Northern Girl - a Monkeys' Tune

[mcmuppet]

There's a nice post on The Monkeys' Tunes music blog about Tori's
Northern Lad:

"In opposition to the lyrical content, that is elusive and indirect,
the music takes a comfortingly safe route, gently rising and falling
without drawing undue attention to itself - something not to be
sneezed at, given Amos’s undoubted virtuosity. Just listen to Cruel,
or Hotel (which immediately succeeds Northern Lad) and you realise
that when she plays it straight, it’s for a reason - as opposed to,
say Chris Martin, who plays it straight ’cause that’s what he does…"

I must say, I've always had a soft spot for Northern Lad - though it
doesn't seem to get much attention. I can't help wishing, though, that
they'd posted about my all-time favourite Tori song - Tear in your
Hand

The link to the full piece is:
http://threemonkeysonline.com/monkey_tunes/2008/06/northern-lad-tori-amos/