570947 Mon Nov 10 07:21:52 -0800 2008 138 33 Food Media and News 0 4161403 I want to compile one starting now, can't immediately find a thread on this, though I'd be surprised if there hasn't been one at some point... Anyway, some old favorites off the top of my head: "She Don't Use Jelly," Flaming Lips "Starfish and Coffee," Prince "Punky's Dilemma," Simon & Garfunkel ("wish I was a Kellogg's cornflake"...) "Eggs and Sausage," Tom Waits "Toast and Jelly," Poi Dog Pondering ONE EXCEPTION: No "Cherry Pie"! Mon Nov 10 07:21:52 -0800 2008 11106 tatamagouche 1 4162543 Anything by Cibo Matto. Viva la Woman pretty much is entirely about food. Mon Nov 10 13:30:56 -0800 2008 4161403 43623 chilihead 2 4162990 wow, a cibo matto fan. luv them. i am told it means "food crazy" in italian despite their japanese roots. check out smokey & miho if you like latin jazz. Mon Nov 10 16:10:59 -0800 2008 4162543 219739 MaxCaviar 1 4162596 "Lollipop, Lollipop..." "Scarborough Fair" "My Favorite Things" Mon Nov 10 13:47:31 -0800 2008 4161403 11995 pikawicca 1 4162697 "Bar-B-Q," Wendy Rene (great Stax-Volt soul song) "Peanut Butter," the Marathons "Bread and Butter," the Newbeats "Coconut," Harry Nilsson "Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" Jay and the Techniques "Peaches," The Presidents of the United States of America "New Age Girl," Dead Eye Dick ("She don't eat meat, but she sure like...") "Popsicles and Icicles," the Murmaids "Candy Man, " Sammy Davis Jr. "Watermelon Man, " Herbie Hancock (the original!) "Grits Ain't Groceries," Little Milton "Function at the Junction," Shorty Long ("We serving egg foo yung and barbecue, having chicken dumplings and kidney stew") "Lemon Tree," Peter, Paul, and Mary Mon Nov 10 14:15:11 -0800 2008 4161403 12829 Bob W 1 4162724 "You Can't Have None of My Jelly Roll" "Shoo-Fly Pie" "Jambalaya" "The Closer to the Bone, the Sweeter Is the Meat" "I Like Bananas (Because they Have No Bones)" Mon Nov 10 14:21:33 -0800 2008 4161403 55316 mpalmer6c 1 4162762 Frim Fram Sauce (Nat King Cole or Diana Krall) Taste of Honey (Sarah Vaughan preferably) Pretzel Logic (Steely Dan) Chocolate Jesus (Tom Waits) Mon Nov 10 14:36:18 -0800 2008 4161403 64491 mickie44 1 4162794 The Beastie Boys have lots of songs referencing food, including Finger Lickin Good. They also gave a total shoutout to Sara Moulton on her Baked Alaska. Mon Nov 10 14:49:09 -0800 2008 4161403 15217 gini 2 4162919 It's finger lickin, finger lickin good y'all...Heh, forgot all about that. Mon Nov 10 15:40:31 -0800 2008 4162794 11106 tatamagouche 1 4162819 Egg Cream (Lou Reed) Alice's Restaurant (Arlo Guthrie) Country Pie (Bob Dylan) Spam (Monty Python) Soup is Good Food (Dead Kennedys) Salt Peanuts (Dizzy Gillespie) Tea for Two Chop Suey Chow Mein (Louis Prima, Keely Smith) Yes We Have No Bananas (Spike Jones?) Banana Boat Song (Harry Belafonte) Mon Nov 10 14:57:47 -0800 2008 4161403 64491 mickie44 1 4162980 The group Shonen Knife have quite a few food songs ("Tomato Head", for example) "Memphis Soul Stew" (King Curtis) "Eat It" (Weird Al) "Butterbean" (B-52s) "Red Beans and Rice" (Spearhead) "Fish Heads" (Barnes & Barnes) "We All Love Peanut Butter" (One Way Streets or the Ass Ponys) Mon Nov 10 16:06:30 -0800 2008 4161403 11115 Sloth 2 4163122 How'd I forget Fish Heads either?! Mon Nov 10 17:01:25 -0800 2008 4162980 11106 tatamagouche 1 4163046 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MYL4S0MBrw jason mraz, too much food.. Mon Nov 10 16:34:04 -0800 2008 4161403 36312 HillJ 1 4164061 Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett Marie Provost - Nick Lowe (if you're willing to stretch the definition of food to include canninbalism, kinda) Tue Nov 11 06:25:19 -0800 2008 4161403 25244 rockycat 2 4164967 In that case we also need to include "Timothy" by the Buoys. Tue Nov 11 11:34:22 -0800 2008 4164061 12829 Bob W 3 4167021 Which leads to "I Eat Cannibals" by Total Coehlo 2 more that just came to me Jam Up and Jelly Tight - Tommy Roe White Castle Blues - the Smithereens Wed Nov 12 07:09:25 -0800 2008 4164967 11115 Sloth 4 4168416 I Eat Cannibals—another one to take me back! Dang! I think a lot of us must have hung out in the same circles in our respective high schools. Wed Nov 12 14:19:05 -0800 2008 4167021 11106 tatamagouche 1 4164124 Here is a web page with a rather extensive list of food songs. http://www.mixedup.com/foodsongs.htm Tue Nov 11 06:44:43 -0800 2008 4161403 222865 FoodChic 1 4164200 I made this list for a previous thread, but I have added a few. Please excuse duplications: '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 ‘I Will Play For Gumbo’ by Jimmy Buffett 'Memphis Soul Stew' by King Curtis 'Chocolate Pork Chop Man' (!) by Pete 'Guitar' Lewis ‘Spam’ by Monty Python '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 ‘Junk Food Junkie’ by Larry Groce ‘All That Meat & No Potatoes’ by Fats Waller (probably not about food, but with Fats, who really knows?) ‘Keep On Churnin’ ‘Til The Butter Comes’ by Wynonie Harris ‘Eggs’ by Martin Mull ‘Cheese and Onions’ by The Rutles ‘Save The Bones For Henry Jones (‘Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat’) by the Pointer Sisters (and many older versions) ‘Little Green Apples’ by OC Smith ‘Brown Sugar’ by The Rolling Stones 'Mother Popcorn’ by James Brown At the risk of immodesty, allow my to offer my own songs: 'Jambalaya Man' 'Catfish & Grits' 'Fried Rice, Baked Ziti' Tue Nov 11 07:21:44 -0800 2008 4161403 10258 Fydeaux 2 4164254 Dang! That's quite a list. Um, Martin Mull? The comedian? Tue Nov 11 07:39:14 -0800 2008 4164200 11106 tatamagouche 3 4164758 Yep, that Martin Mull. Although 'comedian' doesnt nearly cover it. Among other things, he is