Earache My Eye

"Earache My Eye"
Single by Cheech and Chong
from the album Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album
B-side"Turn That Thing Down"
ReleasedJuly 1974 (1974-07)
GenreComedy rock, hard rock[1]
Length5:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lou Adler[2]
Cheech and Chong singles chronology
"Sister Mary Elephant"
(1973)
"Earache My Eye"
(1974)
"Black Lassie (A Great American Dog)"
(1974)

"Earache My Eye" is a comedy routine and song by Cheech and Chong from their 1974 album Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album. The skit is about a teenager (played by Tommy Chong) who wakes up and listens to a song by "Alice Bowie" (Cheech Marin), while his father (also played by Marin) yells at him to get ready for school.

The song, unnamed in the skit, was released as a single under the name "Earache My Eye" and gained surprising popularity, reaching the top 10 on the charts in the United States and Canada. It has since been covered by many artists most notably Widespread Panic, Korn, and Soundgarden. The song had its music written by Gaye Delorme and was performed by session musicians including Delorme on guitar and Airto Moreira on drums. It is best known for its guitar riff.

  1. ^ "Cheech & Chong: Still Rollin' – Celebrating 40 Years of Up in Smoke". Grammy Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cheech & Chong – Earache My Eye / Turn That Thing Down". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-01-21.