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"
Released1967
GenreNovelty[1]
Length2:41
Songwriter(s)Norman Greenbaum

"The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" is a song about alien invasion by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. 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's "The Pizza That Ate Chicago" on Fun Food Songs (Delta, 1999) and Your Shoes, My Shoes (2002)
  • "The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon" on Hawkwind's Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, 1976
  • Big Maybelle recorded the song on America's Queen Mother of Soul, 1966

Although not strictly following the [foodstuff] that ate [place] formula, there has also been:

  • "The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" by Rose and the Arrangement in 1974 and, arguably its homage,
  • "Cicada That Ate Five Dock" by Outline, 1981

See also

References

  1. ^ DeRogatis, Jim (July 30, 2003). "Rock and roll's best and worst Chicago songs". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Operation Big Time!". majesticcompilations.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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