Top Ten Songs With Sexually Suggestive Food Metaphors
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry
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12:00PM, Wednesday August 6th 2008
This is by no means the end all, be all list of sexually-charged food metaphors in popular music, but it is a list of our favorites. Please add any others you can think of in the comments! So, anyone hungry for, say, some hot peas and butter?
10. “B-Boy, where the f**k you at?/I been looking for your ass since a quarter past/Hot peas and butter, baby, come and get your supper/Before I make you suffer/That’s when you had enough/Can I get hot when you hit the jackpot?/Surely I can, if you the man/I get loose and produce large amounts of juice.” – “Keep On Keepin’ On”, MC Lyte
9. “I want a little sugar/in my bowl/I want a little sweetness/down in my soul/I could stand some lovin’/Oh so bad/I feel so funny and I feel so sad.”—“I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl”, Nina Simone
8. “She wanted me to feed her/So I mixed up the batter/And she licked the beater/I scream you scream/We all scream for her/Don’t even try ‘cause/You can’t ignore her/She’s my cherry pie .”—“Cherry Pie”, Warrant
7. “My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard/And they’re like/It’s better than yours/Damn right it’s better than yours/I can teach you/But I have to charge.”—“Milkshake”, Kelis
6. “My heart is like an artichoke/I eat petals myself one by one/Until I feel enough/Until I lose to laugh/Can you peel my petals one by one?/Your hands are like a rusty knife/Are you gonna keep on peeling me?”—“Artichoke”, Cibo Matto
5. “Squeeze me, babe, till the juice runs down my leg/Do, squeeze, squeeze me, baby, until the juice runs down my leg/The way you squeeze my lemon/I’m gonna fall right outta bed.”—“The Lemon Song”, Led Zeppelin
4. “Creme tangerine and Montélimar/A ginger sling with a pineapple heart/A coffee dessert—yes you know it’s good news/But you’ll have to have them all pulled out/After the Savoy truffle/Cool cherry cream, nice apple tart/I feel your taste all the time we’re apart/Coconut fudge really blows down those blues/But you’ll have to have them all pulled out/After the Savoy truffle.”—“Savoy Truffle”, The Beatles
3. “Movin’ to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches/I’m movin’ to the country/I’m gonna eat me a lot of peaches/I’m movin’ to the country/I‘m gonna eat a lot of peaches/Movin’ to the country/I’m gonna eat a lot of peaches/Peaches come from a can they were put there by a man/In a factory downtown/If I had my little way I’d eat peaches everyday/Sun soakin’ bulges in the shade.”—“Peaches”, Presidents of the United States of America
2. “Clickin’ by your house about two forty-five/With a sidewalk sundae strawberry surprise/I got a cherry popsicle right on time/A big stick, momma, that’ll blow your mind/‘Cause I’m your ice cream man/I’m a one-man band (yeah)/I’m your ice cream man, honey/I’ll be good to you.”—“Ice Cream Man”, Tom Waits
1. “I’ve been out there/Tried a little bit of everything/But it’s all sex without love/I found the real thing is poundcake/Homegrown and down-home, yeah that’s the one/Still cookin’ with that old time, long lost recipe, yeah/Woo!/She’s down-home and down-home/Oh, that’s my woman.”—“Pound Cake”, Van Halen
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lilo
wrote on August 6 2008 @ 02:51 pm: [report]
The MC Lyte song is great, but I do not like hot peas and butter.
Cat
wrote on August 6 2008 @ 06:15 pm: [report]
Peaches And Cream by 112!
cardboarder
wrote on August 6 2008 @ 09:09 pm: [report]
In addition to “Artichoke” Cibbo Matto’s “Viva! La Woman” also include such hits as
“Apple”, “Beef Jerky” and “Sugar Water” and of course “White Pepper Ice Cream” not forgetting “Birthday Cake”
and the inimitable “Know Your Chicken”
The video for “Know Your Chicken” can be found on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAh1sMtObfg
Kiki
wrote on August 7 2008 @ 05:47 am: [report]
Cornbread by the Dave Matthews Band
gomergirl
wrote on August 7 2008 @ 02:13 pm: [report]
maybe i’m too old, but what about popcicle toes? diana krall does a great cover of the michael franks classic!
TC
wrote on August 8 2008 @ 01:33 pm: [report]
You forgot sugar sugar by the Archies, and Yummy Yummy Yummy i want love in my Tummy
Dartssnake
wrote on August 8 2008 @ 04:03 pm: [report]
ARTIST: Harry Nilsson
TITLE: Coconut
Lyrics and Chords
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it for the lime
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank ‘em both up (3x)
Put the lime in the coconut, she called the doctor, woke him up, and said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache, I said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache
Now let me get this straight
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank ‘em both up (3x)
Put the lime in the coconut, you called your doctor, woke him up, and said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache, I said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache
You put the lime in the coconut, you drink ‘em both together
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut, drink ‘em both up
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it for the lime
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank ‘em both up
Put the lime in the coconut, she called the doctor, woke him up, and said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache, I said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Now let me get this straight
You put the lime in the coconut, you drink ‘em both up (3x)
Put the lime in the coconut, you’re such a silly woman
Put the lime in the coconut, you drink ‘em both together
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut, drink ‘em both down
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
Woo-oo, ain’t there nothin’ you can take, I said
Woo-oo, to relieve your bellyache, you said
Woo-oo, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said
Woo-oo, to relieve your bellyache, you say
Yeah-ah, ain’t there nothing I can take, I say
Wow-ow, to relieve this bellyache, I said
Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take, I said (3x)
Doctor, you’re such a silly woman
Put the lime in the coconut, you drink ‘em both together
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut, drink ‘em both up
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the mo-o-ornin’
Yes, you call me in the morning
If you call me in the morning I’ll tell you what to do {repeat to fade}
Zugzwang
wrote on June 3 2009 @ 08:40 pm: [report]
Not to be picky, but The Lemon Song borrows its lyrics from a variety of blue sources. I’m not sure who the author of the “lemon” metaphor is, but it’s pretty well accepted that it’s borrowed from a blues source, as well: http://tinyurl.com/oa56vw.
vanya
wrote on June 3 2009 @ 09:02 pm: [report]
The Joker by Steve Miller Band (and covered by k.d.lang) “You’re the cutest thing I ever did see. Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree.”
LadieBug
wrote on June 3 2009 @ 09:20 pm: [report]
Anyone know Pimp Juice? I can’t remember who it’s by. I’d Google it, but I don’t know what kind of hits I’d get back…
retro chic
wrote on June 3 2009 @ 10:25 pm: [report]
Don’t go pickin’ on The Lemon Song. Dear god in heaven… My old bestie and I would play this song *over and over* just to hear Robert Plant sca-ream in (our) ecstasy as we imagined squeezing his lemon till the juice ran down his leg… Yooowwww! My heart is racing now…
“Brown Sugar” Rolling Stones: “Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good/(a-ha) brown sugar, just like a young girl should/A-huh.”
Aaaah, my raunchy devil-Mick!
Found these oldie titles, all self-explano, I hope:
“Keep On Churnin’ Til The Butter Comes”-Wynonie Harris
“Queenie Wahine’s Papaya”-Elvis Presley
“Saturday Night Fish Fry”-Louis Jordan
notaslacker
wrote on June 3 2009 @ 10:48 pm: [report]
i would submit r. kelly, in the kitchen (remix). what’s r&b;without the r?