a great song writer and a superb guitarist although he only occasionally steps out to solo on any of his records. Tue Nov 11 10:20:35 -0800 2008 4164254 10258 Fydeaux 2 4167076 OMG!!! You've actually heard of the Rev. Billy! I saw him on my first date with my husband - and we still got married. Wed Nov 12 07:28:02 -0800 2008 4164200 25244 rockycat 3 4169896 If I have a spiritual leader, Rev Billy C Wirtz is it, and the First House of Polyester Worship is my sancuary! Your husband must be one impressive fellow if you married him after his taking you to see Rev Billy on a first date! My compliments! Thu Nov 13 06:23:35 -0800 2008 4167076 10258 Fydeaux 2 4175736 Fydeaux, great list but I know you know almost *none* of those songs are about food : ) One of my favorites is Save The Bones For Henry Jones (Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat) as sung by Johnny Mercer and Nat King Cole And it really really is about food We’re gonna have a supper We’ll eat some food that’s rare And at the head of the table We’ll place brother Henry’s chair Invite all the local big dogs We’ll laugh and talk and eat But we’ll save the bones for Henry Jones ‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat Today I’ll go to market Buy up a lotta fish Well, that will thrill brother Henry ‘Cause fish is his special dish Get a large can of molasses Have something really sweet But we’ll save the bones for Henry Jones ‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat Henry is not a drinker He rarely takes a nip He don’t need a napkin ‘Cause the things he eats don’t drip – blip! One day we had a banquet It really was a bake They started off with short ribs Then finished off with steak But when the feast was over Brother Henry just kept his seat And we served the bones to Henry Jones ‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat Our banquet was most proper Right down to demitasse From soup to lox and bagels And pheasant under glass – class! We thought the chops were mellow He said his chops were beat – reet! We served the bones to Henry Jones ‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat He’s an egg man Henry don’t eat no meat He loves a pullet Henry don’t eat no meat A vegetarian Henry? Coming mother! Soup’s on Sat Nov 15 09:16:22 -0800 2008 4164200 11989 pitu 1 4165025 "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow immediately comes to mind although I don't think they're the original artists. Tue Nov 11 11:54:17 -0800 2008 4161403 116638 southernitalian 2 4165066 The Strangeloves, around 1966 or 67, I think. Tue Nov 11 12:10:52 -0800 2008 4165025 10258 Fydeaux 1 4165033 ' 30000 Pounds of Bananas' - Harry Chapin 'My Boy Lollipop' -Millie Small 'I'm Busted' -Ray Charles 'Cowboy Boots & Bathin' Suits' -Jerry Jeff Walker and the melodic 'Verdi Cries' -10,000 Maniacs Tue Nov 11 11:57:30 -0800 2008 4161403 57170 Veggo 2 4165196 I didn't even remember that "Verdi Cries" referenced food, but so it does. I just remembered an 80s band called The Judys had a song about milk (called "Milk") and another one called "Guyana Punch," which counts I guess...Does "Meat Is Murder" (The Smiths) count? Jesus & Mary Chain, "Just Like Honey" Suzanne Vega, "Tom's Diner," sort of White Stripes, "Little Cream Soda" Tue Nov 11 12:55:00 -0800 2008 4165033 11106 tatamagouche 3 4165240 I had the privilege of seeing Natalie Merchant in concert at Carnegie Hall at a Tibetian benefit, and watching/hearing her perform 'Verdi Cries' just leaves you numb. Tue Nov 11 13:09:13 -0800 2008 4165196 57170 Veggo 1 4165573 K’naan – Wash it Down Blondie – Eat to the Beat Snow Patrol – Chocolate UB40 – Red Red Wine Stevie Ray Vaughan & Lonnie Mack – Oreo Cookie Blues Ice Cream – New Young Pony Club Popcorn – Hot Butter Tue Nov 11 15:22:10 -0800 2008 4161403 153184 im_nomad 1 4165684 Hamburger Hell by Todd Rundgren Tue Nov 11 16:01:30 -0800 2008 4161403 36174 javacan 1 4165965 I've always been partial to "Cups & Cakes" (by the Themesmen...who later changed their name to Spinal Tap) "Popcorn Love" and "Candy Girl" by New Edition "Feed Me Seymore" Little Shop of Horrors soundtrack Tue Nov 11 17:34:11 -0800 2008 4161403 11701 MrsT 2 4167080 And there's "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies Wed Nov 12 07:29:31 -0800 2008 4165965 25244 rockycat 3 4168490 and the execrable "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro. The only saving grace for that piece of dreck is that it led to a great sight gag on The Simpsons: An apiary called "Goldsboro's Honey." Wed Nov 12 14:44:06 -0800 2008 4167080 12829 Bob W 1 4167612 I am pleased to report that among the 44 women discussed in one of my all-time faves, "88 Lines About 44 Women," by the Nails, is Brenda, whose "strange obsession was for certain vegetables and fruit." Wed Nov 12 10:14:10 -0800 2008 4161403 12829 Bob W 2 4168394 Holy crap! Haven't thought about that song in forever! Nice one! Wed Nov 12 14:13:20 -0800 2008 4167612 11106 tatamagouche 1 4167631 Funny nobody mentioned any Weird Al. He has a whole album (yes I still call them albums) about food. Wed Nov 12 10:21:22 -0800 2008 4161403 11701 MrsT 2 4237368 And the video "I'm Fat". Wed Dec 10 18:46:23 -0800 2008 4167631 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4167671 "Camp Granada," Allan Sherman ("You remember Leonard Skinner; he got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner" Wed Nov 12 10:37:53 -0800 2008 4161403 12829 Bob W 1 4168206 "Bone Machine" by the Pixies: "Our love is rice and beans and horse's lard..." "Sweet Potato" by Cracker: "Be my sweet potato, be my honey lamb..." "How Can I Live Without You?" also by Cracker: : "You can still come and bring me coffee in the morning/You can still come and make me chicken fried steak..." "Thunder on the Mountain" by Bob Dylan: "I had the pork chops, she had the pie..." "I Got a Gig" by Hayes Carl: "Burnt Fried Chicken and Lone Star beer..." Wed Nov 12 13:22:58 -0800 2008 4161403 124630 Trencher man 2 4168411 Ah well, speaking of the Pixies, there's also "I Been Tired" and "breasts like a cluster of grapes"—which until now, frankly, I always thought was "dress like a cluster of grapes." I'm not sure what to make of the actual simile. And as for Cracker, "cigarettes...