June is National Candy Month. This fun month-long holiday
celebrates sugary sweets in all their forms, being hard candies, chocolates, marshmallows,
toffees and more. And what better way to celebrate than to check out some music
themed around candy.
Let’s be honest, many of the songs written about candy are
not about candy. However, “candy” is often used as a comparison for other
things, mostly love. There are plenty of songs out there that talk about love or
a lover/crush being as “sweet” as candy or sugar. Some go as far as to use it
as a euphemism for sex. However, we can all agree that for better or worse, there are a lot of songs that use candy as their inspiration.
In honor of National Candy Month, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s
music outlet, has gathered up a list of some of the sweetest songs themed
around the sweetest of treats. Here are seven songs whose references might just
give you cavities.
1.
Bow
Wow Wow, “I Want Candy”: The quintessential song about “candy,” The
Strangeloves’ “I Want Candy” has been covered by just about everyone, though
Bow Wow Wow’s version has become the most frequently referenced. Using candy as
a metaphor for the singer’s love interest, the lyrics use such food language as
“make my mouth water” and “wrapped in a sweater.” (video)
2.
Mandy
Moore, “Candy”: Pop star-turned actress Mandy Moore’s debut single, “Candy,”
is perfect for lovers with a sweet tooth. In the song, she compares the feeling
she gets from her her crush to the feeling she gets from a sweets-induced sugar
rush, using lyrics like “craving for you,” “sweet to me like sugar to my heart”
and “missing you like candy.” Part of the video also takes place in a soda
shop, just to tie things up neatly. (video)
3.
50
Cent, “Candy Shop”: One of the more sexually suggestive songs on the list, instead
of comparing his lover to a particular sweet, he compares himself to the entire
store on his number one single “Candy Shop.” In the lyrics he tells the girl
that she can “lick the lollypop” (ew) and that with one taste, he’ll have her “spending
all you got.” Somehow he makes an M&Ms reference in there too, which seems
like a disservice to the brand. (video)
4.
New
Edition, “Candy Girl”: Back to the tamer love songs, New Edition innocently
compares the main love interest to sugary sweets in “Candy Girl.” The song’s chorus
sums up the song’s intent nicely: “Candy Girl / You are my world / You look so
sweet / You’re a special treat.” (video)
5.
The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar”: Comic book band The
Archies’ only hit, “Sugar, Sugar” uses sugar as a term of endearment. The
singer goes between calling his “candy girl” “sugar” and “honey,” telling her
that her “sweetness” has “got [him] wanting [her].” (video)
6.
Christina
Aguilera, “Candyman”: Reinventing herself after her infamous “X-Tina”
phase, Christina Aguilera came up with the old-style, “Bugle Boy”-inspired “Candyman.”
The song fixates on the man Aguilera is eying, calling him “sugar-coated” and
comparing his lips to sugar cane. It’s not all innocent though, also mentioning
how he’s a “one stop shop” that “makes the panties drop.” (video)
7.
Sammy
Davis Jr., “The Candy Man”: Originally written for ‘Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory,’ it was Sammy Davis Jr.’s cover of “The Candy Man” that made
it a hit. The only non-love song on this list, the singer is a literal candy
man singing about how he can make any day better with candy. This is a feel
good song, no matter how old you are or what decade it is. (video)
Candy as a theme in music is very popular. There are a lot
of songs written using these sweet treats as a way to compare love to something
relatable. Celebrate this National Candy Month by checking out some of these
candy-coated songs above, and then let us know about your favorite candy-themed
tracks.
---
Find candy-themed music and more at Vinyl Bay 777. Long
Island’s favorite new independent record shop has thousands of titles to choose
from in a variety of genres to suit most music fans. Browse their wide
selection of new and used vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, music DVDs and
memorabilia in store at their Plainview location or online at vinylbay777.com.
With more titles being added to their selection all the time, you never know
what you might find at Vinyl Bay 777.
No comments:
Post a Comment