The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
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| “The Eggplant That Ate Chicago” | ||
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| Single by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band from the album The Eggplant That Ate Chicago |
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| 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.
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[edit] Parodies and Derivative Songs
- 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
[edit] Covers
- Big Maybelle on America's Queen Mother of Soul 2007
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ^ Nichol, Tom. A 'Spirit' From the '60s That Won't Die (New York Times web reprint). Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
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