![]() ![]() The series ran for eight seasons with 217 episodes. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 9th 1959, the television western series 'Rawhide' had its premiere on the CBS-TV network.Randy from TexasAnyone know what the b side of flying purple eater?.Colleencanuck from Vancouver, Bc, CanadaI always thought it was an ear, not a horn! Gotta change my Halloween costume!.I think he'd have to find some actors stained as Smurfs, then make them really angry (red) so the red & blue make a nice purple & CHOMP!!! Lunch. George Pope from Vancouver BcThat's going to be one hungry critter - not a lot of purple people about - 'most any other colour, but not purple.George Pope from Vancouver BcRandy, B-side was: "I Can't Believe You're Mine".George Pope from Vancouver BcColleen, if you want people to leave you alone, just say there's no horn, because you're not "horn-y".Purple People Eater, what's your line?Īnd he said, "Eatin' purple people and it sure is fine" ** see? ![]() George Pope from Vancouver BcWhy is it confusing? The lyrics clearly say:.Incidentally, we also know that it isn't a one-eyed creature who eats "one-horned flying purple people," because the lyrics also have the creature "playing rock 'n' roll music through the horn in his head," and also it is the creature, itself, who flies because the lyrics say it "came down to Earth and lit in a tree." It's a natural impression to get considering the hail of adjectives. Yet whenever anyone is asked to depict the figure, they invariably make the creature itself purple, suggesting that it will eat people of any old color. The creature's full description is "a one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater," but the lyrics make it clear that this is a creature who eats purple people. The song is notable for a confused impression people tend to get from it, which may be intentional. It's also unusually long-lived, popping up again and again in cartoons, TV commercials, YouTube videos, and film soundtracks. It's one of the few rare cases where a pure novelty made it to #1 on the charts, for one thing. (purple people?)Īnd then he went on his way, and then what do you know."The Purple People Eater" is a song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which is the novelty song to end all novelty songs. Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. It was a crazy little ditty with a swingin' tune ![]() He started to rock, really rockin' around (we wear short shorts) Flyin' purple people eaterĪnd then he swung from the tree and lit on the ground. Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple people eater. I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fineīut that's not the reason that I came to land One-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater It was a one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater Well he came down to earth and lit in a tree (one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)Ī one-eyed one-horned,flyin' puple people eater It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. It looks like a purple people eater to me. I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee" Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky lolĬompletely pointless thread here but neverthless interesting. I was like whaaaaa SO that's the origin of the name. I had to read it in my class back in 3rd grade." So as I'm explaining the names and all, one of them happend to be PPEs.Īnd I go "Purple people eaters. As usual, he gets curious (reef addiction runs in the blood) and starts asking questions. So I was drooling over some of the pictures on a few days back, and my 10yr old brother walks by. ![]()
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