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Tori Amos — Cornflake Girl
Album: Under The Pink
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Released: 1994
Length: 5:02
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Never was a cornflake girl
Thought it was a good solution
Hanging with the raisin girls
She's gone to the other side
Giving us the ol' heave ho
Things are getting kind of gross
And I go at sleepy time

This is not really
This, this, this is not really happening
You bet your life it is
You bet your life it is
Honey, you bet your life
It's a peel out the watchword
Just peel out the watchword

She knows what's going on
Seems we got a cheaper feel now
All the sweeteaze are gone
Gone to the other side
With my encyclopaedia
They must have paid her a nice price
She's putting on her string bean love

This is not really
This, this, this is not really happening
You bet your life it is
You bet your life it is
Honey, you bet your life
It's a peel out the watchword
Just peel out the watchword

Never was a cornflake girl
Thought that was a good solution

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, oh yeah
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, where'd you put the keys, girl

And the man with the golden gun
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much, yeah
And the man with the golden gun
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much, yeah
And the man with the golden gun
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much, yeah
And the man with the golden gun
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much, yeah, yeah

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl, oh this time
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, oh yeah
Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl
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This lady is a little peach.
They way Tori tickles those ivories! sends chills down my spine 
Joyous opening keys.
 ice-9 wrote:

Seriously though, Rabbit, where the #@$% are the keys?



i hope she found the keys.
Hey RP. A different song is playing on this track. Not the first time I've seen this happen 
'rabbit' has 3 syllables? 
 ziggytrix wrote:
Saw her live a long time ago. She made a joke at the expense of my hometown (Little Rock) that put me off a bit, but apart from that it was a kickass show!
 
Saw her paired with Alanis Morisette back in 1999.  Got the T Shirt somewhere.  She opened for Alanis.  IIRC they swapped openings as the tour rolled on.  Both were great, although Alanis was better, for me anyway.  Hard to imagine Alanis going first on that billing cuz her show really rocked, and Tori was subdued in comparison.

Seriously though, Rabbit, where the #@$% are the keys?

I am a pianist and I can confirm that this is some top quality playing.  And I bloody love the song too.
I'm just not really sure what a cornflake girl or a raisin girl are?
 linden wrote:


I know, right? If you haven't seen her live, I recommend it.


Saw her live a long time ago. She made a joke at the expense of my hometown (Little Rock) that put me off a bit, but apart from that it was a kickass show!
Women singers are all "shrill"??
huh...
And the man with the golden keyboard
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much
So great!
 Kokoloco53 wrote:

Guys, get with it, all I know is Tori Amos inspires the inner feelings of many women, her strongest followers, and listening to several of her albums at the behest of a young lovely, I've grown to appreciate Tori as a decent pianist and vocalist. Sensuality is her strength. Personally I've learned to appreciate her for that, alone. Trust me, it's worth it. Learn from her, you will be blessed.




"decent"... is this supposed to pass as some kind of back-handed praise? Pat yourself on the back, I guess?
 RabbitEars wrote:
Never did I use the word incapable, nor would I. I've known plenty of heterosexual men who love female musicians. But there is an inherent biological aversion to shrill voices, and I wouldn't be surprised if some people are more sensitive to it than others... I don't think culture alone can explain why men are more averse to female artists than women are to males, and I think it's worth considering that there are biological forces at work. One of my hobbies is studying neuroception...

Yes, I didn't think you actually thought "incapable"; I was pointing out that it was the wording which suggested that.  
Anyhow, neat hobby, thanks for the additional information.
The piano in this song is totally brilliant.
 bc wrote:


Shit.   I came here to say that this is one of my favorite (of many) songs by her, but now I see there's a much bigger issue here.

Thank you for revealing this to me, pointing out that I've been fooling myself -- living a lie.  I never knew it, but now that you say it, everything makes sense.

