Roky Erickson - I walked with a Zombie

[ZombieEatsYourBrains]

i am the zombie he walked with last night.

[Dehera666]

Can't remember last night ;o

[bmwCarter2]

Crni bombarder OST - Hodam sad kao zombi

[STAB1L]

I want to walk with you, Roky.

[hpasalic]

Greaaaaattttt!

[schwinglow]

I think, maybe it was last night, that Mr Erikson may have walked with a zombie.

[TheCrontrol]

lyrics?



[XzevastianX]

He walked with a zombie

[phisshprick138]

he walks with zombies everynight and it kicks ass

[AsmodeusDraco]

los titulos de sus canciones son buenos pero sus temas son pesimos es como esucchar a un campesino

[shaneshakyid]

SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE JAGGER ! ! ! AND THATS A COMPLIMENT BEFORE I GET ATTACKED BY ! ? ..... ZOMBIES ! ! ! AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH !!! PEACE !!! RAVE ON ROKY !!! ;) ! ! !

[Skulldini]

@shaneshakyid Well, I wont ATTACK you over this, but suffice it to say, .. . no, I've never found Rocky's voice to be at all similar to Jagger's. Now I DO, however, think his voice sounds strikingly similar to that of Axle Rose from Guns And Roses ( not that I'm a fan of that group or anything ) .

[27sevenSToFo]

@Skulldini Wait... You're comparing Axl Rose to Roky Erickson??? Ok... Now, where did I put those bullets..?

[Skulldini]

@27sevenSToFo Hold of with those bullets!! I only said their voices sounded somewhat similar ( more so than Mick Jagger whom someone els here compared him to vocaly ). I did not say that Rose was anywhere near a musical genious as Rocky is, and never WOULD say THAT !

[codeastronomer]

In Roky's unwritten book, he talks about walking with a zombie, so we know it's true.

[abysmalcretin]

hehe we've all been there! ;)

[silvanski]

simple lyrics but the conviction with which he sings it... we can safely assume that Roky Erickson truly walked with a zombie last night!!!!

[MAMRetro]

Uncanny resemblance to Mick Jagger, c. 1975-1980

[crustyoldman]

wait wut?

[MrZzachariah13]

when did he walk with a zombie?

[SpagootersIsAverage]

@MrZzachariah13 i think it was last night

[DangerBird69]

buddy erickson be sound like ol micky jaggarrrr

[xdalleman79]

I like to think a zombie walked with him.

[MegaGuitarFreak123]

I forgot lyrics.

[LordMeatus]

is this that song about zombies?

[wesko09]

youtube.com/watch?v=B4_1WNnwRE­Y

[mbera11]

you know, I'm really glad you guys all clarified, I thought he walked "Wizha Zombie", like he was pitching baseball and hit a Haitian guy in the arm or something.

[Abrimaal]

Great lyric! Really... you can imagine everything.

[chrissstopherG]

soooo romantic

[tcrono]

best song to get out of a bad mood!

[chunkmyfriend]

why does everyone keep saying 'zombie'?

[MrSonovovich]

Roky was certifiable.Great,but certifiable.

[DrugStabbingTime]

So, to clarify, it was last night, not the previous one?

[promidinner99]

nice music

[artjoe1]

Did he walk with a zombie last night or the night before?

[hotmess247]

@artjoe1 He was walking with a zombie last night. It's kinda tricky to find out what he"s talking about at first

[bathemeinacid]

he did what with a zombie last night?

[devinvazquez]

omg you guys here the part were he sade i walked with a zombie last night

[ImmortalNaraku]

@devinvazquez No where did he say that?

[xXPaInKiiLLeRzz]

idk i might need a lyric version to keep up :/

[AJtheory]

I liked the part where he *actually did* ---

--- walk with a zombie ----

--- last night

To be specific, mind you

[AJtheory]

Yer damn right he 'walked wissuz-zom-bay-hay'

[robgeorge87]

SWAG!!!

OFWGKTA BAYBAYYYY!!!!

[NodrogTrax]

Proto Wesley Willis.

[mamadaskate]

omg!!! i love the lyrics I'll search it in google to learn it!!!

