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Caught a Lite Sneeze - 2016 Remaster

1996Released
4:25

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Interesting facts and trivia about Caught a Lite Sneeze - 2016 Remaster. By Songfacts®.

If you catch a light sneeze, it may be nothing, but it could be the first sign of a major illness, a metaphor that plays out in this song. In press materials for the Boys For Pele album, Amos said of this song: "It's really about a relationship. And she's kind of given herself away, so she's trying to get pieces back in any way she can. I mean, whoever works at that point." As you can tell, Tori is evasive regarding who specifically inspired the song, if anyone. The likely candidates are: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, who had a quick affair with Tori. When Tori mentions "My own Pretty Hate Machine," it's a reference to the first Nine Inch Nails album Pretty Hate Machine. Her former producer Eric Rosse, whom she dated and went through a painful breakup with. She uses the sneeze as a metaphor for the idea that he was her soul mate, and she begins to think that perhaps he wasn't after all: "Sometimes men like to think they're the flu, but sometimes they're just a h'achoo!"

This was the first song by a major artist to be made available on the internet before it was released on traditional formats. On December 11, 1995, Atlantic Records posted it in RealAudio format, a new technology that allowed users to stream songs in real time. Amos had very internet-savvy fans who were keen to discuss her music and keep up with her activities, so Atlantic used her as a test case. Few had internet in 1995, when there were very few websites and most people used the medium for chat and discussion. Being able to listen to a song right on the web showed how it could be useful and disruptive. The song was released as a single on January 1, 1996, three weeks ahead of the album.

The backing vocals in the chorus sing "Inanna," who is the Sumerian goddess of love. Amos explained to Spinner: "To me, it was so essential that I claim the Mother God from the place that it had been circumcised, which was the Christian church."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Caught a Lite Sneeze - 2016 Remaster.
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4/4Time Signature
79BPM

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Rhino Atlantic
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