357692 Sat Jan 06 20:43:07 -0800 2007 94 29 Not About Food 0 2160325 So my fiance and I are looking for background music for when we cut the wedding cake. Typical suggestions include Def Leppard's "Pour some sugar on me" (the lyrics seem a bit inappropriate for a family function...) "Sugar Sugar", etc. I'm looking for something unique and not overly sentimental (we want a fun rather than overly sentimental atmosphere). I tossed out the idea "C is for Cookie" since we have odd senses of humor, but I think it might be too odd. So, what are your favorite food-related songs? Sat Jan 06 20:43:07 -0800 2007 64454 kcchan 1 2160341 Kcchan, Check out the soundtrack to "The Big Night". (The Big Night is based upon an Italian dinner that is going to make or break the restaurant.) The theme song is frivelous, melodic and people cannot resist smiling when they hear it. And, after all, it IS the Big Night, right? Sat Jan 06 20:48:01 -0800 2007 2160325 11158 Leper 1 2160356 Hmm...the ones that immediately come to mind, which may or may not be appropriate for wedding cake cutting: Food, Glorious Food Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (you say potayto, I say potahto) (just how odd is your sense of humor? ;-) Short'nin' Bread (mama's little baby...) Weird Al's Eat It If I Knew You were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake Can she bake a cherry pie, Billy Boy Fish heads, fish heads Alice's Restaurant (not sure there's actually any food in there) Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Sat Jan 06 20:54:36 -0800 2007 2160325 53971 momjamin 2 2160870 You forgot "Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?" Sun Jan 07 00:13:06 -0800 2007 2160356 28122 zin1953 1 2160398 Ice Cream by Sarah McClachlan Sweetest Thing by U2 Cherry Pie by Warrant (not family friendly!) Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme (not the song's real name, I'm blanking . . . )by Simon & Garfunkel Candy Man by Christina Aguilera Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen Two Pina Coladas by Garth Brooks Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson Sat Jan 06 21:09:31 -0800 2007 2160325 50297 marthadumptruck 2 2160692 Scarborough Fair :) Sat Jan 06 23:00:28 -0800 2007 2160398 58137 adroit_minx 3 2161368 Thank you! Sun Jan 07 04:17:25 -0800 2007 2160692 50297 marthadumptruck 2 2280111 I second "Ice Cream"! Great song. Sat Feb 10 16:11:12 -0800 2007 2160398 21341 hrhboo 3 2285344 This does seem like a nice fit. Mon Feb 12 13:02:45 -0800 2007 2280111 29608 Neuromancer 1 2160408 So we've ruled out a cheesy wedding band playing "The bride cuts the cake" to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"...? Maybe "Mairzy Doats"? Sat Jan 06 21:14:07 -0800 2007 2160325 14479 wayne keyser 1 2160422 Savory Truffle by the Beatles Sat Jan 06 21:23:39 -0800 2007 2160325 22241 personalcheffie 2 2160508 That's a great song. Fun, not sentimental. Sat Jan 06 21:50:02 -0800 2007 2160422 11231 Glencora 3 2160696 Wasn't aware it had to be, or am I mistaken? Sat Jan 06 23:02:38 -0800 2007 2160508 22241 personalcheffie 4 2161000 The OP said she (he?) would like a fun, not overly sentimental atmosphere at the wedding. I thought Savoy Truffle was a good choice for a song. Sun Jan 07 01:08:53 -0800 2007 2160696 11231 Glencora 1 2160443 Anna Russell's "Du bich mein kleine Wiener Schnitzel." Sat Jan 06 21:29:23 -0800 2007 2160325 10539 KRS 2 2160466 LOL! I haven't heard that song, so I'll have to seek it out. Definitely not wedding suitable though (though that's not really the *main* topic of this thread) - not sure the fiance will appreciate the possible interpretations of that song title... Sat Jan 06 21:39:57 -0800 2007 2160443 64454 kcchan 2 3395997 What a great suggestion! But where to find a recording... Wed Feb 13 22:11:04 -0800 2008 2160443 161585 miss_bennet 1 2160472 I had never heard it before, but several years ago, I think it was in a commercial and I walked around sining it all the