Cake
At least 2 bands have the name “Cake”.
1.) 90s alternative rock band 2.)… Read Full Bio ↴At least 2 bands have the name “Cake”.
1.) 90s alternative rock band 2.) 60s Girl pop band 3.) Underground 70s pop/funk band. 1.) Best-known for their ubiquitous hit "The Distance," Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of '90s geek rock. Their sound freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely varying genres -- white-boy funk, hip-hop, country, new wave pop, jazz, college rock, and guitar rock -- with a particular delight in the clashes that resulted. Their songs were filled with lyrical non-sequiturs, pop-culture references, and smirky satire, all delivered with bone-dry detachment by speak/singing frontman John McCrea. Cake's music most frequently earned comparisons to Soul Coughing and King Missile, but lacked the downtown New York artiness of those two predecessors; instead, Cake cultivated an image of average guys with no illusions and pretensions about their role as entertainers. At the same time, critics lambasted what they saw as a smugly superior attitude behind the band's habitual sarcasm. Perhaps there was something in Cake's doggedly spare, low-key presentation that amplified their ironic detachment even when they didn't intend it, but most reviewers pegged them as one-hit wonders after the success of "The Distance." Nonetheless, Cake managed a few more alternative radio hits in the years that followed, while largely retaining the same approach.
Cake was formed in Sacramento, California in 1991 by vocalist/songwriter John McCrea, who'd recently returned home after spending a few years in Los Angeles, unsuccessfully trying to break into the music business. The original lineup of Cake also featured guitarist Greg Brown, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, bassist Sean McFessel, and drummer Frank French; McFessel soon left to attend college, and was replaced by Gabe Nelson. In 1993, the band released their debut single, "Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle," on a local basis, and followed it with a self-produced, self-released, self-distributed album, Motorcade of Generosity. Motorcade found its way to the revived Capricorn label, which released the album nationally after Cake signed a contract with them. With the prospect of extensive national touring, both Gabe Nelson and Frank French left the band, and were replaced by bassist Victor Damiani and drummer Todd Roper. Re-released by Capricorn, "Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle" caught on at college radio in 1995, and was followed by two more singles, "Ruby Sees All," and "Jolene" (not the Dolly Parton song).
Cake's second album, Fashion Nugget, was released in 1996 and spawned a breakout smash in the Greg Brown-penned "The Distance," which dominated alternative radio that fall, and even turned into an unlikely sporting-event anthem. Mostly on the strength of "The Distance," Fashion Nugget charted in the Top 40 and sold over a million copies. It also spun off a somewhat controversial follow-up single in a cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"; although the band professed its sincere admiration for the song, some critics and listeners took it as a smarmy putdown, in part because of McCrea's deadpan vocals. In 1997, Greg Brown and Victor Damiani both left Cake and formed a new group, the new wave-influenced Deathray, which eventually released its debut album on Capricorn in 2000. Meanwhile, McCrea briefly considered putting Cake to rest, but brought original bassist Gabe Nelson back to replace Damiani instead. For Cake's next album, McCrea used a tag-team procession of guitarists -- five in all -- on different tracks; the result, Prolonging the Magic, was released in 1998. True to its sardonic title, it defied critical opinion to produce another big, alternative radio hit in "Never There," plus decently successful follow-ups in "Sheep Go to Heaven" and "Let Go."
Prolonging the Magic sold nearly as well as Fashion Nugget, and was also certified platinum. For the supporting tour, one of the album's guitarists, Xan McCurdy, officially joined Cake full-time. In the spring of 2000, the band signed a new deal with Columbia, and debuted in 2001 with their fourth overall album, Comfort Eagle, which became their highest-charting yet (at number 13). The lead single, "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," was a hit on alternative radio, and even earned some MTV airplay -- no longer an easy task for any artist -- with a video that featured reactions to the song by randomly selected people on the street. Following the completion of the album, drummer Todd Roper left the group to spend more time with his children, and was replaced on the supporting tour by Pete McNeal. Pressure Chief appeared in 2004. Redefining the meaning of independent -- the band was by then recording in a studio powered entirely by solar energy, and free of the corporate involvement of even so much as a utility bill -- released Showroom of Compassion some six years later in 2011.
