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LET THEM EAT CAKE!

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This week Jim at Song Lyric Sunday is asking us to write about a song that mentions a food suggested by Christine of Stine Writing and Miniatures. Here is a unique little ditty just about as old as bread itself.

“Bread and Butter” is a 1964 song by the American pop vocal trio Newbeats; it was the group’s first and most popular hit. The song served as the Newbeats’ demo in an effort to obtain a recording contract with Hickory Recording.

The opening two-chord piano riff and the lead falsetto of Larry Henley are the most notable features of the song.

“Bread and Butter” was the inspiration for the advertising jingle of Schmidt Baking Company used in the 1970s and 1980s; it went like this:

“I like bread and butter,
I like toast and jam,
I like Schmidt’s Blue Ribbon Bread,
It’s my favorite brand”.

Catchy, isn’t it?

The song has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows as well as a variety of television commercials. It is part of music compilations found on Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1964 as well as Classic Rock (Time-Life Music).

Let’s have a listen to this quirky hit from 1964:

Lyrics

… Ah, he likes bread and butter
Ah, he likes toast and jam
Ah, that’s what his baby feeds him
Ah, he’s her loving man

… Well, I like bread and butter
I like toast and jam
That’s what baby feeds me
I’m her loving man

… Ah, he likes bread and butter
Ah, he likes toast and jam
That’s what his baby feeds him
Ah, he’s her loving man

… Well, she don’t cook mashed potatoes
She don’t cook T-bone steak
She don’t feed me peanut butter
She knows that I can’t take

… Ah, he likes bread and butter
Ah, he likes toast and jam
Ah, that’s what his baby feeds him
Ah, he’s her loving man

… Well, I got home early one Monday
Much to my surprise
She was eating chicken and dumplings
With some other guy

… No more bread and butter
Ah, no more toast and jam
He found his baby eating
Ah, with some other man

… No, no, no
No more bread and butter
Ah, no more toast and jam
I found my baby eating
Ah, with some other man

… No, no, no, no
No more bread and butter
No, no, no, no
Ah, no more toast and jam

… No, no, no, no
Ah, no more bread and butter
No, no, no, no
Ah, no more toast and jam
No, no, no, no
Ah, no more bread and butter

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Jay Turnbow / Larry Parks

Bread and Butter lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

“Bread and Butter”
Single by the Newbeats 
from the album Bread and Butter
B-side“Tough Little Buggy”
ReleasedJuly 1964 (US)
August 28, 1964 (UK)
Recorded1964
GenrePop
Length1:58
LabelHickory 1269
Songwriter(s)Larry ParksJay Turnbow
The Newbeats singles chronology
“Bread and Butter“
(1964)”Everything’s Alright”
(1964)


From the movie 9 1/2 Weeks:

Buffet of Options

As Jim pointed out to me, the big surprise in this song is when the guy comes home early and finds his lover eating chicken and dumplings with some other guy! What a great ending!

Well, I gotta run; I think I smell toast burning! 🍞 🧈 🥫

NAR © 2023

25 thoughts on “LET THEM EAT CAKE!”

  2. HOWEVER DID I MAKE IT THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT KNOWING THEM NANCY? lol 😂
    Seriously tho, wild..

    uh oh “As Jim pointed out to me, the big surprise in this song is when the guy comes home early and finds his lover eating chicken and dumplings with some other guy! What a great ending!”

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  9. Great choice, Nancy going with this classic song. The phrase “bread and butter” comes from an old folk superstition. It is typically said by young couples or friends walking together usually used in fun, when they are forced to separate by an obstacle, such as a pole or another person. By saying the phrase, the bad luck of letting something come between them is thought to be averted. It’s variously used as a kind of “knock on wood” charm to ward off bad luck between two people. Bread and butter may refer to the source that one depends on for their income or livelihood, the item or process that provides one’s sustenance and lifestyle. Bread and butter is sometimes used to mean something ordinary, something that would be an everyday occurrence. The big surprise in this song is when the guy comes home early and finds his lover eating chicken and dumplings with some other guy.

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