Posted on 10/26/2016 8:13:15 AM PDT by dangus
Halloween playlist
Rockwell (featuring Michael Jackson): Somebody's Watching Me
Michael Jackson: Thriller
David Bowie: Space Oddity
Shakespeare's Sister: Stay
The Police (or, Sting's solo version): Shadows in the Rain
Sting: Moon over Bourbon Street
Adele: Hello. (That's right, it's Halloween because the singer's character is dead!)
Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil
Blue Oyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper.
Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London
Eminem (featuring Rihanna): The Monster
Ray Parker, Jr.: Ghostbusters
Billy Idol: White Wedding, Dancing with Myself, Rebel Yell or Eyes without a Face. Not specifically Halloween-themed, but creepy. And great Halloween-y videos.
Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart. I'd recommend the Nikki French version; Bonnie Tyler's is better, but French's is more suited to a dance party. Oh, yes: it is about vampires.
Roger Daltry: Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me. Twists the love ballad into a vampire song. And it's from "Lost Boys."
Echo and the Bunnymen: People are Strange. Not an improvement over the Doors' version, but a little more danceable.
Ciara: Paint it Black. Again, simply more danceable than the Stone's version.
Not on my personal playlist:
Zombie, by the Cranberries. Fantastic song. But it's about children in a real-life war.
Demons, by Imagine Dragons. Another solid song. But it just doesn't feel very Halloween-y to me. Disagree?
Monster Mash. The "chicken dance" song of Halloween, but has anyone noticed it's a lousy dance song?
Zevon was great, but I prefer Paul Shanklin’s “Werewolves in Congress” featuring Clintoon and Algore.
“Monster Mash” is the perfect Halloween song...It’s zany, funny and Halloween is basically for kids....
Any of the Misfits old music.
I dunno. “Peter and the Wolf” is for kids, and to my knowledge, every kid that has ever lived hates that play. Somehow, by the time their adults, they get gaslighted into thinking it’s a fun play for kids. I really question if any kids actually like Monster Mash.
Admittedly, my play list is for older kids and adults, although I left out several songs as inappropriate for kids. Like pretty much anything from Rob Zombie, Gwar, and much Goth. I didn’t even include Sadeness by Enigma.
I’d add Zevon’s “Excitable Boy,” being its basically about a psycho killer.
And, for that matter, the Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer.”
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Good Call. I stayed away from acts that specialize in disturbing adult music, but except for a party specially for tots, that works.
Come to think of it, the Ramones have some fun songs, too.
Well, I’ll admit you know much more music than I...
Monster Mash is really the only one I’m familiar with...*LOL*
Anything by The Cramps!
And “Thriller”...
Frank Zappa : Goblin’ Girl
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Can’t go wrong with The Alice. I wonder if he’s a lurker here...?
“I Put A Spell On You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.
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