time: "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy" , I think Dinah Shore made it popular. I think I will go download it now! Sat Jan 06 21:41:26 -0800 2007 2160325 15357 Justpaula 1 2160496 Well, it is really bad but in the 1970's The Average White Band had a disco hit with "Cut The Cake." You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzNXUUSFF0 Sat Jan 06 21:46:23 -0800 2007 2160325 16933 Carrie 218 1 2160551 The best list of food-related songs I know of: http://www.jass.com/tom/next/noms/2006food.html Tom Morgan, a dj on NOLA's WWOZ FM (90.7), does a jazz food show every year. The link takes you to his playlist for the 2006 show, which included such gems as Memphis Minnie's Keep on Eatin', Jack Dupree's Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer, and Danny Barker's Ham n Eggs. Sat Jan 06 22:04:30 -0800 2007 2160325 12023 Hungry Celeste 2 2164397 "Save the bones for Henry Jones 'cause Henry don't eat no meat" (thank you Johnny Mercer) http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/s/savethebonesforhenryjones.shtml Mon Jan 08 12:01:18 -0800 2007 2160551 11989 pitu 1 2160585 At last, I am completely in my element! Here goes: 'Jambalaya' by just about anybody. 'Barbecue' by Duke Tumatoe 'Beans & Cornbread' by Louis Jordan 'Rum & Coca Cola' by the Andrews Sisters 'Chicken Cordon Blues' by Steve Goodman 'House of Blue Light' by Alseep At The Wheel (& some others) 'Candy' by Big Maybelle 'McArthur Park' by Richard Harris 'I Want a Hot Dog for my Roll' by Butterbeans & Susie 'Memphis Women & Fried Chicken' by Dan Penn 'Fried Chicken' by Rufus Thomas 'Chicken Heads' by James Cotton (& many others) 'Polk Salad Annie' by Tony Joe White 'Too Much Barbeque' by Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' by Jimmy Buffett 'Chitlins con Carne' by Kenny Burrell 'Greasy Greens' by Pucho & his Latin Soul Brothers 'Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee' by Stcks McGhee 'Frim Fram Sauce' by Nat King Cole (but if you can find the Ella Fitzgerald version, she just a spot-on imitation of Louis Armstrong that is hysterical!) 'I Want Some Seafood, Mama' by Fats Waller 'Memphis Soul Stew' by King Curtis 'Chocolate Pork Chop Man' (!) by Pete 'Guitar' Lewis 'One Meat Ball' by Josh White (and also the Andrews Sisters, I think) 'Milkshake' by Kelis (although I suspect this isnt really about food) 'Green Onions' by Booker T & the MGs 'Call Any Vegetable' by the Mothers of Invention 'Everybody Eats When They Come To My House' by Cab Calloway 'Eggs & Sausage' by Tom Waits 'Your Greens Give Me the Blues' by Rev. Billy C Wirtz 'Angelina' by Louis Prima 'Cold Turkey' by John Lennon (I dont think this is about food either.) 'Grits aint Groceries' by Little Milton Give me a little time & I could come up with some more. Sat Jan 06 22:17:06 -0800 2007 2160325 10258 Fydeaux 2 2160626 Hey Fy, I think most of thse songs on your list aren't really about food... Sat Jan 06 22:28:46 -0800 2007 2160585 12023 Hungry Celeste 3 2160852 [Said with tongue planted firmly in cheek] They're NOT!!????!! Sun Jan 07 00:02:17 -0800 2007 2160626 10258 Fydeaux 4 2161001 Cold Turkey. Not a good idea... Sun Jan 07 01:10:09 -0800 2007 2160852 11231 Glencora 2 2160754 There seem to be a million songs about Beans/Baked Beans and Cornbread (at least according to Rhapsody). Who knew it was so inspirational? Sat Jan 06 23:23:56 -0800 2007 2160585 16908 coolbean98 2 2161808 Superb list,I know a lot of these but never could have come up with them. Grits ain't Groceries is one of my favorites of all time. Bravo Fydeaux! Sun Jan 07 13:35:47 -0800 2007 2160585 17282 missclaudy 2 2187822 LOL!!! MacArthur Park http://users.cis.net/sammy/mcarthur.htm Sun Jan 14 17:00:11 -0800 2007 2160585 60276 RShea78 1 2160597 Chicken Soup with Rice Marlo Thomas Cold Turkey is not about food Sat Jan 06 22:20:34 -0800 2007 2160325 11512 FAL 1 2160705 How about "That's Amore"? "Milkshake" is definitely not about food. Sat Jan 06 23:04:16 -0800 2007 