maybe California", "Northern Lad", "Garlands", "Cooling", "1000 Oceans", "Gold Dust", "Jackie's Strength", "Yes, Anastasia", "Indian Summer", and half of ''Boys for Pele''.
* Kind of a mix between this and [[Nightmare Fuel]], but her cover of [[Eminem (Music)|Eminem]]'s "97 Bonnie and Clyde" gives the murdered mother and wife (Kim) a voice [[The Cover Changes the Meaning|as she silently mimics what her murderer said to their daughter (Hailie)]]. It's kind of creepy and sad at the same time.
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