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The Drinking Man's Diet is a song by American musician, satirist, and television producer Allan Sherman. It was released in 1965 as the sixth track on his album My Name Is Allan. The song is a comic novelty in which Sherman describes a diet of alcohol, with lyrics such as For breakfast some cornflakes and vodka, But cornflakes have carbohydrates / So I don't eat those fattening cornflakes / I eat the vodka straight. The Drinking Man's Diet became one of Sherman's most popular songs, with its catchy chorus Drink, drink, everyone drink / It's not as bad as we used to think.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Song Name | The Drinking Man's Diet |
| Album | My Name Is Allan |
| Singer | Allan Sherman |
| Genre | Pop |
| Lyrics | Oh, I'm on the Drinking Man's Diet, It came from a book I was loaned. It's really terrific and quite scientific, And I'm half stoned. For breakfast some cornflakes and vodka, But cornflakes have carbohydrates, So I don't eat those fattening cornflakes, I eat the vodka straight. Drink, drink, everyone drink, It's not as bad as we used to think. With every Manhattan your stomach will flatten, So drink, drink, drink |
| Duration | 2:42 minutes |
| Year | 1965 |
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The Drinking Man's Diet song
"The Drinking Man's Diet" is a song by American musician, satirist, and television producer Allan Sherman. The song was released in 1965 as track 6 on his album "My Name Is Allan".
The song is a parody of a "drinking man's diet," a fad diet that involves consuming alcoholic beverages instead of solid food. The lyrics are filled with humor and wit, making light of the diet's supposed benefits while also poking fun at the dieter's state of inebriation.
> Oh, I'm on the Drinking Man's Diet,
> It came from a book I was loaned,
> It's really terrific and quite scientific,
> And I'm half stoned.
> For breakfast, some cornflakes and vodka,
> But cornflakes have carbohydrates,
> So I don't eat those fattening cornflakes,
> I eat the vodka straight.
The chorus then encourages everyone to drink, claiming that it is not as detrimental as previously believed and that drinking will help flatten their stomachs:
> Drink, drink, everyone drink,
> It's not as bad as we used to think,
> With every Manhattan, your stomach will flatten,
> So drink, drink, drink.
The song continues with the narrator claiming that the diet was invented by the Air Force, which they now deny due to the diet's inebriating effects:
> The Air Force invented this diet,
> A fact which they hotly deny,
> Of course, they deny it, 'cause this is the diet
> That got the Air Force high.
The "Drinking Man's Diet" song is a humorous take on fad diets and the extremes people go to in their pursuit of weight loss. It is delivered with wit and a playful tone, showcasing Allan Sherman's talent for song parody and satire.
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My Name Is Allan album
"My Name Is Allan" is Allan Sherman's 1965 album, which was his last charting album. The album has 11 songs, including "It's A Most Unusual Play", "The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song", "That Old Back Scratcher", "Call Me", "Peyton Place, U.S.A.", "The Drinking Man's Diet", "Secret Code", "The Painless Dentist Song", "Chim Chim Cheree", "Go To Sleep, Paul Revere!", and "An Average Song".
"The Drinking Man's Diet", the sixth track on the album, is a humorous song about a diet where one only consumes alcohol. The song's lyrics include:
> Oh, I'm on the Drinking Man's Diet
> It came from a book I was loaned
> It's really terrific and quite scientific
> And I'm half stoned
> For breakfast some cornflakes and vodka
> But cornflakes have carbohydrate;
> So I don't eat those fattening cornflakes
> I eat the vodka straight
The song also includes a chorus that goes:
> Drink, drink, everyone, drink;
> It's not as bad as we used to think
> With every Manhattan your stomach will flatten
> So drink, drink, drink
The song is a parody of the fad nutrition book of 1965, "The Drinking Man's Diet", which proposed that drinking alcohol would ease the stress of dieting and promote weight loss.
Sherman's "My Name Is Allan" album continues his style of infusing folk songs with Jewish humour, broadening his subject matter, and appealing to a larger audience.
