Cake

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Cake is a band formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California. It has had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from its five recorded albums.

Although Cake’s music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, ska, 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 Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Cake’s unique 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.

Cake’s biggest hits have included “The Distance”, “Never There”, “Sheep Go to Heaven” “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, “No Phone”, “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”, and an alternative remake of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”. An instrumental version of Cake’s “Italian Leather Sofa” is featured as the theme song to the cartoon Mission Hill. (read more)

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Track	Time	Listeners	Download
Add this track to your playlist I Will Survive full track	5:09	130,808	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist The Distance full track	2:58	108,086	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Never There full track	2:43	105,110	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps full track	2:22	90,278	Buy mp3

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Top Tracks, Last Week

–	1	Add this track to your playlist I Will Survive full track	3,348
1	2	Add this track to your playlist Never There full track	2,571
1	3	Add this track to your playlist The Distance full track	2,531
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps full track	2,123
1	5	Add this track to your playlist Frank Sinatra full track	1,951
1	6	Add this track to your playlist Love You Madly full track	1,900
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Friend Is a Four Letter Word full track	1,641
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Comfort Eagle full track	1,615
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Daria full track	1,359
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Shadow Stabbing full track	1,350
3	11	Add this track to your playlist Commissioning a Symphony in C full track	1,306
4	12	Add this track to your playlist Sheep Go to Heaven full track	1,297
–	13	Add this track to your playlist It's Coming Down full track	1,279
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Open Book full track	1,228
4	15	Add this track to your playlist Short Skirt, Long Jacket full track	1,182
5	16	Add this track to your playlist Stickshifts and Safetybelts full track	1,171
5	17	Add this track to your playlist Italian Leather Sofa full track	1,165
4	18	Add this track to your playlist Opera Singer full track	1,149
2	19	Add this track to your playlist Long Line of Cars full track	1,140
2	20	Add this track to your playlist Nugget	1,137

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Top Tracks, Last Six Months

–	1	Add this track to your playlist I Will Survive full track	41,423
–	2	Add this track to your playlist The Distance full track	33,901
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Never There full track	32,504
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps full track	27,856
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Frank Sinatra full track	25,639
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Love You Madly full track	23,841
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Friend Is a Four Letter Word full track	22,989
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Daria full track	19,835
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Comfort Eagle full track	19,810
1	10	Add this track to your playlist Italian Leather Sofa full track	17,980
1	11	Add this track to your playlist Shadow Stabbing full track	17,947
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Stickshifts and Safetybelts full track	17,930
–	13	Add this track to your playlist It's Coming Down full track	17,810
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Open Book full track	17,744
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Commissioning a Symphony in C full track	16,997
1	16	Add this track to your playlist Sheep Go to Heaven full track	16,995
–	17	Add this track to your playlist Nugget	16,855
–	18	Add this track to your playlist Race Car Ya-Yas full track	16,692
–	19	Add this track to your playlist She'll Come Back to Me full track	15,833
–	20	Add this track to your playlist Opera Singer full track	15,774
–	21	Add this track to your playlist Arco Arena	15,720
–	22	Add this track to your playlist Long Line of Cars full track	15,589
1	23	Add this track to your playlist Sad Songs and Waltzes full track	15,005
1	24	Add this track to your playlist Short Skirt/Long Jacket full track	15,000
1	25	Add this track to your playlist Short Skirt, Long Jacket full track	14,102
1	26	Add this track to your playlist Pretty Pink Ribbon full track	14,026
–	27	Add this track to your playlist No Phone full track	13,662
–	28	Add this track to your playlist Mexico full track	13,399
1	29	Add this track to your playlist Satan Is My Motor full track	12,962
1	30	Add this track to your playlist World of Two full track	12,871
–	31	Add this track to your playlist Meanwhile, Rick James... full track	12,667
–	32	Add this track to your playlist Guitar full track	12,350
–	33	Add this track to your playlist Let Me Go full track	12,052
–	34	Add this track to your playlist Wheels full track	11,647
–	35	Add this track to your playlist You Turn the Screws full track	11,474
1	36	Add this track to your playlist Hem of Your Garment full track	11,289
1	37	Add this track to your playlist Walk on By full track	11,265

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