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Growing up, just about everyone hates vegetables. Eventually, we all grow out of it, and some of us even become vegetarians. Who knew? There's a tasty array of songs named for or dedicated to vegetables, and, in honor, here's a list of 'em with lyrical references:
 Cracker - "Sweet Potato"
"Be my sweet potato, Be my honey lamb..."
The Shins - "Know Your Onion"
No actual lyrics involving onions The Beach Boys - "Vegetables"
"I'm gonna be round my vegetables,
I'm gonna chow down my vegetables,
I love you most of all,
My favorite vege-table" Feeder - "Rhubarb"
No rhubarb-related lyrics Nirvana - "Beans"
"Beans, beans, beans
Jesse ate some beans
He was happy, happy, happy
And he ate some beans"
Cibo Matto - "Artichoke"
"My heart is like an artichoke" Bright Eyes - "Carrot Diamond"
"Cause the carrot's gonna dangle"
Minus the Bear - "Potato Juice and Liquid Bread"
None
The Young Knives - "Half Timer"
"A celery
You need a
A celery
If you want to fit in" Matt Pond PA - "The Lettuce"
None
Stereolab - "Emperor Tomato Ketchup"
None
The Coral - "Song of the Corn"
"Folks sing a song, song of the corn" Regina Spektor - "Reading Time With Pickle"
"A jar of pickles catches the eye
Make eye contact with a solitary pickle"
Teenage Fanclub - "The Cabbage"
None Yo La Tengo - "The Asparagus Song"
None Pavement - "Carrot Rope"
"Be patient and I'll let you see my
Carrot rope, feed my thrill"
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