The Fake Popeye

Beware The Fake Popeye. For he will rot your brain as he bores you with his fake theme song. This kiddie record is credited to the Peter Pan Orchestra and Chorus but it sounds more like the Peter Pan Bus Line. The label features a creepy old whistling guy in a nightcap while the flip boasts a be-smocked youth cobbling boots. No one claims writing credit and if the label didn't say "NON-BREAKABLE" I would've smashed this clunker years ago.

After writing the above piece I realized that the 365 Days Project already weighed in on this dumb record!

Popeye Side A (mp3)
Popeye Side B (mp3)

Comments

[Kevin]

Fake music for fake childhood memories .. from the Synthetic Plastic Co. of Newark NJ.

[Robert Goodman]

I have the real thing: a Little Golden Record of Jack Mercer's "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man".

[Spazz]

I will see your Mercer and raise you a Costello:

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30018

[trifocal]

Oh gosh.

This is would sound a lot better if it were on my old Fisher Price LP player.

[lorac]

I love the Popeye Little Golden Record with Wimpy's "Hamburger Dream" great song

[RichM]

Nightcap Popeye is a pirate!

[Mindwrecker]

Ha! I sympathize with the 'overlap' with the 365 days---as a fellow writer here on the blog- I have to keep on my toes to stay ahead of the very thorough DJs around here! A lot of us love those 'rip-off' kid's things, they're often better done than the 'official' records, so one has to give 'em a shot.

[Andy in Berlin]

I used to know a guy who was "licensed" to draw Popeye. Like if you wanted an illustration of Popeye for something, you had to call Eddie. Sort of like being a bonded locksmith, I guess.

[License Farm]

I had and may indeed still have this EP. I've not listened to it in at least 25 years. I think it may have even bored me then; I barely remember more than the first few bars.

[Phil Ketchum]

Just try to get this song out of your head!