An infinite number of songs can each be THE greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. I like that idea so much, I'm writing a book about it. And what's a book without accompanying video hype?
My weekly series of Greatest Record Ever Made! video rants continues with this celebration of "The TransylvaniaTwist," a 1964 single by Baron Daemon and the Vampires. You haven't heard it...?! Tsk. Listen to it here. And then check out my current ramblin' and ravin' about it:
Spooky! I could pass for a vampire if I could just get a little tan first.
This video was done in one take, but enthusiasm carries the day more often than mistakes ruin it. Baron Daemon was our local TV vampire when I was a little kid growing up in Syracuse in the early to mid '60s, and I was absolutely one of the Baron's Bloody Buddies. That enthusiasm is immortal, just like vampires ought to be. Especially campy, corny, schtick-loving bloodsuckers like Baron Daemon, who preyed on unsuspecting scenery like a bat outta Vaudeville. Grab ahold of your baby and hold her tight!
NEXT WEEK: Chuck Berry takes us to "The Promised Land!" If you dig these rants, please subscribe to my YouTube channel and tell your fiends. Sure, tell your friends, too. Trick or treat? My bloody buddies, I believe you deserve both.
THIS WEEK'S VIDEO: Baron Daemon and the Vampires, "The TransylvaniaTwist"
GREM! # 2: Badfinger, "Baby Blue"
GREM! # 3: The Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"
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Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1)will contain 165 essays about 165 tracks, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of records can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here: THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1).
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