Now I have to let my wife know that I'm gay, and I never knew it until now.  That time I went to see Tori play in Chicago should have been the tipoff, but I've been blindly aroused by the female form for all these years, when I should have rejected it based upon my love of artists like Tori Amos, Poe, Skye (from Morcheeba), Brittany (from Alabama Shakes), Aretha Franklin, Annie Lenox, Edie Brickell, Fiona Apple, Heart, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Patty Griffin, Shivaree, and.... well, I won't go on as I could be here all day.

Excuse me while I go ask my gay friends which man-hunks I should start being aroused by now.



Thanks a lot for this. I was thinking along those lines too :)
I'm also with you on the "blindly aroused by the female form".
 (anonymous) wrote:
I like it .. but it is definitely Tori Amos trying to emulate Kate Bush.
 
Erm... I know I shouldn't just pick out random comments from strangers to comment on (my mom always said so), but your comment is definitely incorrect 
Sure, 
they were active in the same time period, but remember the Stones/Beatles debate. Music isn't made in a vacuüm on the one hand, but similar 'inventions' are being done independent all the time, in music as well.  
It seems quite clear to my ears that their musical styles are quite different, also varying in different directions across time and genre.
Just the fact that two female artists share a love for artful display (theatrics or eccentricity if you will) of their talents and share a measure of success doesn't mean they can't co-exist independently from one another.
It IS possible to love both, dislike both or just like one and not the other for reasons other than 2 females.
 Proclivities wrote:

Based on the exchange above it appears as if you are trying to suggest that heterosexual men are biologically incapable of enjoying the singing of "most female (recording) artists".
 
Never did I use the word incapable, nor would I. I've known plenty of heterosexual men who love female musicians. But there is an inherent biological aversion to shrill voices, and I wouldn't be surprised if some people are more sensitive to it than others (especially those with a mother who went into the upper register when stressed/angry). I don't think culture alone can explain why men are more averse to female artists than women are to males, and I think it's worth considering that there are biological forces at work. 

One of my hobbies is studying neuroception as it relates to trauma/the nervous system, attachment theory, developmental trauma, etc. Prosody of voice is something the nervous system reads under our conscious awareness. Here's a lite version of the science: 

Tone of voice, or prosody, is a huge part of how your Attachment system works. Tone of voice can trigger the amygdala immediately — it’s designed to be an instant danger signal. What happens in women’s voices when they get activated or they see danger? They get shrill. That’s like a siren call back to tribal days, to get some people there to help protect you and the kids.

Sometimes, when we think we are having a calm conversation with someone, our voice goes up a bit, but we are not aware of it. And you are sending a very strong threat signal to your partner. So some of this we have to learn: how to use our tone of voice, and the prosody of our voice, to regulate. And shrillness will take you or your partner, your friends, or your kids immediately to the center of the amygdala. Boom! The alarm system is going up, and then they’re in defense, and they are not in social engagement. So whatever you are trying to work out, it’s going to get much harder.

Now for men, when they go into their own activation or threat response, what do their voices do? They tend to get louder and booming. Maybe, also, they are not shrill, they are not going up, but they have this kind of strong thing. And again, many times men are not aware that their voice is changing. Something is happening but you are not always aware of it, so it’s really important to help keep the relationship safe and keep it in its resiliency zone, the problem-solve, and to connect, to notice how you are using your voice.


Flat affect, or not having modulation in your voice, will also be problematic in social engagement. The modulation of the voice is also regulating. And you know how you talk to animals and babies?

The way we talk to babies is hardwired. Nobody teaches you that. That’s part of the secure attachment system working. When you start thinking, “Hello sweetheart,” you just feel what happens to your heart. It gets all melty. It’s funny, isn’t it? And it’s all voice. It’s just tone of voice. There is a lot to this prosody thing.

https://dianepooleheller.com/t...

There's endless stuff to explore on this topic - studies on it have only just begun. Read about polyvagal theory and how we perceive threat/safety for a sense of what I'm pointing to.


