Muleta Muleta A muleta is a stick with a red cloth hanging from it that is used in the final third ("tercio de muleta" or "de muerte") of a bullfight. It is different from the cape used by the matador earlier in the fight ("capote de brega"). The muleta obscures the sword, and as in his earlier work with the cape, the bullfighter uses it to attract the bull in a series of passes, demonstrating his control over it. The red color of the muleta is actually unnecessary, though, as bulls are dichromatic, meaning neither the cape nor the muleta color
A Red, Red Rose The lyrics are included in the song "Final Breath" by the post rock band Pelican on their album "What We All Come to Need". Moscow-based art-rock band "Red Red Rose" derives its name from the poem and has a song called "RRR" inspired by the poem. When asked for the source of his greatest creative inspiration, American singer songwriter Bob Dylan selected Burns' 1794 song "A Red, Red Rose", as the lyrics that have had the biggest effect on his life. The song is highly evocative, including lines describing rocks melting with the sun, and the seas running dry. Burns