๐ง 13 Delicious Cherry ๐ Songs features Chromatics, FLETCHER, Lana Del Rey, PWR BTTM & Tyler, The Creator. ย
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h, cherries ๐๐๐! What a delicious, marvelous fruit ๐!ย On our 4th music compendium of 2022, the cherry gets it day! Thatโs right folks, weโre serving up a heaping dose of those red fruits via ๐ง 13 Delicious Cherry ๐ Songs! NO CHERRY ๐ LEFT BEHIND!The premise is simple โ every song must feature cherry ๐ /cherries ๐ ๐ ๐ in the song title.ย No exceptions โ those red fruits must be rewarded for their sheer excellence!ย Giving the fruits the love they deserve are ๐ Chromatics, ๐ FLETCHER, ๐ Lana Del Rey (two songs), ๐ PWR BTTM, and ๐ Tyler, The Creator among others. So, grab a bowl of cherries ๐ ๐ ๐ and check out these delicious songs!
1. FLETCHER & Hayley Kiyoko, โCherryโ
๐ต โCherryโ โข ๐ท Capitol โข ๐ 2021
On ๐ต โCherryโ, ๐ FLETCHER (Cari Fletcher) and ๐ Hayley Kiyoko (aka Lesbian Jesus), join forces to express their desires for a particular girl. Produced by ๐ Jonah Shy, the backdrop sets up FLETCHER and Hayley for success.ย Cari takes first blood, setting up how enticing this lady is.ย โYour lips when you bite โem like this / And Iโm blushing real hard got me moving my hips,โ she sings on the first verse, adding, โYouโre across from me / And itโs hard to breathe.โย On the chorus, she goes on to sing, โI want you on top of me like cherry.โ Ooh la la!
On the second verse, Hayley Kiyoko keeps the lustful vibe going.ย โYour bodyโs got me / Out of my mind,โ she sings, continuing, โGirl, Iโm taking over / Grab your things, weโre going to paradise, paradise.โ Both artists sing well, with the personality infused being the biggest selling point.ย Ultimately, they make a fabulous, formidable team.ย They do a fantastic job singing about pursuing love with a girl that makes them feel some type of way.ย Their personalities, vocals, and solid production make this two-and-a-half-minute pop cut a surefire winner.
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: November 2021
2. PWR BTTM, โUgly Cherriesโ
๐ฟ Ugly Cherries โข ๐ท PWR BTTM โข ๐ 2015
Just in case you canโt figure it out, ๐ PWR BTTM is a stylized spelling for Power Bottom. ย Also, in case youโre unfamiliar with gay terminology/slang, there are informative articles about the role of a power bottom. ย For our purposes, what is to be understood is that PWR BTTM was a queer punk duo comprised of ๐ Ben Hopkins and ๐ Liv Bruce.ย The duo was โcancelled,โ including being dropped from their labels, and eventually broke up. ย Sounds like an ugly ending to a talented collective, particularly the not-so-ugly song at hand, ๐ต โUgly Cherriesโ (๐ฟ Ugly Cherries, 2015).
โUgly Cherriesโ is queer AF, and we #STAN!ย Here, Hopkins addresses their personal experiences with identity and being queer. ย Via Spin, Hopkins asserts, โItโs a confrontation: an attempt to unpack my own queerness with humor and self-care.โ The gender aspect explored on โUgly Cherriesโ might be the biggest selling point and most fascinating takeaway.ย โMy girl gets scared / Canโt take him anywhere,โ Ben sings, continuing, โEvery time he goes outside / He runs his mouth, and he runs and hides.โ That is incredibly personal.ย Later, Hopkins again explores identity asserting, โMy girlโs so sad / Everything I do makes her mad / Cries and cries till his eyes are red / Two ugly cherries up in his head.โ ย Let me be clear, I donโt condone any misconduct committed by PWR BTTM. ย I do find โUgly Cherriesโ to be a fascinating record.
