| My Heart Is a Flower | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | King Missile |
| Album: | The Way to Salvation |
| B-Side: | Various Remixes of the track |
| Released: | 1991 |
| Genre: | Avant-garde, pop rock, psychedelic rock |
| Length: | 2:36 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | King Missile, Lou Giordano |
| Prev Title: | Jesus Was Way Cool |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Detachable Penis |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"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.
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.[1]
In an interview circa 1992, Hall explained his inspiration for the song as follows:
The video for "My Heart Is a Flower" was directed by Phil Morrison.[2] 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.[3]