She Ain't Pretty

She Ain't Pretty

"She Ain't Pretty (She Just Looks That Way)" is a single by Canadian rock band The Northern Pikes, from their 1990 album "Snow in June". It is the song for which the Pikes are best known. [cite web | url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2003/11/1418.cfm | title=Northern Pikes Score New Record Deal | date=2003-11-14 | publisher=Chart (magazine) | accessdate=2008-03-09]

"Pretty" was written by Bryan Potvin. It describes the singer's infatuation with a physically attractive woman, and his dismay at learning that she is a horrible person - a "model from Hell".

Critical reception

In 1991, "Pretty" was nominated for a Juno award for Single of the Year; its music video, which integrated claymation and early use of morphing, and which the National Post has described as "fantastic" [cite news | url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2007/10/20/top-10-overlooked-canadian-albums-of-all-time.aspx | title=Top 10 overlooked Canadian albums | date=2007-09-20 | publisher=National Post | first=Mark | last=Medley | accessdate=2008-03-09] , was likewise nominated for a Juno.

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