TOP FIVE — SONGS ABOUT FOOD

1. from A Musical History. A 1976 outtake, this is Rick Danko near his vulnerable best.
2. from The Pros and Cons of Collaboration. Cooking to this song is tons of fun, but also guaranteed to make you wish that you were at Carolyn Mark’s party instead.
3. from Fat EP. Good advice re: bull sperm.
4. from Texas Cookin’. He also wrote “Home Grown Tomatoes,” which is going to be the anthem of my forthcoming Summer of the Caprese Salad.
5. from The Lonesome Jubilee. The American version of Leatherface’s “Baked Potato” (see below).
6. from Mush. The British version of John Mellencamp’s “Hot Dogs and Hamburgers” (see above).
7. from The Living Room Compilation. They were a Rhode Island new wave band that hardly mattered, but this song is funny and takes the place of The Beach Boys’ “Vegetables” which is on every other list of best food songs on the interwebs.
8. from 1000 Kisses. This is the best written song on this list. And Guy Clark is on this list. Good god, this song.
9. from Keen’s No Kinda Dancer and Lovett’s Lyle Lovett. In addition to the much acknowledged steaming greasy plates of enchiladas, also consider the pimento cheese sandwiches that inspired the fourth verse.
10. from Somebody Else’s Troubles. Most underrated songwriter on this list. And Guy Clark is on this list.
11. from Nighthawks at the Diner. *rhythmic snap*

We’re well aware that this site takes its name from a song on an album called Pizza Deliverance and offers sporadic taco recipes, and know you know that I, personally, am always starving. What do y’all got in the pantry? Food songs! Deliver them.

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