THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER
“The Purple People Eater” is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, and reached #12 overall. (More from Wikipedia)
In June 1958, the Big Bopper was going to record a new song called “Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor”, featuring two characters from popular novelty songs of the day: the David Seville song “Witch Doctor” that was mentioned already, and the Sheb Wooley hit “The Purple People Eater” about the “one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater” who wants to be a “singer in a rock and roll band”. (Both of these characters used sped-up vocals in the songs).
(June 2013/1)
