Music: The Damned

I had a request to see if I could feature The Damned on the page. Well as you know the rule is vampire related and so, yes I can.

The first obvious connection is Dave Vanian, who named himself after Transylvania. However, if you get a chance to listen to the Strawberries album (1982) there is a track called “The Dog”. In interview on the official website Dave Vanian had this to say: "On reading Ann Rice's 'interview with the Vampire' in 1976, I penned the song which became known as 'The Dog' but was actually about the strange vampire child Claudia, described in Rice's book."

The lyrics are reproduced below:

"The Dog"

She wanders alone through the night
A child with eyes burning bright
She extends her arms for an embrace a tiny smile
Her ruby lips on her doll- like face

The danger's a mystery here
As she invites you to hold her near
Her mirrored image could not be linked to
A woman's mind so sharp and so distinct

Like a swimmer in a secret sea
Undecayed for all eternity
Claudia
Better stay away from Claudia

The silkiness of her lips
As she bends low to kiss
A tiny seductress in ringlets and pearls you reel
In madness as the whole world about you whirls

Like the tinkle of a small silver bell
Her voice will put you under her spell
A crushed crysanthemum in her hand a beautiful doll of death
She'll take your dying breath

Like a swimmer in a secret sea
Undecayed for all eternity
Claudia
Better stay away from Claudia
Like a swimmer in a secret sea
Undecayed for all eternity
Claudia
Better stay away from Claudia