3. Kacey Musgraves, โCherry Blossomโ
๐ฟ Star-crossed โข ๐ท UMG Recordings, Inc. / MCA Nashville โข ๐ 2021
โIโm your cherry blossom, baby / Donโt let me blow away,โ ๐ Grammy winner ๐ Kacey Musgraves sings on the memorable chorus of ๐ต โCherry Blossom.โ She adds, โI hope you havenโt forgotten / Tokyo wasnโt built in a day.โ Here, on another groovy joint from her fourth album, ๐ฟ Star-crossed, Musgraves flips a beloved adage, Rome wasnโt built in a day. Worth noting, Star-crossed encompasses her divorce from singer/songwriter, ๐ Ruston Kelly.
On โStar-crossed,โ Musgraves suggests love โ a relationship or marriage โ takes a long-term investment to get right.ย Adding to the colorful nature of the lyrics is picturesque production.ย This soundscape helps the listener visualize the beauty of the cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, as well as the beauty of a ripe, dedicated relationship.
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง Cherry ๐: 5ive Songs No. 85 (2021)
4. The Neighbourhood, โCherry Flavouredโ
๐ฟ Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones โข ๐ท Columbia โข ๐ 2020
Though a bit quirky, ๐ Jesse Rutherford and ๐ The Neighbourhood deliver quite the alluring, charming, vibe-laden record with ๐ต โCherry Flavouredโ, a promo single from the bandโs 2020 album, ๐ฟ Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones.ย With The Neighbourhood songs, youโve got to appreciate that aesthetic and vibe are quite important.ย Thatโs the case here on โCherry Flavoured,โ where we have a detuned pad and acoustic rhythm guitars that help establish a โdruggyโ sound.ย That druggy sound appears to be by design as โhighnessโ is mentioned throughout the record.
We get the first taste of โhighnessโ on the brief first verse when Jesse sings, โSweet and sour motivation / Wish I could keep concentration.โ Of course, he doesnโt as the chorus addresses his unhealthy highโฆ That said, the refrain, a distinct section that follows the post-chorus speaks of a more positive high:
โCherry flavoured conversations with you
Got me hanging on
Down to Earth from all the waiting
Take me somewhere beyond.โ
Rutherford and company could be referencing fans and those who love them as opposed to potentially destructive drugs.ย The second verse is longer and more dynamic than the first, fitting given the progression of the record itself.ย Itโs followed by the chorus, post-chorus, and an abbreviated refrain.ย An outro โ an about-face โ closes the intriguing โCherry Flavouredโ.
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: August 2020
๐ ๐ง Cherry ๐: 5ive Songs No. 85 (2021)
5. Lana Del Rey, โCherry Blossomโ
๐ฟ Blue Banisters โข ๐ท Interscope โข ๐ 2021
โI push you high, cherry blossom on your sycamore tree / What you donโt tell no one, you can tell me.โ Good to know ๐ Lana Del Rey. ๐ต โCherry Blossomโ appears as the penultimate song on ๐ฟ Blue Banisters, Del Reyโs second studio album of 2021.ย Even though โCherry Blossomโ was officially released in 2021, itโs an old Del Rey song originally set to appear on her 2014 album, ๐ฟ Ultraviolence. As always, her voice is hauntingly beautiful, while the lyrics are poetically penned.ย Del Rey wrote this stunning piano ballad alongside ๐ผโ ๐ Rick Nowels.ย Del Rey and Nowels produced โCherry Blossomโ with ๐ Barrie-James OโNeill.
There are many lyrical highlights throughout โCherry Blossom,โ which references a future daughter, we presume (โAnd when youโre scared, Iโll be right here / You feel afraid, Mommy is thereโ).ย Early on, a lyric like โLittle ghost, tall, tan like milk and honeyโ catches the ears, particularly the Biblical references that come with โmilk and honey.โ While you might be skeptical that Del Rey intentionally alludes to the Bible, she confirms spirituality in the songwriting in the second verse, asserting, โSwing it high like Jesus, wild and free / Dandelions in your hair baby.โ The vibe is true to Del Rey with these images of the past โ hippie-like, embracing freedom, liberation, and a degree of coolness.ย โCherry Blossomโ is among the better moments from Blue Banisters.
6. Harry Styles, โCherryโ ๐
๐ฟ Fine Line โข ๐ท Columbia โข ๐ 2019
๐ต โCherryโ ๐ appears as the fifth track on ๐ฟ Fine Line, the successful sophomore album by ๐ Grammy winner, ๐ Harry Styles.ย The record embraces a Brit-pop, retro pop/rock sound, a good sound for Styles.ย Two albums in, Harry continues to incorporate pop/rock musical styles of the past that are quite older than he is.
