Some Sweet Songs

Lance and I were talking about our candy bar last week, and he came up with the really cool idea to put some speakers under the candy bar and play some candy or sweets-themed songs.  We brainstormed a few songs and found some others on playlists online, and this is what we have so far.  I was surprised how many of the "candy themed" songs were implicitly or explicitly about sex.  We had to rule out several for not being family-friendly (think Lil Wayne's Lollipop,  50 Cent's Candy Shop, Marcy Playground's Sex and Candy, Christina Aguilera's Candyman, and Trick Daddy's Sugar).  I had a ton of fun with this and went a little crazy embedding YouTube videos.  If you need something to listen to at work this week, check it out!

Oh, Sweet Pea, Tommy Roe

Lance's pet name for me is Sweet Pea, so even though I'd never heard it before, I had to put it on the list once he suggested it.  It's so upbeat and happy!

Sugar Sugar, The Archies
This is THE candy song.  It even sounds sweet.

I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow
She rocks this song!  And she makes me want candy!

Marshmallow World, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin
I love the live version of this song with Frank and Dean (I couldn't find it on YouTube, but I own it).  It's the perfect blend of candy song and Christmas song for our wedding!

Yummy Yummy Yummy, Ohio Express
Does anyone else remember this song from the 80's stuffed animal commercials?  It's so bouncy!

Pour Some Sugar on Me, Def Leppard
Ok, the lyrics to this one are kind of racy, but how could we not include it?!

Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley Temple

This song reminds me of my late grandma.  She was a big Shirley Temple fan, so this song gives me the warm fuzzies.  It's also very innocent, which is great for our purposes here.

Lollipop, The Chordettes
I thought this song sounded like something you might have in the background of a penny candy store.  Plus that pop! sound is a lot of fun.

Sugar, Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday's voice is so smooth...

Truly Scrumptious, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
I'm not sure if we'll end up including this one, but I had to give it a shout-out because it's not getting a lot of love from the internet playlists.  It would be a good musical option for variety.

Mars Bar, The Undertones
I'm not gonna lie, this one is new to me today, but the energy is so great, I had to throw it in.

Big Rock Candy Mountain, Burl Ives
This song is pretty cheeky, but Burl Ives' voice makes anything sound childlike.  It's actually about a hobo who is imagining his perfect world, where most things are made of candy.  The lyrics are hilarious, if you pay attention.

Gumdrop, Otis Williams and the Charms
I liked how upbeat this one is, and the rock-and-roll tone feels very "wedding oldies" to me.

Sweets for my Sweet, The Drifters
For all the Drifters fans out there.  :)

Candy, Mandy Moore
1999 called... It wants to dedicate this song to the Jr. High student in all of us.
Wow, that's a suggestive screenshot they chose for the YouTube photo...

Sugar Mountain, Neil Young
I generally tried to avoid any sadness in this playlist... people don't go to a wedding or a candy bar to get depressed.  This song is bittersweet, but I thought it was a nice reminder to live in the moment:  "You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain" ... "There's a girl just down the aisle, oh, to turn and see her smile."

Candy Girl, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Again, oldies: the perfect soundtrack to candy.  :)

Candyman, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
I liked this version better than the Sammy Davis, Jr. version... it's more cheerful.

Candy, Nat King Cole
A very sweet song from Nat.

How Sweet It Is, James Taylor
This song is perfect because it not only has our keyword "sweet," but it is also a great love song for a wedding.

Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch, The Four Tops
How can you listen to this song and not be happy?  Mission accomplished.

Sweet Child O Mine, Guns N' Roses
A nice rock anthem for variety.

Sweet Thing, Keith Urban
And a nice country song for variety.  It's a lot more subtle than most of our other songs, but I think if this was the only song you heard on your way out, you would see what we did there.

Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
Lance doesn't like to hear this song at weddings for the same reason I hate hearing "Don't Stop Believin'" at weddings: you can't actually dance to it.  You just mill around the dance floor and yell at appropriate times.  By moving this song to our candy playlist, we avoid all that awkwardness... and it reminds me of good times at Penn State when Lance was in law school.  :)

Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics
Our candy bar sign will probably say "Sweet Dreams," since guests are supposed to take favors as they exit, so this is appropriate.

Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz
Ok, so this one is pretty suggestive, but we really liked the beat, so we threw it on.

Any absolute must-haves that we missed?  I noticed that we inadvertently caught many of the traditional cake-cutting songs on this playlist, so we'll have to steal one of them to use for that.  We're not doing the cake face smash, so no "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" for us!