Cornbread Red
| "Cornbread Red" | |||||
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| B-side by Ween | |||||
| A-side | "Even If You Don't" | ||||
| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | c. fall 1993–spring 1994 | ||||
| Studio | Rented office space in Pennington, NJ | ||||
| Length | 4:03 6:46 (dub mix) | ||||
| Label | Mushroom Records | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Ween | ||||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Weiss | ||||
| "Even If You Don't" track listing | |||||
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"Cornbread Red" is a song by Ween, released as a B-side on the "Even If You Don't" single.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Creme de Menthe (demo, 1993)
- Even If You Don't (UK single, 2000)
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Although not officially released until 2000, "Cornbread Red" was recorded during the Chocolate and Cheese sessions in 1993 and 1994.[1] The violin is played by the multi-instrumentalist Stephan Said[2], who worked with Ween on Chocolate and Cheese. The song was produced and mixed by Andrew Weiss[3].
A demo appears on the Creme de Menthe demo tape, which was compiled in August 1993. It's unknown if this is a demo or a rough mix of the version included on the "Even If You Don't" single.
A reggae-inspired remix of the song, titled the "Dub Mix," also appears on the single. This mix was also produced by Andrew Weiss, meaning it was likely also done around the Chocolate and Cheese sessions.[3]
In the fall of 2021, Ween started playing "Cornbread Red" at live shows for the first time ever, over a quarter-century after it was recorded.[4]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
If there's one thing I want you to do
One thing I ask of you
Take tomorrow and start anew
You can't thank me or tell me true
'Cause I can see you ain't got a clue
Not much it means to you
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
Red is red and blue is blue
Collard greens and vegetable too
I don't ask that much of you
Little Miss Polly gonna ask you out
Left runnin' with your foot in your mouth
More cornbread will help you out
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
Papa went fishin', said come along son
Have to wait 'til the cornbread's done
If you wanna catch up, you better run
If there's one thing I want you to do
One thing I ask of you
Take tomorrow and start anew
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
Cornbread, Cornbread Red
All that cornbread goin' to your head
(continues repeating)
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Food and Drink, Reggae (Dub Mix), Sung by Gene Ween
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://search.catalog.loc.gov/instances/0f4ccc94-095c-573a-a01e-4bcfeb86e24c?query=non+lp+tracks+ween
- ↑ Even If You Don't single liner notes
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Even If You Don't single liner notes
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=Ween&song_id=824