What's that song?

February 3, 2007 6:27 AM

What's that song? It's jangly and jazzy.

I heard a portion of a song a few weeks ago, and I am dying to hear it again. It way jazzy and cheerful, the singer sounded like a black male. If I had to guess, I would think the song was older. I was thinking maybe Louis Armstrong, but he didn't sing it according to my research. There are horns, and it sounds like New Orleans jazz.

The song mentioned the word "wintry" several times. It went something like: "Come into my kitchen baby..." or, "step inside my kitchen baby." It mentioned "chopping vegetables." "Come inside my kitchen baby on this wintry, wintry day. We'll be choppin' vegetables..." I could be completely off, but this is how I remember it.

I have tried a Google search every which way on several occasions without luck.

Does this song ring a bell?

posted by LoriFLA to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

It wasn't "Come On In My Kitchen," by any chance, was it? It's been recorded many times, including by the Allman Brothers, but it was originally written and recorded by Robert Johnson.
posted by cerebus19 at 6:41 AM on February 3, 2007

Incidentally, Eric Clapton covered this song on his tribute album to Robert Johnson.
posted by cerebus19 at 6:43 AM on February 3, 2007

Response by poster: "Come On In My Kitchen" is a fabulous song, but unfortunately isn't the song I'm thinking of. The song I'm thinking of isn't bluesy.

Thanks anyway cerebus. I can listen to "Come On In My Kitchen" in the meantime.
posted by LoriFLA at 6:55 AM on February 3, 2007

R. Kelly -- (Sex) In the Kitchen?
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:21 AM on February 3, 2007

Response by poster: no wgp, that's not it. This song has no mention of sex or buttered rolls.
posted by LoriFLA at 11:11 AM on February 3, 2007

Do you remember where you heard it? This really struck me as familiar, and I think I heard it on XM75 - the Starbucks satellite radio station. Do you think you heard it there, or in a Starbucks store? If so, you might be able to find out through a local store. Their instore playlists are pretty tightly controlled.
posted by peep at 11:31 AM on February 3, 2007

Response by poster: peep, I heard it on Sirius satellite radio. A portion of the song was played on the Martha Stewart station during a cooking program. I emailed Martha Stewart radio, but I won't hold my breath for a reply. Thanks for the tip, I will check with Starbucks.
posted by LoriFLA at 11:42 AM on February 3, 2007

(But how awesome if you'd thought it was Louis Armstrong and it really turned out to be R. Kelly?)
posted by Ian A.T. at 7:14 PM on February 3, 2007