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Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls
Take a dozen oldies, chop and mix in a blender, changing tempo and adding a woman’s perspective and—voila!—retro rock with a feminist twist. Amos’ recipe produces powerful results, recasting 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love” and Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” as dark commentaries on the state of the sexes. But the best is a recent cover, an inspired version of Eminem’s disturbing “’97 Bonnie & Clyde.” 