[LeeSchizo]

wow can he say more then 3 sentences... Fuck dude that hurt my ears, thumbs down badly!!!

[NightOfTha44]

@LeeSchizo --- I WAWKED WITH A ZAWMBAY... can anyone say it with that much sass and swagger?

[Hverglemer]

Perfect example of a "simple genious"!

[raximilos]

How nice of Mick Jagger to sing this song .

[AJtheory]

@raximilos

More like a super awesome hybrid of John Fogerty and Mick Jagger

[zarok13]

The most awesome song EVER!

GO ROKY

[mohaha1223]

Awsome song!!!  :D

[garagerocker48]

nice

[LaGoonch]

Hey, could anyone give me the lyrics for this one, I didn't qite catch it. haha

Man, this song is repetitive to the point of genius.

[theRADteepee]

@LaGoonch all of his songs...

[rajah72524]

do you think he walked with a zombie?

[bobbylight111]

@rajah72524 Possibly an unreliable narrator.

[arizonabay15]

Has he sung about encounters with any other horror staples?

[toxicheartattack]

@arizonabay15 the whole album is a love song to assorted horror figures, i think of demons, night of the vampire, if you have ghosts, two headed dog, creature with the atom brain, stand for the fire demon etc

[graemelockieable]

O.K. Kids... he actually did walk with a zombie. It was one of the members of the band called "The Zombies" that he new & went for walks with discussing shit. The song is some what tongue in cheek or maybe you would prefer ironic. I can't recall which member at the moment it was along time ago. I've been listening to Roky & the 13th Floor Elevators for the past few decades.

[flexijerdkov]

good song to suck cock to

[mystro810]

I know a Zombie. Im not even kidding

[Hverglemer]

Can't get this song out of my head as soon as any1 starts singing on it. So easy, but so brilliant!

[oeyesea]

Roky, it wasn't a zombie, it was Keith Richards...um nevermind same difference.

[Ssaratu]

Definitely going in my Halloween favorites

[bostriff]

He walked with a zombie?

[HOTDAbridged]

@bostriff yeah he did last night.

[zergy1]

can someone get me the lyrics of this song ha ha!

[marcmancinelli]

Has anyone that noticed these are the exact same chords as "Stand By Me?"

[silvanski]

@marcmancinelli

We used to mash up both songs for our live gigs

[SeamusMac78]

I walked wiss a zombie.

3 minutes of pure genius.

Long live Roky!!

[JaredxSpencer]

I think I got the lyrics down...

[jrhollobaugh]

he makes mick jagger sound mild

[vaguelyhumanoid]

I love this song.

I kinda want to cover it sometime.

Long live outsider music!

[ThelemicLaboratory]

Holy Mole

[peskypesky]

i'm seeing Roky tonight in NYC!!

[Ronixis]

I liked the part where he sang about walking with a zombie

[vaguelyhumanoid]

@Ronixis

So did I.

[bigggggcody]

@Ronixis So did I (:

[zarok13]

@Ronixis

so do I

[venostar]

respect for Roky's music

[BlackValentine82]

just great, i like his songs a lot :)

[JackSparrow424]

i always listen to this song when i play left 4 dead 2 :P!!! so fun

[cybersalad]

The greatest song of all time!

[lolboy1356]

Nice!!!! I love this song!

[vaguelyhumanoid]

@lolboy1356

I love when those backing vocals come in.

How cool is that?

[StarHotel]

Fly your Soul to the stars and beyond

[raiyola]

yeah roky

[jasonmildward34]

First time i ever heard this song sounds realy cool......

[fernandomilan]

parece Raul

[piperbard]

@fernandomilan parece mais mick jagger... mas meio passado

[Qdrum803]

so many lyrics to remember

[karntnisleians]

great! btw: has anyone the lyrics for me?

[evelsteev]

Ha ha. That's funny. It's basically:

"I walked with a zombie...last night" ha ha

[irishman572]

@evelsteev  because it is.

[evelsteev]

@irishman572 because WHAT is?

[irishman572]

@evelsteev because he is repeating himself. The whole song is the same. Didn't mean to right "it."

