[8] The song has been since covered by multiple artists including Inner City Unit, the Lemonheads, Neighb'rhood Childr'n, Tarnation, the Primitives and the Cars.
AllMusic reviewer Matthew Greenwald describes the song as a "slightly bizarre nursery rhyme", with lyrics about a rotten bird's egg.
[5] "The Little Black Egg" was included in the influential compilation album Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 on the 1998 CD reissue, as a bonus track.
[13] Other recordings of "The Little Black Egg" include a 1985 version by garage rock band the Rattlers, on their only full-size album, Rattled!
[17] AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the Tarnation version of "The Little Black Egg" as a highlight of Mirador.