# Cake, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 24, 2000, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599 "2000-07-24T02:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drew\_Blade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@Drew\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drew_Blade)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/1 "2000-07-24T02:42:59Z")
I guess I am asking for humble opinions. A week or so ago I heard a few songs by “Cake.” The songs were played quietly in the background, so there is much I didn’t hear, but what I heard seemed very good. What I can say about the words and the music is that both seemed far away from what I consider to be the normal habitat of modern music, and this is a BIG plus. I would like to hear more and know more, but my searches so far have a tendency to turn up recipies. Are there any “Cake” opinions out there? ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/2 "2000-07-24T03:23:50Z")
Go to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com)’s music section. Do a search on “Cake”. ---
**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/3 "2000-07-24T03:26:09Z")
“to me coming from you… a friend is a four letter word iend is the only part of that word …that I heard Call me morbid or absurd” I love that song by cake. I did as a presentation in my sign language class in college. I signed to the song. They gasped at the lyrics. Oh yeah, baby! ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/4 "2000-07-24T03:28:29Z")
Cake is decent, in small doses. I find the singer’s voice annoying after not too long. But you gotta admire a band that uses a weedwhacker as a musical instrument. If you’re looking for really good music that’s away from the mainstream, I suggest Soul Coughing. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/5 "2000-07-24T03:31:41Z")
Cake has a SINGER?? You gotta be kidding me… ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/6 "2000-07-24T04:41:09Z")
NO, Cake has a TALKER masquerading as a singer. Although I hear that he has a good voice when he chooses to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/7 "2000-07-24T05:22:05Z")
I like Cake. I have both their cd’s. True, the lead singer doesn’t really “sing” that much, but their lyrics are neat. They have a unique sound that I haven’t heard elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/8 "2000-07-24T05:37:08Z")
[homer] Mmmmmm… Cake… [/homer] oh, you meant _that_ cake. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Drew\_Blade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@Drew\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drew_Blade)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2000, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/9 "2000-07-24T11:51:11Z")
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. I will check them out some more before deciding to buy anything. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/10 "2000-07-25T00:33:21Z")
I really like some cake, but only about half the songs on each album. The other half I just skip through… I could probably make one good tape from their three records I have. ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/11 "2000-07-25T02:10:03Z")
They have three? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/12 "2000-07-25T14:36:40Z")
First of all, Cake and Soul Coughing are mainstream. You want to get into quirky bands that are out of the mainstream, check out Guster. Secondly, there is indeed a lead singer. You want to check out a band with a lead “talker,” check out King Missle. Thirdly, I really like Cake. Any band that covers “I Will Survive” not because they think it’s a funny song, but because they really think it’s a GOOD song rock. I used to own all of their stuff, but my CD collection was stolen. So far I have only replaced Prolonging the Magic. I listen to it a lot. And lastly, any band that has a song about a goofy woman is OK in the Swiddle Song Book. “When she talks she moves her mouth/Instead of her lips/And when she walks, she swings her arms/Instead of her hips” I simply have to like them! ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/13 "2000-07-25T16:35:27Z")
I put them in between the Dead Milkmen and the They-Might-be-Giants catagories-- amusing if you’re in the mood. ---
**Author:** ![lunapark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/278dde/32.png) [@lunapark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunapark)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-anyone/26599/14 "2000-07-25T16:39:07Z")
They are alright. Nothing amazing. I have all 3 albums. They are all decent, although similar.