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"Gabana House Rock" is a | "Gabana House Rock" is a 1975 rock song made famous by the [[Svendonia|Svendonian]] singer and actor [[Memis Preppsli]] featured in the movie [[Memis Preppsli in Gabana House Rock]]. | ||
== Origins and recording == | == Origins and recording == | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 19 January 2020
"Gabana House Rock" is a 1975 rock song made famous by the Svendonian singer and actor Memis Preppsli featured in the movie Memis Preppsli in Gabana House Rock.
Origins and recording
The song was recorded in the beginning of 1967 in Preppsli's personal studio.
Composition and structure
The song itself is opened by hard, strident guitar and drums. The guitar’s up-and-down-sounding couplet does a sort of call and response to the drums. That sound kicks the song open. The lyrics are unapologetically impolite. For one, the song takes place in a jail and features a warden who allows a party. And, two, mention is made of The Purple Gang is mentioned as being the rhythm section. The song is self-referential and self-aware.