Afternoon Delight - Background and Writing

Background and Writing

Danoff's fellow bandmember and then-wife Kathy "Taffy" Nivert told at least one audience that the title came from a spicy menu item of the same name at Clyde's restaurant in Georgetown. Danoff enjoyed writing the song and downplayed the somewhat controversial lyrics, saying, "I didn't want to write an all-out sex song ... I just wanted to write something that was fun and hinted at sex."

The band consisted of Bill, Jon Carroll, Margot Chapman & Taffy Danoff.

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