Crash Test Dummies - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (Official Video) ft. Ellen Reid
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- Crash Test Dummies feat. Ellen Reid - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (Official Video)
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Lyrics:
Peter Pumpkinhead came to town
Spreading wisdom and cash around
Fed the starving and housed the poor
Showed the Vatican what gold's for
But he made too many enemies
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
Peter Pumpkinhead brought to shame
Governments who would slur his name
Lusts and sex scandals failed outright
Peter merely said, "Any kind of love is all right"
But he made too many enemies
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
Peter Pumpkinhead was too good
Had him nailed to a chunk of wood
He died grinning on live TV
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
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin?
Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead
Oh my, oh my, don't it make you want to cry, oh
My Goooooooooood! I've been looking for this song for over 30 years. Last time I listened to this song was when I was around 14 and now I am 41. My God thank you so much for this treasure found. It is not joke when I tell you that I am crying due to the memories this song brigns to me. Jesus, GOD BLESS GOOD MUSIC AND PEOPLE WITH A GOOD TASTE IN MUSIC.
❤️❤️
Listen to the original by XTC
@@buddy9718 yep...great song
❤new favorite
I’m in agreement but I have to laugh at the idea of God bless good music in reference to this song. Unless you are going deeper and realizing that Jesus is not God.
Ellen Reid, what a voice ❤
She looked just like Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul during the time if this video in the 90s.
@@vaughan1977 STrnage that for about 4 years i thought the first lyrics was: Let's Review!
@@vaughan1977 Kim showed her feet all the time!
@@jimnfl7134 That would be a great intro for a movie review channel on youtube!
This band was incredibly underrated in my opinion. They're great
lol well when you're Canadian you get used to being underrated: comes with the territory. Lots of Canadians make it big in Europe and Japan and Australia, before even being noticed by the elephant in our continent's room.
lol this song is by XTC, Crash Test Dummies are only covering it
@@DrinkingPepsi. Who said anything about the song? I said "band". Kindly reread my comment
Just reread it bro
Was?
Reminds me that Ellen Reid never got enough recognition for her amazing vocals.
Absolutely correct
Plus she is very attractive!
She sounds like she was like a less popular version of Alanis Morisette. That's not a slight on Ellen either.
It's easier to grab some bees with honey than sugar.
Disregarding an entire section of people and disregarding their concerns isn't going to net you many fans.
This renditions is too timely and very steeped in it's cheap Americana-crash rash.
Easy to shit on a concept when it represents an entire country of unwilling participants? CTD has always been reactionary crap.
I absolutely hate those “underrated” comments. And here there’s one artist who ACTUALLY deserves it.
Dumb & Dumber soundtrack was amazing!
Yes it was.
My favorite!!
Damn right! I was a kid way too young watching that movie but these songs still stick with me over twenty years later!
yup,it really was tho
Hands down one of the best non-original soundtracks in the history of cinema. Nailed every single song.
Ellen's voice is indeed awesome... so is Brads.... and together they are AMAZING!
Amazing harmony. Thought she just tickled the ivory's. Listening to their whole catalog, they filled the genre that The Decemberists took over. And they both do it so well... great songs by both.
We were so spoiled with the talent in the early 90s
Nothing feels more like the ‘90s to me than the Crash Test Dummies.
Winnipeg Band ... and they dont get enough respect..
It's incredible how everything works perfectly in this song: from the harmonica, to the voices, with electric guitar effects, tambourine, drums, man, this is perfect!
I mean. Do you give a damn about the lyrics?
Its proof that you can make anything sound solid if you have talent, this song would not work with more bands than it would
The arrangement is very true to the original by the British band XTC (recorded only 2 years prior) including the 'Let's begin' nuance, the main difference is Ellen's voice.
One year later, they covered also another XTC song "All You Pretty Girls" (originally from 1984 album The Big Express) on a tribute album, helping XTC out when they faced recording obstructions imposed by the recording company. You can hear it too here on the Dummies channel.
Her voice is amazing!
Yeah. No auto tune shit either.