โCherryโ is another lovely, thoughtful record, all said and done. Specifically, its written about an ex-girlfriend.ย Styles sings on the chorus, โDonโt you call him โbabyโ / Weโre not talking lately,โ continuing, โDonโt you call him what you used to call me.โ Matters of the heart is always perfect fuel for the fire of a great record, sigh.
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง 15 C Songs Selected with No Rhyme or Reason
๐ ๐ง Cherry ๐: 5ive Songs No. 85 (2021)
7. The Runaways, โCherry Bombโ
๐ฟ The Runaways โข ๐ท The Island Def Jam Music Group โข ๐ 1976
โHello, daddy, hello, mom / Iโm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch, cherry bomb.โ Woo! Female rock collective ๐ The Runaways had a surefire classic on their hands with ๐ต โCherry Bomb,โ the opener from their 1976 album, ๐ฟ The Runaways. โHello, world, Iโm your wild girl / Iโm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch, cherry bomb.โ โCherry Bombโ is brief but potent AF โ an electrifying 70s rock record.
On โCherry Bomb,โ the groove cooks, the guitars are ripe and rhythmic, and the vocals are assertive and commanding AF. I heart the playfulness of the vocal performance. ย You can tell that ๐ Cherie Currie is fully invested โ you buy what sheโs selling!
โBad nights causinโ teenage blues
Get down ladies, you got nothinโ to lose.โ
Also, canโt fail to mention ๐ Joan Jett was a member of The Runaways โ pre ๐ต โI Love Rock โN Rollโ days. All said and done, โCherry Bombโ is infectious, in-your-face, old-school, kick-ass rock-n-roll ๐ค!
8. Chromatics, โCherryโ
๐ฟ Cherry โข ๐ท Italians Do It Better โข ๐ 2017
โCherry / Tells me some things I donโt want to know,โ ๐ Ruth Radelet sings, adding, โand I canโt see / A light at the end for us anymore.โ ย Radelet served as the frontwoman of the electronic band, ๐ Chromatics, which broke up in 2021. Thematically, the song and hand, ๐ต โCherryโ (๐ฟ Cherry, 2017), explores matters of the heart.ย Here, Cherry is a character as opposed to fruit or slang.ย Specifically with those matters of the heart, Cherry seems to be struggling with a defunct relationship. A key section of the record is the chorus.ย Here, on the varied chorus, the frontwoman states all the things she โcanโtโ keep doing including โCrying all the timeโ or โCanโt keep running / All the time.โ
Besides the theme and songwriting, we must highlight those lovely lead vocals by ๐ Ruth Radelet. Radelet never over-sings, yet commands and delivers a surefire vibe. Another positive is the gorgeous, lush production by ๐ Johnny Jewel.ย The backdrop is characterized by synths, strings, pads. The groove is magnificent, making you want to tap your foot instantly. Aesthetically, โCherryโ is utterly sublime. A thrilling four-and-a-half-minutes foโ sho!ย
9. Russ, โCherry Hillโ
๐ฟ Thereโs Really a Wolf โข ๐ท Columbia โข ๐ 2017
โFeelinโ lonely in this room since I was 17 / Thought this bottle was supposed to drown my memory / But Iโm still swimminโ in your vision and it’s temptinโ meโฆโ ๐ต โCherry Hillโ is one of the more intriguing moments from ๐ฟ Thereโs Really a Wolf, the debut album from do-it-all musician, ๐ Russ. In the context of Thereโs Really a Wolf, โCherry Hillโ marks the first time that the rapper exclusively sings.ย The record has more of an experimental vibe.
โMaybe Iโm a fool
Maybe Iโm fool for you.โ
Also, worth noting, โCherry Hillโ slackens the pace on Thereโs Really a Wolf and eschews profanity.ย An element of romance rears its head throughout.ย That romance is directed toward music and, you guessed it, women.
