Roky Erickson - It's a Cold Night for Alligators

[@MattSpacemanStones]

Good night Mr Alligator and rest in peace

[@musicisbrilliant]

Roky did SUUUUUUUUUCH A GREAT GREAT JOB on this album!!!! Whole album is killer!! Like SO Bad Ass!!!! THANK YOU ROKY!!!!!! We love you, legend. You gave us so much. We wont forget it.

[@emeraldova7754]

Totally fanfokkintastik

[@keonigarcia7605]

Bro this is one of the best albums of rock history

[@Josp1966]

R.I.P. Roky and thanks for all your great music.

[@BORNdischarged]

I can’t remember what skate video I first heard this on, but skate videos opened my world to music as a pre teen. Before that I had no idea music could be what it is.

[@sxeuyts]

Are you talking about the Circa It's time video? Stand for the fire demon is in that one

[@justincook1736]

I found a lot of great music from skateboard vids

[@beginningtosee7457]

Seems to me to be a perfect gentleman- not a cross word to say about anyone- childlike and kind spirit about him- I can't help myself- I like the man.

[@TimothyMayer13]

Everytime it gets below 28 degrees, I tell people: "It's a cold night for alligators."

[@petilada44]

Then you must say that a lot *laughs in celsius*

[@TimothyMayer13]

I have as of late. :)

[@grandmotherproductions9380]

Timothy Mayer I will now too

[@pupperemeritus9189]

hhaahahah. anything below 25 C for me is cold. i live in india , its hot as hell

[@adentse]

Hehe, anything above 18 C is warm in Sweden :)

[@mcoopcoop]

I love the Hellacopters version of this song, which was the first version I ever heard... But I can totally see why they covered it! I love it!

[@dennisjohansson4930]

I love this! this is added in a playlist with bluesy greats.

[@bruceedwin3856]

Masterpiece by a true legend.

[@u.hinson6300]

This is kick ass! Nothing like it out there in today's homogenized corporate made crap. Way to go Roky, keep stealing mail my friend! Love your style!

[@patrickiiconrad2961]

RIP Roky. Thank you for the music.

[@August138]

The song is based on events in Roy Del Ruth's 1959 B-Movie, THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE, starring Beverly Garland and Lon Chaney Jr.

[@Aqualyra]

Rest In Peace Mr. Erickson :(

[@hartrockkaffee]

Hassel brought me here, great Song, great Voice :)

[@portabletiger]

It was the coldest night for alligators ever when Roky passed away.

[@bakonjaCRO]

That was good night for death

[@portabletiger]

@@bakonjaCRO I can't hate that ;)

[@Kulumuli]

If hell existed and they play Roky's songs there; I'm in.

[@paulA-xs1qt]

Was lucky enough to see him in concert! Good stuff 😊

[@CrazyBear65]

Imagine for a moment, if Roky and Syd had met and collaborated, what genius music may have been...

[@le0np0we]

whoa...Sly Stone on keys/percussion, Lemy playing bass and providing vocals, and Keith Moon or Ringo on drums (depending on the mood of the song)

[@DiamorphineDeath]

I never enjoyed syd’s stuff. Roky’s Stuff with the aliens blows all of that stuff out of the water.

[@henryemrich7209]

Gonna be honest: Ultimate album: Collaboration between Roky Erickson, Syd Barrett, and Skip Spence. That would have blown a big-ass hole in Cosmos or something.

[@roger9876]

one of the best song ever

[@mickimcmillan9994]

Damn hell damn.roky sends it.

[@GabrielaAgony]

My favorite masterpiece 🌸

[@WormTyrant]

Half the music industry wouldn't have a career without this guy. Or anyone that matters anyway. Roky helped invent psyche...and alternative music. He admitted himself that he could never throw away his musical dignity and compromise just to be commercial and make money.

[@got.brokencattos]

a pure artist 2024 and countin'

[@darthbabis]

It's a cold night for dogs The dogs choke on their barking When they see alligator persons In the bar head fall It's a cold night for alligators When men turn into them in the night It's a cold night for alligators It's a cold night for their might It's a cold night for alligators Hiding behind the trees and moss Forever hear the swampers screaming They forever have lost It's a cold night for alligators In the blender It's a cold night for alligators A perfect monster has no end

[@DeadLifeBoat100]

darth babis pretty much every second line is wrong nice work

[@Gardeniableed]

Βρε μαλακά Μπάμπη ψυχικό σου...

[@billythealiensmiller]

"Swamp birds screaming" is correct along with :"In the blend:" ... The ALIENS

[@surestrange]

Your lyrics are very wrong

[@billyshane3804]

Roky Erickson - Genius RIP

[@MM-gq3rx]

Awesome song

[@musicisbrilliant]

Will always have a deep love for Roky.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

Roky's as amazing as he seems to be crazy. Look for the film "You're gonna miss me",it's great for anyone who wants to get a better idea of just who He was and is. One thing that's really interesting is that he can just sit down and make up a song right out of his head without hardly seeming to think about it much. His mother is nuts,too.

[@bennybadbyxa593]

Rest in Peace roky - thanks for all

[@paulA-xs1qt]

Badass song 😊

[@saltjunky]

Actually, I think it's, "The dogs choke on their barking, when they see Alligator person's in the bog, and fog."

[@Simonfishdude]

one of his best songs

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Legends

[@pikasuvi]

I_LOVE_THIS.

[@blacklight310]

Rip Rocky 💕

[@eddavis6860]

That is a totally great album.

