Tori Amos - I Don't Like Mondays Lyrics






The silicon chip inside her head
gets switched to overload
and nobody's gonna go to school today
she's gonna make them stay at home
And Daddy doesn't understand it
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reason
Cos there are no reasons
What reasons do you need to be shown

[Chorus:]
Tell me why
I don't like Mondays
I want to shoot
The whole day down

The telex machine is kept so clean
and it types to waiting world.
And Mother feels so shocked
Father's world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to
Their own little girl
Sweet 16 ain't that peachy keen
No it ain't so neat to admit defeat,
They can see no reasons
Cos there are no reasons
What reasons do you need to be shown

[Repeat Chorus]

All the playing's stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with her toys awhile
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
That the lesson today is how to die
And then the bullhorn crackles
And the captain tackles
With the problems and the how's and why's
And he can see no reasons
Cos there are no reasons
What reasons do you need to die

[Repeat Chorus]





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  1. a.... p....

    Brenda spencer

  2. P.... S....

    💜Never did like Mondays as a kid and as a so called Mondays still don't💜😂

  3. J.... D....

    MAD PARADE DOES IT BETTER. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzmmfHTWdHI

  4. N.... R....

    that is a lovely smile!

  5. m.... ....

    "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day." -Brenda Spencer 1979

  6. E.... M....

    Why didn't Guns n Roses cover this song?

  7. M.... R....

    Anyone here cuz they like Tori Amos?

  8. J.... C....

    A very chilling lullaby...
    you guys know this is about the Cleveland 79 shooting right?

    J.... C....

    I know right? I keep seeing west wing but I found this song through reading the Brenda Spencer case. Apparently the song was also in the hand maidens tale too.

  9. S.... S....

    I miss the West Wing! Bartlet for America!
    Can't listen to this without hearing Jed Bartlett's speech

  10. Z.... A....

    A very chilling lullaby...
    Can't listen to this without hearing Jed Bartlett's speech

  11. A.... ....

    Who lost their mind when Charlie got between that kid and C.J. and pinned him to the wall to gave him a lesson in respect?! I mean, post-Simon and also the 'C.J. vs Charlie' ep (which was OMG so fun!)... it felt really good! It's always great seeing how much like family these guys are. And the framed pic at the end.... *tears*


    The West Wing is probably my favorite show of all time and Aaron Sorkin my favorite writer above Joss Whedon. (when I tell people who know me well this, their eyes get big and they go "Really?" cuz I put someone above Joss) The West Wing, though, never failed to take me on an emotional roller coaster ride but it always somehow left me feeling inspired with a sense of beauty and laughter.


    I guess it made me feel like I could be a hero too... like Martin Luther King, Jr always made me feel. You can't put a price on that! We watched this show *every week!* Do not call or come over at 9pm on Wednesday cuz The West Wing was on! Anyway, it's great to see that other still remember it fondly. =)


    Do we have a nickname as fans of the show? Like Star Trek has Trekkies, etc. I just wondered. (I was gonna say '...or was this show before all that doofus crap?' then I remembered Trekkies. *rofl)*

  12. A.... ....

    *I WAS RIGHT!!* heh. I was just rewatching the ep and actually listened to the song and kept thinking.... That sounds like Tori. I wonder if it..... Awesome!
    How didn't I notice that back in '02?

  13. f.... c....

    Absolutely kills The Boomtown Rats version, Superb

  14. L.... R....

    The stereo doppler effect thing on this song is kind of distracting.

  15. S.... H....

    Boomtown Rats

  16. O.... P....

    Terrible version

  17. B.... E....

    .....Odio los putos Lunes! But love Tori! Best version ever. Eat your heart out Bob!

  18. L.... D....

    The silicon chip inside her head
    Gets switched to overload.
    And nobody's gonna go to school today;
    She gonna make them stay at home.
    Daddy doesn't understand it;
    He always said she was good as gold.
    And he can see no reasons
    'Cause there are no reasons
    What reasons do you need to be shown?

    Tell me why
    I don't like mondays.
    Tell me why
    I don't like mondays.
    I don't like, I don't like, I don't like mondays.
    Tell me why I don't like mondays.
    I want to shoot the whole day down.

    Down, down, shoot it all down.

    And all the playing's stopped in the playground now;
    She wants to play with her toys a while.
    And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
    And the lesson today is how to die.
    And then the bullhorn crackles
    And the captain tackles
    With the problems and the how's and why's.
    And he can see no reasons
    'Cause there are no reasons
    What reason do you need to die?

    Tell me why
    I dont like mondays.
    Tell me why
    I don't like mondays.
    I don't like, I don't like, I don't like mondays.
    Tell me why I don't like mondays.
    I want to shoot the whole day down.

  19. s.... w....

    Beautiful af

  20. M.... F....

    Very nice. I still prefer the original though.

  21. G.... S....

    This is awful lol

    G.... S....

    Guy Sky judging by your liked videos you don’t have much of a brain...go back to your codex clips, Corky

    G.... S....