Biography by Steve Huey
2. The Cake (which is currently being redirected to this page) was a psychedelic girl pop group from the 1960s with the album Slice of the Cake in 1968.
3. Cake, a 70s funk/pop band who’s most popular track was “Make Up Your Mind” in 1979.
1.) 90s alternative rock band 2.)… Read Full Bio ↴At least 2 bands have the name “Cake”.
1.) 90s alternative rock band 2.) 60s Girl pop band 3.) Underground 70s pop/funk band. 1.) Best-known for their ubiquitous hit "The Distance," Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of '90s geek rock. Their sound freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely varying genres -- white-boy funk, hip-hop, country, new wave pop, jazz, college rock, and guitar rock -- with a particular delight in the clashes that resulted. Their songs were filled with lyrical non-sequiturs, pop-culture references, and smirky satire, all delivered with bone-dry detachment by speak/singing frontman John McCrea. Cake's music most frequently earned comparisons to Soul Coughing and King Missile, but lacked the downtown New York artiness of those two predecessors; instead, Cake cultivated an image of average guys with no illusions and pretensions about their role as entertainers. At the same time, critics lambasted what they saw as a smugly superior attitude behind the band's habitual sarcasm. Perhaps there was something in Cake's doggedly spare, low-key presentation that amplified their ironic detachment even when they didn't intend it, but most reviewers pegged them as one-hit wonders after the success of "The Distance." Nonetheless, Cake managed a few more alternative radio hits in the years that followed, while largely retaining the same approach.
Cake was formed in Sacramento, California in 1991 by vocalist/songwriter John McCrea, who'd recently returned home after spending a few years in Los Angeles, unsuccessfully trying to break into the music business. The original lineup of Cake also featured guitarist Greg Brown, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, bassist Sean McFessel, and drummer Frank French; McFessel soon left to attend college, and was replaced by Gabe Nelson. In 1993, the band released their debut single, "Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle," on a local basis, and followed it with a self-produced, self-released, self-distributed album, Motorcade of Generosity. Motorcade found its way to the revived Capricorn label, which released the album nationally after Cake signed a contract with them. With the prospect of extensive national touring, both Gabe Nelson and Frank French left the band, and were replaced by bassist Victor Damiani and drummer Todd Roper. Re-released by Capricorn, "Rock ‘n' Roll Lifestyle" caught on at college radio in 1995, and was followed by two more singles, "Ruby Sees All," and "Jolene" (not the Dolly Parton song).
Cake's second album, Fashion Nugget, was released in 1996 and spawned a breakout smash in the Greg Brown-penned "The Distance," which dominated alternative radio that fall, and even turned into an unlikely sporting-event anthem. Mostly on the strength of "The Distance," Fashion Nugget charted in the Top 40 and sold over a million copies. It also spun off a somewhat controversial follow-up single in a cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"; although the band professed its sincere admiration for the song, some critics and listeners took it as a smarmy putdown, in part because of McCrea's deadpan vocals. In 1997, Greg Brown and Victor Damiani both left Cake and formed a new group, the new wave-influenced Deathray, which eventually released its debut album on Capricorn in 2000. Meanwhile, McCrea briefly considered putting Cake to rest, but brought original bassist Gabe Nelson back to replace Damiani instead. For Cake's next album, McCrea used a tag-team procession of guitarists -- five in all -- on different tracks; the result, Prolonging the Magic, was released in 1998. True to its sardonic title, it defied critical opinion to produce another big, alternative radio hit in "Never There," plus decently successful follow-ups in "Sheep Go to Heaven" and "Let Go."
Prolonging the Magic sold nearly as well as Fashion Nugget, and was also certified platinum. For the supporting tour, one of the album's guitarists, Xan McCurdy, officially joined Cake full-time. In the spring of 2000, the band signed a new deal with Columbia, and debuted in 2001 with their fourth overall album, Comfort Eagle, which became their highest-charting yet (at number 13). The lead single, "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," was a hit on alternative radio, and even earned some MTV airplay -- no longer an easy task for any artist -- with a video that featured reactions to the song by randomly selected people on the street. Following the completion of the album, drummer Todd Roper left the group to spend more time with his children, and was replaced on the supporting tour by Pete McNeal. Pressure Chief appeared in 2004. Redefining the meaning of independent -- the band was by then recording in a studio powered entirely by solar energy, and free of the corporate involvement of even so much as a utility bill -- released Showroom of Compassion some six years later in 2011.