2160325 15900 sillyrabbit 1 2160864 "Peel Me A Grape" Blossom Dearie or Diana Krall lyrics here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/diana+krall/peel+me+a+grape_20039991.html Sun Jan 07 00:10:32 -0800 2007 2160325 32885 delk 1 2160909 I'm not sure how appropriate it is for a cake-cutting, but one of my favorites is "Caramel" by Suzanne Vega. Hmmmm, now I'm wondering if that song's even food-related, aside from the title.... Sun Jan 07 00:25:05 -0800 2007 2160325 58137 adroit_minx 1 2161076 A couple of things the Pandora radio has fed me here lately: "Pans of Biscuits" by Kate Campbell (maybe not lighthearted enough for a wedding; the verses are a cotton farmer singing the blues about his hard life) "Greasy Greens" by (I think) Pink Anderson Sun Jan 07 01:50:53 -0800 2007 2160325 32586 revsharkie 2 3193818 I just bought Pans Of Biscuits today and LOVE this song. I think it new lyrics set to the tune of an old gospel song. Sweet and cool. Sun Dec 09 19:31:31 -0800 2007 2161076 123480 scuzzo 1 2161312 Yummy yummy yummy I've got love in my tummy Sun Jan 07 03:42:16 -0800 2007 2160325 10625 Missyme 1 2161449 Cake-B52s Eat at Home-Paul & Linda McCartney Guava Jelly-Bob Marley Cups & Cakes-Spinal Tap Kitchen Man-Bessie Smith Sun Jan 07 04:57:04 -0800 2007 2160325 10861 Babette 1 2161559 Do you think 'Moose Turd Pie' by Utah Phillips has any chance to make your playlist? Sun Jan 07 06:19:36 -0800 2007 2160325 11003 chipman 1 2161697 How about a little tune from The Kinkster:"Get Your Biscuits in the Oven,(and Your Buns in the Bed)." Sun Jan 07 09:08:55 -0800 2007 2160325 15669 joefensterblau 1 2161824 Suggestions: 1. Tea for Two by Blossom Deary would be good, it's a slow, cute & fun version. (some of the lyrics include "we will bake a sugar cake..") 2.We're Together, Blossom Dearie ("without you, life's the flavor of flat champagne...") On the maybe list: Frim Fram Sauce, Diana Krall's version Let There Be Love, Natalie Cole Sun Jan 07 13:45:50 -0800 2007 2160325 20128 morebubbles 2 2188096 Curse you, morebubbles, for getting Dearie's Tea for Two stuck in my brain for a week! Great suggestion. Sun Jan 14 18:27:03 -0800 2007 2161824 10400 Aromatherapy 3 2188490 Ha!:o) Last Sun. I just had to put the Dearie CD on-went well with breakfast! Sun Jan 14 21:00:10 -0800 2007 2188096 20128 morebubbles 1 2162230 How about, "Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, lolly..." Sun Jan 07 17:17:03 -0800 2007 2160325 49600 CindyJ 1 2162327 "Buttermilk Biscuits" by Sir-Mix-A-Lot hahahaha j/k definitely not about food I second "Peel Me A Grape" by Diana Krall Sun Jan 07 17:56:12 -0800 2007 2160325 15900 sillyrabbit 1 2162333 Moo Goo Gai Pan, by the Rays! http://eatingchinese.org/pics/Moo-Goo-Gai-Pan.mp3 A little more obscure, but dear to my hear, is the Chia Siu Bao song. http://eatingchinese.org/bbspix/CSB.mp3 Sun Jan 07 17:58:48 -0800 2007 2160325 10255 Gary Soup 1 2162341 Favorites in our home are: Angelina/ Zooma Zooma by Louie Prima "I eat anitpasti twice/ just because she is so nice/ Angelina/ Oh, Angelina/waitress at the pizzeria... Bananasplit for my Baby (and a glass of plain water for me) also by Louie Prima "Flip back the lid, scoop everything in sight/ Make it a rainbow of red, brown and white/ Chocolate chip and everything that's nice/ Tutti-frutti once and spumoni twice/ Banana split for my baby, a glass of plain water for me" Also, www.funnytummy.com/music is a cute website. Sun Jan 07 18:02:24 -0800 2007 2160325 22627 MaspethMaven 1 2162369 I think The Archies "Sugar, Sugar" would be pretty cool. Sun Jan 07 18:12:29 -0800 2007 2160325 17882 Al Bondigas 1 2165642 Oh... another one I almost forgot... "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise." My daughter once did a lip sync to this for a school talent show. You can listen to it here: http://www.carlinamerica.com/titles/titles.cgi?MODULE=LYRICS&ID=625&terms=1980 Mon Jan 08 18:40:26 -0800 2007 2160325 49600 CindyJ 1 2167349 Java Jive by