45 Popular & Funny Songs About Eating

Filed Under: Life Songs

There have been many songs about eating, specifically the mentioning of certain foods in lyrics across different genres. Most songs about eating don’t mean eating food, but it is a representation of and expression of different emotions, including happiness, passion, anger, and more.

I. Popular Songs About Eating

There have been many songs about eating, specifically the mentioning of certain foods in lyrics across different genres. Most songs about eating don’t mean eating food, but it is a representation of and expression of different emotions, including happiness, passion, anger, and more.

1) Eat to the Beat

2) Eat The Rich

The phrase ‘eat the rich’ is a common phrase used to describe income inequality, which is exactly the main topic Aerosmith focuses on in this song.

3) Yummy

4) Peaches

5) Bon Appétit

II. Rock Songs About Eating

There are many classic rock songs that reference eating and food in their music. In rock songs, eating can signify passion, temptation, or even simply just the food itself.

1) Custard Pie

2) Buttered Popcorn

3) Savoy Truffle

“Savoy Truffle” is simply about having a sweet tooth. This song was inspired by George Harsion’s friend, Eric Clapton who enjoyed sweet treats.

4) Brown Sugar

5) Cheeseburger in Paradise

III. Songs About Eating Too Much

The songs that discuss overeating usually do not mean eating too much food but rather signify greed and overindulgence.

1) Too Much

“Too much” is an expression of being overly indulgent; there are references to drinking, eating, and craving too much in the song.

2) Too Much Food

3) You Eat Too Much

IV. Songs About Eating Disorders

Songs about eating disorders generally express the artists’ difficulty while experiencing an eating disorder. These songs reference the artist’s feelings about themselves during this time and the battle they had with body image and eating.

1) Big Fat Lie

The inspiration behind “Big Fat Life” was Nicole Scherzinger’s battle with an eating disorder. The singer expresses how she feels she is living a lie with having the secret, which is the eating disorder.

2) Invisible

3) Breathe Me

4) Please Eat

5) Skin & Bones

6) Just A Little Bit

V. Songs About Eating Healthy

Songs about eating healthy promote having a balanced diet as well as a good relationship with food itself. There have been many well-known songs about eating health from the 90s and even more recent ones in 2020.

1) Ham ‘N’ Eggs

“Ham ‘N Eggs” is a rap song that promotes healthy eating and discusses choosing to eat more nutritious meals instead of high cholesterol foods.

2) Be Healthy

3) Beef Rapp

VI. Songs About Eating Together

The songs that focus or reference eating together do not just mean the act of eating but enjoying the company of these people.

1) Sweet

“Eating together” is a lyric that stands out from “Sweet.” This song expresses the ease that JAY-Z feels with his life.

2) A Lone Swan

3) Morning

In this song, the singer expresses that they miss someone they no longer see. They long to spend time with this person and do things that they used to like eating together.

VII. Songs About Eating Dinner

The words eating dinner in many songs can represent the complexities of relationships or the success one experiences after experiencing some adversity. However, some songs about eating dinner may just mean the simple pleasure of eating dinner with those they love.

1) Nothing Compares 2u

2) Dinner Bell

3) Dinner & Diatribes

4) Sunset Dinner

“Sunset Dinner” is a love song that expresses the desire to make memories like having a sunset dinner with a special person.

5) Pancakes for Dinner

VIII. Funny Songs About Eating

There are many funny songs about eating inspired by popular songs; however, the lyrics have been changed to focus on eating. Most funny songs about eating have the intention of making people laugh.

1) Eat It

“Eat It” is very similar to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”; however, the focus of this song is not to be fussy when it comes to food.

2) Slurf Song

3) Carrot Juice is Murder

4) Lunchlady Land

IX. Eating Songs for Toddlers

Eating songs for toddlers intend to encourage kids to eat their vegetables or even learn a few simple lessons in the song, these songs are usually action songs for toddlers.

1) Apples and Bananas

2) On Top of Spaghetti

3) All Around the Kitchen

4) The Banana Song

5) C is for Cookie

X. Songs With Eating in the Lyrics

The word eating is commonly used in many songs, however the act of eating and what it represents will differ between songs.

1) IV. Sweatpants

“Are you eating though” is a lyric which is repeated throughout the song and represents how luxurious ones lifestyle is.

2) Can’t Hold Us

3) Happier

4) Boyfriend

5) Liability

6) Stay Alive