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Cake — Short Skirt Long Jacket
Album: Comfort Eagle
Avg rating:
7.3

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Total ratings: 2740









Released: 2002
Length: 3:23
Plays (last 30 days): 0
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes

I want a girl with the right allocations
Who is fast and thorough and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket

I want a girl who gets up early (Gets up early)
I want a girl who stays up late (Stays up late)
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity (Uninterrupted)
Who uses a machete to cut through red tape

With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast, thorough, and sharp as a tack
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, long jacket

I want a girl with a smooth liquidation (Smooth liquidation)
I want a girl with good dividends (Good dividends)
At Citibank we will meet accidentally (Meet accidentally)
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen

She wants a car with a cup holder armrest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket
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bits of guitar work makes me think this girl is called Jane
 unclestupidhead wrote:

I had a coworker friend that swore this song was about what someone would want in a world leader role.  She had heard this from a friend and was trying to convince me.  To this day that conversation is all I can think of when this song plays.  Kinda funny, her name was Karen.


Too Funny!  LOL!  
LOVE IT! When this was new and popular, my son was around 5, and then, and ever since, when we were in the car and it came on, both of us would stop in mid-conversation and sing and bop along to it...such fun!
smooth liquidation.  

yes. love this song/cake!
GREAT TUNE!   Thanx RP!   
He wants a Sith Lord.
 eyeball wrote:
Watch THE VIDEO {#Hungry}


That is the best music video ever
Describes my wife perfectly. 
I had a coworker friend that swore this song was about what someone would want in a world leader role.  She had heard this from a friend and was trying to convince me.  To this day that conversation is all I can think of when this song plays.  Kinda funny, her name was Karen.
Reminds me of Zappa.  What's not to like?
That's gotta be one of the longer pauses of silence in a song (not counting silliness like Phil Glass)
 eyeball wrote:
Watch THE VIDEO {#Hungry}



Excellent! Thanks for that!
 lizardking wrote:

CAKE just might be the most polarizing band, at least as far as comments go, on RP.  Well, I say long live RP for playing CAKE!! This one gets a 9 from me cuz that girl in the bank has got to be fine. 



They are not polarizing at all if you look at the ratings. Generally, RP listeners like them a lot. And there are always dissenters. 
My friends say this song is about me! ...LOL! 
Whatever happened to "Italian Leather Sofa"?
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Watch THE VIDEO {#Hungry}
Yes!! What a bass line. It really IS this tune.
This has got to be one of the best base lines + drum beats ever! Holy Moly it's good!
9
At least I have the white Chrysler LeBaron. It does not have a cup holder!
 Jelani wrote:

Booty makes me shake my Cake.
 
Cake gives me a booty.
The only good thing about this song is Chuck.
I love this song.
 amb599 wrote:
Cake makes me shake my booty.  It seems like a lot of people don't like the style though.  I find that sad.  
 
Booty makes me shake my Cake.
I mean, at Citibank she borrowed his freakin' pen. Such an event can not be dismissed.
Short Skirt Long Jacket:

Very nice !!!


Excellent transition from "Come on out" by Airborne Toxic Event.
I want a girl who gets up early (Gets up early)
I want a girl who stays up late (Stays up late)


So, a sleep deprived girl? 
 lastchance911 wrote:
A 4, but only because of Chuck is it that high.
 
A 9, because of CHUCK :). So many happy hours are associated with this great tune!!!
Was with it till
"She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron"

Nothing is perfect.
Yummmmmm. I love Cake. So much fun.
you like cake? I love cake.
First tune I ever heard from them and I just had to find out about these guys
Another great song for the ladies. Thank you Cake for such romanticism. 7.6
The more I think about these lyrics, the more I agree with them
Kicks ass as do all Cake tunes
 amb599 wrote:
Cake makes me shake my booty.  It seems like a lot of people don't like the style though.  I find that sad.  
 

sheik yerbouti
A 4, but only because of Chuck is it that high.
 dc_zee wrote:
And what does he bring to the table?
 
Dessert, of course - save your fork!
The girl he's looking for is a woman.
LOVE this group. Best driving music ever!!!
I do love Cake.
Was up on a roof in Brooklyn. These guys were playing on the roof next door. Free Cake! perfect
 dc_zee wrote:
And what does he bring to the table?

 
Poetry?
CAKE just might be the most polarizing band, at least as far as comments go, on RP.  Well, I say long live RP for playing CAKE!! This one gets a 9 from me cuz that girl in the bank has got to be fine. 
And what does he bring to the table?
Love me a piece of Cake once in a while!  {#Dancingbanana_2}
 ppopp wrote:
No music to be found here. None at all. 

