The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
| "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band | |
| from the album The Eggplant That Ate Chicago | |
| A-side | "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" |
| B-side | "You Can't Fight City Hall Blues" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Novelty[1] |
| Length | 2:41 |
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Greenbaum |
"The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" is a song about alien invasion by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. Although often listed as a "one hit wonder", the song did not actually reach the top 40, and its author, Norman Greenbaum, later wrote and performed "Spirit in the Sky" to greater chart success.[2] It was re released on Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Volume III: The 1960s in 1985.
In Australia it appeared on the Festival compilation Operation Big Time! [3] in 1967.
Parodies and homages[]
- Tom Paxton The Pizza That Ate Chicago on Fun Food Songs (Delta) 1999, and Your Shoes, My Shoes, 2002
- The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon on Hawkwind: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, 1976
- Big Maybelle covered the song on , 2007
Although not strictly following the [foodstuff] that ate [place] formula, there has also been:
- "The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" by Rose and the Arrangement, 1974 and, arguably its homage,
- "Cicada That Ate Five Dock" by Outline, 1981
See also[]
References[]
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim (July 30, 2003). "Rock and roll's best and worst Chicago songs". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ Nichol, Tom (2006-12-24). "A 'Spirit' From the '60s That Won't Die" (New York Times web reprint). The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Operation Big Time!". majesticcompilations.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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