Imagine my surprise when I see that Junk Food Junkie was written and sung back in 1976. Larry Groce reminds me of weird Al Yankovic\u00a0<\/a> who was a very popular, parodistic songster. The song’s chorus is really the part that got me as we, in the health and fitness world, often will talk about walking the walk; not just talking the talk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yeah, in the daytime I’m Mr Natural <\/p>\n I mean really, how many of the healthy living people actually eat junk food in secret? Can you picture Tony Horton, of Beachbody P90X<\/a> fame secretly tucked into his closet at night housing Oreo cookies by the sleeve, double stuff even!! Okay, I’ll admit Groce doesn’t mention the Oreo, but come on, you know he wanted to.<\/p>\n Larry’s song, “Junk Food Junkie,” could have been written for current times as it seems that the lyrics align to our current lifestyle. However, according to wikipedia Junk Food Junkie<\/a> was written in 1976 and spent 15 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching # 9 on the Billboard Top 100<\/a>.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Even back when the whole health food movement came about, junk food was still addictive enough to write lyrics about hiding to eat it.<\/p>\n Imagine that, long before cigarettes were blacklisted, we shunned elements of junk food and the crucifixion of the twinkie began.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nJust as healthy as I can be
\nBut at night I’m a junk food junkie
\nGood lord have pity on me<\/p>\n