Gonzo Gastronomy

I’ve had several people ask what songs some of the lyrics I use were taken from. Sometimes you get one of those “man, that sounds familiar” brain farts, but can’t place a song or an artist to the words. So in honor of those who don’t know how to use Google, here ya go…I’ll update it with each new post…provided you don’t piss me off:

“Well I stand up next to a mountain…” – Voodoo Child, Jimi Hendrix

“Let me sleep all night in your soul kitchen…” – Soul Kitchen, The Doors

“Some useless information, supposed to fire…” – Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones

“I’m the man in the box, burried in my…” – Man in the Box, Alice in Chains

“We could jam in Joe’s garage…” – Joe’s Garage, Frank Zappa

“I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway…” – Miami 2017, Billy Joel

“I was alone, I took a ride…” – Got to Get You Into My Life, The Beatles

“They disguise it, hypnotize it…” – Hypnotize, System of a Down

“Soapbox, house of cards and glass…” – The Pot, Tool

“One pill makes you larger…” – White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane

“Although I like the Chalet Swiss…” – One Week, Barenaked Ladies

“Nobody does it better…” – Nobody Does It Better, Carly Simon

“What’s your name, little girl…” – What’s Your Name?, Lynyrd Skynyrd

“You know the nearer your destination…” – Slip Slidin’ Away, Paul Simon

“You’ve been thunderstruck…” – Thunderstruck, AC/DC

“The devil bowed his head…” – Devil Went Down to Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band

“She’s going to change the world…” – Can’t Change Me, Chris Cornell

“If I don’t stand my own ground…” – Dogs, Pink Floyd

“Look at that mountain, look at those trees…” – I Love LA, Randy Newman

“Baby, a dangerous idea…” – Love is Blindness, U2

“What the winner don’t know…” – Straight On For You, Heart

“I needed somewhere to hang my head…” – Best of You, Foo Fighters

“It’s not too cool to be ridiculed…” – You Haven’t Done Nothing, Stevie Wonder

“I focus on the pleasure…” – Can You Picture That?, Electric Mayhem (Muppets)

“A girl, she really got to eat…” – Frim Fram Sauce, Diana Krall

“I exploit you, still you love me…” – Cult of Personality, Living Colour

“I don’t have a drinking problem…” – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart, Tom Waits

“The stars and stripes, they’ve been swiped…” – Mosh, Eminem

“Any trick in the book, now baby…” – Sunshine Superman, Donovan

“You’ll come running back…” – Time is On My Side, Rolling Stones

“I got a juke box heart full of…” – Wine Women and Song, Whitesnake

“But I got wise, you’re the devil…” – Devil In Disguise, Elvis Presley

“Oh, it’s not the kill…” – Knockin’ At Your Back Door, Deep Purple

“I may make you feel…” – Thick As a Brick, Jethro Tull

“Dig that heavy metal underneath…” – Trampled Under Foot, Led Zeppelin

“Take off your heavy make up…” – Abandoned Love, Bob Dylan

“I’m so glad that I know more…” – Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder

“And then you run to the store…” – Rapper’s Delight, Sugar Hill Gang

“You haven’t got a clue…” – You Haven’t Got a Clue, The Flaming Lips

“Beelzebub has a devil put aside…” – Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen

“Are you for real, it’s so hard to tell…” – I’ll Wait, Van Halen

“Who’s gonna love you, love you…” – Who Loves You, The Four Seasons

“I may be viciously unkind…” – Why, Annie Lennox

“Is that all, there must be more…” – All There Is, Dan Fogelberg

“Don’t ask me what I think of you…” – Oh Well, Fleetwood Mac

“I’ve crept into your temple…” – Angels Would Fall, Melissa Etheridge

“You get a good thing goin’…” – Destroyer, The Kinks

“Oh yeah, give me a reason to love you…” – Glory Box, Portishead

“Skin me a peach, save the fuzz…” – Peel Me a Grape, Diana Krall

“There’s a little bit of fruitcake…” – Fruitcakes, Jimmy Buffett

“Your silver tongue has turned to clay…” – One Less Set of Footsteps, Jim Croce

“I’d eat peaches everyday…” – Peaches, Presidents of the United States of America

“We drank a toast to innocence…” – Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg

“All going down, looking for…” – The Tango King, Bruce Hornsby

“I’m near the end, and I just…” – Can’t Find My Way Home, Blind Faith

“We talk just like lions…” – Round Here, Counting Crows

“Baby, this town rips the bones…” – Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

“Cuz teacher, there are things…” – Teacher, George Michael

“It’s all designed to blow our minds…” – Cover of the Rolling Stone, Dr. Hook

“How long shall they kill our prophets…” – Redemption Song, Bob Marley

“I have never felt such frustration…” – Dirt, Alice In Chains

“Yeah, I am the knuckle…” – The Devil’s Rejects, Rob Zombie

“My eyes are getting bigger…” – Big Time, Peter Gabriel

“They came to collect…” – Silver and Gold, U2

“There is something I would like…” – New York Mining Disaster 1941, Bee Gees

“You bring the bullets…” – Bullets, Bob Schneider

“Life’s for living, yeah…” – In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry

