Dracula — New Orleans Brass Band Reconstruction

Tame Impala & JENNIE made one of the most unexpected hits of 2026: a psychedelic pop lullaby about running from the sunlight, dripping with reverb, fog, and the woozy yearning of someone who has stayed out too late and doesn't regret a second of it. The original "Dracula (JENNIE Remix)" is the sound of 3am when the room is still spinning — soft, hypnotic, dissolving at the edges.

So what happens when you drag Dracula out into broad daylight — and force him to march through the French Quarter?

This episode rebuilds every note from scratch as New Orleans Dixieland brass band, second-line street parade jazz. The original lyrics stay verbatim, every word exactly as written. But the arrangement is now tuba walking bass, trombone growl, trumpet fanfare, clarinet weaving through the gaps, and a loose syncopated second-line snare-and-bass-drum pattern that makes you want to strut down the street. The vocals become a raspy soul call-and-response — two voices trading lines on a sunlit sidewalk, grinning.

"Run from the sunlight, Dracula" — delivered by a full brass ensemble at noon, in a parade.

The clash is the point. The more wrong it feels on paper, the more right it sounds when you hear it.

Original song: "Dracula (JENNIE Remix)" — Tame Impala & JENNIE Lyrics by Kevin Parker, Sarah Aarons, Jennie Kim, Carla Font Source: Musixmatch — Dracula (JENNIE Remix)

[Intro] Oh (you and me) Oh (hahaha) (Check it out now) (Hahaha, mm) (Dracula, ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom) (Dracula)

[Verse 1] The mornin' light is turnin' blue, the feelin' is bizarre The night is almost over, I still don't know where you are The shadows, yeah, they keep me pretty like a movie star Daylight makes me feel like Dracula

In the end, I hope it's you and me In the darkness, I would never leave You won't ever see me in the light of day It's far too late, the time has come

[Verse 2] I'm on the verge of cavin' in, I run back to the dark Now I'm Mr. Charisma, fuckin' Pablo Escobar My friends are sayin', "Shut up, Jennie, just get in the car" I just wanna be right where you are

[Pre-Chorus] In the end, I hope it's you and me In the darkness, I would never leave We both saw this moment comin' from afar Now here we are

[Chorus] Run from the sunlight, Dracula Run from the sunlight, Dracula Run from the sunlight, Dracula Isn't the view spectacular?

[Verse 3] Hey, Kevin, what's up? Come pull up in my spot Let's keep the night glowin' I don't ever wanna stop

I'll never leave this floor, got me needin' more Sky is turnin' blue, let it clear the smoke Lip stain on the rim, bass is 'bout to blow Sinkin' in my teeth, I buy time

[Verse 4] But please, do you think about what it might mean? 'Cause I dream about you in my sleep Would you ever love someone like me Like me?

[Pre-Chorus] In the end, I hope it's you and me In the darkness, I would never leave We both saw this moment comin' from afar Now here we are

[Chorus] So run from the sunlight, Dracula So run from the sunlight, Dracula Run from the sunlight, Dracula Isn't the view spectacular?

[Outro] So run from the sunlight, Dracula Run from the sunlight, Dracula Isn't the view spectacular? Run from the sunlight, Dracula Run from the sunlight, Dracula Isn't the view spectacular?