& carrot juice" in "Big Dipper"; and as for their predecessors Camper van Beethoven, "All Her Favorite Fruit": "She serves him mashed potatoes, and she serves him peppered steak...with corn..." Boy, they were big on being fed by their women. And still speaking of 80s bands—which, admittedly, is mostly what I do—there was a band from Austin, I believe, with a lead singer who looked a lot like Laura Dern. They had a song called "Wine." The chorus was basically "Wine! Wine! Wine, wine, wine wine, wine!" I can't remember their name. Can anyone? To update myself I'll point to The Decemberists' "Sons and Daughters'—"We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon..." Wed Nov 12 14:17:31 -0800 2008 4168206 11106 tatamagouche 3 4168483 Speaking of which, back when kids had to learn a new dance every week or be considered tragically uncool, there was a song called "Cinnamon Cinder (It's a Very Nice Dance)," by The Pastel Six. Googling just disclosed that the Cinnamon Cinder was a chain of alcohol-free teen nightclubs in the LA area owned by none other than then-DJ Bob "Newlywed Game" Eubanks. The Pastel Six was the house band. Who knew? Well, anyone who was at least 12 yrs old in 1963, which did not include me. 8>D Wed Nov 12 14:41:54 -0800 2008 4168411 12829 Bob W 3 4173143 Thanks to a dear old friend, I just learned that the band was from Raleigh, not Austin, and their name was Fetchin Bones. Ah, like scratching an itch. Fri Nov 14 07:48:11 -0800 2008 4168411 11106 tatamagouche 2 4172218 "Black Coffee in Bed" by Squeeze Thu Nov 13 19:19:44 -0800 2008 4168206 25244 rockycat 3 4173639 "Pulling Mussels From the Shell," by Squeeze Fri Nov 14 10:28:41 -0800 2008 4172218 12829 Bob W 3 4185500 Or just "Black Coffee", originally sung by Billy Holliday, and covered by the Pointer Sisters. Great torch song. Wed Nov 19 06:44:24 -0800 2008 4172218 48210 KevinB 3 4233456 Kinda sorta on topic: Squeeze refers to alcohol consumption in one way or another in pretty much every song from their first four albums. Tue Dec 09 14:09:40 -0800 2008 4172218 11148 Alcachofa 4 4237772 Hell, booze was in practically every song up until Chris Difford finally dried out sometime in the late '80s! He took the maxim "Write what you know" rather too much to heart, I'm afraid. Wed Dec 10 22:07:35 -0800 2008 4233456 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 4175360 Cold Cold Cold, by Little Feat (a peach or a pear or a coconut please) Rad Gumbo, by Little Feat (oh no, no escargot, no cordon bleu) Tripe Face Boogie, by Little Feat Who Stole the Hot Sauce, by Chubby Carrier Watermelon Time, by Marcia Ball Devil Doll, by X (coffee and a piece of pie) Things I Miss the Most, by Steely Dan (the good copper pan) Long Tall Glasses, by Leo Sayer (there was ham and there was turkey there was caviarrrrr) Peanut Butter Conspiracy, by Jimmy Buffet My Boy Lollipop, by Millie Small Muffin Man, by Frank Zappa Tupelo Honey, by Van Morrison Life During Wartime, by Talking Heads (I got some groceries, some peanut butter to last a couple of days) Keep It Simple, by Keb Mo Trans-Island Skyway, by Donald Fagan (the farm in the back is hydroponic, good fresh things every day of the year) Catfish and Collard Greens, by Junior Brown Cake, by B-52s Vega-Tables, by Brian Wilson Eat to the Beat, by Blondie Sat Nov 15 04:58:22 -0800 2008 4161403 52884 AreBe 2 4175505 Since 2 songs by the B-52s have been listed, might as well go for the trifecta with "Quiche Lorraine" even though its about a poodle. Sat Nov 15 07:16:30 -0800 2008 4175360 11115 Sloth 1 4175588 Tom Waits... The intro to "Eggs and Sausage" is one of the best food lines out there. ("Veal cutlet gets up off the plate, walks down to end of the counter and beat the shit out of my cup of coffee. I guess the coffee just wasn't strong enough to defend itself.") But "Ice Cream Man" has to be my favorite tune that's (allegedly) about food. Sat Nov 15 08:03:26 -0800 2008 4161403 58743 alanbarnes 2 4190589 My thanks to you for reminding me of this great Tom Waits moment. Nobody like him. Thu Nov 20 18:42:44 -0800 2008 4175588 64491 mickie44 2 4267794 Tom's a great one for comparing the moon to fruit: he has one song about a "Grapefruit Moon," and in "Little Trip to Heaven," he references the "banana moon." And isn't there another in which he compares the rising sun to a fried egg? Mon Dec 22 19:58:47 -0800 2008 4175588 194351 flourgrrrl 1 4180251 A fitting "last" post here, but there never seems to be a last, would be Champion Jack Dupree's 'Garbage Man' . Catchy lyrics: "stick out your can, here comes the garbage man." Mon Nov 17 10:40:48 -0800 2008 4161403 57170 Veggo 2 4180925 Ribs & Whiskey 2 of my favorites by Widespread Panic & Suck the Head about crawfish by Radiators. Mon Nov 17 13:52:36 -0800 2008 4180251 10807 beteez 2 4949713 Garbage Man - Frequently covered by the Rev. Billy C. Wirtz (see above posts). Sat Aug 15 18:20:17 -0700 2009 4180251 25244 rockycat 1 4181539 Nice Lowe's (or, specifically, Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop) Let's Eat: I wanna move move move move move my teeth Let's Eat Let's Eat I wanna chew chew chew chew chew on a pizza Let's