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Cake — Short Skirt Long Jacket
Album: Comfort Eagle
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Released: 2002
Length: 3:21
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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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 LinThizzy wrote:


She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron





With fingernails that shine like justice

And a voice that is dark like tinted glass

Posted 3 days ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

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!



Cool story. Thank You for sharing it.
Posted 1 month ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Oozing with humour and satire.  One of the wittiest lyricists in pop.
Posted 2 months ago by B_Van    [ Reply ]


She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron

Posted 4 months ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
The rhythm sounds a lot like Sweet Jane by Lou Reed.  Very cool song.
Posted 6 months ago by bob0301    [ Reply ]
Great bass line: instant 8 for me.
Posted 7 months ago by IvanTheMediocre    [ Reply ]
bits of guitar work makes me think this girl is called Jane
Posted 11 months ago by MrDill    [ Reply ]
 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!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
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!
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
smooth liquidation.  

yes. love this song/cake!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!   Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
He wants a Sith Lord.
Posted 2 years ago by chikanamakalaka    [ Reply ]
 eyeball wrote:
Watch THE VIDEO {#Hungry}


That is the best music video ever
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Describes my wife perfectly. 
Posted 3 years ago by mjlucas    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 3 years ago by unclestupidhead    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Zappa.  What's not to like?
Posted 3 years ago by zepp3008    [ Reply ]
That's gotta be one of the longer pauses of silence in a song (not counting silliness like Phil Glass)
Posted 3 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 eyeball wrote:
Watch THE VIDEO {#Hungry}



Excellent! Thanks for that!
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 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. 
Posted 3 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
My friends say this song is about me! ...LOL! 
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Whatever happened to "Italian Leather Sofa"?
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Posted 3 years ago by DocSeagullRedux    [ Reply ]
Watch THE VIDEO {#Hungry}
Posted 3 years ago by eyeball    [ Reply ]
Yes!! What a bass line. It really IS this tune.
Posted 4 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
This has got to be one of the best base lines + drum beats ever! Holy Moly it's good!
9
Posted 4 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
At least I have the white Chrysler LeBaron. It does not have a cup holder!
Posted 4 years ago by webmaster2    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

Booty makes me shake my Cake.
 
Cake gives me a booty.
Posted 4 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
The only good thing about this song is Chuck.
Posted 4 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
I love this song.
Posted 4 years ago by Flying_Donut    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I mean, at Citibank she borrowed his freakin' pen. Such an event can not be dismissed.
Posted 4 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
Short Skirt Long Jacket:

Very nice !!!


Posted 4 years ago by Michael_in_Paradise    [ Reply ]
Excellent transition from "Come on out" by Airborne Toxic Event.
Posted 4 years ago by q4Fry    [ Reply ]
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? 
Posted 4 years ago by marci28    [ Reply ]
 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!!!
Posted 4 years ago by trogel    [ Reply ]
Was with it till
"She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron"

Nothing is perfect.
Posted 4 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Yummmmmm. I love Cake. So much fun.
Posted 5 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
you like cake? I love cake.
Posted 5 years ago by spinoza15    [ Reply ]
First tune I ever heard from them and I just had to find out about these guys
Posted 5 years ago by ToddyWoddy    [ Reply ]
Another great song for the ladies. Thank you Cake for such romanticism. 7.6
Posted 6 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
The more I think about these lyrics, the more I agree with them
Posted 6 years ago by MJMJ    [ Reply ]
Kicks ass as do all Cake tunes
Posted 6 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
 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
Posted 6 years ago by jambo    [ Reply ]
A 4, but only because of Chuck is it that high.
Posted 6 years ago by lastchance911    [ Reply ]
 dc_zee wrote:
And what does he bring to the table?
 
Dessert, of course - save your fork!
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
The girl he's looking for is a woman.
Posted 6 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
LOVE this group. Best driving music ever!!!
Posted 6 years ago by am    [ Reply ]
I do love Cake.
Posted 6 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
Was up on a roof in Brooklyn. These guys were playing on the roof next door. Free Cake! perfect
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 dc_zee wrote:
And what does he bring to the table?

 
Poetry?
Posted 6 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
And what does he bring to the table?
Posted 6 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
Love me a piece of Cake once in a while!  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 7 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
No music to be found here. None at all. 

 
COUNTERPOINT: you are allergic to fun
Posted 7 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
 merrickw wrote:

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

 
Definitely has some Sweet Jane in it ...
Posted 7 years ago by merrickw    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

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

 
Both Bill and Bill's awesome are awesome.
Posted 7 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
 Stefan_Lutz wrote:
Thank you Bill for sharing some Cake! Your awesome.