And her Beauty too! :O
Darryl - how do you know ? This is obviously a studio recording
@@ElvarMasson Auto tune was invented in 1997, song recorded in 1996
Auto tune was invented in 1998. This version of The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead was released in 1995. Which, obviously, means that it wasn't used during this recording
Kim Wexler on vocals and Buster Bluth on drums! What a video!
Lmao she does look like Kim! 😂
Damn I thought I was the only one commenting this!!! I just posted a comment saying that!!!1
I was just thinking that hahaha nice!!
Actually he looks more like a shaved and bald Vince Gilligan lol
I was writing that just until I read your comment.😅
This was High School for me, Jr. Year 1994. Still one of the best film soundtracks of the 90s. Also, the best song to play on Good Friday ;)
Most people probably won't get the Good Friday bit. Spot on!
@@MrMegamike2k Most people never really do ;)
I love the harmony's created between Ellen and Brad! Such an amazing song. I'm 24, and I spent a few years in Canada for school where I was first exposed to the Crash Test Dummies. They don't get a lot of air time in the US which is too bad.
I mean, they’re a novelty band at best. That singing voice really will work only once.
Love this song! Ellen Reid is amazing!
This used to play alllllllllllllll the time as I was growing up in the 90s. Probably because I'm from Winnipeg, and that's where the CTD are from.
The older I get, the more I love this song.
My grandfather is from Winnipeg, and father from Cape Breton, probably why I hear this song in the states lol!
Q94FM baby!
@@bluesystemfan1 92 CITI FM
Yeah it's actually deeper than you'd think
We love these guys in Ontario too!
Brilliant band! Great rendition. Very close to the original by the genius Andy Partridge and XTC.
I never knew this was an XTC cover dude - cheers for posting!
I barely heard XTC as a kid, tho I'm from that generation, but discovered them layer & what a band they were.
These guys were low-key awesome as well of course.
its so close to being as good as the original!
@@daveboydell4456 Not even close.
@@32INCHSTRIPER yes the xtc version is far better
The album it's from XTC "Nonsuch" is a brilliant album, recommended, and 'Peter' is just the first track!
I get choked up everytime I hear this song. I love it. First time I've seen this video. I always heard it from the CD lol. Felt nostalgic today.
Ellen Reid is an example of talent and beauty. But also humility and grace. She is truly a beautiful woman. What do we have now? W.A.P.
Agreed
Tbh, I think the original by Xtc is better
quirky
@@lukero5502 yeah but this is pretty cool too.
2020 still listen!!
Analia Blanco same here.
@@kingnothing77685 hi, Tom! ♥️
Claro que sí!
always
2020's music just doesn't compete! :D
A person full of selfless and nonjudgmental love and wisdom could come to Earth right now and they would instantly be persecuted and eventually killed.
Your right....but.....They are here and they get killed frequently....It’s called Devine wisdom/Christ consciousness......Jesus wasn’t a man, he was a fable.....probably hundreds about....regulars don’t like them. At all! Now.....here’s Tom with the weather.....
Bernie Sanders
Colm m if you follow the bible your a sheep, susceptible to suggestion and non rational though. I believe in god, not stories....aliens created your physical body.....
That's why aliens are smart enough to never land here. They know the democrats would kill them and steal they're spaceships so they could go and destroy they're planets also.
@@tonycurtis4088 ....... It is "you're"........ pinhead. And if you believe in God, then maybe you should be using a capitol G.
i love how jeff daniels played a part in this video, dumb n dumber is still my number one fav movie. i can quote it by heart
My headcanon of Harry Dunne is that the the pumpkinhead incident is one of the many things that he did between the events of Dumb and Dumber and Dumb and Dumber To.
I can also quote this film from beginning to end .
Do you also do all the sound effects and music ??
Man, you are one pathetic loser! No offense! 😂
@@morningstar577 Dumb and Dumber films are great though my favorite film is Princess Bride. Princess Diaries and Titanic are also up there.
Me too
I've been in love with this woman for over thirty years.
My wife bought Ellen's album Cinderellen for my birthday when it first came out and Ellen autographed it! A valued possession!
Can't blame ya!
Nobody cares.
