| Demolición | |
| Cover: | Saicos Demolición.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Los Saicos |
| Album: | Wild Teen-Punk from Peru 1965 |
| B-Side: | Lonely Star |
| Released: | May of 1965 [1] |
| Recorded: | 1964 Lima, Peru |
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| Length: | 02:54 |
| Label: | Dis-Perú |
| Prev Title: | Come On |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Camisa de fuerza |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Demolición (in English: "Demolition") is a song by the Peruvian rock band Los Saicos.[2] It was the second promotional single and quickly became a success in their country.
Released as a single, "Demolition" became one of the most popular songs of Peruvian rock at the time, and it remains so still.[3] The song is an anthem of the group and is among the most beloved in all of Peru. The song is based on a very catchy melody, with disorder and a rhythm very typical of punk music.[4]
The song was composed by the band's vocalist, Erwin Flores, during a rehearsal in 1964. It begins with the hummed cries of Flores: "ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ya-ya-ya" and its lyrics are anarchic: "Echemos abajo la estación de tren / Echemos abajo la estación de tren / Demoler, Demoler, Demoler / Demoler, demoler la estación de tren" (Let's destroy the train station / Let's destroy the train station / Demolish, demolish, demolish / Demolish, demolish the train station). In spite of the period Peru was going through, the lyrics lack any political content.[5] Its lyrics imply that train stations must be deliberately demolished and destroyed as an act of complete rebellion.[5]
The melody is repetitive and composed of four stanzas. Its harmonic structure comprises three simple major chords: A, D, and E.
The instrumentation is influenced by the surf rock of Dick Dale (which was very popular at the time) and its duration is only 2:53.[5]
In 1965, the song was recorded by the label Dis-Perú in Peru and was published the same year. It was re-released by Electro-Harmonix some years later.[4]