Awesome song.... Los Lobos is top of the line! This song is about a magical, albeit lonely character called Kiko, who comes out at night to "dance and dance." In an interview, Los Lobos' drummer and songwriter, Louie Pérez, said he reflected upon his childhood when writing the lyrics: "I took this remembrance of the little house that I grew up in and Mom's dresser-top altar, and was able to fold that into a song." "Kiko" saw Los Lobos adopt a more experimental sound, that mixed blues, rock, folk and psychedelic influences. Perez said about the spiritual experience that was the making of Kiko, which is his favorite Los Lobos album: "There's a point when all songwriters fall into this vacuum where it seems so amorphic and almost surreal... all of us were on this crazy trip. It was like a canoe into the fog, all of us were right there paddling away, and knowing we just have to paddle. We don't know where we're going, but we just trusted it. And it was amazing."

I just wanted to say that this is one of my very favorite songs of all time, not just because it's one of the greatest songs ever written, but also because is what I named my beloved late Golden Retriever after. Kiko was a very special friend, the first dog I ever owned as an adult, she was born in 1994 and passed on July 3rd 2003, one of the saddest days of my life. I mourned for 10 years from her loss, ten full years it took me not to well up when I thought of her. So in tribute to her, I found a small wooden school chair for small children that looks exactly like the one on the album cover, and painted the same color green, and finger painted KIKO on the back just like the album. It's my tribute to most loyal and loving dogs I've ever known. She had a huge heart, and she loved to run and swim and play, and especially play Frisbee, you've never seen a dog go into a frenzy when she heard that word, cause it meant we were going to the park and she'd spin around and around, baby right round, it literally sent her wild. Eventually she lost her front left leg to cancer, and she lived the rest of her life as a tripod, and it made no difference, she still could catch that Frisbee like she was born to do it. The funny thing is before and after the leg was gone, she'd catch the Frisbee, and they dive and roll over. First time I thought it was a fluke, but not at all, she did it on purpose, she loved to do her patented roll, having three legs only made it easier, people would just stare in disbelief, but then she'd do it again and again and again, she had it down to a science, she knew exactly what she was doing, what a dog. One time I got the Frisbee stuck in a tree and couldn't get it out, and for two weeks she thought there was a Frisbee in every tree she saw, she'd dart under it looking up, and just waiting for it to appear. I finally had to buy another one, and pretend it was in the tree and had fallen out so she could find it and stop looking up at every tree she saw. She was a funny dog, a good friend, and every time I see that mini Kiko And The Lavender Moon chair I made in her honor, it reminds me of her and her huge loving heart. R.I.P my darling KIKO, I will never stop loving you, and I will never forget you. All because I found this wonderful album and song. Long Live Los Lobos!

The Cab Calloway horn section 3 blind mice thing is awesome, plus the blend of sounds like upright bass, latin percussion, a sitar sound and accordian. Brilliant.

haunting...like an old recording from the 20's or 30's...exceptional mood to this.

❤❤❤ 1st time 90s saw New Orleans Jazz fest day time , Im a London grl jst mobed here ,,, and yes I was Queen for the day !!!😂😂 made me feel so good being here on another land on earth ,,, then meny more central park as i live in Manhattan and meny more . Blessings 🎉🎉❤

Something about this song makes me cry. It was my grandpa’s favorite song and he use to play the harmonica to it. I miss him

You guys don't know how long I've been looking for this song. It got to the point where I was questioning whether this was a real song or something that I made up in my head or heard in a dream.

Oh, I remember when this video was brand new. I remember thinking it looked like something out of an old silent movie, like a dream sequence from Metropolis or the original Phantom Of The Opera. Glad to finally be able to see it again! :)

Los Lobos is one of the best blues rock bands and their interpretations/recordings of Mexican folk music are some of my favorites. But, this song/video really show how deeply creative and musical they are.

