He elevates the ostracized tart treat to the lofty ranks of the cranberry, with his high-pitched sales pitch. ‘ Pineapple’ was written by Russell Mael, who sings along with a tuba, as the spokesperson for the unpopular citrus fruit. Sparks included a tribute to the pineapple on their 1975 album Indiscreet. Read the whole story here at the end of my article: The original artifact was found decades later by my pal Howie Pyro at a flea market in New York City! Andy was randomly inspired by a fruit advertisement on an ashtray. When Andy Warhol adopted the band as his own art project, financing and producing their psychedelic live happenings, he was commissioned to create the band’s album cover. It is the debut of The Velvet Underground and Nico in March 1967. The most famous banana (which is surprisingly among the berry plant species) is on the cover of an album that has nothing to do with food. Watch: Classic Soupy Sales & Pookie singing “Tutti Fruiti”. The Beatles performed ‘Tutti Frutty’ live early in their career, with Paul McCartney on vocals. This is the song that is said to have kick started rock n’ roll in 1955. The title of Little Richard’s song means ‘all fruits’ in Italian. Alice is also the recipient of one of Soupy Sales’ infamous pies in the face on Soupy’s television show in 1977.Īlso see my story: I Was a Soupy Groupie! Let’s not forget ‘ Flying Jelly Attack’ by Shonen Knife, my favorite song about jelly beans and cherry drops– from their album Let’s Knife!Īlice Cooper gets hit with a cream pie by an audience member and revels in it during the above-mentioned event in Ohio. Read my story unravelling the mystery of Iggy and the jelly sandwich: Ten years prior in 1961, The Marathons had a hit called ‘ Peanut Butter’ – which Iggy has reverently played on his BBC6 radio show. We all remember the peanut butter incident in which Iggy gloriously smeared himself with the stuff when handed a jar from an audience member at the Midsummer Rock festival in Cincinnati, 1971.

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