the Ink Spots I need a little sugar in my bowl... Bessie Smith That's Amore (when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...) Dean Martin cut the cheese Garrison Keillor for giggles You Go To My Head Chet Baker we cut the cake to when i'm 64 Tue Jan 09 00:27:00 -0800 2007 2160325 27715 shindiganna 1 2167400 The heyday of food songs was the twenties and thirties. Right off the top of my head I can think of: "Yes We Have No Bananas" by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream" by Billy Moll, Robert King and (wait for it...) Howard Johnson! "The Peanut Vendor Song" by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. I can still hear Chicolini in "Duck Soup" warbling "Peanuts..." accompanied by the whistle of his steam roaster. There must be dozens more children's songs on this topic, such as "Found A Peanut","Peanut Butter and Jelly", "The Mr. Peanut Song", etc. Tue Jan 09 00:44:49 -0800 2007 2160325 11791 DonShirer 1 2167500 Hank Williams: Hey Good Lookin' What Ya Got Cookin? (How's about cookin' something up with me?) Tue Jan 09 01:11:47 -0800 2007 2160325 46008 markabauman 1 2167983 What could be more appropriate than "Knock Me a Kiss" from the 40's? Originally recorded by the Gene Krupa band with a vocal by Roy Eldredge, but covered by many: KNOCK ME A KISS I like cake, no mistake, but baby if you insist I'll cut out the cake, just for your sake Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss I like pie, i hope to die, just to get a load of this When you get high, doggone the pie Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss When you pressed your little lips to mine, that was then i understood They taste like candy, brandy and wine, peaches, bananas and everything good I love jam and no film flam, scratch that off my list This ain't no jam, the jam can scram Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss When you pressed your sweet little lips to mine, that was then i understood They taste like candy, brandy and wine, peaches, bananas and everything good I like cars and big cigars but baby they won't be missed If everyday i hear you say Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss Tue Jan 09 03:39:35 -0800 2007 2160325 10255 Gary Soup 1 2168008 i really like that song in the betty crocker(?) commercial that starts: my baby, she loves to bake... she's something with a devil's food cake... anybody know what i'm talking about? Tue Jan 09 03:46:19 -0800 2007 2160325 56183 soypower 1 2168100 "Butterbean" by the B-52s. Pick em Hull em Put on the steam That's how we make butterbeans! Tue Jan 09 04:09:54 -0800 2007 2160325 10633 Seth Chadwick 1 2168336 "I Like Food" -- The Descendents (from the "Fat" EP, nice and short for a cake cutting, under 20 seconds) "I Wanna Eat Choco Bars", "Ice Cream City", "Banana Chips", "Fruit Loop Dreams", "Cookie Day", "Hot Chocolate", "Sushi Bar", "Gyoza", "Strawberry Cream Puff", "Brown Mushrooms" -- Shonen Knife The entire "Viva! La Woman" album -- Cibo Matto "Cheese Burger" -- Gang of Four "Stop Touching My Food" -- Happy Flowers Tue Jan 09 05:58:44 -0800 2007 2160325 10143 MC Slim JB 2 2169567 Good call on the Viva La Woman album! You've got to know your chicken! Tue Jan 09 17:39:49 -0800 2007 2168336 16908 coolbean98 2 2293902 In that same vein, "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow Wed Feb 14 17:24:10 -0800 2007 2168336 11028 DanaB 1 2169950 My favorite cut-the-cake moment from any wedding I attended was when my cousin and her husband played "When I'm 64" by the Beatles (Will you still need me? Will you still Feed me...) Otherwise, I like "Ice Cream" by Sarah Mclachlan, and I love Gary Soup's idea. Tue Jan 09 19:08:01 -0800 2007 2160325 12918 Offbalance 2 2169985 I agree that "Ice Cream" would be a perfect song! My personal favorite is "Banana Pancakes". http://www.amazon.com/Between-Dreams-Jack-Johnson/dp/B0007GAEVW/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_b/102-1045699-5548102 Tue Jan 09 