Eat Let's Eat Mon Nov 17 17:54:35 -0800 2008 4161403 14041 Debbie M 1 4181597 Have a drink on me , AC/DC Pour some sugar on me , Def Leppard New age girl, Deadeye Dick One vision , Queen Mon Nov 17 18:16:04 -0800 2008 4161403 89203 jword2001 2 4182103 La Cumbia del Mole by Lila Downs Get Out The Way Old Dan Tucker, you're too late to git your supper. Supper's over and breakfast's cookin' but Old Dan Tucker just stands there lookin'. Acres of Clams Mon Nov 17 22:25:04 -0800 2008 4181597 10245 oakjoan 2 4190698 Swingin, Cledus T. Judd Heaven's on fire , Kiss Two minutes to midnight, Iron Maiden. Thu Nov 20 19:28:34 -0800 2008 4181597 89203 jword2001 3 4191269 The last 2...about food? What are the lines? Fri Nov 21 06:21:14 -0800 2008 4190698 11106 tatamagouche 4 4205924 the references to food are as follows , Heavens on fire, "take it to the top,baby don't stop eat it like a piece of cake" 2 minutes to midnight "As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy," Thu Nov 27 16:18:40 -0800 2008 4191269 89203 jword2001 5 4226795 Heh. Awesome. Sun Dec 07 07:03:06 -0800 2008 4205924 11106 tatamagouche 1 4185334 Detroit/Ann Arbor favorite: Angelo's by Dick Siegel: "Oh, what a wonderful thing to do: Eggs over easy, hash browns, and you. We'll go to Angelo's, 'cause the place really hops. We'll go to Angelo's, where the service is tops. We'll go to Angelo's. We'll be lickin' our chops. Mama, we'll pull out the stops. Bop! When we leave that place, we'll be laughin' out loud, Smilin' so hard, we'll draw a crowd. They'll say, "What's up, man?" and we'll just have to boast About the eggs over easy, hash browns, and toast.... " Wed Nov 19 05:14:21 -0800 2008 4161403 109573 coney with everything 2 4185516 I really like the version of Hank William's "Hey Good Lookin" (what you got cookin-how's about cookin' something up with me?) by Jimmy Buffett and others. Wed Nov 19 06:49:30 -0800 2008 4185334 46008 markabauman 1 4185521 I always loved the quirky and obscure "Toast" by Streetband (featuring Paul Young on vocals). You can google it for some YouTube performances. Here's an excerpt from the lyrics: "Well, then I started getting older, I hated this, I hated that, Expensive steak was ludicrous And cafés couldn't cater for the finer things in life: The upper crust was not for me, I could tell that. So I'd go back home, Switch the kitchen light on, Put the grill on, Slip a slice under And have toast, A little piece of toast. 'Cos there's so much to choose from. There's brown bread, white bread, All sorts of wholemeal bread; It comes in funny packages With writing on the side, But it doesn't matter which one you have 'Cos when you cut the crusts off, Have it with marmalade Or butter, cheese, tomatoes, beans, Banana Or chocolate if you're strange, It doesn't really matter. Oh no, it all goes with toast, Just toast." And I'm surprised no one has mentioned "Love Potion #9"! Wed Nov 19 06:51:26 -0800 2008 4161403 48210 KevinB 2 4186821 Cute! And I just remembered "She's Got Sauce," by G. Love & Special Sauce. Wed Nov 19 13:37:21 -0800 2008 4185521 11106 tatamagouche 1 4189359 I'm surprised I haven't seen Guy Clark's "Home Grown Tomatoes" on this list "In The Skillet" Morris Day "Bottle of Wine" from back in the mid-60s, but I can't remember who the artist is Thu Nov 20 10:46:02 -0800 2008 4161403 50613 weezycom 2 4189411 Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. Thu Nov 20 11:03:20 -0800 2008 4189359 57170 Veggo 3 4208750 thanks, veggo! Sat Nov 29 15:59:35 -0800 2008 4189411 50613 weezycom 1 4189919 The late, great Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London has a reference to beef chow mein. Thu Nov 20 13:41:00 -0800 2008 4161403 239703 jarona 2 4191703 and also to Trader Vic's (where he was drinking a pina colada, and his hair was perfect). Fri Nov 21 09:02:28 -0800 2008 4189919 12829 Bob W 1 4194040 cowboy junkies have a few that reference food: sun comes up it's tuesday morning a few simple words anniversary song oregon hill Sat Nov 22 09:08:35 -0800 2008 4161403 99136 AMFM 2 4205925 Didn't George Straight do a song called "Christmas cookies"? Thu Nov 27 16:19:56 -0800 2008 4194040 89203 jword2001 1 4206542 I was cooking last night and Sintra's "The Best is Yet to Come" came on. First line: Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum. Mmmmm....plums Fri Nov 28 07:54:53 -0800 2008 4161403 108111 gatorfoodie 1 4209030 Tryin to go with what maybe hasn't been mentioned... Black Coffee in Bed-Squeeze Pulling Mussels From a Shell-Squeeze Boat Drinks-Jimmy Buffett Candy Store Rock-Led Zeppelin Cherry-Ray Charles Chili Dog-James Taylor Custard Pie-Led Zeppelin Pour Some Sugar on Me-Def Leppard Gingerbread Boy-Miles Davis Grapefruit-Jucyfruit-Jimmy Buffett I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl-Nina Simone Eat The Rich-Aerosmith Sugar Kisses-Echo and the Bunnyment Sat Nov 29 19:06:06 -0800 2008 4161403 12633 rHairing 1 4210580 I've always respected the Beastie Boys for there Chateaunuef-du-Pape reference in "Body Movin". I am trying to get my boss to play something from Cibo Mato's "Viva la Woman" in our dining room, so far with no sucess. Sun Nov 30 18:07:11 -0800 2008 4161403 119888 Somnifor 2 4225714 Home Cooked Meal- Guy Davis Scenes From An Italian Restaurant- Billy Joel No Sugar Tonight- BTO Smoke & Strong Whisky- Christie Moore 40 Pints of Stout- Chrisite Moore Canned Goods- Greg Brown Little Brown Billy- Greg Mutttart Yes I Guess They Oughtta Name A Drink After You- John Prine Queen & Tequila- The Mahones A Million Miles Away- Rory Gallagher Sat Dec 06 13:57:37 -0800 2008 4210580 137888 Cam D 2 4231306 Oh, thanks for reminding me of Cibo Mato! Haven't listened to them in a long