LOL!
We are all gay here, dancing butt-naked in the church of multi-verses, drinkin electric Kool-Aid and howlin at street lights
WELL ? WELL ? Where in the #$@%! are those keys girl ?!!
 jpfueler wrote:

Shocked to learn this myself.
Skye Edwards is my favorite voice, and Floor Jansen is imho the best singer alive.
 
but I'm not gay! I just like girlie things ... like girls ;D

 bc wrote:


Shit.   I came here to say that this is one of my favorite (of many) songs by her, but now I see there's a much bigger issue here.

Thank you for revealing this to me, pointing out that I've been fooling myself -- living a lie.  I never knew it, but now that you say it, everything makes sense.

Now I have to let my wife know that I'm gay, and I never knew it until now.  That time I went to see Tori play in Chicago should have been the tipoff, but I've been blindly aroused by the female form for all these years, when I should have rejected it based upon my love of artists like Tori Amos, Poe, Skye (from Morcheeba), Brittany (from Alabama Shakes), Aretha Franklin, Annie Lenox, Edie Brickell, Fiona Apple, Heart, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Patty Griffin, Shivaree, and.... well, I won't go on as I could be here all day.

Excuse me while I go ask my gay friends which man-hunks I should start being aroused by now.
 
Shocked to learn this myself.
Skye Edwards is my favorite voice, and Floor Jansen is imho the best singer alive.
Bet you wish you'd bought the remaining ticket too?

 
mzuther wrote:
This song is simply brilliant - song writing, recording, mix and mastering.

I read about Tori Amos in a magazine just when "Under The Pink" came out. Intrigued, I listened to the album, bought it and immediately went to the ticket shop next door. There were only two tickets left for her upcoming concert, so I bought one, too.

On the day of the concert, I walked past hordes of people that followed me right to the entrance and offered me hundreds of Deutschmarks. This was a lot of money for me, but to this day I'm happy that I resisted their offers.

Listening to "Cornflake Girl" takes me back to this concert, the second I ever visited and one still of the best.
 

Great piano playing!!
This song is simply brilliant - song writing, recording, mix and mastering.

I read about Tori Amos in a magazine just when "Under The Pink" came out. Intrigued, I listened to the album, bought it and immediately went to the ticket shop next door. There were only two tickets left for her upcoming concert, so I bought one, too.

On the day of the concert, I walked past hordes of people that followed me right to the entrance and offered me hundreds of Deutschmarks. This was a lot of money for me, but to this day I'm happy that I resisted their offers.

Listening to "Cornflake Girl" takes me back to this concert, the second I ever visited and one still of the best.
Oh sweet Jesus, please guide me to the PSD button.
Strangely Tori Amos and Kate Bush do not live that far apart and would make an interesting collaboration. 
The track that introduced me to TA - bought the album on the strength of it - played on a now defunct UK radio station. Quirky in a similar vain to Kate Bush whom I'm also a massive fan of.
I rarely give a 10 but never rate down a track I dislike (scroll on...). Solid 8 from me
My favorite Amos song. Lyrically, it may be opaque, but I relate to it as someone who didn't quite fit into the standard paradigm. Never was a cornflake girl, either.

Musically, it's amazing. It's some of the greatest piano work ever laid down, IMO.
Love her voice w the piano, even if it makes no sense. 
Not sure what these empty text boxes are all about, but as for this thread, it can be very hard to work through all the dad stuff, the first and most important man in our life will simply never be replaced.

 
amyvoscas wrote:
You don't like the content.

 
RabbitEars wrote:


 

 RabbitEars wrote:
 jacopo777 wrote:
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait men do not care for here music. 
And I would agree.
 That could probably be said of most female artists. I often wonder if it's something biological in the way we hear voices. Neurologically speaking, high pitch voice from a female is a danger alert. 

 

Shit.   I came here to say that this is one of my favorite (of many) songs by her, but now I see there's a much bigger issue here.

Thank you for revealing this to me, pointing out that I've been fooling myself -- living a lie.  I never knew it, but now that you say it, everything makes sense.

