Professional Widow
"
Professional Widow" is a song written by
American-born singer and
songwriter Tori Amos. It was originally a
harpsichord-driven
punk rock dirge included on her
1996 album
Boys For Pele but it got international popularity after being remixed by techno musician Armand Van Helden. The remixed single (entitled "The Star Trunk-Funkin' Mix") hit number one on the charts.
The original song, an in-your-face and accusatory piece accusing Courtney Love of the murder of her husband, Kurt Cobain, had been edited down to the lines "Honey/Bring it close to my lips" and "It's gotta be big." The song was then further remixed by artist Mr. Roy, spawning an entirely new CD-single of remixes that again took to the charts.