Biography by Steve Huey
2. The Cake (which is currently being redirected to this page) was a psychedelic girl pop group from the 1960s with the album Slice of the Cake in 1968.
3. Cake, a 70s funk/pop band who’s most popular track was “Make Up Your Mind” in 1979.
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Cake Lyrics
"The Distance" Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping a…
01 Satan Is My Motor I've got wheels of polished steel I've tires that grab the…
02-Ruby Sees All Do you think she's swimming in your lies? Do you think…
07 Comfort Eagle We are building a religion We are building it bigger We are…
07-Comfort Eagle We are building a religion We are building it bigger We ar…
09) Perhaps perhaps perhaps You won't admit you love me And so how am I…
11. It's Coming Down It's coming down It's coming down It's raining outside …
Ain't No Good She's gonna hand you a red headed Gabriel Coming from…
Alpha Beat Parking Lot Standing in the Alpha Beta parking lot Watching the sun set …
Arco Arena Welcome to the King's palace Arco Arena Arco Arena Why wal…
Bound Away I'm an unknown individual in an unattended car Hey, welcome …
Building A Religion We are building a religion We are building it bigger We ar…
Cake Da-da-da-da-da-da— Cake, cake, cake, cake Cake, cake ct stak…
Cake-Comfort Eagle We are building a religion We are building it bigger We ar…
Carbon Monoxide Too much carbon monoxide for me to bear Too much carbon…
Comanche You need to straighten your posture and suck in your…
Comfort Eagle We are building a religion We are building it bigger We are…
Commisioning a Symphony in C So you'll be an Austrian nobleman Commissioning a symphony i…
Conroy A mirror image of a silver sky, Nests of pines and…
Cool Blue Reason Cool blue reason empties on the page Your colleagues are in…
Daria When you tried to kiss me I only bit your tongue When…
Dime In the brown shag carpet of a cheap motel In the…
Distance Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping an…
Easy to Crash Clouds hung hugely and oppressively Over our busy little car…
End of the Movie People you love Will turn their backs on you You'll lose you…
Excuse Me Excuse Me, I Think I've Got A Heartache From Wheels-EP (iTun…
Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache They just don't know how lost I feel without you My…
Falling How I went truth comes How can we keep on going…
Federal Funding You'll receive the federal funding, you can add another wing…
Frank Sinatra We know of an ancient radiation That haunts dismembered cons…
Friend Is A Four Letter Word To me Coming from you Friend is a four letter…
Friend Is a Four-Letter Word To me Coming from you Friend is a…
Going the Distance Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping a…
Got to Move You have always got to move, You're always trying to prove…
Guitar I'm sitting by the window of your 32nd floor apartment Waiti…
Haze of Love It's three o'clock in the morning Or maybe it's four I am…
He's Going the Distance Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping an…
Hem Of Your Garment I am intrinsically no good I have a heart that's made…
Hes Going the Distance Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping an…
I Bombed Korea I bombed Korea every night. My engine sang into the…
I Will Survive At first I was afraid I was petrified I kept thinking I…
Is This Love I can't believe it's true, I can't believe that you Don't…
Is This Love- I can't believe it's true, I can't believe that you Don't…
Is This Love? I can't believe it's true, I can't believe that you Don't…
Is This Love_ I can't believe it's true, I can't believe that you Don't…
It It's coming down It's coming down It's raining outside …
It's Coming Down It's coming down It's coming down It's raining outside Yo…
Italian Guy That Italian guy over there The one with the polyester pins…
Italian Leather Sofa She doesn't care whether or not he's an island She doesn't…
Its Coming Down It's coming down It's coming down It's raining outside Yo…
Jesus Wrote a Blank Check Jesus wrote a blank check One I haven't cashed…
Jolene Well Jolene unlocked the thick breezeway door Like…
Let Me Go When she walks She swings her arms Instead of her hips When …
Long Line Of Care There's a long line of cars And they're trying to get…
Long Time It's been a long time Since I've seen your smiling face It's…
Love You Madly I don't want to wonder if this is a blunder I…
Mahna, Mahna Do do do do do de do do do do…
Meanwhile Dis empowered, the scattering flock Dances in a fever at the…
Mexico I had a match But she had a lighter I had a…
Mr. Mastodon Farm Birds fall from the window ledge above mine Then they flap…