time. Mon Dec 08 20:55:11 -0800 2008 4210580 10245 oakjoan 1 4227373 Baloney Again -Mark Knopfler ( a song about spreading The Word in the segregated south). Old Pigweed -Mark Knopfler (asking the important question 'Who put old pigweed in the Mulligan stew?) Boom Like That -Mark Knopfler (an entire song about Ray Kroc) Three Icons of Alabama- Drive by Truckers (Talks about how the devil makes up a batch of Sweet Tea for Gov. George Wallace as he enters Hell which leads into the song Gov. Wallace (which is about Gov. Wallace and Hell.)) I Wish You Were a Beer -Psycho Sluts from Hell Sun Dec 07 12:40:08 -0800 2008 4161403 140539 frittering_away 2 4230632 Not to nitpick, but they are the CYCLE Sluts from Hell. Great song! A good follow-up would be "What a Way to Die" by the Pleasure Seekers. Suzi Quatro's first band singing about Schlitz, Strohs and Colt 45, a classic. Mon Dec 08 16:10:01 -0800 2008 4227373 11115 Sloth 3 4231123 crap you are right.n I'll have to hand in my Metal Card. Wait. I lost it years ago...never mind. ;) I mostly intentionally avoided the liquor aspect of song as it seemed way to easy. Mon Dec 08 19:32:28 -0800 2008 4230632 140539 frittering_away 1 4227515 This one never gets mentioned, except by me. It's called "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise." You can listen to it at http://www.carlinamerica.com/titles/titles.cgi?MODULE=LYRICS&ID=625&terms=1980 and it's all about the food. (Sorry for the upper case; it's a cut & paste job) LADIES, THE MINUTES WILL SOON BE READ TODAY. THE GARDEN CLUB AND WEAVING CLASS I`M SURE HAVE MUCH TO SAY... BUT NEXT WEEK IS OUR CULTURE NIGHT, OUR BIGGEST, BEST EVENT, AND I`VE JUST MADE A DISH FOR IT YOU`LL ALL FIND HEAVEN SENT: IT`S MY LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE WITH SLICES OF PIMENTO, (YOU WON`T BELIEVE YOUR EYES,) ALL TOPPED WITH A PINEAPPLE RING AND A DASH OF MAYONAISE, MY VANILLA WAFERS `ROUND THE EDGE WILL WIN YOUR HIGHEST PRAISE. AND MISSUS JONES IS MAKING SCONES THAT ARE FILLED WITH PEANUT MOUSSE; TO BE FOLLOWED BY A CHICKEN MOLD THAT`S MADE IN THE SHAPE OF A GOOSE. FOR LADIES WHO MUST WATCH THOSE POUNDS WE`VE FOUND A SPECIAL DISH: STRAWBERRY ICE ENSHRINED IN RICE WITH BITS OF TUNA FISH. AND MY LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE (TRULY A CREATION THAT DESCRIPTION DEFIES) WILL GO SO WELL WITH MISSUS BELL`S CREATION OF THE WEEK: SHRIMP SALAD TOPPED WITH CHOC`LATE SAUCE AND GARNISHED WITH A LEEK. AND MISSUS PERKINS` WALNUT LOAF THAT`S CROWNED WITH MELTED CHEESE WAS SUCH A HIT LAST CULTURE NIGHT, WE ASK: NO SECONDS PLEASE! NOW YOU MUST TRY HER HOT DOG PIE WITH CANDIED MUSHROOM SLICES... THOSE LADIES WHO RESIGNED LAST YEAR, THEY JUST DON`T KNOW WHAT NICE IS! BUT MY LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE, I DID NOT STEAL THAT RECIPE, IT`S LIES, I TELL YOU, LIES! OUR GRAND AWARD: A PICTURE HAT AND A SALMON SEQUINED GOWN FOR ANY GIRL WHO TRIES EACH DISH AND KEEPS HER WHOLE LUNCH DOWN. I`M SURE YOU ALL ARE WAITING FOR THE BIGGEST NEWS: DESERT! WE`VE THOUGHT OF THINGS IN MOLDS AND RINGS YOUR DIET TO SUBVERT. YOU MUST TRY OUR CHOC`LATE LAYER CAKE ON A PEANUT BRITTLE BASE WITH SLICES OF BANANAS THAT MAKE A FUNNY FACE. AROUND THE EDGES PEPPERMINTS JUST SWIMMING IN PEACH CUSTARD, WITH LOVELY LITTLE CURLICUES OF LOVELY YELLOW MUSTARD! IF ALL THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU, PERMIT ME TO ADVISE MORE LIME JELLO MARSHMALLOW COTTAGE CHEESE SURPRISE! (I`VE MADE HEAPS!) Sun Dec 07 14:02:33 -0800 2008 4161403 49600 CindyJ 1 4233468 Lemon Song, Led Zepplin Ball and Biscuit, White Stripes Pennyroyal Tea, Nirvana The Talking Heads had an album titled More Songs about Buildings and Food Savoy Truffle, Beatles Holla Back Girl, Gwen Stefani (bananas, B A N A N A S) Rock Lobster, The B-52s Mayonaise, Smashing Pumkins Peaches, Presidents of the usa Gin and Juice, Snoop Dogg (and also the Gourds version) Chocolate Cake, Crowded House of course, the band named Cake Cornflake Girl, Tori Amos Milk and Honey, Beck Peaches and Cream, Beck Milkshake 'n' Honey, Sleater Kinney Cup of Coffee, Garbage Milk, Garbage Ice Cream Man, by Van Halen, though it is originally a blues song by I-don't-know-who. Orange Crush, R.E.M. P.S. Please don't just post entire lyrics to songs. Lame. Tue Dec 09 14:12:37 -0800 2008 4161403 11148 Alcachofa 2 4233689 HOW did I forget Gin & Juice?! Embarrassing! Guess I had my mind on my money. Tue Dec 09 15:23:38 -0800 2008 4233468 11106 tatamagouche 3 4235581 I wasn't sure about the "liquid" references anyway. :o) Have you heard the Gourds' version? Classic. Snoop approved. One more: "You're no Rock 'n' Roll Fun" by Sleater Kinney has the great line "Fill our Chrismas socks with whiskey drinks and chocolate bars." Wed Dec 10 09:41:53 -0800 2008 4233689 11148 Alcachofa 4 4238210 No, gotta hear that... Oh, and I just rewatched The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T the other day, in which Dr. Terwilliker sings about being dressed up in silk and spinach, pretzels, and beer foarm among other things. Thu Dec 11 06:40:22 -0800 2008 4235581 11106 tatamagouche 1 4234050 Another brick in the wall(pt 2 I believe)Pink Floyd, Tin cup chalice, and Changes in latitude,Jimmy Buffett Merry Christmas from the family, Robert Earl Keen Tue Dec 09 17:41:27 -0800 2008 4161403 89203 jword2001 2 4238028 my husband quotes "If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?" to our kids when they're being picky ALL the time. i can't believe i forgot it. Thu Dec 11 04:22:17 -0800 2008 4234050 99136 AMFM 1 4235026 Perfect for this time of year...the Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping: A&P has provided me With the world's smallest turkey Already