I have been holding this song back for a long while. I go back and forth on it, honestly. I don't always love the song, but I always like it. And, as I write this, I am in a love period.
Tori Amos grew up in Baltimore, and since today is Maryland day, I felt it was time to uncork it.
This was one of Amos's biggest hits - a breakthrough of sorts in the UK. She had bigger pop hits but no song did better on alternative radio.
And it's about.... cornflakes? No, "cornflake girl" is slang for someone close to you who betrays you - specifically used around the practice of female genital mutilation. And now you know.
The song itself is something of an upbeat waltz and you're going to be tapping your toes to this song for the rest of the day. You're welcome.
And she made two videos for the song - her insistence. She WANTED two DIFFERENT videos. The US version featured Amos driving a truck full of women.
The UK version is much better. It's kind of a reverse Wizard of Oz situation where Dorothy goes to hell.
Not shockingly, her 1997 performances of the song live sounded just like the record. Well, not identical. It's a little different. But the flair and sound are still there.
And, kind of shockingly, the 2015 performances also sound like the record, but with glasses.
She actually seems to perform it with more personality here.
She does still perform, by the way. Here she is in 2023, still sounding incredible.
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