Happy Halloween!
So, I’ll probably post soonish (read: within a week. If not, poke me.) with some photos and whatnot of whatever happens today, but I figured I’d point these links out just in case someone finds them interesting today. (I’ve been told that I should point out that the majority of these items are not links, as that wouldn’t quite be legal. There are some links below to other songs.)
Halloween, like a select few other holidays, needs some music. It’s kinda required. There are some obvious choices:
- Ghost Riders in the Sky – The Johnny Cash version is pretty decent.
- Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
- Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation) – Rob Dougan (off the Matrix soundtrack, instrumental)
Then come the clichés. I happen to have a many-years-old CD (from grade school) of these songs, most of which seem to fit:
- Monster Mash – Bobby “Borris” Picket & The Crypt Killers
- The Addams Family Theme – Vic Mizzy
- Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
- Jaws Theme – Henry Mancini
- The Twilight Zone Theme – Nell Norman
- The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
- Love Potion No. 9 – The Searchers
- Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents Theme – Arthur Fledler
- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Bach
They’re actually not that bad either.
And if you don’t mind mashups, I’ve found the Mashup Industries’ Bride of Monster Mashup and Evil Twin of Monster Mashup to be pretty decent. (Free reg req’d.) Some of them aren’t quite child-appropriate, so make sure you listen before you play them for the world. I still have DJ NoNo’s County Sound stuck in my head.
Anyway, I might be playing music for Trick-or-Treaters at a friend’s house, so if anyone has any appropriate suggestions, please feel free. I’m sure I left out a lot of good songs.
Andy Schmitz
