100 favourite songs: #85: "Cornflake Girl" - Tori Amos

Such a left-field classic, this, but a classic nonetheless; the time of my Tori-adorin’ has well and truly passed, but “Cornflake Girl” still sounds as good as ever. I’ve never been able to explain why I like it so much, and I still can’t, but I know that, from its still-thrilling opening bars through the unlikely (well, ridiculous really) hook of “you bet your life it is” and the great piano breakdown to its rushing end, the song just works.