Now I have to let my wife know that I'm gay, and I never knew it until now.  That time I went to see Tori play in Chicago should have been the tipoff, but I've been blindly aroused by the female form for all these years, when I should have rejected it based upon my love of artists like Tori Amos, Poe, Skye (from Morcheeba), Brittany (from Alabama Shakes), Aretha Franklin, Annie Lenox, Edie Brickell, Fiona Apple, Heart, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Patty Griffin, Shivaree, and.... well, I won't go on as I could be here all day.

Excuse me while I go ask my gay friends which man-hunks I should start being aroused by now.
 jacopo777 wrote:
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait men do not care for here music. 
And I would agree.
 

Nah, I'd say that she's an acquired taste that's worth acquiring.

The first time I heard her, I didn't like her music. But a hetrosexual man whose opinion I respect really liked her and encouraged me to listen to some of her other work. Listening to more, one starts to pick up where she's at and now I quite enjoy listening to her and have bought a few of her albums.
8 for that super rocking piano. Great song.
You don't like the content.

 
RabbitEars wrote:
 jacopo777 wrote:
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait men do not care for here music. 
And I would agree.
 That could probably be said of most female artists. I often wonder if it's something biological in the way we hear voices. Neurologically speaking, high pitch voice from a female is a danger alert. 

 

 RabbitEars wrote:
 jacopo777 wrote:
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait (sic) men do not care for her music. 
And I would agree.
 That could probably be said of most female artists. I often wonder if it's something biological in the way we hear voices. Neurologically speaking, high pitch voice from a female is a danger alert. 

 
Based on the exchange above it appears as if you are trying to suggest that heterosexual men are biologically incapable of enjoying the singing of "most female (recording) artists".
 RabbitEars wrote:
 jacopo777 wrote:
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait men do not care for here music. 
And I would agree.
 That could probably be said of most female artists. I often wonder if it's something biological in the way we hear voices. Neurologically speaking, high pitch voice from a female is a danger alert. 

 

I think it's more related to not wanting to hear what women have to say. My theory is probably as scientifically sound as yours.
RP plays way too much Tori Amos
 aspicer wrote:
Amazing album.  Passionate, heartfelt, talented and inspiring musician.  Admittedly, my wife got me on the "other side of the fence" with this, but now I do like a lot of her music, especially the earlier albums.. Wonderful live too - seen her a few times.  It's about being selective with her catalogue...
 
Agreed!  Fearless and a wellspring of unique talent.
I'd love to hear someone else sing this song. 
 jacopo777 wrote:
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait men do not care for here music. 
And I would agree.
 That could probably be said of most female artists. I often wonder if it's something biological in the way we hear voices. Neurologically speaking, high pitch voice from a female is a danger alert. 

Amazing album.  Passionate, heartfelt, talented and inspiring musician.  Admittedly, my wife got me on the "other side of the fence" with this, but now I do like a lot of her music, especially the earlier albums.. Wonderful live too - seen her a few times.  It's about being selective with her catalogue...
Tory Amos has been quoted by saying that strait men do not care for here music. 
And I would agree.
Now play "Milky Cereal" by LL!
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
Guys, get with it, all I know is Tori Amos inspires the inner feelings of many women, her strongest followers, and listening to several of her albums at the behest of a young lovely, I've grown to appreciate Tori as a decent pianist and vocalist. Sensuality is her strength. Personally I've learned to appreciate her for that, alone. Trust me, it's worth it. Learn from her, you will be blessed.
 
I'm not a big fan of much of her work, but her piano skills are far beyond "decent".
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
Guys, get with it, all I know is Tori Amos inspires the inner feelings of many women, her strongest followers, and listening to several of her albums at the behest of a young lovely, I've grown to appreciate Tori as a decent pianist and vocalist. Sensuality is her strength. Personally I've learned to appreciate her for that, alone. Trust me, it's worth it. Learn from her, you will be blessed.
 
