The Opposite of Veggie Tales

Songs about vegetables. Yeah, I feel like I'm stretching too. But still, three cool songs that your little one will dig, or reject vehemently, like that lone brussel sprout staring at them from their Hello Kitty plate. A bit of useless trivia that may or may not be true: the crunching noise heard on the Beach Boys song, "Vegetables" (or veget-a-bles, as Brian sings) is Sir Paul McCartney munching on a carrot in-studio. And it should be noted that most kids like the Beach Boys (and the Beatles for that matter. My daughter informed me a few days ago that the Beatles are better than Wilco because they're funnier and then she quoted some "Yellow Submarine" lines as proof.) Oh and this version of "Vegetables" is from the Smile re-issue— it's a bit less orchestrated but still gets wacky at the end. Another kid-favorite? Jonathan Richman. You can't go wrong with him and this ditty where he sings about yes, vegetables is no less than perfection. Finally Beck's tune isn't about vegetables at all, but he does intone the veggie man at some point, so I thought I would toss it in. It's a fun hip shaker.

The Beach Boys, "Vegetables"
Jonathan Richman, "Circle I"
Beck, "Que Onda Guero"