My daughter first heard this as Elmo and the Lavendar Moon.... We both still love it decades later. :)

this video won Grammy Award and was made by Slovak Ondrej Rudavsky, great man and true artist.

Heard this on the radio today. And just loved it. It's so weird and appeals to my eccentric side.

I can't imagine what a trip this would be to watch while stoned

sesame street did a version of this song called elmo and the lavender moon. with Los lobos. best Latino band ever!

I love the horns, accordion, and that little simple bajo sexto guitar makes it happen! Kudos the the percussion too

There is no other song in the world like this.

I remember watching this video *once* on MTV...around Thanksgiving, 1992.

Definitely one of the Top All Time Of Time Shows. Blessed to see you in Salinas Show 🤩

Wow nice saxophone sounds in every note in kilo and the lavender moon! 🌟

Just beautiful. The music is so haunting.

Beautiful. Always loved Los Lobos.

I remember my father was really excited to show me this music video. He thought it was interesting that it was a male dancer instead of a female one. I think it's interesting too. I love Los Lobos.

Hauntingly brilliant...bravo Los Lobos !

Grew up listening to this song and all of Los Lobos albums. Many many fond memories because it was my dad’s favorite band. So I heard this song a lot! So whenever I hear Los Lobes I think of my dad.

Wow! I've always loved this song, but I never knew there was such a wonderfully artistic video to go along with it.

producer: how much of a trip do you want this to be? Los Lobos: yes.

No hay duda, Los Lobos son de lo mejor del panorama actual, con esa versatilidad musical que les permite ir del rock al blues o del bolero al country sin olvidar sus raíces mejicanas... o de hacer una maravilla como esta. ¡Qué banda tan fantástica!

look at all the royal dancers and musicians!!! ❤❤🤴👸

It's truly a massive shame that this song is not more popular

Silly movie HOLLYBLOOD on Netflix brought me here. What a lovely song. Makes me sway around the room. Thank you for sharing this 🥰

This song and the music reminds me of a black & white Mexican movies from the late 40's or early to mid 50's from a classy night club scene. The kind of movies my mom and I used to watch when I was 3 and 4 years old, 1959, 1960 at an all Mexican Theater which was called the Mission Theater. They shut down right around the mid 80's or so and became the Metro 4 Theater.

This is definitely the best interpretation of a fever dream.

Geniuses at work.

Wow. I just discovered this! I *love* it! What gifted musicians. What a remarkable, gorgeous, and unaffected arrangement - mysterious yet familiar. And, kudos to the artist(s) behind the video. This is real art, aural and visual.

Play this CD at least a couple' times a week.This is just one of a whole album full of incredible music from one of my personal all time favorite bunch of homeboys,who have,"Been there,done that"..See them live if you can,Seen them three times live at Fillmore West...Fergetaboutit...Rock on....

This is still one of the coolest songs/videos of all time. I was born in 1986 and I'll vouch.

Never heard this song till ,i saw the movie holy blood. And ..... Wow ,the song is really cool n yes ,there is something about it .👌👍

P.S. The video is professionally done; other cultures have different views of life and the paranormal. This is a Mexican "folk" type song - the video is done as a Fine Art. If you find it "creepy" that's odd because there's so much in our culture of Amerika now that's off the scale with blood and guts and guns and explosions that people dig and call "entertainment. Now...THAT''S creepy.

I saw them live when they toured for this album and I bought it at the show, I was just going through my music collection and remembered how awesome this song and album are, great video too!

I remember this video. I bought the CD because of it. It introduced me to Los Lobos and their music. The video was visually appealing to me. 💖

This is my favorite music video of all time, truly a work of spectacular surrealist art. I remember seeing this when it first came out years ago and tracking down the name of the artist because I loved it so much. ❤️

This video is so dreamlike when i watch it it makes me think of The adventures of baron munchausen and Terry Gilliian films. It's like a silent movie.

the video is magical. Dream symbols of Salvador Dali. The music is mysterious.

Wonderful 1992 classic!!!

