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"The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached no. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, and reached no. 12 overall.
"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.
The creature is not necessarily purple, but rather it eats purple people:
However, the creature also claims that the reason he chooses not to eat the narrator is because the narrator is "so tough", as opposed to the simple fact that the narrator is not purple, thus excluding him from the creature's stated diet.
The ambiguity of the song was present when it was originally played on the radio. In responses to requests from radio DJs, listeners drew pictures that show a "people eater" colored purple.
The Purple People (Italian: Il Popolo Viola) are an Italian mass protest movement who, among other things, called for the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The movement is dissaffected with mainstream Italian politics, and identify themselves at demonstrations and rallies by wearing items of the colour purple, chosen because it is not associated with any major Italian political party. The group originated in October 2009 when a group of bloggers organised demonstrations using word of mouth, Twitter and Facebook, culminating in No Berlusconi Day on 5 December 2009. Since then, thousands of people have attended several subsequent rallies.
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Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater". He played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon, played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide.
Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who produced the famous sound effect, the Wilhelm scream.
Wooley was born in Erick, Oklahoma, and was raised on a farm. He learned to ride horses at an early age and was a working cowboy and rodeo rider. He also played in a country-western band. Wooley tried to enlist during World War II, but was turned down for military service because of his rodeo injuries. Instead, he worked in the oil industry and as a welder. In 1946, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and became a country and western musician. He married Edna Ethel Bunt in Fort Worth and they moved to Hollywood in 1949. When they crossed the famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine on Christmas Day 1949, it was snowing.
Purple is defined as a deep, rich shade between crimson and violet, or, more broadly, as a range of hues of color between blue and red, or as a dark color that is a blend of red and blue. According to surveys In Europe and the U.S., purple is the color most often associated with royalty, magic, mystery and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity and seduction.
Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the Emperor and aristocracy.
Purple and violet are similar, though purple is closer to red. In optics, there is an important difference; purple is a composite color made by combining red and blue, while violet is a spectral color, with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word purpul which derives from the Latin purpura, in turn from the Greek πορφύρα (porphura), name of the Tyrian purple dye manufactured in classical antiquity from a mucus secreted by the spiny dye-murex snail.
A people is a plurality of persons considered as a whole, as is the case with an ethnic group or nation. Collectively, for example, the contemporary Frisians and Danes are two related Germanic peoples, while various Middle Eastern ethnic groups are often linguistically categorized as the Semitic people. See the list of contemporary ethnic groups for more examples.
Various republics govern, or claim to govern, in the name of the people. Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire used the Latin term Senatus Populusque Romanus, (the Senate and People of Rome). This term was fixed to Roman legionary standards, and even after the Roman Emperors achieved a state of total personal autarchy, they continued to wield their power in the name of the Senate and People of Rome.
A People's Republic is typically a Marxist or socialist one-party state that claims to govern on behalf of the people. Populism is another umbrella term for various political tendencies that claim to represent the people, usually with an implication that they serve the common people instead of the elite.
one eyed one horned flying purple people eater
Sheb Wooley released this single in July 1958 and it hit #1 within 2 weeks and remained there for 6 weeks. This is the original version -- hard to find these days.
Full movie
A song we've probably all heard. I own nothing but enjoy anyways! Follow me on twitter! : https://twitter.com/supersword555
https://www.park-resorts.com/ A Park Resorts UK Holiday Park Party Dance favourite! https://www.park-resorts.com/entertainment/ Follow Park Resorts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkResorts Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkresorts Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/1Ac1lEg
Sheb Wooley Purple People Eater June 1958
Song from the movie Contact by Jimmy Buffet.
Download: https://soundcloud.com/gizmogwai/purple-people-eater-prod-willie?in=gizmogwai/sets/barbarian Gizmo - https://soundcloud.com/gizmogwai -https://twitter.com/benthefisherman (FILED/EDITED BY) Jon Osterman - https://twitter.com/_JonOsterman https://instagram.com/jon0sterman
http://www.kidsongs.com Available on DVD! Join the Kidsongs Kids on a magical trip to places where everyone and everything is silly, including a cute & friendly Purple People Eater who wants to be a rock star! Get the Kidsongs app from GooglePlay at: http://bit.ly/1LN7e3R and from Apple: http://apple.co/1JDkGa5
Oh, so humorous. Found this very low budget vintage Gay film and not sure what the true title is. It was listed as "Gay Alien", however hours of research came up with no information about this short film except it was made in Hollywood. The original 13 minute movie is about two boys that go camping, an alien creature lands in the woods, shoots them with a ray gun that evidently makes the boys want to strip off their clothes. The nude boys then capture the alien and burn him. The movie appears to be from the late 50's or early 60's. For the humor of it all, the video has been edited down to two minutes and backed with Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater". The tune charted #1 in 1958.
I watched Purple People Eater and recorded bits and pieces for Robert(OnAWhim). Sad to say Robert that there was no part at a museum. I forgot about all the people in this film. man this took forever to upload and I had to try multiple times; sorry anyone that has a million of these (but just lines because it didn't upload until this try) in their contacts videos.