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The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song
"The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song" is a song by Allan Sherman from his 1965 album "My Name Is Allan". The song is about a large dark aardvark that has escaped from the zoo and is now in the park. The singer, addressing the listeners as folks, describes how the police are looking for the aardvark but have not been able to find him.
In the second verse, the singer explains that the reason the aardvark escaped is that "'it's aardvark mating season". When an aardvark goes on a date, he sneaks through the zoo gate. The singer advises the audience that if they see two aardvarks "necking in the park", they should not interfere or "break an aardvark's heart".
In the final verse, the singer points out that while no one laughs at hippopotamuses or rhinoceroses, aardvarks are considered comical because they are "neither fish nor fowl". They are like "a kangaroo in love with a gnu", and that is why the zoo folks laugh. The singer concludes by revealing that they are, in fact, the "friendly neighborhood giraffe".
The song is introduced and concluded with a short instrumental passage, described in the lyrics as "Bum-bum-bum-bum, bum-bum-bum, bum, yeah yeah yeah!"
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Air Force diet
"The Drinking Man's Diet" is a song by Allan Sherman from his 1965 album "My Name Is Allan". In the song, Sherman sings about being on a drinking man's diet, which he claims came from a book he was loaned. He describes the diet as terrific and quite scientific and mentions that it involves drinking vodka for breakfast and martinis for lunch.
The Air Force Diet that Sherman refers to in the song is likely the Russian Air Force Diet, a fad diet that claims to help with rapid weight loss. This diet consists of low-calorie, high-protein meals and typically includes items like coffee, eggs, meat, fish, cheese, fruits, and vegetables. The daily calorie intake is kept very low, between 500 and 1000 calories, and the diet is repeated for 7 days to promote weight loss. It is recommended that those following the diet do not exercise due to the low-calorie intake, and it is not suitable for those who work with heavy loads or use their brains for most of the day.
The Russian Air Force Diet was developed in the former Soviet Union to keep soldiers fit and lean. It is meant to be followed for a short period, after which individuals typically return to their normal eating habits, often regaining the weight they lost and possibly gaining even more. While the diet may lead to short-term weight loss, it is not a sustainable or healthy long-term solution.
The song "The Drinking Man's Diet" parodies the idea of a diet by substituting alcohol for food, all while claiming the method to be "scientific". Sherman's song is a humorous take on the many fad diets that come and go, often promising quick fixes for weight loss.
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Vodka for breakfast
"Vodka for Breakfast" is the sixth track on Allan Sherman's 1965 album, *My Name Is Allan*. The song is a parody of a drinking man's diet, with Sherman singing about how he is on a "drinking man's diet" that came from a book he was loaned.
In the song, Sherman talks about how the diet is "really terrific and quite scientific" and that he is "half stoned" from it. He then goes on to describe his breakfast of cornflakes and vodka, but notes that cornflakes have carbohydrates, so he chooses to "eat the vodka straight." The chorus encourages listeners to "drink, drink, drink," claiming that "it's not as bad as we used to think" and that "with every Manhattan, your stomach will flatten."
The song continues with Sherman attributing the diet's invention to the Air Force, who deny it because it got them high. He then suggests having three martinis for lunch but warns against eating the olives because they are fattening. The song ends with the chorus again, encouraging everyone to drink.
"Vodka for Breakfast" is a humorous take on the idea of a drinking man's diet, with Sherman exaggerating the effects of alcohol and providing a tongue-in-cheek approach to weight loss through drinking. The song is a typical example of Sherman's style of song parody, for which he became known in the early 1960s.
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Frequently asked questions
"The Drinking Man's Diet" is a comedic song about a diet where the only thing the singer consumes is alcohol. The song is full of ironic and humorous advice, such as "do not eat the olives, cause olives make you fat".
"The Drinking Man's Diet" is track 6 on Allan Sherman's 1965 album "My Name Is Allan".
Other songs on the album include "The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song", "That Old Back Scratcher", "Call Me", "Peyton Place, U.S.A.", and "Go To Sleep, Paul Revere!".
