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Demolición

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"Demolición"
Single by Los Saicos
from the album Wild Teen-Punk from Peru 1965
B-side"Lonely Star"
ReleasedMay of 1965 [1]
Recorded1964
Lima, Peru
Genre
Length2:54
LabelDis-Perú
Songwriter(s)Erwin Flores[2]
Los Saicos singles chronology
"Come On"
(1964)
"Demolición"
(1965)
"Camisa de fuerza"
(1965)
Music video
"Demolición'" on YouTube

Demolición (in English: "Demolition") is a song by the Peruvian rock band Los Saicos.[3] It was the second promotional single and quickly became a success in their country.[citation needed]

Promotion

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Released as a single, "Demolition" became one of the most popular songs of Peruvian rock at the time, and it remains so still.[4][failed verification] The song is an anthem of the group and is among the most beloved in all of Peru.[citation needed] The song is based on a very catchy melody, with disorder and a rhythm very typical of punk music.[2]

Style and composition

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The song was composed by the band's vocalist, Erwin Flores, during a rehearsal in 1964. It begins with the hummed cries of Flores: "ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ya-ya-ya" and its lyrics are anarchic: "Echemos abajo la estación de tren / Echemos abajo la estación de tren / Demoler, Demoler, Demoler / Demoler, demoler la estación de tren" (Let's destroy the train station / Let's destroy the train station / Demolish, demolish, demolish / Demolish, demolish the train station). In spite of the period Peru was going through, the lyrics lack any political content.[5] Its lyrics imply that train stations must be deliberately demolished and destroyed as an act of complete rebellion.[5]

The melody is repetitive and composed of four stanzas. Its harmonic structure comprises three simple major chords: A, D, and E.

The instrumentation is influenced by the surf rock of Dick Dale (which was very popular at the time) and its duration is only 2:53.[5]

In 1965, the song was recorded by the label Dis-Perú in Peru and was published the same year. It was re-released by Electro-Harmonix some years later.[2]

Legacy

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  • This song was used in a British commercial for a brand of cat food, called Temptations.[6]
  • The song plays during the end credits of the anthology horror-comedy film Satanic Hispanics.

See also

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References

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