Mean Green Mother from Outer Space
| Mean Green Mother from Outer Space | |
|---|---|
| Levi Stubbs | |
| publication | 1986 |
| length | 4:48 |
| Genre (s) | pop music |
| text | Howard Ashman |
| music | Alan Menken |
| Label | Geffen Records |
| Award (s) | Oscar (nomination) |
| album | Little Shop of Horrors (Soundtrack) |
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space is a song from the movie The Little Shop of Horror . It was written by Alan Menken (music) and Howard Ashman (text). It was sung by Levi Stubbs , lead singer of the Four Tops .
Use in film and musical
In the film, Audrey II and Mean Green Mother from Outer Space reveal himself to Seymour as a man-eating alien whose goal is to rule the earth. She only helped Seymour as long as it was useful to her goals. But now it is only useful as food.
The song was not included in the original musical . It was written especially for the film to make an Oscar possible.
Awards
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Movie Song in 1987 . The Oscar went to Take My Breath Away from the movie Top Gun .
Cover versions
In 2002 the English band Spray interpreted Mean Green Mother From Outer Space on a compilation of Broadway songs .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Howard Ashman Little Shop of Horrors Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. In: AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
- ^ Various - Synthetic Broadway. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .