songs referencing food: your playlist

[tatamagouche]

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"!

[chilihead]

Anything by Cibo Matto. Viva la Woman pretty much is entirely about food.

[MaxCaviar]

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.

[pikawicca]

"Lollipop, Lollipop..."
"Scarborough Fair"
"My Favorite Things"

[Bob W]

"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

[mpalmer6c]

"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)"

[mickie44]

Frim Fram Sauce (Nat King Cole or Diana Krall)
Taste of Honey (Sarah Vaughan preferably)
Pretzel Logic (Steely Dan)
Chocolate Jesus (Tom Waits)

[gini]

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.

[tatamagouche]

It's finger lickin, finger lickin good y'all...Heh, forgot all about that.

[mickie44]

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)

[Sloth]

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)

[tatamagouche]

How'd I forget Fish Heads either?!

[HillJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MYL4S...
jason mraz, too much food..

[rockycat]

Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
Marie Provost - Nick Lowe (if you're willing to stretch the definition of food to include canninbalism, kinda)

[Bob W]

In that case we also need to include "Timothy" by the Buoys.

[Sloth]

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

[tatamagouche]

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.

[FoodChic]

Here is a web page with a rather extensive list of food songs.

http://www.mixedup.com/foodsongs.htm

[Fydeaux]

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'

[tatamagouche]

Dang! That's quite a list. Um, Martin Mull? The comedian?

[Fydeaux]

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.

[rockycat]

OMG!!! You've actually heard of the Rev. Billy! I saw him on my first date with my husband - and we still got married.

[Fydeaux]

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!

[pitu]

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

[southernitalian]

"I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow immediately comes to mind although I don't think they're the original artists.

[Fydeaux]

The Strangeloves, around 1966 or 67, I think.

[Veggo]

' 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

[tatamagouche]

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"

[Veggo]

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.

[im_nomad]

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

[javacan]

Hamburger Hell by Todd Rundgren

[MrsT]

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

[rockycat]

And there's "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies

[Bob W]

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."

[Bob W]

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."

[tatamagouche]

Holy crap! Haven't thought about that song in forever! Nice one!

[MrsT]

Funny nobody mentioned any Weird Al. He has a whole album (yes I still call them albums) about food.

[Passadumkeg]

And the video "I'm Fat".

[Bob W]

"Camp Granada," Allan Sherman ("You remember Leonard Skinner; he got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner"

[Trencher man]

"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..."

[tatamagouche]

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..."

[Bob W]

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

[tatamagouche]

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.

[rockycat]

"Black Coffee in Bed" by Squeeze

[Bob W]

"Pulling Mussels From the Shell," by Squeeze

[KevinB]

Or just "Black Coffee", originally sung by Billy Holliday, and covered by the Pointer Sisters. Great torch song.

[Alcachofa]

Kinda sorta on topic: Squeeze refers to alcohol consumption in one way or another in pretty much every song from their first four albums.

[BarmyFotheringayPhipps]

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.

[AreBe]

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

[Sloth]

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.

[alanbarnes]

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.

[mickie44]

My thanks to you for reminding me of this great Tom Waits moment. Nobody like him.

[flourgrrrl]

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?

[Veggo]

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."

[beteez]

Ribs & Whiskey 2 of my favorites by Widespread Panic & Suck the Head about crawfish by Radiators.

[Debbie M]

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

[jword2001]

Have a drink on me , AC/DC
Pour some sugar on me , Def Leppard
New age girl, Deadeye Dick
One vision , Queen

[oakjoan]

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

[jword2001]

Swingin, Cledus T. Judd
Heaven's on fire , Kiss
Two minutes to midnight, Iron Maiden.

[tatamagouche]

The last 2...about food? What are the lines?

[jword2001]

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,"

[tatamagouche]

Heh. Awesome.

[coney with everything]

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.... "

[markabauman]

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.

[KevinB]

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"!

[tatamagouche]

Cute!

And I just remembered "She's Got Sauce," by G. Love & Special Sauce.

[weezycom]

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

[Veggo]

Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs.

[weezycom]

thanks, veggo!

[jarona]

The late, great Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London has a reference to beef chow mein.

[Bob W]

and also to Trader Vic's (where he was drinking a pina colada, and his hair was perfect).

[AMFM]

cowboy junkies have a few that reference food:
sun comes up it's tuesday morning
a few simple words
anniversary song
oregon hill

[jword2001]

Didn't George Straight do a song called "Christmas cookies"?

[gatorfoodie]

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

[rHairing]

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

[Somnifor]

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.

[Cam D]

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

[oakjoan]

Oh, thanks for reminding me of Cibo Mato! Haven't listened to them in a long time.

[frittering_away]

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

[Sloth]

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.

[frittering_away]

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.

[CindyJ]

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/t... 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!)

[Alcachofa]

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.

[tatamagouche]

HOW did I forget Gin & Juice?! Embarrassing! Guess I had my mind on my money.

[Alcachofa]

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."

[tatamagouche]

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.

[jword2001]

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

[AMFM]

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.

[coney with everything]

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? ...

[Sloth]

Just started listening to my Christmas mixes and re-discovered
Christmas in New Orleans by Philly Gumbo.
Made me hungry.

[ketchupgirl]

"Cracker Crunch," Terry Allen
"Happy Donut," Dieselhed
"Jelly Man Kelly," James Taylor
"C is for Cookie," Cookie Monster
"Candy, Chocolate & Cheese," (?) Ween
"Candy," IggyPop

[chilihead]

Funkadelic's What is soul

What is soul?
I don't know, huh!
Soul is a hamhock in your cornflakes, yeah

[condiment]

Also from Funkadelic: Fried Ice Cream Is a Reality.

And it's tempting to include Parliament's ``Chocolate City.''

[AHan]

"Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", Pink Floyd
"Baba Ghanooj", The Cavedogs
"It's Martini Time", Rev. Horton Heat

[im_nomad]

Just remembered another one "White Light" - Gorillaz

alcohol, alcohol, alcohol.....white light.

[im hungry]

"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

[tatamagouche]

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.

[condiment]

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.

[tatamagouche]

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!

[condiment]

Don't thank me; thank Milo!

[poptart]

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"

[brendastarlet]

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

[chilihead]

How could we forget Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Alligator Wine, Feast of the Mau Mau and Cow Fingers and Mosquito pie

[alixium]

"don't touch my tomatoes", sung by Josephine Baker
so sweet!

[meatn3]

Probably the newest is John Legend singing about Nutmeg on Steve Colbert's Christmas special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwV42S...

[frittering_away]

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."

[Ginsugirl]

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.

[kattyeyes]

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!"

[Luvfriedokra]

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

[Pete Oldtown]

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

[buttertart]

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.

[huaqiao]

Does the ketchup song(Asereje) count? It doesn't actually have anything to do with food, but it has a catchy dance!

[edible complex]

Rat In Mi Kitchen by UB40

[NellyNel]

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" !!

[NellyNel]

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!