Cake Lyrics Melanie Martinez

Biography

CAKE is an alternative rock band which formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California, United States. The band consists of John McCrea (vocals, guitar), Xan McCurdy (guitar), Gabe Nelson (bass), Vincent DiFiore (trumpet, keyboards, vocals) and Paulo Baldi (drums). The band has released six albums: Motorcade of Generosity (1994), Fashion Nugget (1996), Prolonging the Magic (1998), Comfort Eagle (2001), Pressure Chief (2004) and Showroom of Compassion (2011). The band has been very successful on American alternative radio, with nine of their singles appearing on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart between 1993 and 2011.

B-Sides and Rarities was released October 2, 2007. It features a live cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and their cover "Mahna Mahna", which also appears on the charity CD "For the Kids" whose proceeds benefit the "VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC" organization.

CAKE's latest album, Showroom of Compassion, was released January 11, 2011. It was recorded at the Upbeat Studio in Sacramento, California with the help of recording engineer Pat Olguin.

Although CAKE's music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, pop, jazz, rap, and country. CAKE's music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player to Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). CAKE's musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars, and Camper Van Beethoven.

Damiani left the band in 1997, replaced by Gabe Nelson. Greg Brown left in 1998, replaced by Xan McCurdy. Brown and Damiani continued to work together when they formed the band Deathray. Todd Roper left the band to focus on parenthood after recording Comfort Eagle.

album: "Motorcade Of Generocity" (1994) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

Comanche

Ruby Sees All

Up So Close

Pentagram

Jolene

Haze Of Love

You Part The Waters

Is This Love?

Jesus Wrote A Blank Check

Rock' n ' Roll Lifestyle

I Bombed Korea

Mr. Mastodon Farm

Ain't No Good

album: "Fashion Nugget" (1996) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

Frank Sinatra

The Distance

Friend is a Four-Letter Word

Open Book

Daria

Racecar Ya-yas

I Will Survive

Stick Shifts And Safety Belts

Perhaps

It's Coming Down

Fashion Nugget (Parental Advisory)

She'll Come Back To Me

Italian Leather Sofa

Sad Songs

album: "Prolonging The Magic" (1998) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

Satan Is My Motor

Mexico

Never There

Guitar

You Turn The Screws

Walk On By

Sheep Go To Heaven

When You Sleep

Hem Of Your Garment

Alpha Beta Parking Lot

Let Me Go

Cool Blue Reason

Where Would I Be?

album: "Comfort Eagle" (2001) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

Opera Singer

Meanwhile, Rick James...

Shadow Stabbing

Short Skirt / Long Jacket

Commissioning A Symphony In C

Comfort Eagle

Long Line Of Cars

Love You Madly

Pretty Pink Ribbon

World Of Two

album: "Pressure Chief" (2004) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

Wheels

No Phone

Take It All Away

Dime

Carbon Monoxide

The Guitar Man

Waiting

She'll Hang The Baskets

End Of The Movie

Palm Of Your Hand

Tougher Than It Is

album: "B-Sides And Rarities" (2007) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

War Pigs

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

Mah Nà Mah Nà

Excuse Me, I Think I've Got A Heartache

Conroy (DJ Greyboy Remix)

Strangers In The Night

Subtract One Love (Multiply The Heartaches)

Never, Never Gonna Give You Up

Thrills

album: "Showroom Of Compassion" (2011) buy this CD or download MP3s at amazon.com!

Federal Funding

Long Time

Got To Move

What's Now Is Now

Mustache Man (Wasted)

Sick Of You

Easy To Crash

Bound Away

The Winter

Italian Guy