Song · Jawbox
“Savory” by Jawbox
From the album For Your Own Special Sweetheart (1994)
“Savory” by Jawbox appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album For Your Own Special Sweetheart. Its best result is #96 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #287 alternative song of 1994.
"Savory" was the first single Jawbox fired off from For Your Own Special Sweetheart, their 1994 major-label debut on Atlantic, and it went out as "Savory + 3". J. Robbins sings it and splits the guitars with Bill Barbot, Kim Coletta plays bass and Zach Barocas drums, all four share the writing, and Ted Niceley produced with the band. AllMusic read the lyric as a cryptic description of the female body, and Pitchfork praised the Dischord expats for digging into their own fire rather than betting on the tidy production that sank plenty of punk bands at the time.
Paul Andresen's video dresses the band in formal suits to play a little girl's birthday party, and the gifts run to weapons and dentures. It picked up some MTV play, mostly on 120 Minutes, and even won over Beavis and Butt-head, but the song never charted.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 96 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 650 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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