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List Price: $7.98 | | Label: Atlantic / Wea
Salesrank: 75954
Released: August 20, 1996 |
| Our Price: $1.99 |
| Used Price: $0.09 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Hey Jupiter EP Track Listing:
1. Hey Jupiter
2. Sugar
3. Honey
4. Professional Widow
5. Over the Rainbow - Tori Amos, Arlen, Harold
Editorial Review:
It was an earlier five-song collection that helped introduce Tori Amos to the masses with a quiet cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." There's nothing quite so inspired on Hey Jupiter, which gathers together a remixed version of the title track and four live performances. The remix adds a few high-tech touches at the edges of the song, without either improving or detracting from the original. But fans may be happy with Amos's between-song chatter and an achingly fragile reading of "Somewhere over the Rainbow." --Steve Appleford
Hey Jupiter EP Reviews:
"And this little masochist is lifting up her dress..." 
2007-11-21 - Hey Jupiter EP is a great and haunting collection live songs. First of all, the cd single, Hey Jupiter is re-recorded in the studio and has more of an edge to it, I love this remix version, Tori's voice sounds like an angel at the end of the track. There 4 live songs including Sugar, Honey, Professional Widow, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. This is a great find and I am glad I bought it many years ago. This is a keeper!
Live...
2007-08-01 - This was one of the first produced live bits of Tori's music. Her B sides are always great and this is one to keep.
Great Tori Single! 
2007-05-07 - Probably for Tori-fans only, but this single contains some amazing live performances of some of Tori's lesser-known songs as well as a whole new take on "Professional Widow" that will knock your socks off!
Hey Jupiter!
2004-07-16 - Tori's single from 'Boys For Pele' is simply and utterly beautiful. This CD single contains 2 of the tracks from BFP in a little different style. 'Sugar' is a beautiful song while 'Honey' is a harsh song about a failing relationship. The last track, the cover of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' is stunning. A must for ANY Tori fan, you will not regret it.
An Exceptional EP!!!
2004-06-03 - The first time I heard the album version of "Hey Jupiter" on 1996's BOYS FOR PELE, I thought it was the most beautiful song singer-songwriter Tori Amos had created. When I learned of a remix of the song, I was rather weary, since the LP version seemed so flawless; but upon listening to the "Dakota Version" included in this EP, I was blown away by Amos's ability to take a perfect song and make it perfect in a completely new light, in an alternate universe, if you will. The added strings and bass in the remix take away the quiet stillness of the original version, while maintaining some sort of softness and darkness, and utter desperation. More often than not, when I want to hear this song, it's the remix that I tend to listen to as it entails much more complex emotions.
The rest of the tracks included in the EP are live renditions of "Sugar" (a b-side from 1992's LITTLE EARTHQUAKES), "Honey" (a b-side from 1994's UNDER THE PINK), "Professional Widow" (an album track from BOYS FOR PELE), and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (a cover of Judy Garland's classic tune from the film THE WIZARD OF OZ). The live tracks are great in and of themselves, but we're also treated to Amos's humorous and insightful anecdotes between songs, which is one of the best parts of her live shows. Her fragile, stunning rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" displays Amos's amazing talent as a musician.
If you are looking to add some EP's and CD singles to your Tori collection, be sure to add this one. In fact, you may want to start with this one to give you a taste of what you're in for. Dim the lights, open your mind, and take it all in...