 
COUNTERPOINT: you are allergic to fun
 merrickw wrote:

Definitely reminded me of Lou Reed;  should be followed by Sweet Jane ...

 
Definitely has some Sweet Jane in it ...
 dwhayslett wrote:

You're missing a.  As well as a verb.  ;-)

 
Both Bill and Bill's awesome are awesome.
 Stefan_Lutz wrote:
Thank you Bill for sharing some Cake! Your awesome.

 
You're missing a.  As well as a verb.  ;-)
 
rmaple53 wrote:
{#Bananajam}"Lou Reed" ish  just catchy

 
Definitely reminded me of Lou Reed;  should be followed by Sweet Jane ...
 jbuhl wrote:
" I want a girl with the right allocation"  

Heh    

 
With fingernails that shine like justice
" I want a girl with the right allocation"  

Heh    
First heard this song on the TV show ER of all places
Thank you Bill for sharing some Cake! Your awesome.
 ppopp wrote:
No music to be found here. None at all. 

 
You must be confusing RP with one of those commercial FM stations that employ 2 DJ's per show to jabber mindless crap to each other and cut to commercials every 10 minutes, like some I could mention in the UK.
Reminds me of Jonathan richman
LOVE THIS SONG.
I always like songs about girls, an easy 7
Her long jacket looks like a quiptic crossword.
I dig it. 
 amb599 wrote:
Cake makes me shake my booty.  It seems like a lot of people don't like the style though.  I find that sad.  

 
{#Moon}My booty is always shakin' with Cake.  Love them.
{#Bananajam}"Lou Reed" ish  just catchy
 ppopp wrote:
No music to be found here. None at all. 

 
Profoundly incorrect.
 +1

ppopp wrote:
No music to be found here. None at all. 

 


Cake makes me shake my booty.  It seems like a lot of people don't like the style though.  I find that sad.  
No music to be found here. None at all. 
 Proclivities wrote:

"We'd"?  Don't go gettin' all plural on us now.

 

portrait of Queen Victoria

It suits our double chins. 


 
Highspirits wrote:

what do you mean?   don't you like the Lou Reed style of 'singing'?    It's the perfect voice for this song.

  

One of the better Cake songs and yes the style fits the song quite well. But John McCrea and Lou will always be famous for their limited vocal talents, I reckon. 
 kcar wrote:
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut...


We'd settle for a guy who can sing.  

{#Whipit} 

 
Too funny.  It's true, but somehow it works.
 kcar wrote:
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut...


We'd settle for a guy who can sing.  

{#Whipit} 


"We'd"?  Don't go gettin' all plural on us now.
 kcar wrote:
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut...


We'd settle for a guy who can sing.  

{#Whipit} 

 
what do you mean?   don't you like the Lou Reed style of 'singing'?    It's the perfect voice for this song.
Ah HAH, there is that CAKE I've been talking about all Day.  Yes!!  {#Cheesygrin}
I want a girl with a smooth liquidation (Smooth liquidation)
I want a girl with good dividends (Good dividends)
At Citibank we will meet accidentally (Meet accidentally)
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cup holder armrest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron

{#Roflol}
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut...


We'd settle for a guy who can sing.  

{#Whipit} 
Personally, I prefer a 'girl' with a long, oversize t-shirt (mine) and nothing else.

Catchy tune.   
Chit Chat
wonder how the Law of Attraction is holding up here...
Good sounding bass.
 Nerubo wrote:
I've always been a big fan of Cake.  Not sure why many commenters on RP don't click with their tongue-in-cheek lyrics. And their music.
 

 
I think the explanation is that a few hearings pretty much does the job. How many times can one hear this and still find it refreshing? For me, the limit was passed quite a number of listens ago.
I totally love the deadpan "yeah, we're ripping off Sweet Jane/Baba O'Reilly/Ain't Seen Nothin Yet" part of this.
 redrum JckTorance wrote:




 


Chuck vs the annoying cake
I've always been a big fan of Cake.  Not sure why many commenters on RP don't click with their tongue-in-cheek lyrics. And their music.




 
 {#Clap} agree

  bstevens1951 wrote:
Please Bill, no more.

 


 Rockit wrote:
Enough Cake already....Play some Humble Pie!

 

Sorry Rockit, Much too Cheesey...
Please Bill, no more.
 Kanuffen wrote:

For the sake of humanity, can we be spared of this juvenile, wanna-be poet's corner dribble!!



