Demolición (in English: "Demolition") is a song by the Peruvian rock band Los Saicos."If Peru's Los Saicos Aren't the First Punk Band, They're Pretty Close." Dangerous Minds. Retrieved June 20, 2016 It was the second promotional single and quickly became a success in their country.
Promotion Released as a single, "Demolition" became one of the most popular songs of Peruvian rock at the time.Diario El Comercio Perú : En España dicen que el punk nació en el Perú y los precursores fueron Los Saicos Consultado el 14 de julio de 2016 The song is an anthem of the group. The song is based on a catchy melody, with disorder and a rhythm very typical of punk music.SAICOS/Demolición.html Manticornio · Rock Progresivo · LOSSAICOS / Demolición Consultado el 14 de julio de 2016
Style and composition 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.Los Saicos, el punk que (dicen) nació en Perú Consultado el 14 de julio de 2016 Its lyrics imply that train stations must be deliberately demolished and destroyed as an act of complete rebellion.
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.
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.
Legacy This song was used in a British commercial for a brand of cat food, called Temptations.A commercial spot Temptations company is done with the topic "Demolición", song Los Saicos (Spanish) Retrieved June 19, 2016 The song plays during the end credits of the anthology horror-comedy film Satanic Hispanics.
See also Latino punk Garage rock Latin rock
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