Entertainment For Lively Minds
More Silliness, Please!
Posted by Mike_H on 14 June 2011 - 1:49pm.
As I think I've mentioned before, I like silly music. Here's some from Thurston Harris with featured vocalist Rufus Hunter. It's called "Purple Stew".
There was a brief trend, probably initiated by The Big Bopper with his "Purple People Eater" for silly songs featuring the word Purple in their titles. Also for songs featuring The Jungle.
Anyway. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
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A pedant writes
The original 1958 Purple People Eater song was written and recorded by Sheb Wooley.
Shortly after The Big Bopper recorded a different song called The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor, which was a novelty spoof on several then-current pop songs including, of course, The Purple People Eater.
Thank "Deity-If-Exists"
for pedants. We'd stumble around here bumping into the furnishings and spouting the most -outrageous- tosh if it wasn't for their steadying influence.
I mean that, in an entirely appreciative, though "You bastard, you knew something I didn't!", way by the way.
Sheb Wooley is a name I'm more familiar with than I currently know, if you get my drift.
A nerd writes
Barry Cryer AKA H&DH* had a No.1 hit in Finland with 'Purple People Eater'
*Hamish & Dougal Hitmaker
Now that is
verging on the painful. Perhaps it's the shrill recording quality.
Finally on YouTube!
I have this song as a single. A favourite track on Beanytapes in the 1980's. Barry Cryer connection too.
The Goodies - Blowing Off
One song to the tune of another
Here's Bill Oddie's version of "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at" in the style of Joe Cocker. It's been a while:
To be found in John Peel's record box, his specially selected 45's to be saved in the event of a fire.
I love silly songs too
That's verging on the peculiar
...in a very silly kind of way.
I like Michael Nesmith but I'm not familiar with most of his solo output, which is probably very remiss of me.
Is this silly enough for you?
Lizard People by Fleetwood Mac