Cornbread Red

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"Cornbread Red"
Even If You Dont cd single.png
B-side by Ween
A-side"Even If You Don't"
Released2000
Recordedc. fall 1993–spring 1994
StudioRented office space in Pennington, NJ
Length4:03
6:46 (dub mix)
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Ween
Producer(s)Andrew Weiss
"Even If You Don't" track listing
"Even If You Don't"
(1)
"Cornbread Red"
(2)
"Cornbread Red (Dub Mix)"
(3)

"Cornbread Red" is a song by Ween, released as a B-side on the "Even If You Don't" single.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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

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