[evelsteev]

@irishman572 Oh I know, I was being funny.

[nocamasi]

@evelsteev xD hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaa­ha xD!!!! i walked with a zombie and wa last night damnnnnnnnnnnnn

[pat976]

@evelsteev really ? lol !

[AJtheory]

@evelsteev

There's not a damn thing funny about it

[evelsteev]

@AJtheory sure it is. It's a song. Relax.

[wipers86]

@AJtheory there is the fact that there the only lyrics in the song witch is very cleaver how it hooks you in

[jessuardothegringo74]

@wipers86 horror puns?

[HarshVibes1980]

@evelsteev

BASICALLY.

[serpentiagirl]

Saw him perform this song last night with Captain Clegg in Austin. coolness!

[Endoidx]

haha me too. Yeah it was cool

[duanerichardson]

GG and Merle turned me on to this guy

[rockybobby]

Right on ! Mike Williams from Eyehategod turned me on to the great Roky Erickson; I can't get enough of this music, it an addiction I am not ashamed of !

[TheBrowndawg]

@duanerichardson merle haggard?

[raggajones12]

i used to work with his nephew Jesse when i lived in Austin. Great fucking town.

[KurtDonaldCobain1994]

Make this the theme song to Resident Evil or dawn of the dead type movies :D

[msbfd]

This sounds like the same performances, but a different mix, than the 1980 "The Evil One".

Great, great album. The other songs don't generally have the same verse over and over again like this. And personally I like the crisp eighties sound - a lot of Roky fans seem to prefer him raw and indie-sounding. And electric autoharp - yumm!

When he sings "I think of demons for you", I'm really thankful that he does it so that I don't have to. I have enough to think about already.

[stupidguyx]

I noticed that too..

[stupidguyx]

No, wait. I listened to some other songs of his, and I take it back>

[abysmalcretin]

Roky makes the best zombie music in the whole wide world!

[Jabberw0cky7]

That's true that his voice is similar to Mick Jagger here ! That's cool ! But Jagger can't pretend that he ever walked with a Zombie... Rocky can !!

[cjkc2]

Of course Mick can say that... some zombie plays guitar in his band, after all...

[BlackValentine82]

like it so much music like this is rare today :D

[PunkPanther667]

i wish i could walk with this brilliant "zombie".i love Rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ElectricDoooooM]

Man i saw him live last year and it was amazing...

[1987Isabella]

love this song.. i get all warm and nostalgic when i listen to it.. :)

[marko65]

loving this guy forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[juopperiman]

classic

[pseudoaristoteles]

I'm just discovering this guy and i got to tell you, every song gets better, man, i can't belive it, he's fucking great. I heard he got the old german.

[PhsycadelicRock]

Thank you all for all your comments! :)

Please, spread the word about Roky and don't doubt linking this song whenever the question of a good song comes up! :)

Cheers

[rayjr62]

@PhsycadelicRock Thanks for posting this. Great stuff. I hope Roky is doing better these days.

[eddiehughes6]

@PhsycadelicRock love this song i think i have spent most of life with zombies.

[pziebold]

Rocky Erickson should have his own day. I here by declare November 13th Rocky Erickson Day!!! It will be a full moon that night. We got 9 days to go. Spread the word, post videos ( I don't have a web cam. ), throw a party, and mention me in your vids. ( Ego problem )

[stancicm]

HE CHANGES HIS VOICE THERE on a song that

I find commercial - not a bad thing in my mind -, AND HE SINGS

VERY MUCH LIKE MICK JAGGER .

[seano138]

i heard this song at a club in hollywood waiting for the band to come on. i made a note of it, it's awesome1

[lpman1222]

my new found love roky erickson is the shit thanks for all the great songs

[ImmortalNaraku]

Oh fawk yeah. "I walked with a zombie....last night" I was playing wii with my bro, bowling to be exact and this song played on the ipod. It was like the greatest bowling song ever.

funny thing is, he was playing as Jesus and I played as Kurt Cobain(miis) haha. Funny shit.

[Joey198687Heller]

Thanks you so much!!!

[PhsycadelicRock]

No problem!