in the oven, nice and hot Oh damn! Guess what I forgot? ... Wed Dec 10 07:02:33 -0800 2008 4161403 109573 coney with everything 2 4243872 Just started listening to my Christmas mixes and re-discovered Christmas in New Orleans by Philly Gumbo. Made me hungry. Sat Dec 13 08:15:49 -0800 2008 4235026 11115 Sloth 1 4239332 "Cracker Crunch," Terry Allen "Happy Donut," Dieselhed "Jelly Man Kelly," James Taylor "C is for Cookie," Cookie Monster "Candy, Chocolate & Cheese," (?) Ween "Candy," IggyPop Thu Dec 11 12:06:11 -0800 2008 4161403 19989 ketchupgirl 1 4239974 Funkadelic's What is soul What is soul? I don't know, huh! Soul is a hamhock in your cornflakes, yeah Thu Dec 11 15:11:04 -0800 2008 4161403 43623 chilihead 2 4245170 Also from Funkadelic: Fried Ice Cream Is a Reality. And it's tempting to include Parliament's ``Chocolate City.'' Sat Dec 13 21:54:19 -0800 2008 4239974 10702 condiment 1 4243975 "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", Pink Floyd "Baba Ghanooj", The Cavedogs "It's Martini Time", Rev. Horton Heat Sat Dec 13 09:13:15 -0800 2008 4161403 22725 AHan 1 4244289 Just remembered another one "White Light" - Gorillaz alcohol, alcohol, alcohol.....white light. Sat Dec 13 12:29:52 -0800 2008 4161403 153184 im_nomad 1 4244649 "vineyard party" supercat , "roast fish and cornbread" lee "scratch" perry ,"six pack" black flag , "guava jelly" bob marley , "i like food" the descendents ,"okra" olu dara , and lastly one of the greatest songs ever written, "eat steak" by reverend horton heat Sat Dec 13 16:02:37 -0800 2008 4161403 61002 im hungry 2 4246630 Speaking of Black Flag, didn't "When the Shit Hits the Fan" have the lines "10-pound blocks of cheese / bags of groceries"? No wait, that was the Circle Jerks. Same thing. Sun Dec 14 17:19:32 -0800 2008 4244649 11106 tatamagouche 3 4248609 Not the same thing at all! Just ask Keith Morris. But if we're going punk, the Descendents' Der Weinerschnitzel, or any of that band's impassioned odes to the Bonus Cup: essentially equal quantities of instant coffee, boiling water and sugar mixed together and shotgunned. Mmmmm, bonus cup. Mon Dec 15 12:55:03 -0800 2008 4246630 10702 condiment 4 4266022 I think that maybe the single most stomach-turning concoction I've ever heard about in my many years of fascination with stomach-turning concoctions on Chowhound and elsewhere. Kudos! Mon Dec 22 09:25:21 -0800 2008 4248609 11106 tatamagouche 5 4266299 Don't thank me; thank Milo! Mon Dec 22 10:50:15 -0800 2008 4266022 10702 condiment 1 4244914 More Steely Dan: "Black Cow" Strawbs: "Lemon Pie" Frank Zappa: "Burnt Weenie Sandwich" More Zappa: a quote from Joe's Garage: "Bring me a Colada and Milk" Sat Dec 13 18:49:48 -0800 2008 4161403 117621 poptart 2 4244939 Anything by Cake, The Cranberries or Spoon to start with. Others: "Soul Sister," Sam and Dave (includes the lyrics, "She's brown sugar") "A Taste of Honey" Lizz Wright or the Herb Alpert version "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" Rufus Wainwright "Cherry Blossom Girl" Air "The Bakery" Arctic Monkeys "No More Candy" Barbara Cook "Free Coffee Town" Ben Folds "Green Onions" Booker T. and the MGs "Lost in the Supermarket" The Clash "Glass of Water" Coldplay Sat Dec 13 19:14:45 -0800 2008 4244914 83766 brendastarlet 1 4245368 How could we forget Screamin' Jay Hawkins Alligator Wine, Feast of the Mau Mau and Cow Fingers and Mosquito pie Sun Dec 14 04:48:12 -0800 2008 4161403 43623 chilihead 1 4262604 "don't touch my tomatoes", sung by Josephine Baker so sweet! Sat Dec 20 15:52:10 -0800 2008 4161403 194657 alixium 1 4268019 Probably the newest is John Legend singing about Nutmeg on Steve Colbert's Christmas special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwV42S5JNvU&feature=related Mon Dec 22 22:16:07 -0800 2008 4161403 111267 meatn3 1 4269566 It just occured to me that this might count, but I might be stretching 'Truck Got Stuck' by Corb Lund -->"We put what timber we had underneath the wheels and we was all out of sand but managed to steal two sacks of the best modern Canola seed you ever did see, that oughta give us some traction." Tue Dec 23 13:19:43 -0800 2008 4161403 140539 frittering_away 1 4270701 I hope to not repeat anyone's lists here, but there is a fine line between inspiration and plagiarism. So here's my list (by no means complete, and some have more to do with drinks than food): -Red Red Wine (UB40) -Champagne Supernova (Oasis) -Common People [references rum and cola, plus the supermarket] (Pulp) -Miss American Pie [ref's drinks as well] (Don McLean) -Day-O, aka the banana boat song (Harry Belafonte) -Closing Time (Leonard Cohen, video filmed at the legendary Matador club) -Somebody Put Something In My Drink [Tanqueray + Tonic, yum] (the Ramones) -Thank U [refs alcohol and tea] (Dido) -Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones) -I Want Candy [This song is the bane of my existence. I've been trying to get people to stop calling me Candy for 25 years] -Lost in the Supermarket (the Clash) -Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday) [yes, I know it's a euphanism, but belongs on the list. -That's Amore (Tony Bennett?) -Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young) And of course there has to be one, amazingly appropriate yet overlooked song... 2 Pints of Lager {and a Packet of Crisps Please} (Splodgienessabounds). This was the theme song for a BBC comedy of the same name, and so perfectly sums up the culinary oddity that is Britain. Cheers. Wed Dec 24 02:10:51 -0800 2008 4161403 53727 Ginsugirl 2 4386380 I don't think anyone mentioned these: Livin' In the U.S.A. - Steve Miller Band "Somebody gimme a cheeseburger!" Muffin Man - Frank