"Only Tongue Can Tell" is a song by Scottish band The Trash Can Sinatras, which was released in 1990 as the second single from their debut studio album Cake.

[6] David Quantick of New Musical Express commented, "A jolly jangle commences under a sweet voice and a folkie sort of pop tune.

Vocals and melody a tad Roddy Frame but this is an enthusiastic bright pop affair and the Duane Eddy solo sucks your stomach out through your nose.

"[7] Chris Roberts of Melody Maker wrote, "Oh boy, another Housemartins, another Aztec Camera, another bespectacled anally retentive piece of wacky buffoonery from the least gutsy label in the cosmos.

"[8] In a review of Cake, Brent Ainsworth of the Santa Cruz Sentinel described "Only Tongue Can Tell" as a "playful romp through a green pasture of tinny guitar on a fresh-air keyboard backdrop".