អ្នកណាគ្មានស្នេហ៍ (Nak Na Kmean Sne)
Sinn Sisamouth
Cambodian golden-age sweetness · 2:43
Khmer pop, 1960s, Sisamouth, remastered
Brændt
Lis Sørensen
Burnt — the Danish original of “Torn” · 4:39
Danish pop, 1993, the original, Sørensen
Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)
ABBA
Honung, honung — sweeter in Swedish · 2:57
ABBA, Swedish, 1974, bubblegum
Honey Don’t
Lee Rocker
Carl Perkins rockabilly, Stray Cat bass · 2:36
rockabilly, Lee Rocker, Perkins, slap bass
MacArthur Park
Waylon Jennings
Someone left the cake out in the rain · 4:40
outlaw country, Jimmy Webb, cake, melodrama
Les sucettes
Serge Gainsbourg
Lollipops, and the double entendre · 2:35
yé-yé, Gainsbourg, scandal, 1966
Aber bitte mit Sahne
Udo Jürgens
A waltz about death by cake · 3:37
Schlager, Udo Jürgens, cream, gluttony
Kanelipuun Alla
Kirka
Under the cinnamon tree · 3:11
Finnish pop, Kirka, Cinnamon Girl, 1969
Savoy Truffle
Ella Fitzgerald
Harrison’s ode to chocolates, in jazz · 2:48
jazz vocal, Ella, Beatles cover, chocolates
Brown Sugar
Little Richard
Not the Stones’ — Little Richard’s own · 3:27
rock and roll, Little Richard, Reprise, 1971
Sugar Town
Nancy Sinatra
Hazlewood’s sunshine confection · 2:26
sixties pop, Nancy Sinatra, Hazlewood, breezy
Cotton Candy Land
Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak
An Elvis lullaby, duetted · 2:42
Elvis cover, Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak, 2022
Fondant
Sylvaine Éternelle
Warm French electronica that melts — the label’s own · 3:28
electronica, French chanson, fondant, the label’s own
Sugartime
Johnny Cash
The Sun outtake, sweet and spare · 1:50
Sun rockabilly, Johnny Cash, un-overdubbed, 1961
Ballroom Blitz
Sweet
The band literally named Sweet · 4:07
glam rock, Sweet, 1973, stomp
Sunshine of Your Love
Cream
The band literally named Cream · 4:13
psych-blues, Cream, Clapton, 1967
Short Skirt / Long Jacket
CAKE
The band literally named CAKE · 3:24
alt-rock, CAKE, deadpan, 2001
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Def Leppard
The stadium anthem, now with an orchestra · 5:27
hair metal, Def Leppard, Royal Philharmonic, 2023
Peaches and Cream
Larry Williams
New Orleans R&B, 1959 · 2:01
R&B, Larry Williams, Specialty, 1959
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
Glenn Yarbrough
Lesley Gore’s confection, gone folk · 2:07
folk-pop, Glenn Yarbrough, sunshine, 1967
I Want Candy
Bow Wow Wow
Feral wanting, on a Bo Diddley beat · 2:42
post-punk, Bow Wow Wow, McLaren, 1982
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
The Rolling Stones
The philosophical answer — and the cake on the sleeve · 7:28
rock, Let It Bleed, choir, resignation