Zappa Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney ("Try the enchilada with the fisha baccala!") The Italian Delight (a.k.a. The Scungilli Song) - Nick Apollo Forte This is a particularly fun one--frequently in play on my uncle's jukebox when I was a kid (70s/80s)--people in the bar used to sing along: http://www.box.net/shared/9vdhj1eql1# "So touch your dish and make the wish and hope it comes again: SCUNGILLI!" Wed Feb 04 07:36:14 -0800 2009 4270701 249664 kattyeyes 1 4399224 Egg Man-Beastie Boys, many other songs in which they reference White Castle Filet of Sole-Dead Milkmen Ice Cream-Wu Tang Little Green Apples-Dean Martin Want A little Sugar in My Bowl-Nina Simone Sun Feb 08 17:27:42 -0800 2009 4161403 227643 Luvfriedokra 1 4400712 Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer -- David Johanson (or Bessie Smith) I Just Want Something to Do -- The Ramones (Hangin' out 2nd Avenue/Eating chicken vindaloo) French Fries W/Pepper -- Morphine I Need Lunch -- Dead Boys Mars Bars -- Undertones More Songs About Chocolate and Girls -- Undertones Hong Kong Garden -- Siouxie and the Banshees Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain Mon Feb 09 10:03:27 -0800 2009 4161403 104864 Pete Oldtown 2 4949730 If we're bringing the Ramones into this, then I guess we should add "We're A Happy Family" - Sittin' here in Queens/Eatin' refried beans Sat Aug 15 18:27:09 -0700 2009 4400712 25244 rockycat 1 4400830 Steve Goodman's The Vegetable Song/The Barnyard Dance - the aural equivalent of the cartoons in which inanimate objects come to life and dance around like crazy when people aren't around. A swell song by a sadly late, great artist. Mon Feb 09 10:32:10 -0800 2009 4161403 13709 buttertart 1 4404830 Does the ketchup song(Asereje) count? It doesn't actually have anything to do with food, but it has a catchy dance! Tue Feb 10 13:12:03 -0800 2009 4161403 124045 huaqiao 1 4405199 Rat In Mi Kitchen by UB40 Tue Feb 10 15:09:33 -0800 2009 4161403 195694 edible complex 1 4407141 Georgia Peachs - Lynyrd Skynyrd Escape Pina Colada - Rupert Holmes La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - "She never drinks the water and makes you order French Champagne " ....... AND "Her skin's the color of Mocha"!! It Takes Two - Rob Base and EZ Rock - "I like the Whopper, fuck the Big Mac" !! Wed Feb 11 09:23:50 -0800 2009 4161403 174753 NellyNel 2 4407189 Oh and I forgot - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood I guess there could be a whole seperate list for Alcohol referenced songs! Wed Feb 11 09:33:56 -0800 2009 4407141 174753 NellyNel 1 4947790 "That's Amore", Frank Sinatra The Candy Man, from the Willie Wonka soundtrack Big Rock Candy Mountain, Harry McClintock (O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack) Killer Queen by Queen references food ("Let them eat cake") Ripple by the Grateful Dead if you're going to include alcohol songs What was the one about "I like pina coladas, taking walks in the rain.." - or was it on the beach? How about "Some one left the cake out in the rain...." (you didn't say they had to be good songs) Of course, the classic Oscar Mayer Weiner song and Armour Hot Dog song Fri Aug 14 18:58:12 -0700 2009 4161403 1101812 ynow 2 4947862 Oh, God. Rupert Holmes (The Pina Colada Song) and Richard Harris (MacArthur Park). Those are memories that should not be awakened. Fri Aug 14 19:35:11 -0700 2009 4947790 58743 alanbarnes 1 4947804 A stretch.. "Viagra in the Water", by The 4 Bitchin' Babes "Hot Tamale Baby" "Hot Dog" , The Detroit cobras Fri Aug 14 19:05:58 -0700 2009 4161403 93538 Passadumkeg 2 4948318 I prefer Led Zeppelin's "Hot Dog"--is it the same tune? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJSoaLChCq4 HOT DOG!!!!! Sat Aug 15 04:52:19 -0700 2009 4947804 249664 kattyeyes 3 4948348 One of my favorites- the Hank William's classic: "Hey Good Lookin' " "Say hey good lookin' Whatcha got cookin' How's about cookin something up with me Hey sweet baby Don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new recipe" Sat Aug 15 05:32:32 -0700 2009 4948318 46008 markabauman 4 4948396 Now, that is perfect! Kind of a Chowhound anthem! Sat Aug 15 06:15:25 -0700 2009 4948348 249664 kattyeyes 3 4948362 Led who? Katty Eyes, I'm an old fart, I only have Zeppelin's first album on vinyl! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P08BGNoIIXM Sat Aug 15 05:47:12 -0700 2009 4948318 93538 Passadumkeg 4 4948394 Come now, Robert Plant's approaching his 61st natal day. Wouldn't that make you about the same vintage (aren't you a little younger, even)? My definition of "old" keeps getting higher, the older I get. I like my "Hot Dog" better than your "Hot Dog"...that's a fun song for the car if ever there was one. Sat Aug 15 06:14:48 -0700 2009 4948362 249664 kattyeyes 1 4948458 Sheryl Crow likes her beer buzz early in the morning. Sat Aug 15 07:03:37 -0700 2009 4161403 57170 Veggo 1 4948764 I was just reminded of a ditty from my childhood The Super Supper March by John Hamblin Sorry, just can't resist posting the lyrics Hungry, hungry I am hungry Table, table here I come I could eat a goose-moose burger Fifteen pickles and a purple plum I could eat three bowls of goulash Half a pound of wuzzled wheat I could eat a peck of poobers Then I'd really get to work and eat Oysters, noodles, strawberry stroodles French fries, fish hash, one red beet Lamb chops, wham chops Huckleberry mish mash Oh, the things that I could eat Doughnuts, dump-a-lings Blueberry bump-a-lings Chocolate mush-mash, super sweet Clam stew, ham stew, Water melon wush wush Oh, the stuff that I could eat Deep dish rhubarb, upside-down cake I could eat a frittered flum Hungry, hungry, I am starving