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| Ironically, neither MGM Records nor Sheb himself were that crazy about the song; nonetheless, once it became a hit, an entire "Purple People Eater" merchandising fad (i.e., shirts, games, etc.) swept the country in 1958! (sav-man) |
| Sheb was inspired to write this song based on a joke that his son told him ("what has one eye, one horn, flies and eats people?"). (sav-man) |
| Reached #1 on the BILLBOARD charts in June 1958. (sav-man) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye.
I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple people eater to me.
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
(one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)
A one-eyed one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me. (one eye?)
Well, he came down to earth and lit in a tree
I said, "Mr. Purple People Eater don't eat me"
I heard him say in a voice so gruff
"I wouldn't eat you, cuz you're so tough"
It was a one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me. (one horn?)
I said, "Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line?"
He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine
But that's not the reason that I came to land
I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band
Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple
people eater. Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin'
purple people eater (we wear short shorts)
Flyin' purple people eater
sure looks strange to me.
And then he swung from the tree and lit on the
ground. He started to rock, really rockin' around
It was a crazy little ditty with a swingin' tune
(sing aboop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom)
Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater
I like short shorts
Flyin' little people eater
Sure looks strange to me (Purple People?)
And then he went on his way, and then what do ya know
I saw him last night on a TV show
He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head
[Clarinet solo]
Tequila
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Current Rating
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| Played on 103 shows: |
 | 10-28-23, #AOTA-231028 |  | 04-25-93, #93-17 |
| 10-01-22, #ISGD-17-45 | | 07-19-92, #92-29 |
| 10-17-20, #AOTA-201017 | | 10-27-91, #91-43 |
| 03-28-20, #AOTA-200328 | | 10-13-91, #91-41 |
| 10-27-18, #AOTA-181027 | | 07-07-91, #91-27 |
| 10-14-17, #AOTA-171014 | | 05-26-91, #91-21 |
| 09-04-17, #OTR-3-36 | | 03-17-91, #91-11 |
| 10-30-16, #OTR-2-42 | | 10-28-90, #90-43 |
| 10-19-16, #ISGD-16-43 | | 01-21-90, #90-03 |
| 10-15-16, #AOTA-161015 | | 06-25-89, #89-26 |
| 04-09-16, #AOTA-160409 | | 03-19-89, #89-12 |
| 10-31-15, #AOTA-151031 | | 10-02-88, #88-40 |
| 10-18-15, #BWR-15-10-18 | | 07-03-88, #88-27 |
| 06-27-15, #15-26 | | 02-14-88, #88-07 |
| 08-30-14, #ISGD-14-49 | | 01-10-88, #88-02 |
| 02-01-14, #AOTA-140201 | | 07-05-87, #87-27 |
| 10-12-13, #AOTA-131012 | | 04-26-87, #87-17 |
| 09-24-13, #BWR-13-09-24 | | 04-27-86, #KMET-86-17 |
| 06-01-13, #AOTA-130601 | | 03-16-86, #86-11 |
| 12-27-12, #ISGD-12-54 | | 08-04-85, #85-31 |
| 10-22-12, #BWR-12-10-23 | | 04-28-85, #85-17 |
| 09-01-12, #AOTA-120901 | | 09-09-84, #84-37 |
| 01-19-12, #MMCZ-12-03 | | 12-04-83, #83-49 |
| 01-19-12, #ISGD-12-03 | | 11-15-81, #81-46 |
| 11-12-11, #MMCZ-11-46 | | 10-04-81, #81-40 |
| 10-25-11, #BWR-11-10-25 | | 02-15-81, #81-07 |
| 12-05-10, #MMCZ-10-56 | | 01-04-81, #81-01 |
| 05-16-10, #10-20 | | 06-15-80, #80-24 |
| 02-21-10, #MMCZ-10-08 | | 12-30-79, #KMET-79-52 |
| 08-31-08, #08-35 | | 06-24-79, #79-25 |
| 01-05-08, #MMCZ_08-01 | | 11-12-78, #78-39 |
| 06-24-07, #07-25 | | 09-10-78, #78-29 |
| 01-03-07, #KMCC_3-05 | | 08-20-78, #78-26 |
| 10-29-06, #06-44 | | 07-09-78, #78-20 |
| 10-29-06, #MMS-51 | | 12-05-76, #123 |
| 04-09-06, #06-15 | | 08-08-76, #106 |
| 02-21-06, #MMS-18 | | 02-08-76, #80 |
| 08-11-05, #FFM-5 | | 01-04-76, #75 |
| 06-26-05, #05-26 | | 12-28-75, #74-56 |
| 10-24-04, #XM-74 | | 11-02-75, #66 |
| 10-24-04, #04-43 | | 10-12-75, #63 |
| 10-19-03, #03-42 | | 09-21-75, #60 |
| 10-06-03, #ISGD-03-37 | | 09-07-75, #58 |
| 10-05-03, #03-40 | | 08-24-75, #56 |
| 09-15-03, #ISGD-03-34 | | 07-20-75, #51 |
| 04-07-03, #ISGD-03-13 | | 04-27-75, #43 |
| 03-11-01, #01-10 | | 04-20-75, #42 |
| 01-17-99, #99-03 | | 03-16-75, #37 |
| 08-24-97, #97-34 | | 02-02-75, #31 |
| 04-21-96, #96-16 | | 01-05-75, #27 |
| 11-13-94, #94-46 | | 12-31-72, #KMET-72-53 |
| 08-01-93, #93-31 | | |
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No, it wasn't. Sometimes original mp3s get replaced by those who don't want to make the effort to add another page for the version they used. This used to go on all the time. It's my policy to replace these mp3s with the originals when encountered...and there - done. Thanks for noticing it. I missed it as I never play this song...back when I was well enough to actually make shows. Like many of these things, I heard the original version in the '50s - endlessly. It was one of the inescapable songs of the age and I quickly became thoroughly sick of it at the time.
In situations like this where a song has dozens of versions, no attempt is made to sort them all out as you'd never be able to find all of them.
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I have to ask again. Was this mp3 here the whole time or was this re-recording posted by the same person who seemed to prefer re-recordings over the originals?
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fiogf49gjkf0d PTA stands for Parent Teacher Association.
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fiogf49gjkf0d Sheb Wooly recorded as Ben Colder in the sixties. He mostly did parodies of hits (mostly country hits).
I think his best was "Harper Valley PTA (Later That Day)."
"What does PTA stand for? Party Time Already!"
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to enable the users to sample the music (as they are in very low quality) before
they take the decision of purchasing the music. This right is expressly permitted
under "Fair Use" as nonprofit educational purposes only. The
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