Sugar Pie Honey Bunch

Album: Sweet Southern Sugar (2017)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This is a dark spin on the Four Tops Motown hit "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)," re-inventing the classic track as a slow drug jam.

    "When I did it, I was envisioning it being very dark, like with everything going on with the opioid and heroin problems. I was not thinking of this as a girl [song], but more of this dope," Kid Rock explained to Billboard. "I've had friends who have passed away from dope, especially when I was younger. In this business, it happens all the time. Obviously, we have an epidemic right now and I was like, 'God that reminds me of a dark period of time when I was in that world.'"

    "To a certain extent it's like, 'I can't help myself. I love you and nobody else,'" he continued. "That's what that s--t can do to you man. It can take over your soul. I always thought if I could do a really poignant video and get Zac Efron or somebody to play this really dark person in this really dark video that it might scare some people out of there, or at least show them the realities of what that s--t does to real people, their lives, their souls, their kids and their families."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Chad Channing (Nirvana, Before Cars)

Chad Channing (Nirvana, Before Cars)Songwriter Interviews

Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars.

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song Titles

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song TitlesMusic Quiz

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.

Commercials

CommercialsFact or Fiction

Was "Ring Of Fire" really used to sell hemorrhoid cream?

Which Songs are About Drugs?

Which Songs are About Drugs?Fact or Fiction

"25 or 6 to 4" to "Semi-Charmed Life" - see if you can spot the songs that are really about drugs.

Janis Ian: Married in London, but not in New York

Janis Ian: Married in London, but not in New YorkSong Writing

Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.

Sam Hollander

Sam HollanderSongwriter Interviews

The hitmaking songwriter/producer Sam Hollander with stories about songs for Weezer, Panic! At The Disco, Train, Pentatonix, and Fitz And The Tantrums.