Ellen Reid is so beautiful.
Shaun Kelly yep and that girl that was singing was pretty sexy too
She looks like Rhea Seehorn does now.
No
Trolls got lazy in 2018
Dead ringer for Kim Wexler for sure lol
Brad Roberts with his distinct baritone voice was honestly the backbone of Crash Test Dummies. No one can beat his voice in "The Superman Song" - That voice made the band.
No one person makes it happen! They are a team!
@Funky Uncle John the Band was Amazing
All voices 😊
bass baritone
this was one of their best songs, she should have hqd a chance to play lead vocals on a few more..
@@claudioas Yes. I cant believe no one corrected this in two years! Even calling it "bass" would have been more accurate. It's practically unique in pop music history.
It's August 2024 and this is still a great tune!
One of the first videos I watched on MuchMusic when I was a kid. This brought back alot of memories, heavy nostalgia. A time when the innocence of a kid could not understand the lyrics. Today, it brings back happy tears of such a time. Thank you Crash test dummies!
This song makes me tear up every single time I listen to it 🥺.
Same
Same!!
This just lightens my world. 90s were such an iconic decade. Canada had its share of famous bands in the provinces. Ellen Reid could recite the phone book and make it even sexier. Thanks CTD for all the memories.
This band is incredibly 90’s in my opinion. They’re a band!
So you're saying it's good?
Yeah they've got that whole vibe going
They're definitely good
I miss the 90s love this song
the good times
I was just about to say the same. This 'sound' that defines 90's alternative is perfection to me.
Before god damned Bush
I miss everything back to the late fifties
789mark789 - what do you mean ? What has Kate Bush have to do with this song ?
I forgot how great these guys were, awesome Canadian band
Crash Test Dummies are one bad that transports you back to a certain time in the 90’s
what a beautiful voice want more Ellen Reid !!!!!
Buy her album Cinderellen.
@@jCd1058 just got her Cinderellen album for xmass so good thanks for advice is this the real Jeff Daniels ??? if so so cool
@@richnittritz3505 In fact, the real Jeff Daniels. No relation to me that I know. I've played the Cinderellen CD for years, still love it.
Such a gorgeous song! It often brings tears to my eyes when I hear it.
and rock wasn't supposed to last. . .there's been countless truly epic lyrics. Peter Pumpkinhead is chock full; none more true than ''showed the Vatican what gold was for''.
Shouldnt expect any less lyrical geniusnfrom Andy
The song is about JFK
@@nessadvantage9447 Wow! I never heard that before. Great info, thank you! 🙏
@@AwakeAtTheWheel you're welcome.
The creators of the song originally said they weren't referencing JFK specifically but rather various events.
you can tell with some of the lyrics they are indeed referencing JFK.
"But, he made too many enemies.
Of the people who would keep us on our knees"
"Fed the starving, housed the poor.
Showed the Vatican what golds for"
"Peter pumpkinhead was too good.
Had him nailed to a chunk of wood.
He died grinning on live tv.
Hanging there he looked a lot like you and, an awful lot like me"
I believe that last verse I quoted was not only referencing JFK but possibly Jesus Christ as well.
When you absolutely have to make a cover song, make it absolutely perfect ❤
Still crushing on Ellen ..Love this song!
You are not the only one!
Ellen has one of the best voices in Canadian rock. She's still that awesome in concert in 2019.
Her and Sarah Harmer. Both are stunners too.
I searched for this song because some random memory was triggered in my head. I was a kid and my dad came home from work and was telling me about this song his coworker showed him called Peter Pumpkinhead. At first the coworker thought it was funny and dumb and easy to make fun of but then my dad really listened to the lyrics and was very moved by them, so he came home and told me all about this song. But I never heard it anywhere. I just remembered it from what he told me that it had the line "hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead" and told of wonderful things this person did.
Well some 25 years later I have found it and it was every bit as good and as profound as advertised. Thanks, dad.
That's an awesome story and I can totally relate👍
Your story made me 🥲
One of the best songs EVER !!! 🤗
.... by Andy Partridge, the genius.
Nostalgia is stroooong
Excuse me, Flo. . .
