We’ve heard the greatest cheer in the history of Spam, but did you know that there is a song about the rogue meat sung by a legitimate ska punk band? Yes it’s true–you could say that Spam is the dark horse of food-related songs sung by confused bands of the late ’90s. (A close second: peaches)
Eat your heart out, Oscar Meyer!
Lyrics to Spam by Save Ferris:
[Chorus]:
Spam
It’s pink and it’s oval
Spam
I buy it at the Mobil
Spam
It’s made in Chernobyl
SpamNow when I was a child
My family was so poor
They didn’t have the finer things in life to eat
So we had a plan
In a big blue can
The government substitute for meat(Repeat Chorus)
To get me to eat it at dinner
They said I’d grow up like Bruce Jenner
He was a winner that never knew defeat
And when he got hungry
When he got hungry
He cracked open that special treat
It was(Repeat Chorus)
S-P-A-M
Don’t you know it’s my best friend
S-P-A-M
Again and again and againS-P-A-M
Don’t you know it’s my best friend
S-P-A-M
Again and again and again and againSo go and forget your O-S-C-A-R
There’s one meat by-product that’s best by far
It’s…(Repeat Chorus)
Who would ever go back to regular meat after listening to this? Spam: it’s your best friend (and a tasty treat!).
Wow. I’m sold