Austin Lounge Lizards - Tastes Like Chicken

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I have traveled 'round the world from Fiji to Nairobi
Sampled the exotic fare from Chihuahua to the Gobi
From Land's End to Helsinki, and all points in between
I've been fed the finest Finnish food and British haute cuisine

From the malts of Montezuma to the s'mores of Tripoli
From the mints of Machu Picchu to the doughnuts of the deep Dead Sea
Let me set you straight, my friends, it always seemed to be
Mammals, fish, and reptiles all taste the same to me

Chipped beef on toast, have a friend for pot roast
Tendеr little piggy toes with a bit of Bordeaux
Frеnch-fried mince pies right between the fish eyes
Half-baked pound cake, Shake 'n Bake, and rattlesnake

Slop, glop (Tastes like chicken)
Gruel, drool (Tastes like chicken)
Spumoni, bologna (Tastes like chicken)
Tastes like chicken to me

Quattro formaggi in an ancient Tuscan palace
Mystery meats impaled on sticks at the State Fair in Dallas
Leaning towers of pizza and spaghetti bolognese
How I love thee, pu pu platter! Let me count the ways

I've scouted out the finest kraut in Baraboo, Wisconsin
I've filled a dish with gefilte fish with a Jew named Ole Yohnson
The joys of vegan nut loaf with a side of lychee ramen
From French nouveau to lutefisk, they all have this in common
Alligator, Darth Vader skewered on a light saber
Burger topped with special sauce, a bit o' car exhaust
Hot corn, cold corn, bring along a demijohn
Kumquats, tater tots, Devon cream with lots o' clots

Scones, bones (Tastes like chicken)
Slush, mush (Tastes like chicken)
Hummus, pumice (Tastes like chicken)
Tastes like chicken to me

Fillet of bunny when it's sunny is lip-smackin' good
Monkey brains when it rains is my favorite food Pronounced to rhyme with "good"
Artichoke is okie doke with a slice of tongue
Manatee's a dream to me, especially when it's young

Cat guts, rat butts, any-way-you-can nuts
Groundhog, boiled dog, love a little legless frog
Orange pop, gumdrops, Shari Lewis lamb chops
Collard greens from New Orleans, Chianti and fava beans

Blubber, Flubber (Tastes like chicken)
Masa, kielbasa (Tastes like chicken)
Lizards, gizzards (Tastes like chicken)
Tastes like chicken to me

Chalupas, pupas (Tastes like chicken)
Cookies, wookies (Tastes like chicken)
Soda, Yoda (Tastes like chicken)
Order, chaos (Tastes like chicken)
Dopey, Grumpy (Tastes like chicken)
Donner and Blitzen (Tastes like chicken)
Democrats, Republicans (Tastes like chicken)
Betty, Veronica (Tastes like chicken)
Tastes like chicken to me
(And nobody here likes chicken)
 
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The song "Tastes Like Chicken" by Austin Lounge Lizards is a humorous and satirical take on the concept that all exotic foods taste like chicken. The lyrics describe the singer's experiences traveling the world and sampling various cuisines, from Finnish food to British haute cuisine to mystery meats at state fairs. The song pokes fun at the idea that no matter where you go or what you eat, it all somehow tastes like chicken. The chorus lists a variety of foods and flavors, all of which supposedly taste like chicken to the singer. The song showcases the band's witty and playful style, as they sing about everything from alligator skewers to vegan nut loaf to manatee meat, all with the recurring theme that it all tastes like chicken.

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A Texas-based comedy/country band who enjoyed greatest popularity in the 1980s and 90s. Many of their songs satirize aspects of American culture and politics from that era, usually from a progressive perspective.