“Come on baby show your love…” – I’m the One, Van Halen

“And you won’t see me…” – You Won’t See Me, The Beatles

“Don’t you feel like trying…” – Breaking Us In Two, Joe Jackson

“My balls are always bouncing…” – Big Balls, AC/DC

“Don’t wanna be an American idiot…” – American Idiot, Greenday

“My back is broad…” – Beast of Burden, Rolling Stones

“Everything it seems I like’s a little…” – Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk, Rufus Wainwright

“Baby here’s the game plan…” – Game Plan, Bob Schneider

“So you can get on with your search…” – Wasted Time, Eagles

“You better run, you better hide…” – You Better Run, Pat Benetar

“An’ I don’t know how much longer… ” – Can’t Wait, Bob Dylan

“Tiny bubbles in the wine…” – Tiny Bubbles, Don Ho

“And if you don’t love me now…” – The Chain, Fleetwood Mac

“I’m a ram, bet your life…” – I’m a Ram, Gov’t Mule

“What, what kind of fool…” – What Kind of Fool, Gibb/Streisand

“When you realize you don’t know…” – Words, Missing Persons

“And it’s half past four…” – Radar Love, Golden Earring

“Kid you good a’lookin’…” – Mambo Italiano, Rosemary Clooney

“Your true colors are beautiful…” – True Colors, Cyndi Lauper

“Freedom’s just another word…” – Me & Bobby McGee, Kris Kristofferson

” ‘Cause it’s too darn hot…” – Too Darn Hot, Cole Porter

“No, woman, no cry…” – No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley

“See the face on the billboard…” – Jesus He Knows Me, Genesis

“Through all these cities…” – Life is A Highway, Tom Cochrane

“Smokin’, smokin’, we’re cookin’ tonight…” – Smokin’, Boston

“I’m just a soul whose intentions…” – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, Nina Simone

“Now I’m waiting for Wednesday…” – Waiting for Wednesday, Lisa Loeb

“Baby we can do it…” – Take Your Time (Do It Right) SOS Band

“We’re a happy family…” – We’re a Happy Family, The Ramones

“I smell sex and candy here…” – Sex and Candy, Marcy Playground

“I hope you know this will…” – Kiss Off, Violent Femmes

“But all the things you try to hide…” – Hell, Squirrel Nut Zippers

“Qué viva España…” – Viva España, Manolo Escobar

” ‘Cause if my eyes don’t deceive me…” – Is She Really Going Out With Him, Joe Jackson

“If it was a straight mind you had…” – Dear Mr. Fantasy, Traffic

“Really love your peaches…” – The Joker, Steve Miller Band

“I just might stop to check you out…” – Blister In the Sun, Violent Femmes

“Every picture tells a story, don’t it…” – Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart

“And woman, I will try to express…” – Woman, John Lennon

“The prefix is 516, the top of the dial…” – Long Island Degrees, De La Soul

“Karma police, arrest this man…” – Karma Police, Radiohead

“I’m headin’ for Key West…” – Key West, The Village People

“And I’ve got my act together…” – Gimme Back My Bullets, Lynyrd Skynyrd

“She don’t use butter, she don’t use cheese…” – She Don’t Use Jelly, The Flaming Lips

“You’ll never know if you don’t go…” – All Star, Smash Mouth

“But time makes you bolder…” – Landslide, Fleetwood Mac

“I’ve got this growl in my tummy…” – Too Much, Dave Matthews Band

“Step right up and don’t be shy…” – She’s a Beauty, The Tubes

“Anything you can do, I can do…” – Anything You Can Do, Irving Berlin

“No caffeine, no protein…” – Cancer, Joe Jackson

“Don’t speak, I know just what…” – Don’t Speak, No Doubt

“Try it, you’ll like it…” – Devour, Shinedown

“It’s not that easy being green…” – It’s Not Easy Being Green, Kermit the Frog

“It’s only words, and words are all…” – Words, Bee Gees

“We’re just talkin’ about the future…” – Rock n’ Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution, AC/DC

“All the dishes rattle in the cupboard…” – Love You Madly, Cake

“I love the way you break my skin…” – Control, Puddle of Mudd

“And the ship sails on…” – Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Iron Maiden

“Sleep with one eye open…” – Enter Sandman, Metallica

“And looking up I noticed I was late…” – A Day in the Life, Beatles

“I do things I never should do…” – Lilac Wine, Nina Simone

“I feel it in the air…” – Boys of Summer, Don Henley

“You think you know me well…” – You Don’t Know Me, Ray Charles

“Thank you terror, thank you…” – Thank U, Alanis Morissette

“There ain’t another like me baby…” – Boom Boom Baby, Ugly Americans

“Have a little faith in me…” – Have a Little Faith in Me, Joe Cocker

“I want a Chuck Berry record…” – Rock & Roll Christmas, George Thorogood & The Destroyers

“I can feel no sense of measure…” – Leave It, Yes

“So sweet, you make my mouth water…” – I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow

“Please allow me to introduce myself…” – Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones