Happy Phantom (track)
by Tori Amos
Year: 1992
From the album Little Earthquakes (track #6)
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Happy Phantom appears on the following album(s) by Tori Amos:
- Little Earthquakes (track #6) (this album) (1992)
- Live At Montreux 1991/1992 (track #8) (2008)
- A Piano: The Collection (track #6) (compilation) (2006)
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| ! | 06/21/2026 18:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,532 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2026 16:45 |  HoldenM | 9,496 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2026 15:30 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2025 19:54 |  Igtonumama | 31,381 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2025 02:09 |  imacgill | 33,094 | 81/100 |
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AAL2014 05/14/2023 13:42 | #296945
After the record’s first leg which is jam-packed with grandiosity, Happy Phantom offers some pleasant and clever levity to the begin the next phase of Little Earthquakes.
Fun track with cool lyrics.
poppmusic 01/08/2016 22:11 | #156135
Great melody, great lyrics, easy favorite from this album. Definitely channeling Randy Newman.
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