Roky Erickson - I Think of Demons

[clcs13]

thanks for uplaoding this

[Blue85828]

This is about a good of a melodic rock song that you'll ever hear. Amazing.

[skaterpunk024z]

this song is like "carry me home" the hellacopters

[uhriventis]

Jesus approves of this song. WWJD? Listen to Rocky.

[candyfreak27]

@uhriventis Jesus? What does that fictional character have to do with anything?

[cyclo1224]

whoever you are i LOVE YOU for putting this on here

[uwoodyjk]

77k views? must be the netflix effect because this is good but not great and much greater tunes have far less views.

[TheMightySandow]

What a voice. I never heard anything like it. And "I think of demons" is actually a lovesong, at least in my opinion.

[jetgyp211]

thank you texas chainsaw massacre: the next generation for helping me discover roky. I think he might not have had it any other way, that I should find his work via surreal horror sequel

[Satantransvertdeath]

This album is so inspiring to me!

[okcomputer1016]

Love it



[mattstan]

It's "Of." Searching discogs.com for his releases, this song appears as "I Think of Demons" on every release it's included on, except for the two-disc collection _I Have Always Been Here Before_ from 2005, where it appears as "I Think Up Demons." So I'm gonna guess that "Up" was a typo by somebody at Shout Factory.

[fallsoffstage]

Pure Genius!

[NightOfTha44]

FIRST FIRST FIRST I RAN DEMON WITH ARMS WITH BLACK TUBES

FANGS IN THE DAYS MOON LIGHT

BLOOD NEVER TOUCHES MY LIPS

I RAN DEMON EVER SINCE

[wmwinterbottom]

seeing him live tomorrow. suck it.

[TheKersey1]

Fucking tune.

[MrBrunettehead]

I think of demons for you...

[mirkopozarevacmps]

Is he satanism.I dont know English very well but if you could tell me what he talking in this song

[KohlKorruption]

@mirkopozarevacmps he is a pretty evil guy, but then again he's a skitzo but who gives a shit

[NightOfTha44]

@KohlKorruption --- don't use that term freely, you fucking FAGGOT KIKE

[KohlKorruption]

@NightOfTha44 guess rokys not the only one whos fucken nuts haha

[devilisonmyback]

Hey! Its the first time that i hear these songs, and THEY'RE FUCKING GREAT!!!

Stay Insane!!!

[ThelemicLaboratory]

Man, he really waxed the tits fantasique

[casmiry]

Demons, aliens, rock, drugs! Fuck yeah! My man!

[cybersalad]

Seems like Kool Keith kind of took this guy's style and made it into a rap personal. Kool Keith claimed he went to a mental hospital, and then after started rapping about UFOs and monsters etc. I dig this guy-THE ORIGINATOR!!!!

[KreepinOutThaKut]

@cybersalad Good point...don't think Keith really ripped him off though ......they prob just are both out there

[alleymatt]

Does it get any better than that guitar sound? Such a great song.

[mihail1111]

Rocky makes me go crazy .love u man

[azerkahn]

insanly good song

[AstroZombie1897]

fuck i love this song!!

[Skulldini]

Great tallent,.. he looks like Charley Manson though.

[dizaann]

who cares?

[HiddenFormula]

what a riff. this is just such an energizing song, rocky's voice is so great too

[mrrocky02]

its I think UP demons for you, not Of demons...

but does it really matter? fucking great song either way.... i only know cuz i tattooed it on myself the wrong way and was corrected... :)

[nemossssssssssssss]

Hmm, My Lutheran grandmother said something like: don´t think OF demons, at the same time you think of another person. If you think OF, you think UP. I don´t know. More comments in this "thread", please. : )

[mrrocky02]

hey man, i wrote that first cooment disputing "of" or "up, and believe it or not, my grandma was a texas lutheran too. they put some weird shit on us growing up... keep the fAIth!!! peace!

[nemossssssssssssss]

Ha ha ha! This is kind of weird: I just quoted this song -- meant as a joke -- for a girl on Facebook an hour ago! (The lines: "I think of demons. they never kill. I think of demons. they never will. they don't need to. their scare is true. I think of demons. for you.".) And then YOU show up! : ) Fuck, and I haven´t even heard this song for months, and it´s not even my favourite-song of Roky either. Yeh, we better Keep our faiths! Damm it! : )

[wilsonvid92]

im glad i found out bout Roky his music is great and he has a great voice and jus plain great music

[skuzallen]

asome stuff gret music!

