The Official "Songs About Bits Of Clothing" Thread

[Lisnaholic]

Yes, if I were a record producer, I'd be releasing a series of those cheap and cheesy compilation albums, K-Tel style, linked by a theme. One album would definitely be "Songs About Bits Of Clothing".

Here are a couple of essential tracks:-

What songs would you put on an album about clothes?

[Marie Monday]

lots of hat songs for some reason

Spoiler

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[Lisnaholic]

Thanks, Marie; that's quite a collection of hats! You didn't include Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, but as that's an instrumental, perhaps it doesn't count.
Good call on the Beefheart song which hadn't occurred to me.

Boots are another piece of clothing which get some attention: plenty of people have recorded Thirsty Boots, but this is the guy who wrote it:

This was a huge hit many years ago: Are you ready, boots? Start walkin!

...while Lou Reed takes a darker look at the eroticism of boots:-

[Janszoon]

Apparently this song was popular in the UK in 70s, but the first time I heard it was on a shuttle bus in Germany two years ago. It instantly became one of my go-to happy songs.

[Lisnaholic]

^ Yep, it's got that irresistible, catchy hook, hasn't it ? Everyone knew the song in the UK because it was used in a tv advert for jeans: one of the few ads that I was positively happy to see come on between progs. 

[Janszoon]

Another great song about pants:

[Lexi Darling]

[Janszoon]

 

[jimmy jazz]

Chavs unite!

[Lexi Darling]

[Lisnaholic]

^ Thanks for the two songs celebrating Nike sneakers, jj and Lexi !

Here are two songs that were well-known decades ago:-

^ That L Cohen song is just too slow and long-drawn-out for me, so here's a livelier, more recent song to finish off with:-

[Janszoon]

More sneakers:

[Psy-Fi]

Did somebody say "sneakers?"...

Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers

[Saulaac]

I don't think I ever saw this vid. Just heard it on radio for years and years.

Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret

[DJChameleon]

I used to use this song as a pick up line.

"Any more room for me in those jeans?"