Halloween is just around the corner, and what a better way for Medicinal Music to celebrate it than to highlight some of the freightful psychedelic and garage music from the 1960s? Today's spooky song comes all the way from Spain, a song called "Dracula Ye-Ye" by Andres Pajares. While my spanish comprehension is that of a second grader, I have learned that Pajares is an entertainer from Madrid. He has a jack of all trades, having acted in, written, and directed movies dating back to the late 1960s to the present day.
Pajares' contribution to the Halloween music canon is garage/surf rock ode to Dracula. Unlike the Dracula's that have haunted people in the past, this is a much different Dracula. This Dracula is much more modern - he watches tv, enjoys eating cheese, and has an affinity for drinking whiskey. He even is a friend of the hippies.
This song is a lot of fun to listen to, even if you don't understand Spanish. Perhaps some of Medicinal Music's spanish speaking visitors can enlighten us more on Pajares and his song, "Dracula Ye-Ye."
Andres Pajares"Dracula Ye-Ye"
1968
2 comments:
You wouldn't like to know more about Andres Pajares..., he's one of the worst spanish actors and now is a yellow press' star.
Actually, Andres Pajares is a superb actor having won many awards and the Spanish equivalent of oscars. I was priveledged enough to be a dancer and work on one of his TV shows along with Fernando Etsesso, they both Rock .
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