The Bug Eyed ManThe Hollywood Argyles
Bwa-haa-haa
I done heard the gossip Running like a faucet And spreading like a fire over town
They say you’ve been a-cheatin’ A-stealin’ and a-sneakin’ While your near-sighted daddy ain’t around
You been causing trouble You no good dirty rebel The time has come to settle up the score
Just any second now You will hear its awful growl It’s the bug eyed man knocking at your door
He’s the biggest of the bug eyes And he’s bigger than a bear He’s a creepy looking critter And he’s covered up with hair And a good eye that’s green And a bad eye that’s blue His head has done focused on the thought of snatching you
You do what I you The bug eyed man will get you And shake your liver loose There ain’t no doubt When he jumps out and screams You’ll unravel at the seams ‘Cause the bug eyed man is going to rub you out
He’s a biggest of the bug eyes And he’s badder than a bear He’s a creepy looking critter And he’s covered up with hair And a good eye that’s green And a bad eye that’s blue His head has done focused on the thought of snatching you
You do what I you The bug eyed man will get you And shake your liver loose There ain’t no doubt When he jumps out and screams You’ll unravel at the seams ‘Cause the bug eyed man is going to rub you out
[Scream]
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 The
Hollywood Argyles scored a hit with the novelty classic "Alley-Oop,"
and established themselves as primarily novelty artists. Lead
vocalist Gary Paxton apparently recorded "Alley-Oop" while
under the influence of "hard cider," which created the song's
distinctive slurred sound. With "The Bug-Eyed Man,"
Paxton imitated that vocal style. According to rumor, Paxton took
the novelty act into his personal life when he became romantically
involved with Tammy Faye Bakker.
"The Bug-Eyed Man" takes the idea of the controlling gaze to the extreme. Instead of maintaining control through monitoring, and in "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," or merely administering a vague sort of punishment for any transgression, as in "Peek-a-Boo," this song threatens that if you cheat a bug-eyed (reinforcing the idea of the Gaze) monster will "rub you out." Vague threats are nobody's friend. |
Other song by the Hollywood Argyles:
Other Gaze songs:
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," Bobby Vee
"Peek-a-Boo," The Cadillacs
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