Songs that eat

There’s a very interesting list taking shape on the website of the Guardian on food themed songs. I thought I’d list some of my own favourites:

Savoy Truffle- The Beatles: A wicked wicked song. George Harrison weilds a mean pen to mock his good friend Eric Clapton’s sweet tooth…and the fact that after going through a menu of cherry cream, pineapple tarts, cream tangerines and a ginger sling, bloozeman Clapton will have to have all his teeth pulled out, just when he finishes the savoy truffle. To underline the threat, Harrison’s lead guitar is tweaked to make it sound like a water drill! Standout line:
“Coconut fudge, well it blows out the blues!
But you’ll have to have them all pulled out after the Savoy truffle.”

A Taste of Honey- The Beatles: A lilting tune by Herb Alpert, this wide-eyed little ditty compares the woman in question with honey which tastes sweeter than wine.
Standout line:
“Oh I will return, yes I will return
I’ll come back (he’ll come back)
for the honey (for the honey)
and youuuuuuuuuuu.”

Coffee And tv- Blur: This lo-fi classic celebrates the joys of the beverage- coupled with the idiot box- for this guy who’s had it with society. He’s jaded, faded, antisocial, and makes a fervent plea to his girlfriend to give him some coffee and then maybe marry him.
Standout line:
“So give me coffee and tv, easily
I’ve seen so much I’m going blind, I’m braindead virtually.”

English tea- Paul McCartney: Very twee. Really, the song is rather sweet. This is homey Macca, inviting you over for a cuppa and some crumpets, while he gazes serenely into the middle distance and plans to buy Sussex.
Standout line:
“As a rule the church bells chime
When it's almost supper time
Nanny bakes fairy cakes
On a Sunday morning.”

One Meatball- folk song: Yes, it is about hunger. Its about a man looking at a menu and salivating…knowing that his meager money won’t get him anything but one meatball. The words have a surreal quality to them, like when the other diners stare at him for ordering just one meatball. It’s a song which makes you hungry, and which hints at the black pit that is unrequited hunger.
Standout line:
“The little man felt ill at ease,
Said "Some bread, son, if you please."
The waiter hollered down the hall
"Ya gets no bread with one meatball!"