Bela Lugosi's Dead

Bela Lugosi's Dead is an influential Goth Rock song written by the band Bauhaus. The song was the band's first single, released in 1979 with the b-side "Boys". Unfortunately, neither song graces the following album, In the Flat Field. The title references horror film star Bela Lugosi, and is over nine minutes in length. Live recordings are often several minutes longer. David J, the band's bassist, claims on his website to have written the lyrics.

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Goth Rock - Band - Bauhaus - 1979 - In the Flat Field - Horror film - Bela Lugosi - David J

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The song was featured as the intro music to the Saturday Night Live skit "Goth Talk", which featured Chris Kattan and Molly Shannon as geeky goth students.

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Saturday Night Live - Chris Kattan - Molly Shannon

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