[reed13k]

Gee I can’t even type my own name correctly ...

[bigheadfred]

Peter Gabriel.

Sledgehammer

[U-238]

Actually, “Sledgehammer” came out in 1986.

[Deaf Smith]

Here’s one featuring fungi and a critter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIyixC9NsLI

[jakerobins]

Choppin’ Broccoli???? Dana Carvey......LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRW27fyvwCs

[Liberty Valance]

That’s easy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1J3NLNWAPU
The Ross Sisters - Solid Potato Salad

[MarkL]

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel.

The “dancing chickens” were rather creepy.

Mark

[Fiji Hill]

I'm not sure this is of much help, but here are some food songs.

• The Big Apple--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (with Edythe Wright), 1937

• The Banana Song--Monica Lewis, 1946

• Hold Tight (Sea food)--Fats Waller, 1939

• Chicken Blues--The Dominoes, 1951

• Turkey Hop--The Robins, 1951

• Monkey Hips & Rice--The Five Royales, 1954

• Last Date--Floyd Cramer, 1960

[TChad]

Was it claymation?

[GreenAccord]

I’m not worthy of copying the thread, but if everyone will indulge me, there’s a song from circa 1992-93 that I cannot recall for the life of me.

I’m going to start with what it’s not. It’s NOT “One night in Bangkok” by Murray Head. I cite that song because it’s similar in some audio traits, such as a treble-heavy tone to some of the lyrics but containing orchestrated chorus.

I only have 2 clues: I seem to remember the subject of this song being about, of all things, The Maltese Falcon. It also has an assisting voice track by someone who sounds A LOT like Trevor Rabin, of the band Yes. However, Rabin’s wikipedia page doesn’t cite his work on anything like this, and while wikipedia is not perfect, this kind of thing usually has it nailed, so I don’t think he’s the singer on the song.

The worst part is that I don’t know this song, so unless someone really knows it out there, I may not be able to provide closure on this.

[txhurl]

http://www.mtv.com/music/yearbook/index.jhtml?contentId=1535942

MTV countdown for every year since inception. Find it yourself.

[Fiji Hill]

Some songs from the mid-1960's

• Gator Tails & Monkey Ribs--The Spats, 1964

• The Jolly Green Giant--The Kingsmen, 1965

• I Love Onions--Susan Christie, 1966

• Juanita Banana--Terry Scott (1966)--I heard this on the radio in Italy in 1966.

[Disambiguator]

Genesis did a song about a plant (not a vegetable). It brings to mind "The Day of the Triffids."

Peter Gabriel on vocals (and he probably wrote the lyrics).