Why can't we just appreciate the mastery of an artist instead of creating some other contrivance?
 ziggytrix wrote:
Say what else you will about Tori, if you can't acknowledge that she plays the fuck outta the piano on this, then I just can't relate to you.
 

I know, right? If you haven't seen her live, I recommend it.
Say what else you will about Tori, if you can't acknowledge that she plays the fuck outta the piano on this, then I just can't relate to you.
Sinead... er I mean Magda...is that you?
Have this on vinyl.  It is pink btw.
 Bert7 wrote:
Like poking myself in the eye with a pen....{#Drunk}

 
Are you bleeding or just drunk? I can't figure you out. You seem to be ...conflicted.
 As far as Tori - she's clearly way out of your league, cosmo. 
now... back to the crack pipe.




Kokoloco53 wrote:
Guys, get with it, all I know is Tori Amos inspires the inner feelings of many women...
 

uh yea.. uh totally. i only listen to uh manly stuff {#Shifty}
Guys, get with it, all I know is Tori Amos inspires the inner feelings of many women, her strongest followers, and listening to several of her albums at the behest of a young lovely, I've grown to appreciate Tori as a decent pianist and vocalist. Sensuality is her strength. Personally I've learned to appreciate her for that, alone. Trust me, it's worth it. Learn from her, you will be blessed.
it's all about food this song - 'saveloys, where d'you put the cheese girl'? Perplexed but I still like it
Great track!
Like poking myself in the eye with a pen....{#Drunk}
 MarysCatGrowl wrote:

Put on a John Lee Hooker record instead.



 
Or just run your fingernails up and down a chalkboard. Same thing....

George Carlin on the relationship between white people and the blues:

https://youtu.be/Dcr8dm9Prkk 
 lemmoth wrote:
I never was a Cornflake guy.  

 
Sometimes I feel like a cheesecake guy.
Saw her in Raleigh NC - Ben Folds opened for her - great show.

That said, this song rocks!
 
 lemmoth wrote:
If this was recorded by Elton John, with his baritone voice, back in the 70's, it would be a classic rock staple.

The haters just don't like or get Tori Amos. 

 
yes, I and I guess that you are one of those that are blessed enough to see how beautiful the new clothes of the emperor actually are too.

Put on a John Lee Hooker record instead.


 lemmoth wrote:
If this was recorded by Elton John, with his baritone voice, back in the 70's, it would be a classic rock staple.

The haters just don't like or get Tori Amos. 

 
Your probably right... But your one problem with that is Elton is not as annoying
Oh great.... More Tori garbage

 peter_james_bond wrote: 

From wikky:

In the song two factions of women are referred to: the "raisin girls" are "multicultural" and open-minded, while the "cornflake girls" of the title are "narrowminded and full of prejudice" 

uhm, ok, if she says so.

I think Tori nees some prozac.
My ears are bleeding.
 scrubbrush wrote:


Neither.

Great song.  

 
+1 to that scrubbrush! Can't hear this without thinking of the original HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY from the BBC. 
 Hoosfoos wrote:
Horribly overplayed and overrated.

 

Neither.

Great song.  
Horribly underplayed and underrated
Horribly overplayed and overrated.
If this was recorded by Elton John, with his baritone voice, back in the 70's, it would be a classic rock staple.

The haters just don't like or get Tori Amos. 
I never was a Cornflake guy.  I was and am a Cheerios guy.  

But I like this song. 
ALWAYS terrible
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
Loved it then, love it now. Sorry haters.

 
I'm with you. Haven't heard this in at least ten years. Forgot how much I liked it.
Loved it then, love it now. Sorry haters.
 blackjackshellac wrote:
I like to support RP by buying through amazon, but damn if they're not making it hard at amazon.ca.  It seems that amazon.ca has given up on older music in their library.  Lately I've noticed that they may have these CDs still available but wiht a 1-2 month delivery time.  WTF?  I guess I won't be buying this Tori Amos disc.

 
I have not noticed that...you can always buy used from the marketplace..or mp3...good to know u support the artist cuz I agree this is important
 MiracleDrug wrote:
speaking of Kate Bush, does Kate still get monthly checks for style plagarism from Tori? 
just wonderin'...