19:15:00 -0800 2007 2169950 12813 Katie Nell 1 2169977 Maybe not for the cake cutting, but I love Southern Culture on the Skids and they have a lot of food related songs 8 piece box banana puddin (with the skin on top) Tue Jan 09 19:13:34 -0800 2007 2160325 26318 atlantanative 2 2184638 :) instead of cutting the cake, the fried chicken seduction dance would be appropriate.... Sat Jan 13 10:28:41 -0800 2007 2169977 27715 shindiganna 1 2170006 Apple Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay and the Techniques Kisses Sweeter than Wine - Bonnie Rait Version Red Red Wine Strawberry Kisses Lime in the Coconut Tue Jan 09 19:20:13 -0800 2007 2160325 50431 chef chicklet 1 2170182 Ginger Snaps - Dean and Britta Ice Cream Man - Van Halen Cindy Tastes of Barbecue - Luna Smuckers - Lambchop Emperor Tomato Ketchup - Stereolab Margarine Rock - Stereolab Popsicle - Talking Heads Just Like Honey -- Jesus and Mary Chain Judge Fudge - Happy Mondays Sally Cinnamon - Stone Roses Tue Jan 09 20:03:00 -0800 2007 2160325 18477 jamesm 2 2170204 My favorite food related song ever is Cab Calloway's "Everyone Eats When They Come to My House" We joke that it should be piped in and constantly running when we have guests....We're all about abbodanza :) Good Luck on Your Wedding! Enjoy! lisa Tue Jan 09 20:07:27 -0800 2007 2170182 13389 ZenFoodist 1 2170226 We used The Average White Bands "Cut the Cake" at our wedding in 2005-and it was well received. Although I couldn't believe only one person mentioned it on here! However, I felt it was worth mentioning again. And it's really not disco-ey, but a fun little "piece". (And a little cheeky!) "Cut the cake, c'mon, cut a little piece, let me look at the cream. Cut the cake, I need a little taste, baby you know what I mean..." Ahem, great for revvvving up even more for the Honeymoon! ;-) Tue Jan 09 20:12:31 -0800 2007 2160325 65434 Mermazon 2 2294036 Umm ... it's a little more ... cheeky than LOOKING at the cream. Lyrics directing from AWB's website - lest anyone assume I have a dirty mind for misunderstanding lyrics :) http://www.averagewhiteband.com/_discog/cake.html#ctc Wed Feb 14 18:08:48 -0800 2007 2170226 62843 luv2bake 1 2170271 How did you all forget "Tupelo Honey"? You can take all the tea in china Put it in a big brown bag for me Sail right around the seven oceans Drop it straight into the deep blue sea Shes as sweet as tupelo honey Shes an angel of the first degree Shes as sweet as tupelo honey Just like honey from the bee Tue Jan 09 20:21:47 -0800 2007 2160325 63535 srcusa 1 2170420 Srcusa...that is SUCH a GREAT SONG! Kudos to you for that recommendation!! A beautiful choice!! (We had "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison for dancing.) Tue Jan 09 20:52:11 -0800 2007 2160325 65434 Mermazon 1 2184297 I just remembered, 'Milk Shaken Mama' by Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. The flipside of that great Country classic, 'How Can I Miss You When You wount Go Away?' Sat Jan 13 04:52:30 -0800 2007 2160325 11003 chipman 2 2187582 Aw Geeze. You just pulled up memories with Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. Sun Jan 14 15:10:00 -0800 2007 2184297 22241 personalcheffie 1 2279789 There was definitely a long thread on food lyrics/songs started by me in January/February 2005, but it appears to be missing! Oh, the frustrations of the new site! Sat Feb 10 14:04:59 -0800 2007 2160325 14906 Food Tourist 2 2293025 CH told me that anything on Not About Food from before one year ago was permanently deleted. I'm heartbroken because I compiled a Food CD for my Valentine in 2005 and even posted the final list after everyone chimed in with terrific suggestions and web links. But here's a similar thread from 2002 from the General board: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/288811?query=food%20lyrics Wed Feb 14 13:22:43 -0800 2007 2279789 14906 Food Tourist 1 2280162 While not appropriate, all I can think of is the Pumpernickel Song which Barney