โWe should have been
What we said
When we were
At the top of Cherry Hill.โ
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง Cherry ๐: 5ive Songs No. 85 (2021)
10. Tyler, The Creator, โCherry Bombโ
๐ฟ Cherry Bomb โข ๐ท Columbia โข ๐ 2015
โCome and light my fire, Iโll blow your fuckinโ face off.โ Well, thatโs charming ๐ Tyler, The Creator โ SAID NO ONE EVER! On ๐ต โCherry Bombโ from his 2015 album, ๐ฟ Cherry Bomb, Tyler affirms his pilot status.ย How so? Well, he spits, โN*gga, Iโm a goddamn pilot / And I decide when we gonโ take off / Letโs get it.โย There it is!
โCherry Bombโ is a track that is nothing short of enigmatic, dynamic, and confounding.ย Distorted beyond recognition, the harsh, unbecoming sound is obviously the vibe Tyler was going for.ย Considering the โbombโ featured within the title, it makes sense that Tyler wanted to drop a musical bomb as well.ย BOOM ๐ฅ!
11. Lana Del Rey, โCherryโ
๐ฟ Lust for Life โข ๐ท Interscope โข ๐ 2017
โI fall to pieces when Iโm with you.โ Sigh, it is safe to say ๐ Lana Del Rey loses her chill on ๐ต โCherry,โ a highlight from ๐ฟ Lust for Life. Worth noting, this marks her second entry on ๐ง 13 Delicious Cherry ๐ Songs. โLove, is it real love? / Itโs like smilinโ when the firinโ squadโs against you / And you just stay lined up.โย Ultimately, this moody number finds Del Rey overcome with love for him.ย Even so, she paints love as dangerous.
The chorus confirms such love. ย Something most would consider positive, was ruined:
โMy cherries and wine, rosemary and thyme
And all of my peaches are ruined.โ
Of course, Lana isnโt really talking about edible cherries.
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
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12. KT Tunstall, โBlack Horse and The Cherry Treeโ
๐ฟ Eye to the Telescope โข ๐ท Universal Music Operations Limited โข ๐ 2006
โWoohoo, woohoo!โ For Scottish musician ๐ KT Tunstall, one song put her on the map during the aughts: ๐ต โBlack Horse and The Cherry Tree.โ Mention her name, at least here in the United States, and thatโs always the record that comes to mind. โBlack Horse and The Cherry Treeโ appears on her 2006 album, ๐ฟ Eye to the Telescope.ย To tell you just how notable this black horse/cherry tree joint was, it earned Tunstall a ๐ Grammy nomination.
โWell, my heart knows me better than know myself
So, Iโm gonna let it do all the talking
(Woohoo, woohoo)
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree.โ
Tunstall penned this colorful, sub-three-minute classic on her own, while ๐ Steve Osborne and ๐ Andy Green work behind the boards.ย The result is an infectious, hard-to-pigeonhole song โ weโll stick with the category it was nominated for by The Recording Academy, I suppose.ย KT gives a fabulous vocal performance, infused with energy and personality โ a winning formula.
โAnd it said, โNo-no, no, no-no-noโ
I said, โNo, no
Youโre not the one for meโ.โ
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง 11 Amazing Songs Associated with Trees
๐ ๐ง Cherry ๐: 5ive Songs No. 85 (2021)
13. Warrant, โCherry Pieโ
๐ฟ Cherry Pie โข ๐ท Sony music Entertainment โข ๐ 1990ย
โSheโs my cherry pie / Cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise / Tastes so good, make a grown man cry / Sweet Cherry Pie.โ Yes, say โ rather, sing โ that ๐ Jani Lane! The late frontman of ๐ Warrant kills it on the groupโs big-time hit, ๐ต โCherry Pie.โ โI scream, you scream, we all scream for her / Donโt even try โcause you canโt ignore her.โ Indeed Jani, indeed!
Hearing โCherry Pieโ makes you reminisce on the rock of the past โ that glorious, 90s hard rock sound ๐ค! The guitars rip; the sound is robust and full of life.ย Of course, the biggest achievements are those assertive vocals filled with ample personality as well as the catchy songwriting, particularly that addictive, infectious chorus.ย Beyond the chorus, thereโs are the โswinginโโ verses: โSwinginโ in the living room, swinginโ in the kitchen / Most folks don’t โcause theyโre too busy bitchinโ.โ Cherry pie: a delicious dessert and a fabulous, rock classic!