The Great Cupcake Debate

by @tcelliott · @carleybaer · @aeye · @metalfoot · @pearlmanhattan

Liner Notes

#collab #slack #singersongwriter #acousticrock #comments #dontchatinslackifyoudontwantmetowriteasong

There was a (great) debate about cupcakes in the slack chat this morning and I, being off work and lonely, turned it into a song. Apologies to all of those involved.

Lyrics

I got my feelings hurt In the great cupcake debate From the lies that I heard In the great cupcake debate Cupcakes are cake not bread!!!

He asked me if muffins Were cupcakes in disguise I don't know how he had the nerve To look me in the eyes

Is a hotdog a sandwich, Is cereal just soup, Is oat soup just porridge Before it all turns to poop?!??

I got my feelings hurt In the great cupcake debate From the lies that I heard In the great cupcake debate Cupcakes are cake not bread!!!

He said cake is technically bread And bread is technically a plant So cupcakes and muffins Are really just a salad

If intelligence is knowing Cupcakes are all bread Then wisdom is knowing They are not all the same! (You might as well eat worms, instead!)

I got my feelings hurt In the great cupcake debate From the lies that I heard In the great cupcake debate Cupcakes are cake not bread!!!

I got my feelings hurt In the great cupcake debate From the lies that I heard In the great cupcake debate Cupcakes are cake not bread!!!

And now I want a bowl of frosting for breakfast!!!

Comments

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I can picture the lines of red string on the evidence wall that you used to construct this. I'm with you on the cupcakes, but hotdogs are definitely sandwiches. This was so fun much fun to listen to.

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Love this. Technically there's nothing to stop breakfast including a big bowl of frosting, is there? Asking for a friend.

I am going to be wondering about whether a hotdog is a sandwich or not for the rest of the day, so thanks for that, TC!

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I really love this! Ha, you could probably create a song about an alternator and make it suck the listener in. Very well done!

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This made me smile XD lots of things I never considered lol... the chorus and the guitar are my favorite parts :)

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I smiled throughout and your enthusiastic delivery was perfect. IMO, it’s in the name, so yes cupcakes are cake.

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Funny and catchy, full of zest and sugary feels.

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Oh my goodness. How funny. I love it.

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@sapient

I feel that this properly addresses the main points in what is surely one of the bigger questions of our time. If more people could hear this, and approach the topic without preconceptions, then maybe, just maybe, our world would be a better place.

Also this is catchy as all hell 🤣

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I would cover this song tomorrow. Perfect in every single way.

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This is hilariously awesome!! The structure really adds to the incredulous energy. Your ability to turn literally anything into a song astounds me.

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@manoptic

I think that bowl of frosting would kill me... lol. A fun track. Really nice recording quality. Of course this resonates because I've had to sit through debates about the cube rule of food with my oldest child.

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@esc4p3

Fun fun fun, served up in a song. Love it

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Brought a big smile just reading the lyrics due to comment overheard in our house last weekend "Cupcakes are just muffins that failed to rise " Loved the upbeat and tongue in cheek (to get crumbs no doubt) delivery 😎

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Love the perky melody and the feistiness of the lyrics. My big takeaway is that cake is really a salad. Oh yes!

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@bijou

What a fun cupcake fight!

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So much fun in this. If cereal is soup then it totally counts as a vegetable.

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@jorh

Fantastic opening lines - you had me hooked to see how the great cupcake debate turned out! ‘Is cereal just soup’ - that was a step too far haha - I can’t with that one 😆 all jokes aside, chorus is super catchy, you had me singing along to it by the end

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This is so fun. I didn't realize there was a debate about cupcakes. Now I am educated and entertained!

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This song is a smile. You nail the fun "took this silliness from slack" tone in lyric and delivery. The 💩 verse is perfect.

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This is a ton of fun - and I really enjoyed your cadence, especially in the chorus. I'm sorry to have missed this particular creative fracas.

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@ambroise

It's more than a protest song : it's a manifesto ! Some debates take a stomack to digest. I love the cupcake and muffin salad theory.

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@nadine

I have soooo much fun with the lyrics. Now i want to eat cupcakes. 😂😂😂

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Hahahaha! Well I missed out on the debate, but the song is great! 😊

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@yam655

Bread requires yeast. Cupcakes don't use yeast.

Is a cupcake a muffin or vice versa? Neither use yeast! A chocolate chip cupcate -- particularly chocolate-chocolate chip cupcakes -- are an ideal breakfast food. The primary difference is that while the cupcake is traditionally iced, the muffin is not.

Buy a chocolate-chocolate chip muffin for someone, spread icing on it, toss a candle on it, and wish someone a happy birthday.

Also: This is a great song.

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I hesitate to suggest that pop tarts are ravioli. Funny song!

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@beej

WISDOM. In an hooky, hilarious, catchy AF song. Amen to the slack chat. Think I’ll have a Jaffa cake to celebrate….

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@beto Mod

So good, I love how you turned a Slack conversation into this! Had my smiling all along! 😊

Also, if you haven't seen it, you should: https://cuberule.com/

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@beacon

OMG, it's so interesting to see the original conversation and then the end result. Too bad I missed that part of the conversation as I could have upped my song count.

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Ha ha alex. Firslty OMG you are on fire with so many tunes already. But this is just what i needed today. Grinning ear to ear. And the flow of the lyrics is to the tune especially that dam ass catchy cup cake chorus. Top stuff EDIT!! - the comment still stands, but massive big ups to TC elliot for instigating and all who have contributed! Thats what happens when you get carried away with the music without delving deeper into the linear notes ;-)

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Haha this has put a big smile on my face! This is also catchy as hell and I feel like I’m going to be singing it for the rest of the evening.

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Awesome Awesome Awesome :) skillfully crafted. I love you guys!

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So silly. So Slackchat. So fun!

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Really captures the spirit of the conversation, and it was good for a laugh over c0ffe3. Go eat that bowl of frosting for breakfast, you’ve earned it!

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@aeye

who knew cupcakes were such a sensitive subject? This is hilarious

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I clicked because of the title and I’m happy I did. This was a lot of fun. Thanks for making me smile!

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