Can't wait to listen to your list - what a great idea. Have you heard Michael Franks "Eggplant"? It would make a great addition to your list.

Awesome list.

You didn't include Cheeseburger in Paradise. Or I overlooked it.

It's a classic and it's not food, but I'll add it anyway. :-)

Go for Soda by Kim Mitchell

Jambalaya (on the Bayou) by Hank Williams

"Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file gumbo/Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio/Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o/Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou..."

or Hey Good Lookin' (but it's not quite as good as Jambalaya, though)

"Hey hey, good lookin'/What ya got cookin'? / How's about cooking somethin' up with me?..."

Even though I'm not a big fan of "heavy metal" on roadtrips the radio stations always seem to play "Cherry Pie" by Warrant. It's actually kind of a catchy tune-but I didn't say that ;)

My faves that don't appear on the list include "Starfish and Coffee" by Prince (Sign O the Times record), as well as his "Under the Cherry Moon," "Peach," "Raspberry Beret" and "Cinnamon Girl." Oh, and "Cream."

Beck's Midnite Vultures album has a mediocre song called "Peaches & Cream."

"Tangerine," Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins.

Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey album includes both the title song, and "Moonshine Whiskey."

I would also add "(Do The) Mashed Potatoes)" by James Brown to add to your already potato-intensive list.

"Rice" by Dan Bern.

"Red Red Wine" by UB-40 and The Replacements, though those two songs ONLY share a title in common.

"Octopus's Garden," among the more um, goofy of Beatles songs.

Another that combines smokes and a food: "Cigarettes and Coffee," Otis Redding.

"Cup of Coffee," Garbage.

"Mexican Wine," Fountains of Wayne.

"Kitchen," the Lemonheads. Or anything by the Lemonheads. ;)

"Bananeira" by Bebel Gilberto translates as "Banana Tree."

"Chocolate Cake" by Crowded House comes to mind.

Though it doesn't mention a food or drink in the title, I think the Billy Strayhorn classic "Lush Life" is still appropriate.

And on a similar theme, would "One More for the Road" count?

Or maybe Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" would be a more fitting end to the list.

how about 'Too Much Food' by Jason Mraz? and i like Michelle Featherstone's 'Coffee and Cigarettes'.

:)

Buttermilk Biscuits - Sir Mix-a-Lot

"Don't make a difference what food you make
Use buttermilk biscuits to clean your plate
You eat 'em in the morn', you eat 'em at night
Kentucky Fried Chicken makes the suckers just right"

My food album cover would look, and sound, like this. Actually, it already does.

What about computer game tunes?
Check out this belgian beer game
http://www.vedett.com
Hilarious!

The greatest-ever food song has to be Bessie Smith's Kitchen Man

How about "Cookin' by the Book" by Lazytown. Check out the video on Youtube - even kid-friendly!

Forgot one - "Everybody eats when they come to my House" by Cab Calloway

Peaches - The Presidents of the USA
Coconut - Harry Nilsson
Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks
Lemon - U2
Wild Honey - U2
Chocolate - Kylie Minogue
Candy - Mandy Moore
Kiwi - Maroon 5
Honey - Moby
Lemon Parade - Tonic

Love this list! So where can I buy the CD?

My picks that you forgot (and I'm so bad at remembering who sings them):

1. Sex and Candy (it's from the 90s)

2. Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet)

3. Cheeseburger in Paradise (Jimmy Buffet)

4. Candy Girl (it's from the 70s or 80s)

5. Strawberry Wine (Deena Carter)

6. Sugar, Sugar (The Archies)

7. Hey Good Lookin' (Hank Williams? I can't remember who sang the original)

8. Watermelon Crawl (big tall country singer guy with an deep voice, from the 90s)

9. Cherry Pie (Warrant)

10. Starfish and Coffee (Prince)

11. Mashed Potato (from the 50s or 60s)

12. Red, Red Wine (UB40)

13. Two Pina Coladas (Garth Brooks)

14. Isn't there some Tootsie Roll song out in the past couple of years?

Just a couple more:

Everybody eats when they come to my house- Cab Callaway
Soul Food- Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Need a Little sugar in my bowl - Bessie smith (and much later, Nina Simone)
Lemon Twist- Bobby Troup
Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie
Suppertime- Irving Berlin standard
Shoo Fly pie- Anita O'day
Banana Split for my Baby- Louis Prima
One Mint Julep- Ray Charles

What about Gumbo by Jimmy Buffett?!