[phurphy]

His music makes me feel great, always does

[canadlrp]

Better song of him :) Just awesome

[nikjagger]

roky is very important in my house 15 years ago,

best wishes from peru

[SpaceOdyssee]

I love this fucking song !

[Jabberw0cky7]

Great song. Obviously a magician of melody !

[jaksde12]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!

xx

[BoDiddleyHeadHunter]

friend of mine once said if roky wrote lyrics that made sense, he would have been huge on the radio in his day.

i prefer this.

[NightOfTha44]

@BoDiddleyHeadHunter --- dude the line in this song "first I ran demon with arms with black tubes, FANGS IN THE DAYS MOONLITE, BLOOD NEVER TOUCHES MY LIPS, I RAN DEMON EVER SINCE" makes tons of sense, it's about how fucking HARD roky is as a vampire demon

[Skulldini]

@BoDiddleyHeadHunter I agree. Makes it more enigmatic.

[roger9876]

one of the greatest rock albums in the history!

[poddel]

Great tune and performance go roky GO!

[johnfright]

Yes! My favorite Roky solo track. P.S.- I think "..Think Up.." was a typo or miscommunication on someone's behalf. It's definately "..of.." he's singing. Thanks!

[scenxad]

the evil one, one of rockls greatest and least known best albums

[mrowsan]

My favorite of his: "their scare is true." He sure knows about that.

[kenta0jenta]

such an up-beat song for what must have really tormented him at the time.

[pata667]

roky is the gratest ever. in my opinion!!!

[AJtheory]

Isn't this song called "I Think Up Demons"

[ and not "...Of..." ] ?

Considering all this guy's been through, we should really try get his song titles right...

:)

[PhsycadelicRock]

On the album i own it says up, he may have changed it later on though. Read my comment i posted earlier below this one.

[michaeledelstone]

@PhsycadelicRock

I think I saw this referenced in the special features on "You're Gonna Miss Me." It was originally "I Think Of Demons." Changing it to "I Think Up Demons" was a kind of revision-ing of his life, making it more active than passive. The idea being that he is in control of his imagination, now anyways. Some claim it was always "I Think Up Demons." But I don't think that would be possible. Still, it is interesting to think about the difference between the two.

[BoDiddleyHeadHunter]

i doubt he notices......much of anything

:)

[Santtujaakola]

@AJtheory My CD i have it says of :P 

[123456crummmyfecesgu]

@AJtheory your wrong it is i think of demons stupid

[johnfright]

@AJtheory Yes... just like Rocky Ericson wrote "Your Gonna Miss Me" according to International Artists... nope, it's wrong. "I Think Of Demons" for you. Thank you, Roky.

[johnmccool21]

@AJtheory listen closely...he is clearly saying "of in every case... it took me a while but just turn it up! This shit ROKS!!

[BashfulBob]

One of the best love songs ever. Listen closely.

[alfreerickson]

esta cancion es la pta ostia roky vivra para siempre¡¡¡

[PhsycadelicRock]

I don't know what that means, but i'm assuming it is something possitive.

Afterall, what could you have against Roky?

[MiguelDeCorella]

@PhsycadelicRock He's saying, that the this song fucking rocks, and long live Roky!

[Blitzerr]

this is amazing song!! ahhh love it! do you have the lyrics for this song?

[PhsycadelicRock]

I'm sorry i don't, but the lyrics are kinda mandatory on this song. Roky is famous for (at least to me) singing kinda repeating lyrics.

[BashfulBob]

I think of demons

They never kill

They don´t need too

Their scare is true

I think of demons for you

First, eye-red demon

With horns with black tips

Fangs in the days´ moonlight

Blood never touches my lips

I read demon never sips

[Frankgard1]

Wonderful, just f*cking wonderful song, one of his best.

Just a minor change, the titel is actually " I think UP demons"

[PhsycadelicRock]

I know that there some albums said ''UP'' but on this album (in physical shape) said ''OF'' actually. :P Maybe he changed it later on or something. :)

[Frankgard1]

haha interesting, ive got the "Anathology" and there it says "Up", could be interesting hearing from himself what it suppose to say^^