 
I hear ya, MiracleDrug.  I took me a long time to learn to hear Tori as more than a Kate Bush soundalike.  But I'm glad I eventually did. 

Oh, and I'm gonna go ahead and guess Kate feels the same way, since she strikes me as an open-hearted kind of person that way.


How is it possible that this album is almost 20 years old now! Seems like yesterday...{#Angel}
outstanding pianist and poet. how bout 'Happy Phantom' some day?
Awful but effective at loosening stubborn earwax. 
The piano part alone is intuitive and cool and worth a higher score...even if Tori grates the nerves a bit.
 MiracleDrug wrote:
speaking of Kate Bush, does Kate still get monthly checks for style plagarism from Tori? 
just wonderin'...
 

I understand kate is taking piano lessons from Tori. 
buh bai where'd you put the cheese girl?
O snap.
 

MiracleDrug wrote:
speaking of Kate Bush, does Kate still get monthly checks for style plagarism from Tori? 
just wonderin'...
 


I like to support RP by buying through amazon, but damn if they're not making it hard at amazon.ca.  It seems that amazon.ca has given up on older music in their library.  Lately I've noticed that they may have these CDs still available but wiht a 1-2 month delivery time.  WTF?  I guess I won't be buying this Tori Amos disc.
The song begins with a very commanding piano intro and whistling supplied by for a few dollars more and then the captivating vocals. In my opinion almost a perfect song. I like Tori and this particular song quite a lot!       {#Bananapiano}
 hippiechick wrote:
I still love Tori!!!
 


Never was a ...
tori
I still love Tori!!!
speaking of Kate Bush, does Kate still get monthly checks for style plagarism from Tori? 
just wonderin'...
I will have to downgrade one point then,to keep the score from going up,is a one now.
You know this song is actually not bad, all it needs is someone who does not sing so irritatingly and it would be quite good. As it stands, I will actually raise it from a 1 to a 2. That's as good as it gets Ms. Amos, sorry!
Digging out my Tori CDs!!!!
Hell yeah!
 She was the cornflake girl for a Kellogg's commercial in 1987. At least they featured her at the piano!
{#High-five}Bill is da bomb for playing Tori!!!!!!!!!!{#High-five}
One of Tori's best songs! I think I may raise my rating of it to a 2. Nah. Nevermind.
 boober wrote:

Sounds a lot like Kate Bush!


  Is that a good thing ?{#Ask}


String Bean Love!!  Tori aims right for the heartstrings.  10.
 sirdroseph wrote:
You know what, I am not going to say anything anymore; just gonna think it and you figure it out.....{#Stop}
 

i don't know what you're thinking but i'm thinking psychotic
You know what, I am not going to say anything anymore; just gonna think it and you figure it out.....{#Stop}
whoo! good way to end the work day on a Friday!

Sounds a lot like Kate Bush!


Always a thanks for playing Tori -{#Daisy}
Cheddar Cheese Girl
Cornflake Girl Forever {#Whipit}
 DrCyKosis wrote:
I've heard she is into Bösendorfer grand pianos...any Tori fans know if that's true?

 
Absolutely: https://www.yessaid.com/bosendorfer.html

 Mandible wrote:
YouTube video of Tori Amos in Cornflakes commercial in the 1980's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjQ9oM5GtBE

"I read the Alice Walker book, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and there's umm, in that book, the mothers take the daughters to the butchers to have their, let's say their genitalia removed. And even though it's a patriarchal culture that she's talking about, and that this custom was put into practice a long, long time ago by the patriarchy, it's the mothers that take their daughters. And, what I was singing about was, it's funny how from generation to generation women really betray each other in the ladies' room. There is a whole secret society that happens, and a lot of times a mother will say 'I'm doing this for your good' whether it was binding the feet in the Eastern cultures or whether it's marrying your daughter to this gangrene, smelly-breathed, old, decrepit, rotting scumbag that's 80 years old with dough. 'You know, this is really the best for you,' when the truth is, it's the best for everybody else. And, that's an extreme of women's relationships brought to just like, your girlfriend that you're hanging out with, but betrayal is betrayal, and I was thrown in to many situations as I was reading that book where girls, my girls, we were just dissin' each other. The things that we were doing, umm, it's like I would have never imagined that we could be so unsupportive of each other, and it was just happening while I was reading this book, and Cornflake Girl is the betrayal really of girls."
— Tori; 99X Radio Interview, 08/05/94

