How Harrowing Stories of Genital Mutilation (And a Bit of Reggae) Helped Inspire This 1994 Hit Song

Tori Amos has always been known for her deep lyrics and abstract song meanings. Interestingly, these are kind of both true for her 1994 hit, “Cornflake Girl”, which was partly inspired by reggae music and harrowing stories about genital mutilation. In a throwback interview about the song, Amos confessed that “Cornflake Girl” had a “wild […] The post How Harrowing Stories of Genital Mutilation (And a Bit of Reggae) Helped Inspire This 1994 Hit Song appeared first on VICE .

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