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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, No. 1 in Canada, [5] reached No. 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and topped the Australian chart.
The Purple People Eaters was the nickname given to the defensive line of the Minnesota Vikings from 1967 to 1977, consisting mainly of Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, and Gary Larsen. The term is a reference to a popular song from 1958 , the efficiency of the defense, and the color of their uniforms.
Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in the genus Pelagia. [1] It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger, [3] [4] but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing potential confusion with Chrysaora colorata), [5] purple stinger, purple people eater, [6] purple jellyfish, luminous jellyfish and night-light ...
The most famous position group in Vikings history, the Purple People Eaters, includes two members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Alan Page and Carl Eller) ...
The song itself is a reworking of the 1958 novelty song "Purple People Eater", and the warning in the chorus – "don't eat the purple pills, my boy" – calls to mind the famous advisory about the "brown acid" at Woodstock.
Shelby Fredrick Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater" [1] and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2".
Purple People Eater; Rockin' with Judy Jetson; Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School; Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf; Willy the Sparrow; Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears; 1989. The Adventures of Chatran; All Dogs Go to Heaven; Asterix and the Big Fight; Babar: The Movie; The BFG; Cheetah; Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan ...
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