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Making Hippie music more palatable to Red Staters, 2:  Jimi Hendrix, “Purple Haze”

Deviled eggs all on my plate

Ate three, things just don’t seem the same

Actin’ funny, but I don’t know why

’scuse me while I eat some pie

Deviled eggs all around

Don’t know if I can keep them down

Am I happy or in misery?

That damn paprika put a spell on me

Damn, woman

Them eggs fresh?

Oh, no, no

[sound of splashing]

Vomitin’

Talkin’ ’bout huggin the bowl

I’m talkin’ bad mayonnaise

If everbodys still around, find my keys, it’s

Comin’ out the other side

Somethings happening, somethings happening

Ooo, ahhh

Ooo, ahhh,

Ooo, ahhh

Ooo, ahhh, yeah!

Deviled eggs all in my eyes, uhh

What looks like peaches splashed on my thighs

You got me blowin’, blowin’ from both sides

Is it tomorrow, or is it just halftime?

Ooo

Help me

Ahh, yea-yeah, deviled eggs, yeah

Oh, no, oh

Oh, help me

Deviled eggs, tell me, baby, tell me

I can’t go on like this

Deviled eggs

You’re makin’ me blow my lunch…mama

Deviled eggs, n-no, nooo

Deviled eggs, no, it’s painful, Jesus

****

previous:  Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, “Helpless”

22 Replies to “Making Hippie music more palatable to Red Staters, 2:  Jimi Hendrix, “Purple Haze””

  1. mojo says:

    ’scuse me while I eat some pie

    Perfect.

  2. Of course, you realize you can sing the theme song of Green Acres to Purple Haze, right?

    Green acres is the place to be

    Farm living is the life for me

    Land spreading out,

    so far and wide

    Keep Manhattan,

    just give me that countryside…

  3. Andrew C says:

    I thought the line went “scuse me while I kiss this guy”.

  4. RS says:

    Is it too soon to start the countdown to imanentize the armadillo eschaton?

    ‘Cause it’s a very long, late afternoon keeping office hours to deal with student questions one week before the students actually arrive on campus!

  5. Lydia says:

    Why do you assume that a song about deviled eggs will be palatable to red staters?

    What are you trying to imply, Jeff? Why not, say, caviar?

    STEREOTYPIST!

  6. AWG says:

    As a red-stater, I object to the term “deviled” eggs.  I prefer to call them “Jesus eggs”.  Just so you know.  wink

  7. insomni says:

    Um, does it mean something that both Hippie Songs for Red-Statersâ„¢ contain the word “thighs”?

    TW: western – They’d be better if they were Country Western?

  8. Fred says:

    Whatever.

    Where’s the armadillo?

  9. Robert says:

    And the lyrics to “Purple Haze” fit the tune of “Yellow Submarine” perfectly, as well. 

    Purple haze

    is in my brain

    Lately things

    don’t seem the same…

  10. willow says:

    Damn woman,

    Them eggs fresh?

    heeeeeeeeeeeeeee! ::snortsnort::

  11. McGehee says:

    Of course, you realize you can sing the theme song of Green Acres to Purple Haze, right?

    And of course, you can sing “Purple Haze” to the tune of the theme from “Green Acres.”

    If you want to.

    Free country.

    The little yodel on “Lately things don’t seem the same” is a hoot, though. So g’ahead. Sing it.

  12. slickdpdx says:

    You’re making Purple Haze more palatable to every one.  Pie, devilled eggs, paprika, peaches…mmm, peaches.

  13. Tim P says:

    Hey what about that long forgotten Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young hit, “I think I OD’d in Ohio”

    Deviled eggs & Bolton’s moustache commin,

    Those red pills are blowin my mind.

    Got me laughin so hard I’m cryin,

    Best thing since Martha stopped doing time.

    Gotta get down to it,

    I just saw Elvis downtown,

    Chased me out of the bus depot,

    Red pills behind the sofa,

    I’m really hallucinating right now,

    Here comes Elvis,

    I better go…….

  14. Karl Maher says:

    Jeff, you’re getting pretty good at this.

    Tim, you need practice.

  15. thirdfinger says:

    It would appear that you have an acute case of Lyricosis.  I suggest that you go to your nearest live music venue and drink heavily.  Buenos Addidas. Semi comatose.

  16. ahem says:

    Hey, Jeff, can you do ‘Flight of the Bumblebee”?

    Please.

    “scuse me while I kiss these thighs…..”

  17. elron hubbard says:

    Jeff Goldstein: he’s [AWESOME! – comment edited to turn lemons into lemonaide]

  18. elron hubbard says:

    It’s spelled [AWESOME! with a capital AWE!  Mmmmm.  How I want to DO YOU, STUD!]

  19. Beck says:

    Holy shit you are weird.

  20. elron hubbard says:

    [Why won’t you just notice me, Jeff?  After all, I’m the brilliant one!  You, you try to rhyme “plate” and “same”.  THAT DOESN’T RHYME WELL!  I mean, why do people read you when I’M SO MUCH FUCKING SMARTER THAN YOU?  WHY?  WHYYYYYYYY?]

    (slightly edited)

  21. elron hubbard says:

    [Oh, you notice me!  YOU NOTICE ME REAL GOOD!  But FYI?  You’re aren’t brilliant or funny and you can’t rhyme, and all the people who come here are idiots just like YOU, BIG GUY.

    Except for me, I mean.  I’m alright.]

    (comment edited because I can)

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