A-Z Of Songs/Films/Sayings With Food In The Title

[herringthorpe]

Can we get a full house on songs/films/sayings that have food in the title?


A APPLES and ORANGES - Song by Pink Floyd that's about a girl doing her shopping.

 

[Lindum]

B - Yes! We Have No Bananas. Novelty song written in 1923 and recorded by many artists including Billly Jones, Benny Goodman and Al Jolson.

 

[herringthorpe]

C The CHERRY Orchard - film based on the play by Anton Chekhov (probably wrote it in between helping Captain Kirk save the Enterprise) starring Judi Dench and Bill Paterson.

 

[Lindum]

D - The Donut Song. American spelling. Song by Burl Ives which appeared on several of his LPs and several videos are on YouTube. Catchy little number!

 

[herringthorpe]

E I'm Putting All My EGGS In One Basket - a Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald song from 1957

 

[Lindum]

F- Fried Green Tomatoes. 1991 comedy drama film starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy and Mary Stuart Masterson.

 

[herringthorpe]

G GRAPES of Wrath - film set in the great depression with Henry Fonda

 

[sixpence]

H - HONEY - a very sad song, sung by Bobby Goldsboro

Sorry!

 

[Lindum]

I - Ice Cream Man. 1977 single by Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers. Video on YouTube.

 

[herringthorpe]

H - HONEY - a very sad song, sung by Bobby Goldsboro

Sorry!

I do like this song, but yes it's sad

 

[herringthorpe]

J - JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) - song by the Carpenters from the early seventies.

 

[Lindum]

K - The Kebab Song. 2016 song by Romanian singer Lucinnio who sings mainly about food! Oddly enough there are several Kebab songs by different artists.

 

[herringthorpe]

L LEMON Tree - song by Trini Lopez from 1966

 

[Lindum]

M - The Muffin Man. Traditional nursery rhyme and song first recorded in a manuscript of 1820. Used to sing it at primary school.

 

[herringthorpe]

N NUTS In May - a nursery rhyme and also the title of a Play For Today TV programme written by Mike Leigh

 

[sixpence]

O - (continuing the nursery rhyme theme) ORANGES and Lemons said the bells of St Clements

 

[Lindum]

O - (continuing the nursery rhyme theme) ORANGES and Lemons said the bells of St Clements

Another favourite from primary school. Don't know why but I still sometimes find myself singing it.

 

[Lindum]

N NUTS In May - a nursery rhyme and also the title of a Play For Today TV programme written by Mike Leigh

Another from primary school. We used to line up in two groups facing each other and skip forwards and backwards while singing the rhyme.

 

[herringthorpe]

P PEACHES - song by various artists including The Stranglers

 

[Lindum]

Q - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death. 2014 British comedy drama film based on the 1992 novel by M. C. Beaton. Ashley Jensen starred. Led to several series under the title Agatha Raisin on Sky.