“You’re Dead” is a folksy jam with some ominous lyrics to open pop singer Norma Tanega’s debut album "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", named after her one-hit wonder single. The song was re-popularized nearly fifty years later thanks to its use in the opening of the 2014 New Zealand mockumentary film "What We Do in the Shadows", directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. It’s also the main theme song of "What We Do in the Shadows", an American comedy horror television series based on the 2014 film that premiered on March 27, 2019, on FX. The televisi… read more
“You’re Dead” is a folksy jam with some ominous lyrics to open pop singer Norma Tanega’s debut album "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", named… read more
“You’re Dead” is a folksy jam with some ominous lyrics to open pop singer Norma Tanega’s debut album "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", named after her one-hit wonder single. The… read more
Norma Tanega (born Norma Cecilia Tanega on 30 January 1939 in Vallejo, CA; died 29 December 2019) was an American folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician. In the 1960s she had a hit with the single "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" and wrote songs for Dusty Springfield and other prominent musicians. In the decades before her death, Tanega worked mostly as a percussionist, playing various styles of music in the bands Baboonz, hybridVigor, and Ceramic Ensemble. Tanega was a camp counselor in the Catskills when she signed to New Voice Records in 1966… read more
Norma Tanega (born Norma Cecilia Tanega on 30 January 1939 in Vallejo, CA; died 29 December 2019) was an American folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician. In the … read more
Norma Tanega (born Norma Cecilia Tanega on 30 January 1939 in Vallejo, CA; died 29 December 2019) was an American folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician. In the 1960s she had a hit with the single "Walk… read more