Food and Drink Songs: 294 Title Matches and Playlist Ideas

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Explore 294 food and drink song ideas, from sweet title matches to savory deep cuts. Get starter playlists, the full DJWS list and individual song links.

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294 song and artist entries: start with the listening notes below, then explore the complete categorized song list. Every entry links to its DJWS song page. Different recordings or artists are listed separately.

Some playlists have a mood. This one has a menu. Breakfast, fruit, sweets, a suspiciously musical onion: there is enough here to feed a karaoke round without anyone having to sing while chewing.

These 24 featured songs with food in their titles are selected from the DJ Wonder Sean library. The rule is a food, ingredient or drink word in the song title, including metaphors and descriptive uses. A song can qualify without being about eating. “Raspberry Beret,” for instance, gets in through a color description.

Explore the DJWS theme: Browse the food-title song list for more options, or start a song book with this theme. The article selections are repeated below, with notes to help you choose.

A six-song tasting menu

For a quick round, choose “Banana Pancakes,” “Peaches,” “Sugar, Sugar,” “Raspberry Beret,” “Savoy Truffle,” and “American Pie.” That gives the room breakfast, fruit, sweets and a final course large enough to require its own scheduling discussion.

If you are planning a dinner, use the quieter recordings while people talk, then announce when the karaoke portion begins. Nobody should have to compete with a guitar solo to ask for the potatoes.

Breakfast and the coffee break

  1. Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson. A relaxed breakfast opening. Leave this one near the start if the evening will become louder later.

  2. Coffee and TV by Blur. A useful bridge from a dinner playlist into guitar-pop territory. The food connection here is a drink in the title.

  3. Another Cup of Coffee by Mike and The Mechanics. Keep the coffee round going, but preview the story before treating it as a cheerful café jingle.

  4. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something. Breakfast gets it into the title round; the song itself concerns a relationship. A food word is not a promise of a food story.

Fruit, including the metaphorical kind

  1. Peaches by The Presidents of the United States of America. The obvious fruit-round invitation. Its repetition makes it an accessible group cue, though the exact karaoke arrangement still matters.

  2. Cherry Oh Baby by UB40. A lighter groove for the fruit section. Use the UB40 recording when looking for this particular version.

  3. Passionfruit by Drake. A contemporary change of pace. Treat it as an adult relationship song rather than something written about a fruit bowl.

  4. Raspberry Beret by Prince. The raspberry describes a color, which still satisfies a food-word title rule. Explain that rule before someone disputes the fruit.

  5. Apple Blossom by The White Stripes. An apple plant connection rather than a meal. Good for a round that explicitly allows the names of fruit and edible plants.

Sugar, candy and the sweet course

  1. Sugar, Sugar by The Archies. A clear candy-pop stop. Invite the room to join the refrain without making participation compulsory.

  2. Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra. A compact alternative for a singer who wants a different sugar title from the louder rock choices.

  3. Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard. Save this for the performance portion. Its food word is a metaphor, and its adult tone matters more than the ingredient.

  4. Lips Like Sugar by Echo & the Bunnymen. Another metaphorical sugar pick, with a different mood from the candy-pop options. Useful when the room likes alternative music.

  5. Candy Girl by New Edition. A bright title for the sweets section. Preview the lead-vocal range before calling it an easy karaoke selection.

  6. Ice Cream by Sarah McLachlan. A quieter dessert course. Place it between bigger performances so the change in intensity feels intentional.

  7. Wild Mountain Honey by Steve Miller Band. Use this as a more spacious listening selection. The honey connection is direct in the title, not a serving suggestion.

Savory picks and menu wildcards

  1. Savoy Truffle by The Beatles. A particularly good answer when someone wants a food title that goes beyond the usual sugar choices.

  2. Glass Onion by The Beatles. An onion in the title, even if the song is not a recipe. Pair it with another Beatles pick for a short artist round.

  3. She Don't Use Jelly by Flaming Lips. A deliberately odd addition. Read the title rule aloud and let the room enjoy how strange the food round can get.

  4. Ball and Biscuit by The White Stripes. A longer blues-rock selection for listening or a prepared performer. Check the arrangement before giving it a short karaoke slot.

  5. Muffin Man by Frank Zappa. A left-field dessert choice for a room that welcomes eccentric material. Preview the full version instead of judging by its snack-sized title.

  6. Quiche Lorraine by The B-52's. The dish name qualifies for the word game, but the song is about a dog. This is exactly why the article separates title matches from songs about eating.

  7. American Pie by Don McLean. A familiar title with a substantial running time. Agree on the version in advance if several singers need a turn.

  8. Coconut Woman by Harry Belafonte. A different vocal style to finish the food tour. Keep the performer attached to the title when searching the song book.

Retro diner counter with a record-topped pancake stack, fruit, coffee and a turntable
Build a musical menu: a breakfast opener, a sweet course and a few savory surprises.

Make the rules clear before the first song

For this round, the food word belongs in the song title. An artist named Cake singing a song with no food word is a different challenge. For that version, use our artists with food in their names guide. You can run the two themes as separate rounds or combine them and announce that either kind of match counts.

Decide whether drinks, ingredients and edible plants count. This list includes them. It also allows figurative language: the point is recognizing the title connection, not proving that the song belongs in a cookbook.

Food playlist questions

Are these songs about food?

Some have a direct food connection; many use food words as metaphors, names or descriptions. This is specifically a title-based list. The notes flag several cases where the title can give the wrong impression about the story.

Is a food theme suitable for children?

The theme alone does not decide that. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” is not a baking lesson. Preview the exact lyrics and recording for your audience, then make a shorter list that fits.

How do I turn this into a party game?

Let each person name a food-title song before playing or singing it. Keep a few examples visible, allow different artists’ recordings when the title still qualifies, and make the rules easy enough that discovering another song is more fun than disputing one.

More songs to try

  • Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffett. Start a dinner-themed round with a title that puts the main course front and center.

  • Green Onions by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. An instrumental option for listening between vocal turns or while guests settle in.

  • Milkshake by Kelis. A familiar food title with an adult double meaning. Choose the room and the recording deliberately.

  • Coconut by Harry Nilsson. A compact fruit title for a round that requires an unmistakable edible word.

The complete 294-entry song directory

Food words can describe colors, people or something completely different from dinner. Drinks and named meals count here too. The last section keeps the broader menu words and wordplay visible; a title match is not a promise of food-themed lyrics or family-friendly content.

Coffee, tea and other drinks (23)

Meal words, names and other wordplay (27)

Drinks from the bar (52)

Sweets, baked goods and pantry ingredients (96)

Fruit, vegetables and edible plants (54)

Savory dishes and ingredients (42)

Make the list your own

Use these selections as a starting point, then explore the DJWS theme list and create a song book for your people and your occasion. A DJWS entry identifies a song; your host still needs to confirm the karaoke recording and arrangement.

Have another selection that fits? Suggest a song to DJWS. For a hosted gathering, ask DJ Wonder Sean about a themed event.

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