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Composition. "The Purple People Eater" tells how a strange creature (described as a "one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater") descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock 'n' roll band. The premise of the song came from a joke told by the child of a friend of Wooley's; Wooley finished composing it within an hour.
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Purple People Eater is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film based on Sheb Wooley's 1958 novelty song of the same name, written and directed by Linda Shayne, and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, and Thora Birch in her film debut.
Apr 9, 2007 · Sheb Wooley Purple People EaterJune 1958
The Purple People Eater Lyrics: Ah / Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky / It had a-one long horn and one big eye. (Ooh!) / I commenced to shakin' and I said, "Ooh-eee!
SHEB WOOLEY ONE EYED ONE HORNED FLYING PURPLE PEOPLE EATER. felixbautista. 72K subscribers. Subscribed. 266. 44K views 4 years ago. A 1958 release ...more.
The lyrics go on to describe this unique creature, portraying it as a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater. The narrator encounters the purple people eater, who assures him that he wouldn’t eat him because he’s too tough.
The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
(We wear short shorts!) Friendly little people eater. What a sight to see. And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground. He started to rock, really rockin' around. It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune. Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom. Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater.
In 1958, Wooley earned considerable fame with his hit rock and roll comedy single, "The Purple People Eater", utilizing tape manipulation inspired by the David Seville single "Witch Doctor".
