The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
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| "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 | psychedelic jug band |
| Length | 2:41 |
| Writer(s) | Norman Greenbaum |
The Eggplant That Ate Chicago is a psychedelic jug band song about alien invasion by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. Although often listed as a "one hit wonder", the author of this song, Norman Greenbaum, is also responsible for the hit "Spirit in the Sky".[1] It was re released on Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Volume III: The 1960's 1985.
[edit] 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 America's Queen Mother of Soul 2007
- "The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" by Rose and the Arrangement, 1974
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Nichol, Tom (2006-12-24). "A 'Spirit' From the '60s That Won't Die" (New York Times web reprint). The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E6D71131F937A15751C1A9609C8B63&scp=1&sq=Eggplant+that+ate+Chicago&st=nyt. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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