Purple People Eatter!

In Britain it was "Who's sorry now?" by Connie Francis. More fitting title I think.

That's funny! The Purple People Eater (not Who's Sorry Now).

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I tried looking up my birthday and I'm getting conflicting info. Some sites say Blue Velvet (Bobby Vinton) and others say Sugar Shack (Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs) in the USA. Then in the UK it looks like Do You Love Me (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes) or She Loves You (The Beatles). I think I was on the cusp.

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I guess I can mash pototo and do the twist.

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Makes me feel really old.

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What site did you use to look up the info on Prince's birthday?

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[Edited 9/3/13 0:44am]

I think it's pretty hilarious.

The Dutch #1 when I was born, was absolutely ridiculous.

(Het is weer voorbij die mooie zomer, Gerard Cox

Therefore, I prefer other charts.

I forgot what chart it was #1

I loved the Purple People Eater song when I was really young. I used to go around the house singing it cuz I was a purple fiend. I had the 45 and must have played it 9 million times.

Poor, poor Charlie. Such a sad song.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Purple People Eatter!

SERIOUSLY?

This is MASSIVE

I don't even think New Zealand had a chart in 1958, our hit parade starts in 1965 and our Top 50 Chart starts in 1977. In 1958 we had the Lever Hit Parade which was a list of 7 songs played on 1ZB. Generally they avoided rock and roll until the 60s, so my guess was a number 1 back then was something like Mantovani or Winifred Atwell.

haha that's interesting

The no.1 in Holland (29-02-1972) was by a band called Middle Of The Road, the song is "Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)". Nothing as exciting as the Purple People Eater!

funkaholic1972 said:

The no.1 in Holland (29-02-1972) was by a band called Middle Of The Road, the song is "Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)". Nothing as exciting as the Purple People Eater!

I know of the group, they ahd a big hit in late 1971 also with "By the devil I was tempted" Amazingly a lot of Dutch acts in the 70s were huge in New Zealand, Pussycat, Shocking Blue, Mouth and McNeill etc. If they sang the song in English it was a hit here. I still have a 45 of Mississippi by Pussycat I inherited off my mother.

The number one at my date of birth (April 30 1976) were tacky in both places - USA's was "Let your love flow" by the Bellamy Brothers, two plaid shirt wearing, long bearded hippy country singers. This light rockabilly song was fluff next to the super cheesy "Save all your kisses for me" by Brother hood of man, which also won the 1976 Eurovision Song competition alongside the Britsih no 1 at the time.

Returning to Purple People Eater--the Minnesota Vikings defensive line was known as the "Purple People Eaters" for a while.

Also, has anyone ever suggested that the real reason Prince likes purple is just because it's the color for his hometown NFL team?

Seems obvious.

EddieC said:

Returning to Purple People Eater--the Minnesota Vikings defensive line was known as the "Purple People Eaters" for a while.

Also, has anyone ever suggested that the real reason Prince likes purple is just because it's the color for his hometown NFL team?

Seems obvious.

Makes sense.


It's more fun to make up a whole story about purple being the color of royals, and all the other stuf.

dJJ said:

EddieC said:

Returning to Purple People Eater--the Minnesota Vikings defensive line was known as the "Purple People Eaters" for a while.

Also, has anyone ever suggested that the real reason Prince likes purple is just because it's the color for his hometown NFL team?

Seems obvious.

Makes sense.


It's more fun to make up a whole story about purple being the color of royals, and all the other stuf.

And their other color is gold--thus The Gold Experience.

I strongly suspect that "Purple and Gold" might be the most important recording of his career--that everything else was just groundwork for his being in a position so that he could submit a song for the Vikings to use. That they didn't make it their official theme song probably broke his heart, and he's been spiralling down spiritually ever since.

EddieC said:

dJJ said:

Makes sense.


It's more fun to make up a whole story about purple being the color of royals, and all the other stuf.

And their other color is gold--thus The Gold Experience.

I strongly suspect that "Purple and Gold" might be the most important recording of his career--that everything else was just groundwork for his being in a position so that he could submit a song for the Vikings to use. That they didn't make it their official theme song probably broke his heart, and he's been spiralling down spiritually ever since.

Wow! Thanks for the insight!

There are still people who think that Prince his songs have a strong spiritual touch.

And in all honesty, I was part of that ignorant group.

But now I understand that his (musical) life evolved about the Vikings.

And the Viking cheerleaders.


Prince mislead us with his alleged ping-pong addiction and love for basketball.

dJJ said:

EddieC said:

And their other color is gold--thus The Gold Experience.

I strongly suspect that "Purple and Gold" might be the most important recording of his career--that everything else was just groundwork for his being in a position so that he could submit a song for the Vikings to use. That they didn't make it their official theme song probably broke his heart, and he's been spiralling down spiritually ever since.

Wow! Thanks for the insight!

There are still people who think that Prince his songs have a strong spiritual touch.

And in all honesty, I was part of that ignorant group.

But now I understand that his (musical) life evolved about the Vikings.

And the Viking cheerleaders.


Prince mislead us with his alleged ping-pong addiction and love for basketball.

Glad to help you to see the light.