"History has recorded some pretty nasty things that have happened to people I think we remember I think it's in our cells and I think it can still hurt sometimes."
— Tori; Under The Pink Songbook

 

Yeah...

I'm gonna go ahead and say this tangent was a way of trying NOT to look like a sellout. Hiding behind some feminist ideal doesn't help much — it's still pretty easy to pull the blanket off that bullsh*t. She shouldn't be so hard on herself. You gotta whore yourself to someone sometime to get to where you wanna go. That's life. It's easier to slide on bullshit than it is gravel. 

That said... great song.


YouTube video of Tori Amos in Cornflakes commercial in the 1980's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjQ9oM5GtBE

"I read the Alice Walker book, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and there's umm, in that book, the mothers take the daughters to the butchers to have their, let's say their genitalia removed. And even though it's a patriarchal culture that she's talking about, and that this custom was put into practice a long, long time ago by the patriarchy, it's the mothers that take their daughters. And, what I was singing about was, it's funny how from generation to generation women really betray each other in the ladies' room. There is a whole secret society that happens, and a lot of times a mother will say 'I'm doing this for your good' whether it was binding the feet in the Eastern cultures or whether it's marrying your daughter to this gangrene, smelly-breathed, old, decrepit, rotting scumbag that's 80 years old with dough. 'You know, this is really the best for you,' when the truth is, it's the best for everybody else. And, that's an extreme of women's relationships brought to just like, your girlfriend that you're hanging out with, but betrayal is betrayal, and I was thrown in to many situations as I was reading that book where girls, my girls, we were just dissin' each other. The things that we were doing, umm, it's like I would have never imagined that we could be so unsupportive of each other, and it was just happening while I was reading this book, and Cornflake Girl is the betrayal really of girls."
— Tori; 99X Radio Interview, 08/05/94

"History has recorded some pretty nasty things that have happened to people I think we remember I think it's in our cells and I think it can still hurt sometimes."
— Tori; Under The Pink Songbook

 Baby_M wrote:
Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "cornflake girl"?  A spokesmodel for Kellog's?
 
Here's the answer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflake_Girl

Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "cornflake girl"?  A spokesmodel for Kellog's?
 DrCyKosis wrote:
I've heard she is into Bösendorfer grand pianos...any Tori fans know if that's true?

 
Last time I saw her live, I was lucky enough to watch the show from the wings, and toured the stage before the gates opened.  They said 'don't touch anything'.  I didn't, but I did make about 4 laps of the piano, trying to get my head around the size and beauty of it.


 SaschaKH wrote:

She told so and did you ever see her playing anything else?

 
It must be. Hear the sound.


 DrCyKosis wrote:
I've heard she is into Bösendorfer grand pianos...any Tori fans know if that's true?

 
She told so and did you ever see her playing anything else?

I love the rolling piano riff and of course inimitable Tori. Thank you.
tori is hot in more ways than one . . .
fa-fa-faaaaabulous.
 DrCyKosis wrote:
I've heard she is into Bösendorfer grand pianos...any Tori fans know if that's true?
 
Oscar Peterson swore by them.
I've heard she is into Bösendorfer grand pianos...any Tori fans know if that's true?

 trekhead wrote:
"Thi-uh-th-uh-thi-uh-this is not really worth listening to .

MUTE

1.

(What IS a 'white schworl' anyway?)
 
i'm not sure. and i wish someone would tell her where they put the cheese, girl.