Taxi Ride
"Taxi Ride" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the second single from her 2002 album Scarlet's Walk. The song was released as a promo-only single.[1]
Track listing
- Promo-only single
- "Taxi Ride" (radio edit) – 3:56
Song information
Amos states, on the promotional release of Scarlet Selections (which contains explanations of the trajectory of Scarlet throughout the US):
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When she gets to, um, Chicago, she's meeting up with people—mostly women—who have lost a gay friend. And in his death, she's, uh, kind of seeing what it brings out in people, and who some of these women really are. Not who she thought they were. Disillusionment again. Um, and in some cases, she kind of knew all along... with some of them. Some of them, it didn't surprise her. But she's seeing what, again, what people are really made up of. And you know, this isn't the outside now. This is not the enemy. The terrorist, you know, the terrorism just happened back in New York City. This is something, these were friends, acquaintances, maybe, in some cases. And the betrayal is there. So the idea of betrayal, you know, there's... there're all sorts. There are all kinds of betrayal. And I think she's trying to come to terms with that inside. The betrayal of an outside force, where then you become defensive and nationalistic. And then the betrayal that, wow, you're completely stripped bare because it's from the inside. It's an inside job. I really liked the idea that Scarlet takes a taxi all the way... all the way down. Because, let's face it, the people—she doesn't want to hitch a ride with anybody she knows, are you kidding me? I kind of loved the idea that all these things can happen in a stranger's car. It's always fascinated me, you know, the things that I see in taxi cabs over the years all over the world. So that's a little bit of my own kind of read on it. |
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Music video
No music video was recorded for "Taxi Ride"—however, a competition was held in which fans had the opportunity to create a music video to the song. Many of the entries can still be found on YouTube and on other file-sharing sites.
Chart performance
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