Dumb n Dumber just not possible without this tune.
Her voice is amazing!
I miss the 90s love this song
Official 90´s OST.... ♥
A song from 1982 being the soundtrack of the 90's? Odd choice, but ok
@@jerrysmith2354 Song from 82? Yeah, right…
Packed and tagged. When the song comes out perfect. Unstoppable 90's glory!
Thank-You Crash Test Dummies making Winnipeg proud!!!!!!!
Nothing beats XTC’s original, however the CTD do some respectable justice to this amazing song.
That bass drum though... a nice kick right in the chest! Beautiful.
God I love the vocal harmonies, not just in the band but in this song particularly. Beautiful.
A singer with a great beauty and amazing voice, I love and the song a classic, excellent!
Totaly underrated band as were the vocal talents of the gorgeous Ellen Reid
This song grew on me over time...now I listen to it a lot...
1994....miss so much 😭
00:05 neither the extras or even Daniels, resist and laugh during the scene: this guy's charisma is huge
Just saw them at the Burlington Sound of Music festival. Great stuff! I recorded this song off the tv on Much Music with a cassette player back in 1994 or 95. Still have the tape. Thanks for the memories.
One of the VERY best groups of the 90s..... and Canadian too, eh? Hard combo to beat.
It's brilliant ...Ellen + Brad's voices are brilliant!!!
20 ans plus tard et c'est encore super bon!! Addictive song. Crash Test Dummies forever!
I played the this CD over and over and over again when it came out. Every song is awesome. Great recording as well. Every note and sound came through so clearly it was an audio masterpiece.
Ellen Reid is so beautiful and talented isn't she?
This band is in SUCH A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN...I cant think one single other group that was Really Similar. -And honestly, the world (in 2022), STILL aint ready for This. -Sadly. Because this band is Truly Amazing.
I decided they're in their own genre.
@@danielhornbeck6588 Amen, Daniel. Yes, absolutely:)
This stuff makes me proud to be from Manitoba. Selkirk, Winnipeg and the praries come together and show the world what awesome musicians we are. I hope we have more soon.
this is the most canadian band of all time. thank you for your contribution to culture CTD
Oof. That's a bold claim, sir.
Have you never heard of Tragically Hip?
All but forgotten. What a great song.
Xtc cover.
Ellen Reid = underrated !!!
Amazing vocals !!
One of my favrit bands...lovd the album god shuffled his feet. Ellen reid done fantastic backup vocals there
I'm still in love with Ellen. What a song
brilliant ,fan of XTC fan of you guys come back music needs you.
She should have sang more for them. She was great in this.
Grateful... I can listen to this song again, Dear God Thank You.
My name being Peter it reminded me of day of the jackal , the part where he is shooting pumpkin with exploding bullets lol.
Sudden urge to hear this song, don't know why but glad it's posted. Great song.
I think of DJT as pnkinhead
The harmonica intro is my favourite part of the song.
Te recuerda automáticamente a esos locos el gran Loyd y Harry 😆🤟
Jeez what a cover. Just overall solid musicians with excellent lead and backup vocals. i vaguely remember this from dumb and dumber, but I obviously didn’t appreciate it then. She’s got such an incredible pitch, my god. I love her choices, just flawless. And I love how they cut to her feet turning in at the climax, another great little artistic touch. And there’s something so alluring with her, I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. What a rocker babe. How was I not obsessed with her in the 90’s?? Great work CTD. 5/5 super underrated cover. Made it their own.
This is definitely in my top 5 covers of all time, by one of my favorite bands, sung by one of my biggest crushes!! How the hell did I just NOW find this song??
starring one of my favorite actors....wow...I'm an idiot
What a great song/cover 👌🏻 I won't get bored of it over all these years. The contrary tones/voices of Ellen and Brad fit so damn perfectly 👍 ...and you have to sing along, no matter what 😀
...and Ellen is damn hot 😬
Does the drummer ever stop smiling ? a guy enjoying his job !!!
He gave a presentation at my school and the entire thing was just about how he loved his job. Really chill and funny guy.