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Having great taste in music brought me here..

[@glenmann62]

roky was spaced out for many years because his mother would,nt allow him to get the meds he needed to be normal , his brothers got the right to be his caretaker and after years of treatment he,s now pretty much back to normal , their is a documentary about him and his family trying to help him and getting him the help to bring him back from his long long trip on acid!

[@Upstreamprovider]

Great stuff, but the Elevators were in a dimension of their own...literally probably!!

[@thebigm]

There has to be something to this because I just randomly went from watching 3 Danzig videos to here without giving it any thought and saw your comment.

[@katherinewalsh1995]

damn, that was a quick 3 minutes. so solid .

[@Hverglemer]

Not nearly one of the best tracks on the album, but still a VERY good song. That really says alot about how great this album really is!

[@juanedangerously]

Im from the future. What’s the name of the album?

[@medicenplani]

@@juanedangerously 8 months late, I really hope you've found out the name of the album by now, but just in case it's The Evil One.

[@juanedangerously]

@@medicenplani yeah, I googled it and have listened to the whole album and some other of his stuff. Love the mix of rock, punk, goth, blues. It’s really unique. Thanks for replying. Welp, I gots to go back to the future! Thanks again!

[@mcstabba]

@@juanedangerously Roky was great. What's the future like?

[@1LoWu]

Great!!!

[@jojo-gy9pp]

Everytime it gets below 0 degrees, I tell people: "It's a warm day for Penguins."

[@svorttsirhc1814]

Dumb

[@Bidegain4]

love it!

[@Stranded73]

Perfect inauguration song, lol

[@benspruce]

Aye, great cover

[@bendean4255]

Need to play this after UT beats Florida!

[@backflipmann]

Do someone know this song was covered by the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters??

[@Skulldini]

Yeah, I've seen the flick on television ( Monster Vision, Fright Theatre, Elvira and the like ). Somebody aught'a make a vid of this song set to footage of that flick,..that'd work realy well.

[@donaldellis8952]

First song I learned to play on guitar.

[@sharkythunderfin9660]

Moo

[@dverging2010]

I fucking love this song 👍👌🤘👊😁

[@arthurlee6979]

RIP Roky.

[@Nevernow721]

RIP Roky

[@timherron9750]

Roky!

[@TheRumJumbie]

While Roky wanted to make music, Those around him wanted to make money.

[@mmurphy4142]

It's a cold night for alligators

[@pinkduvetify]

im a lame odd blob an even i love this xx

[@johnnyssik]

Snuggle your gator's! 🌱😘🐊🌱

[@meteoro2820]

rip

[@mattheweagle223]

I love Winonas Big Brown Beaver

[@danielwarg7166]

🥰

[@flossievision5015]

💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@cchan94313]

Bad Ass!

[@iwanttobelievetrustno1696]

RIP

[@saltjunky]

Ditto, lady.

[@kristoffermoen5485]

Does anyone know the guitartabs for this song?

[@lukas1965marzo]

see ya in Bermuda Roky

[@saltjunky]

LOL. Now, I actually think it may be, "dark and fog." A bog makes no sense...those only exist in Great Britain, not Louisiana. But yeah, Roky was waaay ahead of his time, so...perhaps he was having visions about blogging. j/k.

[@sevwillmore6424]

I live in Indiana and bogs most definitely exist here, so I'd imagine they could exist in Louisiana too (Also I'm about 85% certain it's "Bog and Fog" lmao

[@mokdis00]

Roky \m/

[@6rings66]

@HBTheChampz how do u get him this is from a birdhouse video

[@fetkuk12]

fucking awsome, love from sweden

[@Distorcionbeto]

GREAT! from perv

[@secseanz]

besto with the resto yall

[@6rings66]

@HBTheChampz which one

[@rcmck2112]

Fucking Great!

[@badnewsadolf]

The fact that the Hellacopters covered this makes it infinitely more awesome.

[@sakul777]

@fingernegl I second that!

[@WormTyrant]

I always thought The Butthole Surfers should have covered this, with Paul singing. Gibby can just play rythym guitar or something.

[@uuuueber]

Butthole Surfers played you while they set up for their last concert. It was the closest to your rock that I got to rock. 🤟

[@halfcabdisaster7]

Not bad, not bad at all.

[@evedransfield5910]

here in 2030

[@pattycat100567]

sounds like its 1974!..

[@TheCorporateSerf]

Anyone have the lyrics to this? My hearing is really bad, and I can't find them anywhere. (Google included.)

[@TheCorporateSerf]

You could try turning the volume up, my dude

[@NigelJackson]

Alligator-persons

[@afwef1]

is roky still alive?

[@beodo093]

Sean Malto

[@darrellpicazo9086]

Sean Eaton

[@danielpink2591]

¿Petter Capussotto?

[@Skulldini]

@eethomasf32 hm????

[@anduinxxl]

Aitor me enseñó esta canción.

[@doorag_nationwide]

don't blame roky

[@bellydweller]

aligator persons in the bog? "It's a cold night for aligators when men turn into them in the night" sound like reptoids to me.

[@thespeedclub5422]

This is so good! And the album was produced by Stu Cook ! (Creedence Clearwater Revival) /watch?v=Wkq41xriR3g

[@itzfixed]

nuts are for squirrels..why are you here?

[@rexshot]

hahahahahahahaha

[@viddrome]

This song is based on a true story. I wear a tin foil hat to protect myself from aliens mind-control. You should too.

[@vasvilburn4591]

No u shouldn’t , that’s crazy