Multiply the Heartaches Once I thought two happy hearts could someday beat as…
Mustache Man Launching loony thoughts into the bending of your mind You r…
Never Gonna Give You Up You look so good to me right now... You really, really…
Never Never Gonna Give You Up Keep on, keep on doing it Right on, right on doing…
Never There I need your arms around me I need to feel your…
No Money No Love So, uh, what kinds of stuff are you into? That's a…
No Phone No phone No phone I just want to be alone…
Nugget Okay alright, uh no This one, this one, this one Heads of…
Open Book She's writing she's writing she's writing a novel She's writ…
Opera Singer I am an opera singer I stand on painted tape It tells…
Opera Singer 1 I am an opera singer i stand on painted tape It tells…
Palm of Your Hand When the house was standing You'd never have believed it Whe…
Pentagram Your pentagram is down below our floor. Your naked body…
Perhaps You won't admit you love me And so how am I…
PerhapsPerhapsPerhaps You won't admit you love me And so how am I…
Pigs Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black…
Pretty Pink Ribbon Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd end up just like me Wit…
Race Car Ya-Yas The land of race car ya-yas The land where you can't…
Rock New tats Punk rock On some other shit New bitch Fat ass On s…
Rock & Roll Lifestyle Well your CD collection looks shiny and costly. How much…
Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town You've painted up your lips and rolled, and curled your…
Ruby Sees All Do you think she's swimming in your lies? Do you think…
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your…
Sacred i bought you a gift off the tiktok shop a sacred…
Sad Song and Waltzes I'm writing a song all about you A true song …
Sad Songs And Waltzes I'm writing a song all about you A true song as…
Satan Is My Motor I've got wheels of polished steel I've got tires that grab…
Shadow Stabbing Adjectives on the typewriter He moves his words like a prize…
She Last night I said to her I didn't want to…
She'll Come Back To Me Last night I said to her I didn't want to…
She'll Hang the Baskets She'll hang the baskets on the walls Don't you know I've…
Sheep go Heaven I'm not feeling alright today I'm not feeling that great I…
Sheep Go To Heaven I'm not feeling alright today I'm not feeling that great I'm…
Shell Hang the Baskets She'll hang the baskets on the walls Don't you know I've…
Short Skirt I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I…
Short Skirt and Long Jacket I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I…
Short Skirt Long Jacket I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I…
Short Skirt Long Jacket (Album I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I…
Short Skirt \x01 Long Jacket I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I…
Shut the Fuck Up heads of state who ride and wrangle who look at your…
Sick of You I'm so sick of you so sick of me I don't want…
Sinking Ship We are on a sinking ship We are on a sinking…
Stangers in the Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
Stickshifts And Safetybelts Stickshifts and Safetybelts, bucket seats have all got to go…
Strangers In The Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
Take It All Away You keep pushing me away In spite of what you say I…
The Distance Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping an…
The Guitar Man Who draws the crowd? Who plays so loud? Baby it's the guitar…
The Winter The winter's chill chilled me to the bone this year And…
Thrills Man is born, man lives, and man dies And it's all…
Tougher Than It Is Well there is no such thing as you It doesn't matter…
Up So Close Up so close I never get to see your…
Waiting So we think that we're important And we think that we…
Walk On By Walk on by The house where you still live Walk on by The…
War Pigs Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black…
What You should've told me when it all began You should've told…
What's Now Is Now You should've told me when it all began You should've told…
What’s Now Is Now You should've told me when it all began You should've told…
Wheels In a wooden boat in the shipping lanes With the freighters…
When You Sleep When you sleep Where do your fingers go? What do your finger…
Where Would I Be I've been waiting for so long I've been hoping your love's…
World Of Two I don't want to hear you whisper I don't want to…
You Part the Waters You part the waters The same ones that I'm drowning in You…
You Turn The Screws You turn the screws You tear down the bridge Flimsy as it…
You're Never There I need your arms around me I need to feel your…
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