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"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. 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! in 1967.

Parodies and homages

• Tom Paxton's "The Pizza That Ate Chicago" on Fun Food Songs (Delta, 1999) and Your Shoes, My Shoes (2002)
• "The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon" on Hawkwind's Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, 1976
• Big Maybelle recorded the song on America's Queen Mother of Soul, 1966

Although not strictly following the that ate formula, there has also been:

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

See also

• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
• The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati

References

1. DeRogatis, Jim (July 30, 2003). "Rock and roll's best and worst Chicago songs". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
2. Nichol, Tom (2006-12-24). "A 'Spirit' From the '60s That Won't Die" (New York Times web reprint). The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
3. "Operation Big Time!". majesticcompilations.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

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