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“Cornflake Girl” is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. It is the eighth track on Amos’ 1994 album Under the Pink. The song reached #4 on the UK singles chart, and was Amos’ most successful international hit at the time. In Australia, the song peaked at #19, and was #35 in radio station Triple J’s 1994 Hottest 100 poll, appearing on the compilation album of that year’s Hottest 100. The song was also ranked in Blender magazine’s The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born at #433.

The inspiration for “Cornflake Girl” came from Alice Walker’s novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, about a young African woman going through the ritual of female genital mutilation. Amos was angered by the idea that a mother could subject her daughter to such a brutal act, and the song arose as an exploration of the idea of betrayal between women. 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”.

The reference to cornflakes and raisins comes from their distribution in a box of breakfast cereal, implying that “raisin girls” are much harder to find than “cornflake girls”. Amos has spoken in interviews about being referred to glibly as “the Cornflake Girl” due to the song’s title being applied to her, when she considers herself a “Raisin Girl”. The confusion is likely related to her 1987 commercial for Kellogg’s Just Right, made before her widespread fame. Just Right includes both raisins and corn flakes, so the song and the cereal are related either through coincidence or intent.
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  • Tales of a Librarian
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  • Broken Stone
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  • Magic
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  • daile

    such a great track, off a great album. oh, tori ♥

    8 hours ago

  • elciscokid

    Dammit Rabbit give me the friggin' keys!!!

    25 days ago

  • WaySilentBob69

    Just read the wiki for it, kind of want some crunchy nut cornflakes now. Damn you subliminal advertising!

    last month

  • Furashubakku

    I know it's about genital mutilation but my God it's a sexy song.

    last month

  • miunicaverdad

    you bet your life it is

    last month

  • dowdchris2002

    a lush song

    March 2012

  • dluuu

    she can rock it !!!!

    March 2012

  • pure_emotion

    reminds me of kate bush ..... someway .......

    March 2012

  • KeithandLor

    always delightful

    February 2012

  • cduffs

    Empowering.

    February 2012

  • G0DSTAR

    Her piano and singing abilities always astound me.

    February 2012

  • FineFettle

    magical

    February 2012

  • PartySanCTG

    Now this is a perfect song.

    January 2012

  • G0DSTAR

    Very flakey.

    January 2012

  • GarethSherry

    ....oh and she's well bloody cute to!!!!

    November 2011

  • rtdavis

    Brings back memories...used to listen to this on the Jukebox before going out.

    November 2011

  • LilMatryoshka

    She's a Goddess.

    November 2011

  • XDRory

    I've heard this on the radio before, can't believe I'm only getting round to properly listening to it now!

    November 2011

  • intheluminol

    jammin song

    November 2011

  • GarethSherry

    I adore this song!

    October 2011
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