Cake Wrecks: The Music Video
March 20, 2010 To fully appreciate the amazing awesomeness of today's fan feature, you need to be familiar with the Lazy Town song and video, "Cookin' By the Book." Don't know it? Then go here to watch the clip - it's surprisingly catchy.
Ok, everyone caught up? Good. Now, behold: WRECKIN' BY THE BOOK!
This inspired homage was written by Carrie Dahlby for The Funny Music Project, a regular contributor to the Dr. Demento show. (You can't ask for better credentials than that, can you?) This group of genius musicians publishes new comedy songs and/or videos every week, and if you head over there now you can download "Wreckin' by the Book" for free!
I recommend playing it over and over again until your kids beg for mercy. Then make up a little dance to go with it. Something I can do. So, lots of awkward swaying and off-beat clapping. Yeah. That'd be awesome.
A great big wrecky "THAK YOU" to Carrie, Luke, and their whole madcap team for making my week. You guys wreck AND rock.
And because they're hilarious and must be read to be fully appreciated, here are the lyrics:
I pile on the frosting
In brown and fuchsia lumps
This work is so exhausting
That my spelling talent slumps
Chris:
I'll wish you "heppy bertty"
Or "Happy Hallydays"
Or "Happy Falker Satherhood"
For this year's Father's Day...
Carrie:
It's a piece of cake to make a wrecky cake
Just be a little lazy
Don't gotta do the cooking by the book
Just make it weird and crazy
Never use a classy recipe
Just gob on frosting daisies
If you throw away your cooking book, then you'll wreck a cake
We've got our Cake Wreck made
Our Carrot Jockeys cake
Finally it's time to wreck a cake
Devo:
Wrecking cakes has its own science
Quotation marks abound
Decorate with raw defiance
Making chocolate fecal mounds
Wyngarde:
Don't tell me "I want sprinkles"
If that is what you want
I'll squeeze out "I want sprinkles"
In a pretty frosting font
Carrie:
It's a piece of cake to make a wrecky cake
Cake wrecks dot com will tell you
You also gotta buy her funny book
That Amazon will sell you
You do not hafta be the "Ace of Cakes"
Just make a fondant fish stew
If you do the wreckin' by the book, then you'll wreck a cake
On Superbowl Sunday
We'll make a wrecky cake
Finally it's time to wreck a cake
And on our wedding day
We'll make a wrecky cake
Finally it's time to wreck a --
Luke:
Break it down, Jen! Show all bakeries why
They should have a spelling test before hiring some guy!
Grab some cupcakes, slather icing inch high,
Make a Curious George that'll make a kid cry!
That pink tarantula? That's a cake wreck!
That daffodil pony? That's a cake wreck!
That flaming armadillo? That's a cake wreck!
That groom's slab of beef? That's a cake wreck!
Carrie: Luke:
It's a piece of cake to make a wrecky cake - What!?
Just be a little lazy - Okay!
Don't gotta do the cooking by the book - What!?
Just make it weird and crazy - Yeah!
Never use a classy recipe - Cake!?
Just gob on frosting daisies - Wreck!
If you throw away your cooking book - Yeah!
Then you'll wreck a cake
Luke:
Cake wrecks dot blogspot dot com
Has the cakes that are the bomb!
Army men like Vietnam?
Made by pros, not by your Mom!
Naked Mohawk baby carrot jockeys rule the world
In a vortex of doom, trapped inside a puce swirl!
It makes your head spin, like you're on a Tilt-A-Whirl!
I saw Darth Vader with a baby, "It's A Girl!"
Carrie:
You gotta do the wreckin' by the book! Cake!
Luke:
Yeah!!!
? Huh? Didja? Didja?You did?
Oh. Well, good, then.
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Reader Comments (72)
My daughter loves Lazy Town :)
This is cute :)
oh goodness. this is AWESOME!!
Along with "Pants on the Ground" this is definitely going in my Top 10 Grammy nods for the year.
Should have watched this after my bronchitis was over. I nearly choked to death laughing but it was worth it!
Robitussin cake wreck please.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. :D
AH-sum, er, I mean AWESOME!
to awesomness and beyond lol!!!
Ha! Gotta give mad props to the Tomboy Tools pink hacksaw!!! LOL
My son's comment to this video was: "Does it end?" LOL!!! I loved it ;)
I love it! I also loved the other cakes that got the comments locked before I even got to look. (Seriously people? Chill out)
Cake Wrecks *and* Luke Ski.
Awesome. :)
That is so full of awesome that it has extra awesome coming out of its ears.
Brillant!!
I just showed this to my almost 7-year-old who is a huge fan of Lazytown. While we were watching it (twice), she said she wants to make a cake wreck cake for her birthday this year. I think that's an excellent idea, but how will we ever choose WHICH cake wreck to make?
HAHAHA SO MUCH AWESOME.
Going on the iPod.
Best line - "chocolate fecal mounds"
I love it! it is too funny! Now I'll go make some cake :oD
The video was AWESOME! My daughter used to watch Lazytown (it's like a train wreck of it's own!) and this song...classic!!! Cheers!
Laura
I may be the only person to disagree, but a flaming armadillo cake is NOT a cake wreck. In the unlikely event that I ever open my own bakery, I think we'd sell only flaming armadillo cakes... because they go beyond your typical awesome.
My 3 year old daughter LOVES this video. When I sit at the computer, she says, "Mom can we watch the 'Throw Away a Cookin' Book' song? Then we won't be LAZY!"
Awesome! Glad to see the video here!
Oh, and don't knock Shoebox's singing until you hear him do "What Your Parents Think All Your Music Sounds Like". His best song EVER!
CrazySTL Girl
So flippin' awesome!!!
I nearly forgot, my husband loved it for the lil'john overtones, too. You know you are just awesome, right?
thabnks