Released 1991 Label Atlantic | Length 2:36 | |
B-side Various Remixes of the track Genre Avant-garde, pop rock, psychedelic rock Writer(s) John S. Hall, Dave Rick | ||
"My Heart Is a Flower" is a song by avant-garde band King Missile. It was the only single from the band's 1991 album The Way to Salvation.
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In "My Heart Is a Flower," a pop rock track with elements of psychedelic rock, frontman John S. Hall repeatedly sings the titular phrase, recites a short monologue expanding on the heart-as-flower metaphor, then returns to singing the titular phrase as the music crescendoes.
In an interview circa 1992, Hall explained his inspiration for the song as follows:
Music video
The video for "My Heart Is a Flower" was directed by Phil Morrison. During the parts of the video that accompany the sung sections of the song, the band performs in a large, colorful garden, with multi-instrumentalist Chris Xefos often playing in a bear costume. During the part of the video that accompanies the spoken section, Hall plays chutes and ladders in a dimly lit room with a woman played by Juliana Hatfield. The woman flosses her teeth before narrowly avoiding a kiss from Hall.