sings (I don't even have kids, but have been around.a lot!) Sat Feb 10 16:35:30 -0800 2007 2160325 23415 pescatarian 1 2281707 All the ones that popped into my head are childrens songs or verses Peas porridge hot peas porridge cold peas porridge ina pot nine days old. Pat a cake pat a cake bakers man.....ya'll know the rest. Do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man Oh do you know the muffin man who lives on drury lane? Hot cross buns hot cross buns One a penny two a penny hot cross buns. A peanut sat on a railroad track his heart was all a flutter. The 509 came right on time wooo wooo peanut butter! Sun Feb 11 10:18:54 -0800 2007 2160325 27101 bolivianita 1 2285327 I didn't cross-check all of these, so I appologize for duplications. They don't all have "wedding-pefect" lyrics, but I like: The Man Puts Sugar in My Soul -- Mae Young Everybody Eats When They Come to My House -- Cab Calloway I Heard the Voice of a Porkchop -- Jim Jackson A Chicken Can Waltz the Gravy Around -- Stovepipe #1 & David Crockett Punchin' the Dough -- Alan Lomax, Ed McCurdy After Tea -- The Spencer Davis Group C-c-c-cinnamon Lips -- OK Go Milk and Honey -- Nick Drake Tupelo Honey -- Van Morrison Cherry Cherry -- The Music Machine Coconut Woman -- Lloyd Price Whipped Cream -- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Red Apples -- Cat Power Jambalaya -- Buckwheat Zydeco or Hank Williams Vega-Tables -- Brian Wilson ** I think this would be a great choice. It would please a lot of generations, too: You're the Cream in My Coffee -- Ambassadors, Frank Sylvano ("You're the cream in my coffee/You're the salt in my stew/You will always be my necessity/I'd be lost without you") http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/y/yourethecreaminmycoffee.shtml ** Maybe the most wedding-appropriate, but only vageuly related to food: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White -- (various artists recorded this): "The story goes that once a cherry tree/Beside an apple tree did grow/And there a boy once met his bride to be/Long, long ago..." etc. http://www.duchessathome.com/music/cherrypinkandappleblossom.html (sorry about the electronic music) Mon Feb 12 12:59:26 -0800 2007 2160325 29608 Neuromancer 1 2287863 "Caramel" ~Suzanne Vega Tue Feb 13 07:57:52 -0800 2007 2160325 70339 yumyumyogi 2 3422890 I love that song, and was going to suggest it, but isn't it really a break up song? "But I don't know how I would live with myself, what I'd forgive of myself if you don't go. So goodbye, sweet appetite, no single bite could satisfy..." I vote for Sarah McLachlan's "Ice Cream" - it's really perfect! "Your love is better than ice cream Better than anything else that I’ve tried And your love is better than ice cream Everyone here know how to fight And it’s a long way down It’s a long way down It’s a long way down to the place Where we started from Your love is better than chocolate Better than anything else that I’ve tried Oh love is better than chocolate Everyone here knows how to cry It’s a long way down It’s a long way down It’s a long way down to the place Where we started from... " Thu Feb 21 20:18:08 -0800 2008 2287863 12786 FoodieGrrl 1 2287932 Boy this reminds me of the morning news shows that have a song for every headline and news segment! Has anyone suggested "Come on-A My House" by Rosemary Clooney? It's not offensive, would appeal to the over sixty crowd, and is kinds hip as it is the opening to the show "Girls Next Door" Here's a link to the lyrics http://www.rosemaryclooney.com/LyricPages/ComeOnAMyHouse.html Tue Feb 13 08:14:38 -0800 2007 2160325 12313 sunsuze 1 2289479 There is of course Hot lunch from the Fame soundtrack: "If it's yellow then it's jell-o if it's blue it could be stew...hot lunch!" Tue Feb 13 13:53:07 -0800 2007 2160325 13893 Jonathan Saw 2 3193839 Has anyone suggested "banana pancakes" by Jack Jonson? Sun Dec 09 19:41:12 -0800 2007 2289479 98831 chowpiggy 1 3196601 Cups and Cakes by the