My Dad told me he use to sing this to me when I was a baby. Ever since brought this up, I've been revisiting this often, and fallen in love with this song~

This is one of my faves by Los Lobos.......... this video is a professional.........dyno-mite! This song is rather occult and says, yes, there is still some magic left in the world. Thank you Los Lobos!

hauntingly good tune......

It’s 20st time I rewind since I heard this song 1 hour ago. This is fine shit!!

Master Piece. A Kind Of "Cumbia Blues" with with a hypnotic atmosphere. Decades listening this

These guys have been working together for so long. They are unique. I do not know is anyone has tried to copy them, but I think it would be impossible.

Always loved this song. And the video is one of my favorites too!

the horn section from this beautiful song has always reminded me of The Residents - Hello Skinny

Still great after all these years

Excelente música y el vídeo es increíble y surrealista. Les mando un afectuoso saludo desde Guadalajara.

Got this and tonight turbulent indigo at the. Same time. No complaints.

Very very nice piece of music ans art

I remember VH-1 had this in heavy rotation over night. As a 10 year old kid who fell asleep watching videos at night, this one fucked with me. But years later I love the artistic nature. It looks like a dream

This video won an MTV Video Music Award in 1993 for Best Breakthrough Video. It was nominated for Best Direction in a Video, but lost to Pearl Jam's Jeremy.

This is such a good song.

It' like those really weird dreams you have when you're sick with a cold or flu and you got a really good Quil buzz going on.

This album is Absolutely inspired! An incredible band!

I first heard this on *SESAME STREET* back when I was just 4 or 5 years old, as "Elmo and the Lavender Moon."

thanks for posting. one of my all time favorites

This songs reminds me when I have a high fever and become delirious with those strange thoughts that plays in ones mind. Creepy but beautiful song.

Such an amazing time by an amazing band!

*_Dali in the Mutoscope..._* 🎥🌙💜 MTV showed this one time late at night and I was very intrigued..... should have won an award for being a breakthrough video. Beautiful! Thanks for posting!

Great album

So I had this song in my head, remembered it was Los Lobos but had no idea the name. Googled "los lobos three blind mice" and here I am. I love the internet. (if you don't hear the tune of Three Blind Mice in this song I don't know what to tell you)

Música excelente de el siglo pasado.1992 Los Lobos

One of the best videos for this song from the album of the same title.

This is GREAT!!!

Amazing video

love these guys and still a great video to this day and song

Sesame Street introduced me to this song through 'Elmo and the Lavender Moon'.

Kinda has that Ennio Morricone spaghetti western vibe to it with that guitar break.. love it!

RIP Francesco Gonzalez.

The instrumentals reminds me of the music on I Love Lucy.

How is it this video only has 2700 likes? how is it that 52 people gave it a thumbs down? it's my favorite movie! :-)

I don't know where I heard of this song but I suddenly remembered it so I went to search it up but I always thought this was like some sort of fever dream that I had but apparently wasn't cuz I still remember the name

I sure like the art direction of this great song!

Thanks for posting!

Thanks for posting this! Haven't seen it since the mid 90's

This is my favorite song from Los Lobos besides La Bamba

damn what an excellent video. VIVA LOS LOBOS!

Love the Guy Lombardo vibreto sax sound!

Magnificent!

Never saw a better vid.

Hauntingly enchanting.

heard this song for the first time had no idea it was 25 years ago

Exc pieza!!!!

Masterpiece.......

Amazing song and amazing video!

Best band ever

Tres cool

Wet spooky song I had to listen to it again

el mejor grupo en su genero rolonooon

Terry Gilliam is amazing!!!!!!

Wow this is going to be fun

Real talk when I was a kid I used to have dreams of the same guy dancing from rooftop to Rooftop in my neighborhood in the Moonlight then when this video came out I was tripping cuz I seen that fool before so he must be real

It the song about the Mexican history of the Azetecs and the Spanish settlers.