The title comes from the name of Grandpa Munster's car, DRAG-U-LA, on the classic TV show The Munsters, which ran from 1964-1966. The car was built around a coffin and made for speed.
Rob Zombie used the macabre Munsters approach to create a car song with a horror aesthetic. Dragula destroys all in its path:
Dead I am the rat, feast upon the cat
Tender is the fur, dying as you purr
"Dragula" was the first song Rob Zombie released as a solo artist after closing the book on his band White Zombie. He went on to become a horror movie director as well, with a resumé that includes House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects.
Zombie directed the video himself, incorporating footage from old horror movies. It got a lot of attention on MTV, especially on the show Headbangers Ball. Riki Rachtman, who hosted Headbangers from 1990-1995. He explained:
"He's always been a great artist - not only musically, but painting, and capturing that whole feel of that '70s monsters/exploitation. And I think he really did that well in that video for 'Dragula.'"
Lyrics
Superstition, fear and jealousy
Dead I am the one, exterminating son
Slipping through the trees, strangling the breeze
Dead I am the sky, watching angels cry
While they slowly turn, conquering the worm
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Dead I am the pool, spreading from the fool
Weak and want you need, nowhere as you bleed
Dead I am the rat, feast upon the cat
Tender is the fur, dying as you purr
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Do it baby, do it baby
Do it baby, do it baby
Burn like an animal
Dead I am the life, dig into the skin
Knuckle crack the bone, 21 to win
Dead I am the dog, hound of hell you cry
Devil on your back, I can never die
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Do it baby, do it baby
Do it baby, do it baby
Burn like an animal
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
And slam in the back of my Dragula
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