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It is a post-grunge song with psychedelic elements that features bass guitar and drums. Lead singer John Wozniak was inspired to write the song after a woman told him that a room smelled like "sex and candy. In , Wozniak said that "Sex and Candy" is an unorthodox love song ; later, he said he does not know what the song means. It was released to radio on the week of September 15, Music critics mostly praised the song. Some found it sensual; many compared it to the music of Nirvana.

When Marc Cohn played "True Companion" to his girlfriend, she thought he was proposing. He wasn't, but he did eventually marry her. Vincent Price did the spooky narration on "Thriller. The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.

Sign In Register. Artist: Marcys Playground. Album: Miscellaneous. Marcys Playground Miscellaneous Sex And Candy Hangin' round downtown by myself And I had so much time To sit and think about myself And then there she was Like double cherry pie Yeah there she was Like disco superfly I smell sex and candy here Who's that lounging in my chair Who's that casting devious stares In my direction Mama this surely is a dream Hangin' 'round downtown by myself And I had too much caffeine And I was thinkin' 'bout myself And then there she was In platform double suede Yeah there she was Like disco lemonade I smell sex and candy here Who's that lounging in my chair Who's that casting devious stares In my direction Mama this surely is a dream Mama this surely is a dream Yeah mama this must be my dream.