Obviously I’m just joking!

Well, this might work if you sing about food instead of eating it, ha, ha. Or if you work up a sweat dancing around the house while you listen to it!

Seriously though, did you ever notice how many songs there are about food?

Maybe I’m just hungry for an afternoon snack (still thinking about Thanksgiving–or looking forward to yummy Christmas cookies), but today it seems like every song I hear is about food.

So, here are my Top 10 Jazz Songs About Food.

Guess this might work for other genres of music, too…Hmm… Stay tuned!

Top 10 Jazz Songs About Food

10. “Apples, Peaches, Cherries”—Peggy Lee

9. “Keep On Eatin’”—Memphis Minnie (ok, it’s actually the blues…but I like it!)

8. “All That Meat and No Potatoes”—Fats Waller

7. ‘Big Fat Ham”—Jelly Roll Morton

6. “Big Butter and Egg Man From the West”—Louis Armstrong

5. “Chili Sauce”—Louis Prima

4. “Everyone Eats at My House”—Cab Calloway

3. “Come On-a My House”—Rosemary Clooney

2. “Salt Peanuts”—Dizzy Gillespie

1. “Beans and Cornbread”—Louis Jordan

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