The Eggplant That Ate Chicago
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| "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band | |
| from the album The Eggplant That Ate Chicago | |
| A-side | "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" |
| B-side | "You Can't Fight City Hall Blues" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Novelty[1] |
| Length | 2:41 |
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Greenbaum |
"The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" is a song about alien invasion by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. Its author, Norman Greenbaum, later wrote and performed "Spirit in the Sky" to greater chart success.[2] It was re released on Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Volume III: The 1960s in 1985.
In Australia, it appeared on the Festival compilation Operation Big Time![3] in 1967.
