The Eggplant That Ate Chicago

"The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" is a psychedelic jug band song about alien invasion by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. Although often listed as a "one hit wonder", the song did not actually reach the top 40, and the author of this song, Norman Greenbaum, would later write and perform "Spirit in the Sky" to greater chart success.^[1] It was re released on Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Volume III: The 1960's 1985.

Parodies and homages

• Tom Paxton The Pizza That Ate Chicago on Fun Food Songs (Delta) 1999, and Your Shoes, My Shoes, 2002
• The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon on Hawkwind: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, 1976
• Big Maybelle covered the song on America's Queen Mother of Soul, 2007

Although not strictly following the [foodstuff] that ate [place] formula, there has also been:

• "The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" by Rose and the Arrangement, 1974 and, arguably its homage,
• "Cicada That Ate Five Dock" by Outline, 1981

See also

• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

References