Damien Rice - 'Rootless Tree' (14th Floor) Released 05/02/07

'Rootless Tree' forms one of the most potent tracks from Damien Rice's latest album '9', and in this single version it takes on a radio-friendly-rubber-eraser-to-the-lyrics change - the album version's chorus of "fuck you's" are tamed by the lyric change to "trust you" or some such and so lose some of the angst and fervour that this song carried. A chipper ranting-track nonetheless with Vivienne Long lending cello to the band and Damien clearly expressing confusion and frustration in a relationship - a hey babe, I love you but you drive me mental - "...I love you/ and all we've been through/...and if you hate me/ then hate me so good that you can let me out...".  A track with broad appeal that'll please the radio-programmers and confound the fans.