 
But the bassline...
love this song. does "long jacket" refer to an extensive police record?l
This is hilarious.  {#Bananajumprope}

 

For the sake of humanity, can we be spared of this juvenile, wanna-be poet's corner dribble!!


Fur coat, no knickers. And let's hope, the cuffs match the collar.
 sirdroseph wrote:
Cake has worn thin for me over the years, however they are good live.
 



I first discovered Cake live, before they "made it". That show, however, soured me on them since: perky tunes accommodating inappropriate, cynicism, emotives, and expression. Nevertheless, I still find their tunes to be catchy, and yet a sense of (my own) humor in them.
 sirdroseph wrote:
Cake has worn thin for me over the years, however they are good live.
 
sigh...one day i will get to see them live.
 mrtuba9 wrote:
"She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler La Baron"

I don't think I want that girl... 
 
There's a back seat in a Chrysler LeBaron.
Great Beat that Makes you wanna Move.

For Me that is the way I enjoy Life! Just Relax and have a Good Time..
Deadpan funny with infectious groove - gotta like it
Enough Cake already....Play some Humble Pie!
PSD
I dunno...
Love a good guitar lick. This has it!
"She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler La Baron"

I don't think I want that girl... 
Sweet Jane... (a little bit faster).
 Hodgie wrote:
Just an entertaining song.
The lyrics are so deadpan-funny.
So...she borrowed your pen after you two met accidentally at Citibank? Fascinating. A minor event, for certain, but part of the story of a girl "with good dividends and a smooth liquidation"...amongst other things.
 
Ohhhh -THANK YOU, Hodgie! Cake seems to get the same reaction as They Might Be Giants or Devo. Me?  I love the hell outta them, because they're so deadpan. (I think they're flower-child/conspiracy-theorists, which definitely presents a whole new element to the listening experience...)

Just an entertaining song.
The lyrics are so deadpan-funny.
So...she borrowed your pen after you two met accidentally at Citibank? Fascinating. A minor event, for certain, but part of the story of a girl "with good dividends and a smooth liquidation"...amongst other things.
the BEST Cake song...
There are very few songs I can listen to more than once a day without tiring of them... but this is most certainly one of them {#Dancingbanana}
Cake has worn thin for me over the years, however they are good live.
seeing them in June!  Can't wait!!
 jhorton wrote:
Cake is the f-ing worst bad that ever lived.

Sometimes I am lucky enough to see that they are coming before the song even starts.

You have to appreciate life's little joys. 
 
Especially when you are a joyless person, eh?

I fear that anyone who's watched "Chuck" will forever associate this song with the show.  I'm trying to separate myself from that mistake - Cake is a good band, with or without the television show. But dang - I can't help it, with this song... I perk up and remember a favorite scene from the show.  And I had NO idea that Zachary Levi could sing, but he's quite good.  In fact, the cast of "Chuck" seems to be a bunch of hidden talents. (Refer to my previous post about the episode "Africa.")

I want a woman with a short skirt and a loooooooooong......jacket. Gee - wonder why? {#Devil_pimp}
 trainer454 wrote:
Love the video for this song ....
 
You mean "Chuck" credits? Me to. {#Laughing} 

(I find it so much better without the words.)
What a delicious coincidence!  Someone brought cake to work. Just had some, and now this...



Love the video for this song ....
I love me some Cake.  I've never heard a Cake song that I'd rate less then a 6.


 ziggytrix wrote:
How hard is it really, to direct your audience into a left versus right sing "nana nana nana" rounds? What fan could possibly resist?

To all you Cake haters - what did fun ever to do you to make you hate it so?
 

Not sure fun ever did anything mean to me, but I am definitely a hater. someone must have spiked my party punch with Cake Hateraide cause I cant shake this fever.
Gotta admit - it's grown on me.  Yeah, I like it.
Yowza!!  {#Sunny}
 Art_Carnage wrote:

 
...hey, it's miranda!..
 sandpebble wrote:
Great song... and "Chuck" is a pretty cool show
 
I just hope the show resolves the latest story arc ("Mom") before hanging up the Intersect for good.  There seemed times when the show was brought back from death's doorstep only by virtue of fans complaining. (Also, I get tired of mixed comedy-action-romance shows that lose their humor over time. The thing that draws me to shows like Chuck often get taken away by the third season.)

First time I've heard the song w/ words. ;-)
 
I think the girl in that short skirt and long jacket is named "Sweet Jane"...