    John6yt what drugs are you on? You’ve been sucking too much dick.

  22. m.... g....

    I'll stick with The Boomtown Rats version.....!!

  23. F.... d....

    D. ie beste Version "ever"

  24. 1.... ....

    I can't listen to this without hearing president Bartlet speech as well

  25. B.... D....

    i thought she was janis Joplin

  26. T.... P....

    I never use to like Mondays

    T.... P....

    Cool name - Terran.
    ."Of Earth"

  27. H.... K....

    Love this interpretation. Tragic and real!

  28. J.... P....

    Good feeling for this song ...love her voice since I fell for her in the 90z

  29. A.... S....

    the WEST WING ! Ran into the Fire Let Bartlett be Bartlett

  30. I.... a....

    I don't like mondays!

  31. A.... F....

    Eu odeio segundas-feiras...

  32. x.... T....

    What a SHIIIIIIIIT

  33. M.... R....

    Freak Tv alguem ? 😞

    M.... R....

    Eu vim, mas não gostei da versão dela prefiro a do the boomtown rats

    M.... R....

    Val B Eu acho que essa ficou melhor porque ela interpretou o sentimento, trazendo a tristeza a tona. Na versão original eles cantam de uma forma que se não olhar a letra, parece uma música "alegre", talvez seja até porque as músicas que escuto sempre tem essa coisa de demonstrar de todas as formas o que se passa na letra da música, mesmo que seja com dificil interpretação.

  34. C.... N....

    Fui,não falo inglês e não conheço a pessoa em questão

  35. h.... w....

    "Ran INTO the fire"

  36. a.... a....

    I came here after watching West Wing again... and it was like coming home. All the West Wing quotes here made me dream of a happier time. This is a haunting version, and maybe you have to be a West Wing fan to really connect to this version... as so many others say "I can't listen without hearing Jed Bartlet's speech"
    Boomtown Rats are just awesome, and their version is incredible, but this version will always be one of my favorites.

  37. h.... ....

    love the picture

  38. A.... S....

    Let Bartlett be Bartlett

  39. k.... ....

    Another sad Monday as we experience another shooting on a Sunday. :-/

  40. M.... K....

    love this song <3

  41. T.... ....

    I think this cover of a song, which reminds us "we need to sustain hope in this winter of anxiety and fear" is a good thing. The west wing wasn't just a television show. Then as now, we had a president that wasn't popularly elected, and many thought of Jed Bartlett as the real president. We don't have a real president, so this is a good reminder.

  42. r.... ....

    such a great singer and piano player.

  43. n.... y....

    yeah..... fuck you all. i like this version better.

  44. b.... ....

    With very few exceptions I think Tori did an amazing job w/ SLG. Even the ones I'm not crazy about I can see the artistry

  45. n.... ....

    WOW...too many comments here related to a TV show....must be many young people who don't know/care about history. I'm actually disgusted she remade this. Once again fucking money. Shameful.

    n.... ....

    sad story and it must be painful for the families to hear this song

    n.... ....

    really?

    n.... ....

    And I suppose the original performers took no money for the song's sale and distribution? yeah, I think not. I see no reason to demonize someone for making a heartfelt and beautiful cover of a song about a serious subject.

  46. f.... ....

    Good version, different from Geldof, but still fine

  47. V.... J....

    That song, she sings right there, is so much better than the original one. Because her voice sounds inspirational.

  48. a.... d....

    The fuck is this shit? There is a reason Bob made the song all happy and cheerfull.

  49. d.... 1....

    This song was not meant to be a ballad.

    d.... 1....

    I guess it should have been written in a non-ballad form. It's the structure of the song and it would need to start over and be rewritten in another form to not be a ballad: Definition: a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing.

    And here is the boomtown rats rock-n-roll ballad version of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5l5wr7h0xs

  50. U.... C....

    Song breaks my heart...

  51. R.... W....

    I prefer this version.

    R.... W....

    Rochelle Whitfield bob geldof is better

  52. m.... ....

    What a shit cover

  53. S.... c....

    Every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we are reminded that that capacity may well be limitless!

  54. M.... O....

    When after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran into the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight.

    M.... O....

    President Josiah Bartlet.

  55. A.... C....

    restoring abundance amid an economic shortfall, securing peace in a time of global conflict, sustaining hope in this winter of anxiety and fear. More than any time in recent history, America's destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek nor did we provoke an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. 44 people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed and two others are in critical condition. When, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out. Ran into the fire. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. this is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars. God bless their memory, God bless you and God bless the United State of America. Thank you

    A.... C....

    Andrew Carpenter, you Americans sure do love your patriotism, don't you? Not disrespecting or anything, just pointing it out. The original song was actually by the Boomtown Rats and was based on a school shooting over in the States, when, on a Monday, a 16-year-old girl opens fire on students and teachers alike. When asked why, she replies with: "I don't like Mondays."

    A.... C....

