This ultra lo-fi vampire rock song segues into a Bauhaus parody with delusions of Star Wars.

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I recorded this song naked in my parents' living room about 6 years ago. The music was made with a few cheesy computer programs, including Hammerhead and assembled in Goldwave. I then played it very loudly while singing and scraping a ballpoint pen on a banjo, recording the whole deal directly into a cassette recorder.
You can hear my mom's clocks in the background.

The song idea came about upon seeing Smashing Pumpkins' video for "Ava Adore". Billy's skulking about with his shaved head and scary vampire outfit and the name Nosferöcktu happened.

The second half of the song actually came first. I was at Wal-Mart with Steve looking for Star Wars action figures when we somehow started singing "Governor Tarkin's dead... undead undead undead". So later I wrote it all down and BLAMMO! Here it is.

Nosferöcktu - living dead
Has a rhythm in his head
Nourished by the blood of the damned
Nosferöcktu joins my band

With me on guitar and Renfield on bass
Nosferöcktu rocks the place
Women scream to see him smile
With his bald head he sets the style

Nosferöcktu - living dead
Has a rhythm in his head
With his cloak of black and fangs of white
Nosferöcktu rocks all night

Pointed ears and teeth so long
Nosferöcktu sings his song
With power over wolf and rat
Changes shape into a bat
and fly, Nosferöcktu, fl
Nosferöcktu

Nosferöcktu - living dead
Has a rhythm in his head
Sexy German vampire
100 groupies call him Sire

Sings his songs of blood and lust
Sunshine turns him into dust
Zombies shuffling their feet
to Nosferöcktu's disco beat

Nosferöcktu - living dead
Has a rhythm in his head
In his coffin he'll be found
While he travels to your town

Keep your garlic and your cross
Cuz Nosferöcktu is the boss
He'll rock his way right outta the crypt
Buy your tickets you won't get gypped
By Nosferöcktu

Grey on grey
Red, gold and blue pips adorn his breast
Governor Tarkin's dead

Vader has left the Death Star
Han Solo has come back
Luke used the Force to guide his shot
Governor Tarkin's dead
Governor Tarkin's dead
Undead undead undead
Undead undead undead

Emperor Palpatine made him Grand Moff
Oversector Outer is held within his grasp
Enthroned in a darkened room
He broods
Governor Tarkin's dead
Governor Tarkin's dead
Governor Tarkin's dead
Undead undead undead

Moff Tarkin
Tarkin's undead
Moff Tarkin
Tarkin's undead