2008, 9:43, HD/Beta/DVD, order on DVD compilation "To the Dawn" http://stora.de/main.php?goto=tontraeger&index;=mb03 or a short version on DVD Compilation „Under Control“ http://www.stora.de/main.php?goto=tontraeger&artikelnr;=rfp_uc Should the Russians to join the EU, their post-communist trauma of anarchy will spread in the globalized Europe. Ruski makeup comes into fashion. Sollten die Russen der EU beitreten, werden sich ihre Posttraumata der kommunistischen Anarchie in dem globalisierten Europa ausbreiten. Ruski Make Up kommt in Mode. RUSKI MAKE UP/RUSKI PERFUME/RUSKI MAKE UP /RUSKI REVOLUTION 1789. France. Revolution. All women paint themselves white, red, blue. YOU NEED A NEW APARTMENT/HERE IS LENIN’S ADVICE/SORT OUT YOUR NEIGHBOR/BUMP HIM OFF QUIETLY On the weekly market, you ...
Totally having fun with Mr. Eller and Mr. Kramer at the Super Bowl. I left the video completely unedited so you could hear how incredibly giddy I was. They were awesome. Mr. Eller was one of the Famous Purple People Eaters and Mr. Kramer played in Green Bay as a Tight End in the great Lombardi days. It's a short and fun video.
Mel & Opal Gould have been married for nearly sixty years. They are peas in a pod. A very unique pod, to say the least. Opal often thinks of herself as the "acetylene torch widow" because of the many hours Mel spends welding metal parts into whatever his latest brainstorm has formulated. His "Purple People Eater" has eight wheels and is made from parts of a number of vehicles. Mel has a special garage for the eater that has been returned to the Goulds' property after more than 30 years on display at the Forney Museum in Denver. Our story focuses on the outdoor art that surrounds the Gould land east of Cheyenne. It was filmed and edited by videographer Mike McCrimmon. The writer/narrator/reporter is Chuck Coon. Both men work for the Wyoming Office of Tourism. Mel Gould remembers building a...
DJ Doobie's Halloween Monster Mix 2012 Here is a list of the tracks included with start times... First up is "This is Halloween" at 3:37 is "Monster Mash" at 6:45 is "Thriller" at 11:54 is the theme from "Friday The 13th" at 15:18 is "Witch Doctor" at 17:34 is "Purple People Eater" at 19:46 is the theme from "The Munsters" at 20:28 is "Ghostbusters" at 24:26 is the theme from "The Addams Family" at 25:47 is "Addams Groove" at 29:27 is "Somebody's Watching Me" at 33:07 is "Jeepers Creepers" at 33:56 is "Nightmare on my street" at 38:40 is "Lil' Red Riding Hood" at 41:19 is "People are strange" at 43:26 is "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" at 48:20 is "Spooky" at 50:55 is "Enter Sandman" at 56:07 is "Dragula" at 59:49 is "Hells Bells" the last song Listen closely to hear sound bytes from my daught...
For more, visit http://www.ListenLearnMusic.com. Rachel sings the classic "Flying Purple People Eater" accompanied by ukulele. A fun, rockin' tune for Halloween time.
It’s an affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride from fig leaves to Final Judgment as the great theological questions are tackled: Did Adam and Eve have navels? Did Moses really look like Charlton Heston? And why isn’t the word “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds? Whether you are Catholic or Atheist, Muslim or Jew, Protestant or Purple People Eater, you will be tickled by the this romp through old time religion. Adults $15.00 Seniors (62+) $12.00 Youth (thru High School) $10.00 Tickets for The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) will be available to the general public on Monday, December 30, 2013. Tickets may be purchased online (for a fee), by telephone at 419-223-8866 or at the Box Office (see calendar for Show times and Box Office hours). Payment must be made at time of re...
one eyed one horned flying purple people eater
Sheb Wooley released this single in July 1958 and it hit #1 within 2 weeks and remained there for 6 weeks. This is the original version -- hard to find these days.
Full movie
A song we've probably all heard. I own nothing but enjoy anyways! Follow me on twitter! : https://twitter.com/supersword555
https://www.park-resorts.com/ A Park Resorts UK Holiday Park Party Dance favourite! https://www.park-resorts.com/entertainment/ Follow Park Resorts: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkResorts Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkresorts Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/1Ac1lEg
Sheb Wooley Purple People Eater June 1958
Song from the movie Contact by Jimmy Buffet.
