Lyric discussion by triplejumpbump 

Cover art for Purple Toupee lyrics by They Might Be Giants

the purple toupee is NOT a hippie style. back in the 60's there was a group of people called the "purple beret" group (believe they were war veterans i don't really remember) and they were wearing purple berets not toupees. another ref to J.J. it is about a guy who doesn't remember the sixties very much.