Table, table, here I come Sat Aug 15 09:37:23 -0700 2009 4161403 11115 Sloth 1 4949733 Southern Culture on the Skids has a great song called Banana Pudding Sat Aug 15 18:29:11 -0700 2009 4161403 168703 uwebres 1 4950209 "Your flavor in my mind swings back and forth between sweeter than any wine and bitter as mustard greens And it's light and dark as honeydew and pumperknickel bread the trap I set for you seems to have caught my leg instead" - 'In a Sweater Poorly Knit' : mewithoutYou Sun Aug 16 05:48:47 -0700 2009 4161403 106932 Agent Orange 1 4950247 Black Bean Soup-David Soul (b-side to don't give up on us) Toast-Heywood Banks (comedian) Too High for the Supermarket-the Uninvited Sun Aug 16 06:21:09 -0700 2009 4161403 1081286 poofty 2 4950506 HA HA, well, Black Bean Soup pairs nicely with Bread. :) Sun Aug 16 08:59:11 -0700 2009 4950247 249664 kattyeyes 1 4950518 "Red Wine at Noon," Joy Of Cooking Sun Aug 16 09:03:55 -0700 2009 4161403 81822 Old Spice 2 4952298 Great band, great a propos name for this thread as well. Terri Garthwaite - what a voice. Mon Aug 17 05:56:30 -0700 2009 4950518 13709 buttertart 1 4959500 here's one that no one seems to have mentioned-rapper's delight by the sugarhill gang. Wed Aug 19 11:15:27 -0700 2009 4161403 269732 andieb 1 4960673 "Boom, Like That" by Mark Knopfler. It's about Ray Kroc and McDonalds's, but you can ignore the lyrics and listen to the guitar and it's all good. Wed Aug 19 17:23:54 -0700 2009 4161403 227406 JohnE O 1 4966903 Guero Canelo (Calexico) Milk (Jimmie's Chicken Shack) Lemon Meringue (Poe) Milkshake Girl (Giant Sand) Honey (Venus Hum) A Taste of Honey (Martin Denny) this is fun! Gotta go through the music collection (which has the corollary benefit of playing stuff I've not listened to for ages!) Fri Aug 21 16:53:03 -0700 2009 4161403 131171 nofunlatte 1 4969015 Ok - I'm rather late to join this discussion, but so it goes.... In any case, while the majority of the posts have been dedicated to English language songs from the USA, UK, and such, I thought that I would mention that there are an infinite amount of songs from the Portuguese (Lusophone) speaking countries such as Brazilian Samba and MPB, Angolan Semba, Cape Verdean Morna and Funana, and Portugese Fado that reference food; particularly since they deal with everyday life within the lyrics. Some artists and lyrcists from Brazil include Aldir Blanc & João Bosco; Moacyr Luz; João Nogueira; Paulo César Pinheiro; Chico Buarque; Carlinhos Vergueiro; and many others. From Portugal: Carlos do Carmo and many other fadistas embrace cuisine and wine in their lyrics. From Angola and Cape Verde, there are many, yet the references to fish, beer, and many other regional dishes are ubiquitous throughout the various genres of semba (Angola) and morna (Cape Verde). Also, one neglected mention on an English language song - although Squeeze has been mentioned - is from Glenn Tilbrook's debut album - <The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook.> The last track, "Sunday Breakfast Treat," is a song about making Welsh Rarebit! Truly a Sunday Treat! Another personal favorite is from Martin Sexton called"Diner." This can be found on his 1996 album, <Black Sheep.> This song makes me hungry for a burger and fries whenever I hear it! Also, the brilliant Scottish band Del Amitri has multiple references to food and drink in their lyrics! Cheers and Saúde! Sat Aug 22 19:08:09 -0700 2009 4161403 251260 vinhotinto75 1 4969056 Here are some of my favorites: Brown Sugar (the Stones) Red Vines (Aimee Mann) Cheeseburger in Paradise (Jimmy Buffet) Red, Red Wine (UB40) Sat Aug 22 19:32:40 -0700 2009 4161403 255446 Gigi007 1 4969725 A few of these have already been mentioned, but the thread was so long I just couldn't be sure of all of them. Plus, some of mine are bound to be obscure to many, so... Rad Gumbo, Hamburger Midnight, Tripe Face Boogie - Little Feat Hot Tamale Baby - Clifton Chenier (used in an antacid commercial a few years ago, and covered by almost every Louisiana musical act.) Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett Couchon de Lait (suckling pig) - Beausoleil Down at the Twist and Shout - Mary-Chapin Carpenter ("they got a alligator stew and a crawfish pie...") Too Much - Guy Clark ("...Too much gravy'll make you fat...Too much coffee'll race your heart tick...Too much onion'll make you weepy...Too much Mexican food'll fill you...") Butter (a paean to food delights remembered), Take Me Out to Eat ("...They got squid and leaks; I see those grouper cheeks, How about that garlic veal? Can't we put aside our politics for just one meal…"), Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind ("I am eating sushi, when I do not like sushi, but he loves sushi and I love him"), Junk Food (more a rap than a song) - Four Bitchin' Babes Filé Gumbo, Crawfish (this one's a favorite at the bars for the lyric "Squeeze the tail and suck the head"), Dancin' at Double D's ("...they always got some boudin and some hot filé...), Le Chanson des Mardi Gras (about the gumbo ride on Mardi Gras day) - Zachary Richard Sur Le Courtableau (about a sort of seafood boil, Cajun style), Zarico est pas salé (literally, the snap beans (les haricots) aren't salty, meaning they're too poor to cook 'em with pork) later corrupted to Zydeco est pas salé - Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys And one oddity I'm pretty sure hasn't been in the list yet: Yeah, Toast! - Heywood Banks :D (I get up in the morning about 6 AM had a little jelly had a little jam take a piece of bread put it in the slot push down the lever and the wires get hot [Chorus] YEAH TOAST!! YEAH TOAST!! ) Sun Aug 23 07:47:14 -0700 2009 4161403 95137 mcsheridan