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Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus

Artist Biography For Bauhaus

Bauhaus Was A Rock Band Formed In 1978 In Northampton England. The Group Consists Of Peter Murphy Vocals Daniel Ash Guitar Kevin Haskins Drums And David J Bass . The Band Was Originally Named Bauhaus 1919 After The German Art Movement Until They Dropped The Numerals Within A Year Of Formation. They Combined A Number Of Influences Punk Glam Rock Funk And Dub To Create A Very Dark But Very Passionate Sound Appealing To Many Looking For Something New After Punk. Their Sound Proved Very Influential Inspiring Or Bringing Attention To A Whole Wave Of Post-Punk Groups Delving In The Intense Dark And Creepy Style That Would Eventually Come To Be Known As Goth Rock. Bauhaus Remains One Of The Most Popular Groups Of Its Era And Genre. Bauhaus First Broke Up In 1983. Peter Murphy Began A Solo Career While The Other Members Continued As Tones On Tail And Later As Love And Rockets. Both Enjoyed Greater Commercial Success In The United States Than Bauhaus Had But Disappeared From The Charts In Their Homeland. The Band Reunited For A 1998 Tour And On A More Permanent Basis In 2005. The Group Announced Plans To Disband Again Following The Release Of Their Final Album Go Away White In 2008. The Release Of Go Away White Signaled The End Of The Band And There Was No Supporting Tour. Drummer Kevin Haskins Said In An Interview That They “were Getting Along Really Well But There Was An Incident That Occurred.” As A Result “some Of Us Just Felt That We Didn’t Want To Carry On As A Working Unit.” In An Interview With SuicideGirls Bassist David J Said About The Breakup “You Have A Test Tube And You Pour In One Chemical And You Pour In Another Chemical And Something Happens. It Starts To Bubble. Pour In Another Chemical And It Starts To Bubble A Bit More. You Pour In A Fourth Chemical And It Bubbles Really Violently And Then Explodes. That’s My Answer.” Peter Murphy Claimed In Another Interview That He “he Was Most Satisfied With The Bonding On An Emotional Level. It Was Good To Be Working Together And To Put The Past Behind Us And It Was Very Positive. The Result Was Coming Out Really Fast So It Was Exciting And It Was Very Enjoyable ” But In The End “That Rocky Character Worked And I Think It Was A Bit Right To Finish It Really.” Murphy Also Stated In His MySpace Blog That “there’s A Lot More To It Than This ‘incident’ That I’ve Heard Bandied About. In Any Group’s Business There Are Constant Incidents So What? Committing To Being In A Band Takes Tolerance Love And A Massive Commitment. I’ve Walked On That Stage At Times When I Could Emotionally Barely Manage To And Give It All Just The Same. If I’d Let Some Disagreement Or Bad Word Distract Me From That Goal Then I’d Need To Question My Integrity. Anton Corbijn Once Related To Me How Bono Of U2 Talked About One Of The Reasons That U2 Had Survived Was That They’re Unlike Many English Bands There Was A Kinship And Priority Given To Each Other As Family. I Personally Sympathize With That. ‘There Is No Love Where There Is No Love.’” A Bauhaus Reunion Was Aborted In 2022 After Peter Murphy Forced The Band To Cancel The Tour As He Entered Rehab. 2 Bauhaus Was Also The Name Of An Italian Jazz Rock Band. They Made Recordings In 1974 But They Weren’t Released Until Almost Thirty Years Later.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Bela Lugosi's Dead

"Bela Lugosi's Dead" Is A Gothic Rock Song Written By The Band Bauhaus. The Song Was The Band's First Single Released In August 1979 And Is Often Considered To Be The First Gothic Rock Record Released. It Did Not Enter The UK Pop Charts But Remained On Sale For Many Years Thereafter. The B-Side Features The Song "Boys" And Some Versions Also Include An Early Demo Recording Of What Would Be Their Next Single "Dark Entries". It Was Released On CD In 1988 And Was Compiled On The 1998 Album Crackle - The Best Of Bauhaus. The Original Sleeve Art Was Taken From A Still Of The Film The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari. Description The Song Is Over Nine Minutes In Length And Was Recorded "live In The Studio" In A Single Take. David J The Band's Bassist Claims On His Website To Have Written The Lyrics. The Singing Does Not Start In The Studio Version Until Several Minutes Into The Track. The Dub-Influenced Guitar Sound Was Achieved By Using Partial Barre Chords And Leaving The Top E And B Strings Open. The Title References Horror Film Star Béla Lugosi 1882-1956 Who Did Much To Establish The Modern Vampire Image As The Title Character In The 1931 Film Dracula. Recording Session "Bela Lugosi's Dead" Was Recorded During A Six-Hour Session At Beck Studios In Wellingborough On 26 January 1979. Four More Songs Were Recorded "Boys" "Harry" "Dark Entries" And The Unreleased "Some Faces" But Not Used Only "Harry" Surfaced In 1982 As A Single B-Side To "Kick In The Eye". The Song "Boys" Was Re-Recorded At Beck Studios In Spring 1979. Use In Film And Television The Song Was Featured In The 1983 Tony Scott Cult Vampire Film The Hunger With Bauhaus Portraying A Band In A Nightclub Playing It During The Opening Credits And Introduction. A 7" Promotional Record Featuring An Edited Version Of The Song Was Released To Theaters Playing The Movie. The Song Was Used As The Intro Music For The Late 1990s Saturday Night Live Skit "Goth Talk" Which Had Chris Kattan And Molly Shannon As Two Goth Students. This Song Was Also In An Episode In The Fifth Season Of Smallville The Vampire/Halloween-Themed "Thirst." It Was Also Played Throughout The Movie The Curve And Featured In The French Movie Sombre. The Song Is Played In The Movie "Good Luck Chuck" As An Introduction For When The Goth Girl Is On Screen And It Is On The Soundtrack. The Song Was Featured In An Episode "Midnight" Of The Science Fiction/horror Series Fringe Which Revolved Around A Vampire-Esque Creature. Comedian And Musician Bill Bailey Parodied The Song On His DVD Part Troll As Part Of A Medley In Which He And His Band The Stan Ellis Experiment Performed Cockney Rock Style Versions Of Popular Songs - This Particular Segment Of The Medley Included Lyrical Changes Such As "E Ad A Girl's Name" And "This Means Nuffing To Me" Released August 1979
Recorded 26 January 1979 At Beck Studios In Wellingborough Northamptonshire
Genre Gothic Rock
Length 9 36
Label Small Wonder

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