2012년 4월 19일 목요일

"Cornflake Girl" -- Tori Amos,


Never was a cornflake girl  Thought that was a good solution
Hanging with the raisin girls  She's gone to the other side
Givin us a yo heave ho  Things are getting kind of gross
And I go at sleepy time  This is not really happening  You bet your life it is
Peel out the watchword  Just peel out the watchword

She knows what's goin on  Seems we got a cheaper feel now
All the sweetcaze are gone  Gone to the other side  With my encyclopedia
They musta paid her a nice price  She's putting on her string bean love 
This is not really happening  You bet your life it is
Peal our 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  And the man with the golden gun thinks
he knows so much Thinks he knows so much
Rabbit where'd you put the keys girl                       (sing365)


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.(wikipedia) 


           Female Genital Mutilation is a
                                                   cultural practice that started in Africa ...


The controversial tradition at the heart of African culture has now reached the shores of Europe. Today, over 500 British girls are estimated to have undergone the procedure of female genital cutting. 
  

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