SnowFlame where you from? He did the same at my school like 2-3 weeks ago, called on people to do some weird stuff with rubber chickens and what not lol
@@kingfrosty830 I live in the Nova Scotia area, he made us do the same thing too.
SnowFlame yea I’m from NS too probably visited our schools within the same month, I’m from cape Breton to be exact but I think he went all over ns
Does any drummer ever stop smiling?
Can't believe this is still my happy song. ☺
OMG!! Finally found this song totally forgot 🤩
Man… I LOVE CRASH TEST DUMMIES AND I LOVE DUMB AND DUMBER!!!!! YOU’RE THE BEST DUMMIES!!!!!!
WOW This is an XTC song from the 1980s !!!!NOW THEIRS AN UNDERRATED BAND
Yup, Andy Partridge lyrics for sure, off their 1982 album Nonsuch. Crash Test Dummies do a good cover though.
This is from 1992. Not 82
@@mentalrobb5062 thanks Robb. You're right. I had a brain fart, lol
XTC did the original back in 82....I know cause I was their.
@@dylanwhostones No, they released it in 1992. This isn't hard to do a simple web search, you won't find it on their 1982 album "English Settlement." It's on their 1992 album, "Nonsuch."
God Bless 🙏 this band. Totally F'n cool and they should be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
Pretty good cover, it’s hard to do anything of XTC’s justice because they’re just sheer brilliance, and although I still prefer the original, CTD did pretty good
Yup.Almost as good but impossible to top.
100%
I always have to give credit to the original, but I think a cover can do just as good as an original - just in a different way. I like hearing different versions of songs that I enjoy, so long as it's not done poorly. But then again, I don't really know what I mean by "done poorly." I still appreciate DEVO's covers for their differences, though they're just _so_ off from the original.
On "done poorly," I remember a B-52s "Private Idaho" cover in 2007 - 2009. It was just _bad._ The guitar wasn't on target (though the guitar parts do have some subtleties behind their simplicity that aren't easily heard, and I hadn't yet written my Guitar Tab for the song at Ultimate Guitar, so the group had no reference.) One female vocal just felt like they weren't even trying, but instead, it seemed like it might have been a mockery. It sounded like a $1 cover CD from the Dollar Tree.
Absolutely, XTC version is sure genius.
Ellen Reid in that #55 shirt is one of my first crushes :P
I'm baking a pumpkin spiced cranberry bread in honor of Peter Pumpkinhead! 🎃💛🎃💛🎃
Lady snake84 marry me
Wasn't sure if I was in highschool or college when this came out. Great hearing it again after all these years.
Those were the days when the music truly mattered. #CTDrocks
Wow i can believe this only has 2 Million views. Best Use of an harmonica EVER
Both XTC and CTD did right by this brilliant song and both made very cinematic videos to take their songs to the next level. XTC's video mirrors JFK's assassination and relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Crash Test Dummies video reprises Jeff Daniel's role as Harry in Dumb and Dumber and has elements of Life of Brian by Monty Python. Spectacular art all the way 'round.
Great tune, great sound (bass guitar rocks!) and beautiful Ellen
Got the younger kid in the kitchen to put this song on his youtube playlist so we here this song at least once a night while cooking or cleaning. Such a good song.
The Bass!
😎
This song was made by Ellen's lead vocals and Brad throttling down his incredible voice as backup.
I wish they did more songs like this.
april 2019, still love this song
September 2019 even better because this song still has so much meaning after about 2 decades. listening to it is awesome because we have so much songs about mindless murder, and malcontent
Check out the XTC original.
August 2024! Still a banger
This gives me the nostalgic warm tinglies
Love this song.
Can we all agree on the fact that, that guitar intro is crisper than an ice cold Sprite from McDonalds? Lol
Let us drink forth from the chalice of pumpkin.
Crash Test Dummies forever!
For about 4 years I thoght the first lyrics was: Let's Review! More about Ellen Reid though since she does the singing.
Muy bueno, muy escuchado en Argentina en los 90'
The drummer always looks like he's having the best time, in every video.
Listened to this song for almost 30 years, first time i saw the vid 😍
One of their best.