The Aquabats: Magic Chicken and Midget Pirates, with Snakes

Last updated on: August 8, 2014 at 3:30 am by willduquette

The Aquabats: Magic Chicken and Midget Pirates, with Snakes 2014-08-05T19:31:51-05:00 willduquette

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Apropos of absolutely nothing, here’s a track from one of the stranger albums in my collection: The Fury of the Aquabats, by a mod/ska band with a superhero fascination. Believe it or not, this was my eldest’s favorite album when he was little.

This particular song is about—wait for it—fast food chicken restaurants. But it’s upbeat and happy!

And then (why not) here are a couple of more from the same album. First, a horrifying tale of being “Attacked by Snakes”:

And finally, the heroic, if mondo goofy, tale of “Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzkjv6CKYnE

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