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The general populace in this song is receptive to peters peace, love and understanding message. The ballad of peter pumpkinhead is a song written by andy partridge of xtc for their 1992 album nonsuch. Peter pumpkinhead was too good had him nailed to a chunk of wood he died grinning on live t. The ballad of peter pumpkinhead crash test dummies youtube. The ballad of peter pumpkinhead crash test dummies song. It was their second number one hit on the modern rock tracks chart after mayor of simpleton, and reached number 71 on the uk singles chart.
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Nonsuch 1992 peter pumpkinhead came to town spreading wisdom and cash around fed the starving and housed the poor showed the vatican what golds for but he made too many enemies of. Active between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, xtcs music ranged from jerky new wavepunk riffs to lushlyarranged progressive pop. In an era full of quirky bands, xtc may have been the quirkiest. Ballad of peter pumpkinhead 2001 remaster, a song by xtc. Xtc the ballad of peter pumpmkinhead chords az chords.
Read or print original the ballad of peter pumpkinhead lyrics 2020 updated. I really like xtc and i can thank the gilmore girls for it. Ballad of peter pumpkinhead 2001 remaster, a song by xtc on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Hanging there he looked a lot like you and an awful lot like me but he made too many enemies of the people who would keep us on our knees hooray for peter pumpkin wholl pray for peter pumpkinhead. Eadgbe x lefthandmuted percussive note this is played four times as an intro drums come in the second time, and.
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