 
You're missing a.  As well as a verb.  ;-)
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 
rmaple53 wrote:
{#Bananajam}"Lou Reed" ish  just catchy

 
Definitely reminded me of Lou Reed;  should be followed by Sweet Jane ...
Posted 7 years ago by merrickw    [ Reply ]
 jbuhl wrote:
" I want a girl with the right allocation"  

Heh    

 
With fingernails that shine like justice
Posted 7 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
" I want a girl with the right allocation"  

Heh    
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
First heard this song on the TV show ER of all places
Posted 8 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
Thank you Bill for sharing some Cake! Your awesome.
Posted 8 years ago by Stefan_Lutz    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Jonathan richman
Posted 8 years ago by 21gram    [ Reply ]
LOVE THIS SONG.
Posted 8 years ago by sheeelaaa    [ Reply ]
I always like songs about girls, an easy 7
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Her long jacket looks like a quiptic crossword.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
I dig it. 
Posted 8 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 8 years ago by kanga311    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}"Lou Reed" ish  just catchy
Posted 8 years ago by rmaple53    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
No music to be found here. None at all. 

 
Profoundly incorrect.
Posted 8 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 +1

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

 


Posted 8 years ago by kgage    [ Reply ]
Cake makes me shake my booty.  It seems like a lot of people don't like the style though.  I find that sad.  
Posted 8 years ago by amb599    [ Reply ]
No music to be found here. None at all. 
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
 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. 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 9 years ago by kylieh    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 9 years ago by Highspirits    [ Reply ]
Ah HAH, there is that CAKE I've been talking about all Day.  Yes!!  {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 9 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
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}
Posted 9 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
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} 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Personally, I prefer a 'girl' with a long, oversize t-shirt (mine) and nothing else.

Catchy tune.   
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Chit Chat
Posted 9 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
wonder how the Law of Attraction is holding up here...
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Good sounding bass.
Posted 10 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 10 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
I totally love the deadpan "yeah, we're ripping off Sweet Jane/Baba O'Reilly/Ain't Seen Nothin Yet" part of this.
Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 redrum JckTorance wrote:




 


Posted 10 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Chuck vs the annoying cake
Posted 10 years ago by arnimf    [ Reply ]
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.




 
Posted 10 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
 {#Clap} agree

  bstevens1951 wrote:
Please Bill, no more.

 


Posted 10 years ago by JckTorance    [ Reply ]
 Rockit wrote:
Enough Cake already....Play some Humble Pie!

 

Sorry Rockit, Much too Cheesey...
Posted 11 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
Please Bill, no more.
Posted 11 years ago by bstevens1951    [ Reply ]
 Kanuffen wrote:

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



 
But the bassline...
Posted 11 years ago by zink    [ Reply ]
love this song. does "long jacket" refer to an extensive police record?l
Posted 11 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
This is hilarious.  {#Bananajumprope}

 
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]

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


Posted 12 years ago by Kanuffen    [ Reply ]
Fur coat, no knickers. And let's hope, the cuffs match the collar.
Posted 12 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 12 years ago by impediguy    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 12 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Great Beat that Makes you wanna Move.

For Me that is the way I enjoy Life! Just Relax and have a Good Time..
Posted 12 years ago by TyhSho    [ Reply ]
Deadpan funny with infectious groove - gotta like it
Posted 12 years ago by graywolf    [ Reply ]
Enough Cake already....Play some Humble Pie!
Posted 12 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
PSD
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I dunno...
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Love a good guitar lick. This has it!
Posted 13 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
"She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler La Baron"

I don't think I want that girl... 
Posted 13 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Sweet Jane... (a little bit faster).
Posted 13 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
 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...)

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 13 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
the BEST Cake song...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
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}
Posted 13 years ago by toomanyollys    [ Reply ]
Cake has worn thin for me over the years, however they are good live.
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
seeing them in June!  Can't wait!!
Posted 13 years ago by myersei    [ Reply ]
 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?

Posted 13 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
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}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 trainer454 wrote:
Love the video for this song ....
 
You mean "Chuck" credits? Me to. {#Laughing} 

(I find it so much better without the words.)
Posted 14 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
What a delicious coincidence!  Someone brought cake to work. Just had some, and now this...



Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Love the video for this song ....
Posted 14 years ago by trainer454    [ Reply ]
I love me some Cake.  I've never heard a Cake song that I'd rate less then a 6.


Posted 14 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]