Listen to this when
Mrs. Potato Head
You're not a toy to rearrange. 🥔
Who it's for
Part of the Cry Baby album's exploration of body image, Martinez uses a toy that swaps out its face parts to critique the pressure on women to surgically alter themselves.
Inadequate, pressured→Seeing worth beyond looks
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Mrs. Potato Head" is a song by Melanie Martinez from her 2015 debut album Cry Baby, a concept album built around a fictional character named Cry Baby. The song addresses plastic surgery, its consequences, and the pressure women face to meet modern beauty standards; Martinez said the idea came from imagining toy parts being pulled off a face to represent cosmetic surgery.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to cosmetic surgery.
Age: Suggested 13+
Men's vows are women's traitors!William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 3, Scene 4