Download: https://soundcloud.com/gizmogwai/purple-people-eater-prod-willie?in=gizmogwai/sets/barbarian Gizmo - https://soundcloud.com/gizmogwai -https://twitter.com/benthefisherman (FILED/EDITED BY) Jon Osterman - https://twitter.com/_JonOsterman https://instagram.com/jon0sterman
http://www.kidsongs.com Available on DVD! Join the Kidsongs Kids on a magical trip to places where everyone and everything is silly, including a cute & friendly Purple People Eater who wants to be a rock star! Get the Kidsongs app from GooglePlay at: http://bit.ly/1LN7e3R and from Apple: http://apple.co/1JDkGa5
Oh, so humorous. Found this very low budget vintage Gay film and not sure what the true title is. It was listed as "Gay Alien", however hours of research came up with no information about this short film except it was made in Hollywood. The original 13 minute movie is about two boys that go camping, an alien creature lands in the woods, shoots them with a ray gun that evidently makes the boys want to strip off their clothes. The nude boys then capture the alien and burn him. The movie appears to be from the late 50's or early 60's. For the humor of it all, the video has been edited down to two minutes and backed with Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater". The tune charted #1 in 1958.
I watched Purple People Eater and recorded bits and pieces for Robert(OnAWhim). Sad to say Robert that there was no part at a museum. I forgot about all the people in this film. man this took forever to upload and I had to try multiple times; sorry anyone that has a million of these (but just lines because it didn't upload until this try) in their contacts videos.
2008, 9:43, HD/Beta/DVD, order on DVD compilation "To the Dawn" http://stora.de/main.php?goto=tontraeger&index;=mb03 or a short version on DVD Compilation „Under Control“ http://www.stora.de/main.php?goto=tontraeger&artikelnr;=rfp_uc Should the Russians to join the EU, their post-communist trauma of anarchy will spread in the globalized Europe. Ruski makeup comes into fashion. Sollten die Russen der EU beitreten, werden sich ihre Posttraumata der kommunistischen Anarchie in dem globalisierten Europa ausbreiten. Ruski Make Up kommt in Mode. RUSKI MAKE UP/RUSKI PERFUME/RUSKI MAKE UP /RUSKI REVOLUTION 1789. France. Revolution. All women paint themselves white, red, blue. YOU NEED A NEW APARTMENT/HERE IS LENIN’S ADVICE/SORT OUT YOUR NEIGHBOR/BUMP HIM OFF QUIETLY On the weekly market, you ...
Totally having fun with Mr. Eller and Mr. Kramer at the Super Bowl. I left the video completely unedited so you could hear how incredibly giddy I was. They were awesome. Mr. Eller was one of the Famous Purple People Eaters and Mr. Kramer played in Green Bay as a Tight End in the great Lombardi days. It's a short and fun video.
Mel & Opal Gould have been married for nearly sixty years. They are peas in a pod. A very unique pod, to say the least. Opal often thinks of herself as the "acetylene torch widow" because of the many hours Mel spends welding metal parts into whatever his latest brainstorm has formulated. His "Purple People Eater" has eight wheels and is made from parts of a number of vehicles. Mel has a special garage for the eater that has been returned to the Goulds' property after more than 30 years on display at the Forney Museum in Denver. Our story focuses on the outdoor art that surrounds the Gould land east of Cheyenne. It was filmed and edited by videographer Mike McCrimmon. The writer/narrator/reporter is Chuck Coon. Both men work for the Wyoming Office of Tourism. Mel Gould remembers building a...
DJ Doobie's Halloween Monster Mix 2012 Here is a list of the tracks included with start times... First up is "This is Halloween" at 3:37 is "Monster Mash" at 6:45 is "Thriller" at 11:54 is the theme from "Friday The 13th" at 15:18 is "Witch Doctor" at 17:34 is "Purple People Eater" at 19:46 is the theme from "The Munsters" at 20:28 is "Ghostbusters" at 24:26 is the theme from "The Addams Family" at 25:47 is "Addams Groove" at 29:27 is "Somebody's Watching Me" at 33:07 is "Jeepers Creepers" at 33:56 is "Nightmare on my street" at 38:40 is "Lil' Red Riding Hood" at 41:19 is "People are strange" at 43:26 is "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" at 48:20 is "Spooky" at 50:55 is "Enter Sandman" at 56:07 is "Dragula" at 59:49 is "Hells Bells" the last song Listen closely to hear sound bytes from my daught...
For more, visit http://www.ListenLearnMusic.com. Rachel sings the classic "Flying Purple People Eater" accompanied by ukulele. A fun, rockin' tune for Halloween time.
It’s an affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride from fig leaves to Final Judgment as the great theological questions are tackled: Did Adam and Eve have navels? Did Moses really look like Charlton Heston? And why isn’t the word “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds? Whether you are Catholic or Atheist, Muslim or Jew, Protestant or Purple People Eater, you will be tickled by the this romp through old time religion. Adults $15.00 Seniors (62+) $12.00 Youth (thru High School) $10.00 Tickets for The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged) will be available to the general public on Monday, December 30, 2013. Tickets may be purchased online (for a fee), by telephone at 419-223-8866 or at the Box Office (see calendar for Show times and Box Office hours). Payment must be made at time of re...
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Google eye fry in the sizzle sweet smoke lay on the water
Take ol' google eye's scales and tails and take 'em home to my lover
Oh oh goodbye google eye...