    Theresa May , this is a speech given in the show the west wing.

    A.... C....

    @Zachary Wilson Yes, we know, it happened in San Diego in 1979. Tori's cover of this song was used very effectively in an episode of The West Wing during a college pipe bombing and a Presidential speech. Music has the power to transport people - perhaps to a time when they were able to see a President being presidential in a time of crisis.

  56. A.... F....

    the WHOLE DAY!!!!!!

  57. T.... D....

    While I like this version, for me the Boomtown Rat's version emphasizes "The lesson today is how-to-die" in a much better way than Tori does here.

    T.... D....

    The original captures the whole futility of the situation and the quiet outrage better than this version, but this compliments it remarkably and brings out the melancholy and helplessness of the situation.

  58. H.... W....

    Can't listen to this without hearing Jed Bartlett's speech

    H.... W....

    I can't hear it without remembering a tragedy (mass shooting) in 1979 ...I don't have a clue who "Bartlet" is

    H.... W....

    I can't either

    H.... W....

    @V Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBh8gMlJZM8

    H.... W....

    TWW is why im hear listening to this song.

    H.... W....

    V Williams West Wing Season 4 Episode 2 “20 hours in America: Part 2.” President Bartlett was played by Martin Sheen.

  59. M.... ....

    Bob Geldorf´s version is the best.

  60. S.... F....

    I'm gonna make a horror movie about this

    S.... F....

    This might give you some insight.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Elementary_School_shooting_(San_Diego)

  61. C.... L....

    Boomtown Rats cover........first I heard this by Tori. Less pop and more feeling. I love Bob Geldolf but this is awesome

  62. t.... ....

    This is just haunting. It's easy to see why people thought the original may just have been a song about hating Mondays. No one would be confused here.

  63. a.... a....

    لا احب يوم الاثنين

  64. k.... l....

    you guys know this is about the Cleveland 79 shooting right?

    k.... l....

    @Sonja Boyd it wasn't a mass shooting. Two adults were killed.

    k.... l....

    @kagen lim wrong the gun was a little 22 caliber rifle is what it was it was not a 7-6 2

    k.... l....

    @Rezqewr correct someone that knows what they're talking about it was a 22 caliber rifle and the Boomtown Rats song is about the incident and it didn't happen in Cleveland

    k.... l....

    @Rezqewr and this version of it sucks donkey dick

    k.... l....

    Steve Whelan Ireland is a part of Britain.

  65. R.... ....

    Bruno: "When did you write that last part?"
    Sam: "In the car."
    Bruno: "Freak."

  66. D.... P....

    I wish West Wing could have run for 20 yrs..

    D.... P....

    Me too!

  67. A.... S....

    Let Bartlet be Bartlet.

  68. B.... K....

    I'm here because someone I know heard it in JB-HI-FI

  69. V.... Z....

    ...ran into the fire...

  70. D.... R....

    And Murray's bullhorn crackles, and  Captain Bond's crackles...

  71. J.... G....

    I miss the West Wing! Bartlet for America!

    J.... G....

    I wish we had him these days.

  72. K.... C....

    The streets of heaven are to crowded with angels tonight.

    K.... C....

    +Kimberley Charité THAT WAS A GREAT LINE FROM A GREAT EPISODE OF THE W.W  I OWN ALL 7 SEASONS ON DVD!

    K.... C....

    +bigm1953 I've watched all seasons at least 3 times. Great show, wish we had more like that on tv

    K.... C....

    +Kimberley Charité Line was borrowed from Tom Hanks' Oscar acceptance speech for Philadelphia btw

    K.... C....

    A little more of that in reality wouldn't hurt either ...

    K.... C....

    Awesome show. Amazing writing. I watch them all the time. One of those shows that come along and just draws you in. Loved that show.

  73. k.... ....

    A very chilling lullaby...

  74. U.... B....

    This is an amazing version of the original by boomtown rats

    U.... B....

    +Uttiya Basu Sorry, Uttiya, it is not.

    U.... B....

    its deff better then the rats but the song is a about a 15 year old shooting up a grade school

    U.... B....

    +Erin Coco yes it is about a school shooting which is why I like the melancholic version better

    U.... B....

    +Uttiya Basu haha me to

    U.... B....

    the breaks in the vocals shod have been filled with the ruger shooting

  75. D.... Z....

    ... This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars...

    D.... Z....

    Daniel Zhu YES

  76. C.... ....

    Freak - Bruno

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    @Carofdoom1126 I'm here cause of The West Wing, too.

    C.... ....

    @Michel Schröder Yup. Me too.

  77. D.... H....

    My God Tori makes this sound so chilling....

  78. A.... H....

    Mein Tip des Tages: Mein Superstar überhaupt singt eines meiner Lieblingslieder: Tori Amos singt I Don't like Mondays von den Bomtown Rats... Zwei geniale Dinge treffen aufeinander!!!😁 

  79. C.... R....

    I just think that this picture is really cute. Love you TORI!!!!!!!