Tori Amos — “Cornflake Girl”

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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4.7 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Rob explores singer-songwriter Tori Amos’s hit single “Cornflake Girl” by discussing her performing prowess, her unique artistry, and her tense relationship with the press. This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music. Host: Rob Harvilla Guest: Maya Salam Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Toy car to Danny from me.
0:02.3	Fluffy slippers to Emma from me?
0:04.7	The Cheesy McChryspy.
0:06.0	To me from me.
0:07.7	Treat yourself to the new Cheesy McChisby from McDonald's
0:10.1	with the delicious cheese sauce, cheese slices and crispy onions.
0:13.2	Go on, you've earned it.
0:16.0	Available until the 5th of Jan, served from 11am,
0:18.0	participating in restaurants only.
0:19.1	Subject to availability.
0:20.3	Being a marketer is no sweat. You just have to manage dozens of Jan, serve from 11am, participating in restaurants only, subject to availability. Being a marketer is no sweat.
0:22.2	You just have to manage dozens of channels, launch hundreds of campaigns, score thousands of leads, and...
0:26.0	Okay, fine, it's a lot of sweat.
0:28.2	Unless you have HubSpot's AI-powered marketing tools to help you do all that and more.
0:32.5	Get started at HubSpot.com slash marketers. On the night of April 9th, 1994, Tori Amos played a show at Trinitatis, Kershia, in Berlin.
0:42.9	It's a Protestant church.
0:44.5	Tori opened with American Pie.
0:48.0	In the streets, the children screamed.
0:53.8	She started the song here, Say what you will about American Pie.
0:58.0	I will say that it was released by the folk rocker Don McLean in 1971.
1:03.0	I will say that it is a classic rock radio staple despite being eight and a half minutes long.
1:09.0	I will say that given its incredible length, you should never
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