Crowded House - Chocolate Cake Lyrics






Not everyone in New York would pay to see Andrew Lloyd Webber
May his trousers fall down as he bows to the queen and the crown
I don't know what tune that the orchestra played
But it went by me sickly and sentimental

Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Tammy Baker's got a lot on her plate
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Andy Warhol must be laughing in his grave

The band of the night take you to ethereal heights over dinner
And you wander the streets never reaching the heights that you seek
And the sugar that dripped from the violins' bow
Made the children go crazy, put a hole in the tooth of a hag

Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Tammy Baker must be losing her faith, yeah
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Andy Warhol must be laughing in his grave

And the dogs are on the road, we're all tempting fate
Cars shooting by with no number plates
And hear comes Mrs. Hairy Legs

I saw Elvis Presley walk out of a Seven Eleven
And a woman gave birth to a baby and then bowled 257
The excess of fat on your American bones
Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone

Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Tammy Baker, Tammy Baker
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Cheap Picasso, cheap Picasso fake
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Kathy Straker, boy, could she lose some weight
Can I buy another slice of real estate?
Liberace must be laughing in his grave

Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?





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  1. S.... C....

    Record exec.," Ok Neil, we've had a hit in America, this new 'woodface' album is gonna break you guys massive over there!!"
    Neil, "um...yeah, let's see what happens."

  2. a.... ....

    Crowded House, your Split Enz are showing...

  3. b.... ....

    I really like the song, I'm a huge CH and SE fan, but jeez, this song actually makes me hungry!

  4. T.... S....

    Love this song and the video clip

  5. L.... V....

    I love this song . And I love Crowded House

  6. J.... H....

    how it works......
    flashes in my mind and i thought of it, it really works halfway over my mind..

  7. J.... M....

    Man, I miss these guys back in the 80's!

    J.... M....

    This was released in 1991!

  8. B.... o....

    Brillant song...Terrible title...great video...it was good to see paul Hester in happier times...great drummer and well liked character in crowded house...greatly missed

  9. G.... S....

    Tim's insistence on challenging his brother for frontman duties killed crowded house.
    This song is to blame singlehadedly for their downfall as fat Tim clashed with his more talented (John Lennonesq) younger brother Neil.
    Sibling rivalry destroys a promising career.
    Nice to hear Neil is playing with Fleetwood Mac.

    G.... S....

    WTH? That is not how things happened AT ALL. Tim was INVITED to join the band by Neil after Capitol rejected the first version of this album. Tim and Neil had already written several songs for a projected Finn Brothers album and many of them ended up on this album (including "Weather With You" and "Four Seasons In One Day"). Tim's input actually helped this album get released and he left during the following tour on his own volition.

  10. i.... m....

    And the excess of fat on your American bones,
    Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone"....brilliant!!!

  11. M.... C....

    Love it when the brothers sing harmony. Great catchy tune. Hilariois lyrics.

  12. A.... E....

    This will become a stand in JoJo

  13. e.... z....

    great song, but honestly can i ...

  14. C.... ....

    Too bad so many American's don't have a sense of humor... This video is awesome, as is the song.

    C.... ....

    Look wise ass, I could give a damn what you kiwi's think about America. This song killed Crowded House and turned it into Split Enz!
    Fat Tim couldn't let his little brother Neil best him as a rock idol so he pushed his talentless ass over his much more talented little brother in a classic case of sibling rivalry.
    This song marked the follow up to their #2 hit in the states and took what some thought was a new wave from New Zealand and turned it into a sissy festival.
    I like NZ, I had an Army buddy from their by the name of Geiberas(sic)
    (Sorry for the spelling)
    Great guy I bet your great people, hay, we won a war together remember!
    So I don't get where the hate comes from because I don't hate you?
    Neil was the show, Tim should have backed off and I wish they would have been more successful.
    Neil is with Fleetwood Mac now and Tim,? You get the picture.

    C.... ....

    Gopher State, none of that is true.

    C.... ....

    The lyrics were spot on then and still stand today. Funny thing, this song is nothing like the rest of the album at all. More of a Split Enz tune lyrically and musically.
    Fantastic band IMO!!👍👍

  15. K.... F....

    I have never seen this video before, always loved the song so it's fantastic to see that it had a great video too.

  16. A.... R....

    10k fucking views this song is a legend

  17. M.... ....

    just love it

  18. W.... ....

    "And the excess of fat on your American bones,
    Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone"

    That always cracks me up.

  19. t.... v....

    Still pretty spot on 27 years later

  20. U.... C....

    Here comes Mrs Hairy legs 😂😂

    U.... C....

    @How Marvellous Am I It's the lyric from the song dumby.

    U.... C....

    @How Marvellous Am I Listen again or check the lyrics online.

  21. N.... o....

    Oh, love this song. Then again, I’m a fan of Split Enz and Crowded House.

  22. E.... M....

    Just awful...

    E.... M....

    Errrrrr fuck you to that this group are amazing

    E.... M....

    @Lianne Jenkins Because Jerkins , their was a really great band here once before fat Tim forced himself on the band and seriously fuck up their sound.
    The band was a failure and went nowhere after this shit song was released.
    I loved Crowded house but Tim was jealous of his younger brother and wanted to turn Neil's band into "Split Enz", which sucked!!!!

    E.... M....

    Fat lol.

    E.... M....

    @Gopher State You're hilarious. Both Tim and Neil have very good solo releases, but Tim's were generally better. And when they collaborated, like on this song and record, they were at the top of their game.

    E.... M....

    @Lianne Jenkins - if he cant sing and thus that nullifies his opinion, then can you sing a song? Produce a movie? Paint a picture?
    Jeez what a childish response! "You can't sing so whaddya you know anyway??"

  23. s.... ....

    Yes, oh yes, have been waiting to see this video in the States since, oh, FOREVER!!  Thanks Neil!!!!  Saw you guys on your Woodface tour in Seattle, Wa around 1991 approx. I had an awesome time...was quite the scorcher that day.. I was so appreciative when you sprayed us all down with a very large container of water!!!  A Great show to remember!!!!  Great song, some Americans just sometimes don't have a sense of humor in regards to this song...Hey, it's true, funny as hell & I finally get to see it!!!!!

  24. d.... ....

    here comes mrs hairylegs hahahaha

  25. b.... b....

    huh??????

  26. E.... ....

    Yes! Finally on YT!

  27. F.... ....

    This one's a little too weird for me, but that's probably kind of the point. Like a funhouse mirror pointed at the aimless priorities that spring up in consumerist society.

    F.... ....

    Try there first band "Split Enz" then. This is tame compared.

  28. B.... B....

    This is just too much fun! I love that the Crowdies released this as the first single off Woodface. Had everybody scratching their heads. It felt like they knew they were beginning to be a big deal in America so they released this as a kind of funny prank. This song I think shows how much fun these 4 lads did actually have, before it began to get cramped and Tim left the group.

    B.... B....

    Neil joined Tim's group then later on Tim joined Neil's group

  29. O.... P....

    Prescient, innit? As we sink like a stone.