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15 March 2008

Music about food. I'm looking for music about (or related to) food for a radio show I'm helping with on Wednesday. Musically, I'm looking for alternative style music. Think Calexeco, Cowboy Junkies and Tom Waits. Any suggestions?

post by: seanyboy at: 14:37 | 22 comments

Pissed Jeans, "I've Still Got You Ice Cream"

OK, OK. I take it back.

posted by BitterOldPunk 15 March | 14:48

I don't mind it a bit punkier. NO SWEARING though.
God damned motherfucking local radio laws.

posted by seanyboy 15 March | 14:52

I've already had to dump Bettie Serveert - Sugar The Pill because of the F Bomb.

posted by seanyboy 15 March | 14:53

A few that leap to mind:

"Eggs and Sausage" - Tom Waits (seriously, this one is great)
"Flavor of the Month" - The Posies
"Fruit Nut" - XTC
"Lost in the Supermarket" - The Clash
"In the Crowd" - The Jam (also talks about being in the supermarket, namechecks Wall's ice cream, etc.)
"Savoy Truffle" - The Beatles (not alternative, but still might work?)

posted by scody 15 March | 15:03

"I Like Food" by the Descendents. No swearing in it IIRC.

posted by cmonkey 15 March | 15:07

Isn't there a cool Dylan song on Desire about "one more cup of coffee"? If coffee is a food.

posted by Claudia_SF 15 March | 15:09

No swearing? !@#!@$!@$tf. I was going to recommend Cibo Matto's "Birthday Cake," but now I alas cannot.

posted by aparrish 15 March | 15:14

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk -- Rufus Wainwright
Wasted and Ready -- Ben Kweller (not strictly about food, but contains the phrase "sex is like eating spaghetti")
Know Your Onion! -- The Shins (Only about food in the title, alas)
The Little Acorn -- Fruit Bats
Sugar High -- Shivers Coyote
Sugar on the Knees -- David Mead

posted by brina 15 March | 15:15

a few more:

"Chocolate Cake" - Crowded House
"Milkman of Human Kindness" - Billy Bragg ("I will leave an extra pint"!)
"Empire of the Senseless" - Mekons (final verse starts out "baked beans, sugar, and margarine / bread, jam, groceries, and lard / for the unsentimental." Also: one of the greatest songs of all-time!)
"Ice Cream Every Day" - Camper Van Beethoven

Also, there might be some other good suggestions in this AskMe re: songs about ice cream and candy.

posted by scody 15 March | 15:22

I was going to recommend Cibo Matto's "Birthday Cake," but now I alas cannot.

Actually, anything off of Cibo Matto's Viva! La Woman would be great, but I strongly suggest their cover of "The Candy Man." It's resplendently weird, it rocks, and there's no swearing.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 15 March | 15:36

New Young Pony Club "Ice Cream"
The Donner Party "Would You Like To Have Something To Eat?" (mentions all kinds of food)
Wilco "Candyfloss"
Kelly Hogan "Sugarbowl"
Death By Chocolate "Ice Cold Lemonade"

The first and last ones may be a bit too pop for your needs, but maybe not.

on preview: hugs scody for the Mekons love!

posted by BoringPostcards 15 March | 15:51

Red Beans and Rice- Spearhead
Black Gang Coffee- Mike Watt
The Lemon Song- Led Zeppelin (not really the right genre and only arguably related to food, but included for completeness).

posted by doctor_negative 15 March | 15:56

Oh, and if beverages are OK:

"One More Cup of Coffee" - White Stripes
"For the Price of a Cup of Tea" - Belle & Sebastian
"Streams of Whiskey" - The Pogues
"Gin-Soaked Boy" - Tom Waits
"Gin-Soaked Boy" - Divine Comedy (totally different song, not a cover)

high-fives BoringPostcards! Woo, Mekons!

posted by scody 15 March | 16:00

Oh, I've got a ton of songs about booze. But I figured, you know, booze was a whole other category. :)

posted by brina 15 March | 16:02

Interesting, people write songs about stimulants more than food, per se. No one's writing about a nice pot roast or a burrito.

posted by doctor_negative 15 March | 16:26

The song you want is "Maximum Consumption" by The Kinks. It is practically just a list of food with a vibe close to what you're after.

posted by sourwookie 15 March | 18:39

Things that jump out in my iTunes:

"Crackers Rule" - Kelly Hogan (a punny choice, but a great song)

"Coffee & TV" - Blur

"All Her Favorite Fruit" - Camper Van Beethoven

"Caramel" - Suzanne Vega

"Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Emm Gryner cover

"Bird Stealing Bread" - Iron & Wine

"Rock Candy Brains" - Kristin Hersh

"All Night Diner" - Modest Mouse

"Mayonnaise" - Smashing Pumpkins (actually, anything by the Smashing Pumpkins would qualify, no?)

"Bird Feet Feelings" - Trailer Bride, if you want to kind of think of it like Chinese dim sum

posted by occhiblu 15 March | 19:43

"Eat Steak" Rev. Horton Heat

posted by jonmc 15 March | 20:17

How about Sarah McLachlan - Ice Cream? Youtube

posted by LoriFLA 15 March | 21:24

Not to nitpick, but...

Sugar High -- Shivers Coyote

The artist is Coyote Shivers, not the inverse. I actually sorta knew him years ago. Imagine my surprise to see him pop up in Empire Records!

posted by richat 15 March | 21:39

"Fish Heads"! ;-P

posted by brujita 15 March | 23:51

Ooops. I was just copying down from my iTunes list. Must have had it reversed. Thanks, richat.

posted by brina 17 March | 01:00

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