10 Best Songs with Food in the Title with Videos

Something a little different today- music and song! Artists from around the world take their creative inspiration from many different sources, and these are often things that they see and do every day. One source of inspiration is the things they eat and drink as there are many examples of songs that are about food or have food in the title. Here are 10 of the best songs with food in the title. 

Updated on 13th April 2020

Best Songs with Food in the Title

1. Strawberry Fields Forever- The Beatles– One of the Best Songs with Food in the Title

According to Wikipedia, John Lennon wrote this song about his memories of playing in the gardens of Strawberry Fields, which was a children’s home in Liverpool. The Beatles created three versions of the track, and this took 45 hours spread across five weeks in the studio. It is said that Lennon considered this song his finest work, although everyone has their own favourite track written by Lennon.

It was released as a double-A track single with ‘Penny Lane’ on February 13th, 1967. ‘Strawberry Fields’ sat in the second position on the UK charts, behind Engelbert Humperdink’s ‘Release Me’. It reached number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States, while ‘Penny Lane’ topped this chart for a week.

2. Brown Sugar- The Rolling Stones

‘Brown Sugar’ was the opening track and lead single on the Rolling Stones’ album ‘Sticky Finger’, which was released in 1971. Although both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards contributed to writing this track, it was predominantly the work of Mick Jagger. There were rumours that it was written about soul singer Claudia Lennear.

While this song only hit number two in the UK and Ireland charts, it was a number one hit in both Canada and the United States. Billboard ranked it as the 16^th best song of 1971, while Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 495 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and number five on the list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.  In 1981, the song was used in the film ‘Nighthawks’.

3. Blueberry Hill- Fats Domino

Originally written in 1940, ‘Blueberry Hill’ is a song best-known as the rock and roll version that Fats Domino released in 1956. It was previously in the charts when Louis Armstrong released a version in 1949. There have since been multiple covers of this song released.

4. American Pie- Don McLean

Don McClean wrote ‘American Pie’, and he was the first person to release a version of this song on his album of the same name in 1971. This track reached number two in the UK charts, although it was a number-one hit for four weeks in the United States.

The RIAA project ‘Songs of the Century’ ranked ‘American Pie’ at number five. There have since been multiple covers of this song, including Madonna’s version that reached number one in several charts across the globe.

In the song, the phrase ‘the day the music dies’ is sung repeatedly. This refers to the plane crash that killed Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper.

5. Lollipop- Chordettes

Originally, Julius Dixon and Beverley Ross wrote this single in 1958. Then, it was released by Ronald and Ruby. However, it is best known as the version ‘The Chordettes’ released in the same year, and some consider it one of the best songs with food in the title.

‘The Chordettes’ are also known for songs including ‘Mr. Sandman’, ‘Humming Bird’, ‘Born to Be with You’, ‘Never on Sunday’, and ‘Lay Down Your Arms’.

6. Banana Boat Song- Harry Bellafonte

Also known as ‘Day-O’, ‘Banana Boat’ is a traditional Jamaican folk song about dock workers working the night shift to load bananas onto the ships. The lyrics highlight how when daylight comes, the workers can go home. The song became famous when Harry Belafonte released a version in 1956.

7. Sugar Sugar- The Archies

Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, this song was released in 1969 by the cartoon band ‘The Archies’. While it was successful enough to sit at the top of the charts in the United States for four weeks, it was even more successful in the UK, topping the charts for eight weeks. A year later, Wilson Pickett released the same song and it became a hit for the second time.

8. Sugar and Spice- The Searchers

Tony Hatch was the writer of this song, although he used the pseudonym Fred Nightingale. The Merseybeat band ‘The Searchers’ released the song in 1963. Although it was successful in the UK, reaching number two in the charts, it was less successful in the United States peaking at just 44 on the charts.

9. Candyman- Christina Aguilera

Over the years, there have been various songs with ‘Candyman’ as the title. My personal favourite is the song by Christina Aguilera, which she co-wrote with Linda Perry. Originally, she planned to release the song as the second single from her album ‘Back to Basics’, although her producers wanted to release ‘Hurt’ instead. Therefore, she released it as the third single from the album in February 2007.

The single was a top 10 hit in countries across the globe, although its peak position was only 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It is certified Platinum in the United States, and Gold in seven other countries. It received nominations for several music awards.

10. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie- Jay and the Techniques

‘Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie’, was one of the most successful tracks released by Jay & The Techniques. When they released the track in 1968, it reached number six on the Billboard Chart. Originally, record producers offer Bobby Hebb the song. However, he rejected it as he believed it has a novelty sound.

There have been several covers of this song. Most recently, Brave Combo included a cover of this track on their 1999 album ‘Polkasonic’.

Any Ideas for Great Songs with Food in the Title?

Feel free to add any more of your own in the comments box below if you can think of any good songs with food in the title. We would love to hear your ideas, and there are plenty to choose between.

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