"I'm not talkin' quesadillas or a dozen Krispy Kremes
Or a pound of caviar that's a rich man's dream.
No banana split or fillet of pompano.
No! I will play for gumbo!"

I Love Onions, not sure who performs it, circa 1966
I Remember Butter, Four Bitchin' Babes
Eat it, Al Yankowitz
A whole bunch of other Weird Al stuff:
Living in the Fridge
The Rye or the Kaiser
Lasagna
My Bologna

My Sugar Walls - Sheena Easton
Candy Girl - New Edition
Hollaback Girl (BANANAS) - Gwen Stefani
Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
American Pie - Don McLean
Navy Bean - Tracy Bonham
She Don't Use Jelly - Flaming Lips
White Chocolate Space Egg - Liz Phair
Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
Constant Craving - k.d. lang

Here's a few...most are definitely about items of or places for food even if it is an allegory of desire or disgust, etc.:

Boiled Okra and Spinach by Trout Fishing in America
Breakfast Blues by Trout Fishing in America
Breakfast in America by Supertramp
The Cask of Amontillado by The Alan Parson's Project
Fried Chicken Skin by Tom Faulkner
Grapefruit Diet by Weird Al Yankovic
Malted Milk by Robert Johnson
Murrell's by Trout Fishing in America
The Mustard by The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pico de Gallo by Trout Fishing in America
What I Want is a Proper Cup of Coffee by Trout Fishing in America

Trout Fishing is a Folk Duo that's released a kids album for every other album they made. The Parson's song might not count since it is a musical telling of the Poe tale. Obviously The Mustard was included a bit frivolously.

Cheers.

Guy Clark has a lot of songs about food, especially Texas food.

Texas Cooking and Homegrown Tomatoes are two that really focus on food.

He manages to work food into a big portion of his song.

I named my food blog Homegrown Tomatoes as a tribute.

GREAT list and only a couple of big misses, which considering is amazing. Jambalaya, as aforementioned, Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer (Holliday version, of course) and the biggest one of all, to the extent that I really believe a replacement is called for, Hold Tight: Want Some Seafood Mama by the Andrews Sisters.
Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight
Fododo-de-yacka saki
Want some sea food mama
Shrimps and rice they're very nice
Hold tight, hold tight, a-hold tight, hold tight
Fododo-de-yacka saki
Want some sea food mama
Shrimps and rice they're very nice

I like oysters, lobsters too,
I like my tasty butter fish, fooo
When I come home late at night
I get my favorite dish, fish

How about "His Cheeseburger" by Larry the Cucumber (Veggie Tales), redone by (Michael) Tait of DCTalk.

Yep, Michael Franks "Eggplant" but also "I Can Cook Too" from the musical On The Town, racy stuff for that era:

"Cause I can bake, too, on top of the lot,
My oven's the hottest you'll find.
Yes, I can roast too,
My chickens just ooze,
My gravy will lose you your mind.
I'm a brand new note
On a table d'hôte,
But just try me à la carte.
With a single course
You can choke a horse.
Baby, you won't know where to start!
Oh, I'm an hors d'oeuvre,
A jelly preserve,
Not in the recipe book,
And what's more, baby, I can cook!"

This is a very fine list. I'll add another song about chicken:

Chicken!
Nice fried chicken!
Barbecued chicken!
Won't you send it down the line.

Say!
Everyone's talking 'bout chicken;
Chicken's a popular bird;
Anywhere you go, you're bound to find,
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird.

Some folks call it a fowl,
That's the story I heard,
But let 'em call it this and let 'em call it that,
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird.

You can boil it, roast it, broil it,
Cook it in a pan or a pot,
Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes,
But chicken's still what you got, boy!

It was a dish for old Caesar,
Also King Henry the Third,
But Columbus was smart, said "You can't fool me,
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird."

You can boil it, roast it, broil it,
Cook it in a pan or a pot,
Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes,
A chicken's still what you got, boy!

It was a dish for old Caesar,
Also King Henry the Third,
But Columbus was smart, said "You can't fool me,
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird.

Cab Calloway