Carrie Underwood’s 15 Favorite Summer Songs featuring Food

When Carrie Underwood gets together with her family and friends in the summer, “there is food and drink involved,” the singer said in the July episode of “CARRIE’S COUNTDOWN” on her SiriusXM channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY (Ch. 60). So, during the episode titled “Carrie’s Hungry for Summer Countdown,” country’s iconic rhinestoned superstar revealed her 15 favorite food-focused songs for the perfect summertime grill and chill playlist. Check out her picks and snippets of what she said about each song below.

Carrie Underwood’s Favorite Summer Songs featuring Food

15. Jimmy Buffett – “Cheeseburger in Paradise”

“Jimmy has a perfect song to kick off the countdown.”

14. Weezer – “Pork and Beans”

“This song makes me smile. I love Weezer; I’ve loved them for a long time. You can’t have a ‘Cheeseburger in Paradise’ grilled to perfection without maybe a little pork and beans on the side.”

13. DNCE – “Cake by the Ocean”

“I thought just this [song] was fun. It’s fun to mix genres, especially when I do these countdowns.”

12. Tracy Byrd – “Watermelon Crawl”

“No food summer playlist is complete without everybody getting up and doing the ‘Watermelon Crawl.’ It gets you in the mood. Makes you want to do a line dance.”

11. Van Halen – “Ice Cream Man”

“Grab your cones and your sprinkles or whatever it is you like to put in your ice cream and rock out to Van Halen.”

10. New Edition – “Candy Girl”

“I grew up listening to New Edition. My sister Stephanie had cassette tapes of theirs.”

9. Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”

“This one needs no explanation. It’s very relatable… the world would be a better place if we chicken fried more.”

8. Warrant – “Cherry Pie”

“When I was thinking about what playlist to make for July and food, [‘Cherry Pie’] popped into my head… A lot of fun, a good classic, I feel like it makes a lot of my workout playlists because it’s super fun.”

7. Deana Carter – “Strawberry Wine”

“This song was so massive. It was everywhere when it came out – and for good reason. It’s sweet and breezy, and makes you think of your youth.”

6. Vanilla Ice – “Ice Ice Baby”

“Anytime I hear this song I just want to do ‘the running man’ and pretend I was 6 years old again.”

5. Kenny Chesney – “Summertime”

“Kind of embodies that summertime feeling – happy, fun, cheap shades – all that summer is.”

4. Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar on Me”

“I feel like this is the song you play at the end of the evening when everybody has enjoyed their food and drink, and everybody is loose.”

3. Tim McGraw – “Something Like That”

“[This song] is summer. It’s like “Summertime” by Kenny Chesney. It’s just happy; it makes you happy. Any summer picnic or grill sesh will be added to by playing this song.”

2. Smashing Pumpkins – “Mayonaise”

“I guess I was looking up condiments, but I love Smashing Pumpkins. This one is a two for one – we have mayonnaise and pumpkins.”

1. Lady A – “American Honey”

“I love the song. I love Lady A. I feel like we came on the scene at the same time… and this song is so sweet. And bonus I have a bee farm. And I’ve gotten more into it.”