Additionally, it appeared on the soundtracks for video games, films and TV shows. The original single included a big beat remix of the song by Charlie Clouser, entitled the "Hot Rod Herman" remix (in reference to the Munsters episode), which is contained on American Made Music to Strip By (under the name Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare Mix).
The song also appears on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie.
The audio clip "superstition, fear and jealousy" at the beginning of the song is from the film Horror Hotel, and is spoken by Christopher Lee. The song is based on the drag racer "DRAG-U-LA" from the sitcom The Munsters. It is also his best-selling song, and had sold over 717,000 copies in the U. Since its release it has become Zombie's most recognizable song as a solo artist. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from his solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Most rock fans however, will attest that this is a great album, and it remains one of the most enjoyable crossover successes that has resounded over the years with metalheads and non-metal listeners alike."Dragula" is a song co-written and recorded by American rock musician Rob Zombie. In any case, Hellbilly Deluxe is a significantly better album than its disappointing follow-up, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, released earlier this year. An album named in psuedo-tribute/mockery of a Dwight Yoakam album probably isn't going to contain progressive art music. Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy) Iron Head (Go To) California Feel So Numb Transylvanian Transmissions Pt. This is partly the reason for his successful forays into film directing ( The Devils Rejects). The construction of his albums pinpoints Rob as being a director as well: he doesn't perform any of the instruments on this album, but he cowrote the music (and solely wrote the lyrics) and kind of "directs" the band. In that retrospect, Rob also shares an affinity with the directors of the kind of exploitation flicks he likes to sample on this and other albums he makes. The people involved are talented, but they're making music for fun, not art. This IS true, but so what? The appeal is directly the same as the shock rock innovators that proceeded Rob Zombie, like Alice Cooper or Screamin' Jay Hawkins, but with metal. Those who fault the music on this record will inevitably cite a number of things that are obvious to anyone who listens to the album: all the songs pretty much sound the same, and all have the same kind of lyrics. The singles, like "Dragula", "Living Dead Girl" and "Meet the Creeper" are well noted, but there are also a number of other worthy cuts on this album, like the punk-esque "How to Make a Monster" (perhaps owing to Rob's Ramones influence), and the slow and moody "Return of the Phantom Stranger". The electronic and industrial elements also provide for some atmospheric instrumentals scattered throughout the album that could easily be derided as filler, but actually do compliment Hellbilly Deluxe as an album, not just a collection of songs. Goldfoot character from a couple of AIP mad scientist teen comedies from the '60s, and Nazi explotation flicks. Like his past White Zombie material, Rob's solo songs here all have some kind of fantasy media-based reference: "Dragula" is named in honor of The Munsters TV show, "Living Dead Girl" samples music and narration from the trailers to the films Last House on the Left and Lady Frankenstein, and references Vincent Price's Dr. And he was also one of the rare acts to be well received by both metal traditionalists and the fans of the nu-metal bands Rob toured with as a solo act during this period. Cruisin' back an' forth to the Tasty-Freeze. Put on the smell-good, put on Skynard, Head into to town like a NASCAR winner. With or without his former band, White Zombie, Rob is known for a fusion of groove-based metal and industrial beats, with Rob himself barking out lyrics about horror/exploitation flicks, girls with big tits and fast cars, or all of the above. Brooks & Dunn Lyrics 'Hillbilly Deluxe' Hey, up in the backwoods, down in the holler, Old boys feelin' like a dog on a collar, Keepin' that chain pulled tight, Waitin' on Saturday night. The album serves as his first release outside of the band White Zombie, with whom he released two multi-platinum studio albums. No Halloween playlist would be complete without a little Rob Zombie. Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International is the debut solo studio album by American musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie.
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