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i hate when people say that they like someones cover of a song better then the orriginal song, and that there better. they cant be better, the person who wrote it is obvoiusly better at it. Nirvanas smells like teen spirit has angst, passion, and is haunting. sorry people but tory amos didnt get any of this. she got popular from doing a nirvana song, how stupid is that? do your own songs unless your doing a different one for fun.

Three classic Amos covers on one disc.

The title track is the video-remix of the standout track from her solo debut album, "Little Earthquakes." The mix is somewhat cool sounding, but it cuts some of the lyrics from the song, and as a result, some of its soul. Regardless, the reason to buy this single is the b-sides. Amos's first recorded covers are on this single and they are not to be missed. Her emotional and inspiring reworkings of The Rolling Stone's "Angie," Led Zeppelin's "Thank You," and the cover people still talk about today, Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Amos takes these songs and makes them her own, something too few artists do when recording a cover. Also included is the album version of her own beautiful balled "Winter."

Tori Amos: Back in the Day

Back in the day, when Tori Amos first burst onto the scene with that wonder of wonders "Little Earthquakes", she stirred something wicked and naughty in me. Was it the way she breathed? The way she could purr one minute and wail the next? Or was it that she wasn't trying to sound so...um, what's the word? Affected? Don't get me wrong: I recently bought her latest offering, "The Beekeeper", and it's a keeper. But back in 1992, when Tori wore jeans and writhed away on her piano bench like a lounge singer in heat, she had a special spark that (I believe) has dimmed a bit over the years. The "Crucify" EP captured the essence of that spark. It was like a clever little epilogue to "Earthquakes", a way for Tori to declare "I'm here" while at the same time paying homage to her influences. It's even more stripped down than some of the more intimate tracks on "Earthquakes", and equally as effective. Check out the Rolling Stones cover of "Angie" and you'll hear the soul inside the singer.



In 1994, less than three months after Kurt Cobain died, I saw Tori at the Seattle Opera House. She opened the show with the chorus of McLean's "American Pie" and segued into "Smells Like...". It was magical, haunting, necessary. It's all there (sans the McLean cover) on this CD. And it's perfect.



Run, don't walk, to the checkout for this one.