Themesmen, who later changed their name to Spinal Tap. They now currently reside in the "where are they now" file. That was my cake cutting song. It's actually very sweet. The lyrics end with "I'm sad it must end but I'm glad I've a friend sharing cups and cakes with me" BTW I had friends that used "C is for Cookie" as their cake cutting song. Mon Dec 10 16:45:41 -0800 2007 2160325 11701 MrsT 1 3199197 Has anyone said that old song "Sugar Shack"? Or the Oscar Meyer Weiner song? 50 Cent's candyshop is kind of about food, but very inappropriate. Or Lil Kim's Lollipop song again very inappropriate. What about the Marshmallow world christmas song. Lots of Christmas songs with food: We Wish you a Merry Christmas, Chestnuts Roasting on a open fire, etc. Tue Dec 11 13:45:21 -0800 2007 2160325 92426 ktmoomau 1 3395910 The cheese stands alone, the cheese stands alone, hi-ho the derr-io, the cheese stands alone... Wed Feb 13 21:17:06 -0800 2008 2160325 74336 sugarcube 1 3399340 Cibo Matto's Sugar Water, or Birthday Cake, or Know Your Chicken. Thu Feb 14 20:09:28 -0800 2008 2160325 10681 piccola 1 3411829 I ppresume I'm too late, but one of my favorites is an oldie from the album "Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room" simply titled "Eggs". Mon Feb 18 23:58:37 -0800 2008 2160325 95291 Richard 16 1 3422693 Mama's Cooking-Marcia Ball Black Coffee in Bed-Squeeze Pulling Mussels(from a shell) Squeeze Sweet Potato Pie- Ray Charles/James Taylor Genius Loves Company Thu Feb 21 18:54:29 -0800 2008 2160325 12633 rHairing 1 3423256 "Tequila" -- Herb Alpert Fri Feb 22 04:12:08 -0800 2008 2160325 20399 broncosaurus 2 3436549 And right after that, Joe Nichols's "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off." Tue Feb 26 10:42:47 -0800 2008 3423256 11407 JoanN 1 3423396 "The Fruitman" -- Kool and the Gang "Nesbitt's Lime Soda Song" -- Negativeland "Cafe Regio's" -- Issac Hayes "Rapper's Delight" -- Sugar Hill Gang "Peaches" -- The Presidents of the USA Fri Feb 22 05:55:28 -0800 2008 2160325 20399 broncosaurus 1 3436415 "Sweet Potato" - Cracker (great song for a party) "Sweet Thistle Pie" - Cracker "Come on in My Kitchen" - Crooked Still "Cracklins" - The Gourds "Burritos" - Sublime Tue Feb 26 10:14:17 -0800 2008 2160325 124630 Trencher man 1 3438109 El Burrito, Yerba Buena The Wicked Good Band from the album Maine Cookin': Big Friggin' Clan, Italian, Maine Cookin' and the best of all, Hey Bartender, Passadumkeag! There is also a folk anthology all about food, complete w/ cookbook. When my old brain remembers it at 3 a.m., I'll write it down. Tue Feb 26 17:09:25 -0800 2008 2160325 93538 Passadumkeg 1 3440162 By Guy Clark: Texas Cookin' "Like my enchiladas greasy Like my steaks chicken fried Sho' does make a man feel happy To see white gravy on the side" Watermelon Dream "Ain't nothin' sweeter that a watermelon dream 'cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream. When life is so much sweeter than it seems, That's what you call a watermelon dream" Home Grown Tomatoes "Only two things that money can't buy And that's true love & home grown tomatoes" Wed Feb 27 10:37:25 -0800 2008 2160325 98577 rfneid 2 3440703 And...Tom T Halls, "I like Beer" and The Texas Tornados, "Guacomole", Bubba Macs, BBQ, Sweet Corn and Jersey Tomatoes, Shiril Wheeler's "Potatos". Wed Feb 27 12:43:46 -0800 2008 3440162 93538 Passadumkeg 1 3580558 On top of spagheeeeetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed... Thu Apr 10 08:16:56 -0700 2008 2160325 10789 Wiley 1 3913028 I can't believe I didn't post this last year when the thread started: Popsicles Icicles by the Murmaids, 1964. My parents had some great old 45's, and that was one I loved as a kid. Tue Jul 29 17:40:01 -0700 2008 2160325 62843 luv2bake 2 3943366 That song by Marlene Dietrich in "Destry Rides Again". Goes something like this: Ask what the boys in the backroom will have, and give me the same poison..... Sat Aug 09 11:45:06 -0700 2008 3913028 211115 neverlate