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"The Honeythief" is a 1986 song performed by the Scottish band Hipsway. It was the band's only top 40 hit in the US, reaching #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #17 on the UK Singles Chart. Its remix reached number 9 on the US Dance Club Play Singles chart. The song's title was inspired by a 16th-century painting, "Venus and Cupid, the Honey Thief", found in the Burrell Collection art museum in Glasgow. The lyrics are based on Vladimir Nabokov's book Lolita.