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be scary, funny, about ghosts, witches, monsters.etc. 
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What song/songs can be used as a Halloween song at a party? Mine is The Monster Mash. How about you? it /they can be (Original Post)
debm55
Sep 2024
OP
Thank you Marigold. I remember driving my son to school and he would sing to this. Memories.
debm55
Sep 2024
#17
Yes Monster Mash first came to mind and the movie, Arsenic and Old Lace playing in the background
surfered
Sep 2024
#28
Tanuki--thank you. I was just going to add and I saw your post. Love the Eagles.
debm55
Sep 2024
#72
Thank you bedazzled. I have been here 20 years and still can;t figure it out and people have explained it to me numerous
debm55
Sep 2024
#123
Thank you Shermann, I remember it, Used to watch Tales from the Crypt on TV. I would be too afraid now.
debm55
Sep 2024
#125
I e got one I'll bet most people haven't heard of: "Brains" about a brain sucking alien monster
captain queeg
Sep 2024
#57
Thank you , very much Niagara. That would make great Great Halloween music for a party,
debm55
Sep 2024
#71
Martin Eden. Yes the tone is very right. I remember a JH dance and they played this---to dance to.
debm55
Sep 2024
#70
It was played in it's entirely; Finally , the girls were dancing like fireflies as they got into the song,
debm55
Sep 2024
#169
'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: The Stories Of Edgar Allen Poe' by Alan Parsons Project.
OldBaldy1701E
Sep 2024
#76
Song? I have the whole album! Dracula's Greatest Hits. Some highlights (though they are all good):
DFW
Sep 2024
#139
IThank you lastlib. I remember this song and it did creep me out. Thought of it I drove at the time. We had a n ALT Rock
debm55
Sep 2024
#164
Not exactly Halloween, but you can't have a spooky party without Blue Oyster Cult's Godzilla to stomp to!
CrispyQ
Sep 2024
#152
we can do it
(12,821 posts)1. Werewolves of London
debm55
(42,561 posts)5. thank you, we can do it! Great song.
SaveOurDemocracy
(4,480 posts)2. Thriller
debm55
(42,561 posts)7. Thank you , SaveOurDemocracy. I really liked this song when it came out.
debm55
(42,561 posts)27. Thank you SaveOurDemocracy.
poli-junkie
(1,196 posts)3. "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
debm55
(42,561 posts)8. Thank you poli-junkie.
sdfernando
(5,547 posts)130. Yes! Oingo Boingo.
Danny Elfman fronted the band. Fun fact, he couldn't read music. It wasn't until he did the score for Pee Wee's Big Adventure that he taught himself to read music.
DBoon
(23,462 posts)4. Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
I've heard this referred to as the Free Bird of the goth generation
debm55
(42,561 posts)10. Thank you DBoon. Spooky
Freddie
(9,791 posts)6. "Shallow Grave" by Elvis Costello
debm55
(42,561 posts)14. Thank you Freddie. Great song.
nocoincidences
(2,369 posts)9. I put a spell on you
By Screamin' Jay Hawkins
debm55
(42,561 posts)15. Thank you nocoincidences. Love it. I love the background music. Great.
OldBaldy1701E
(7,238 posts)74. You should check out Nina Simone's version if you are so inclined.
debm55
(42,561 posts)79. Thank you Old Baldy1701E, Great , sultry voice.Thank you for sharing with us.
nocoincidences
(2,369 posts)92. I love that version, and
everything else she sang. I took a roadtrip with my BFF a few years back and went to her hometown in NC, not that far from Asheville. 
But her version isn't scary. Screamin' Jay is scary. You know he is a crazy mf!! 
Marigold
(229 posts)11. Time Warp
Rocky Horror Picture Show
debm55
(42,561 posts)17. Thank you Marigold. I remember driving my son to school and he would sing to this. Memories.
chowder66
(10,138 posts)12. Red Right Hand by Nick Cave
&t=5s
Since Bela was already posted.
Since Bela was already posted.
debm55
(42,561 posts)21. Thank you chowder66 That is very scary.
chowder66
(10,138 posts)55. What a fun thread!
debm55
(42,561 posts)115. Thank you , chowder66 and to everyone that joined in with their song/songs.
displacedvermoter
(3,463 posts)13. Mephisto Waltz by Liszt
Kinda highbrow I guess, but spooky!
debm55
(42,561 posts)36. Thank you displacedvermoter.
Glorfindel
(10,062 posts)16. Haunted House (964) by Gene Simmons
debm55
(42,561 posts)38. Thank you Glorfindel . That is really old, Doesn't sound like Gene at all
LakeArenal
(29,938 posts)18. I think they are vampires ...
?si=8hQltnUYxd21Wu68
debm55
(42,561 posts)41. Thank you LakeArenal. I like it.
brewens
(15,359 posts)19. Fabulous Poodles: Vampire Rock and Blue Oyster Cult: Joan Crawford.
debm55
(42,561 posts)42. Thank you brewens. Great selections. I am waiting for "more cowbells"
brewens
(15,359 posts)20. Grand Funk Railroad: Black Licorice.
debm55
(42,561 posts)25. Thank you brewens. I really liked Grand Funk
TommieMommy
(1,501 posts)22. Love the monster mash and bad moon rising
debm55
(42,561 posts)23. Thank you TommieMommy. I like both.
Diamond_Dog
(35,925 posts)24. Party music for sure!
I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow. For me it’s about the candy!
https://m.
debm55
(42,561 posts)43. Thank you Diamond_Dog. Great.
subterranean
(3,577 posts)26. Every Day Is Halloween
debm55
(42,561 posts)45. Thank you subterranean . Was that from an old Disney film?
2naSalit
(95,338 posts)53. I was going to suggest this but...
I decided to see if someone else did first.
Excellent choice! 
surfered
(4,982 posts)28. Yes Monster Mash first came to mind and the movie, Arsenic and Old Lace playing in the background
debm55
(42,561 posts)47. thank you surfered. Yes to both.
Lars39
(26,293 posts)29. Love Potion No. 9. It's also a movie.
debm55
(42,561 posts)49. Thank you Lars39
surfered
(4,982 posts)30. Mussorgsky - Night On Bald Mountain
debm55
(42,561 posts)50. Thank you surfered, Great.
JackSabbath
(179 posts)31. Halloween is every day- Ministry
.
debm55
(42,561 posts)51. Thank you Jack Sabbath. Spooky.
Tanuki
(15,590 posts)32. Witchy Woman
Sanity Claws
(22,124 posts)56. That was the one I was going to add
but you beat me and posted it before me.
debm55
(42,561 posts)72. Tanuki--thank you. I was just going to add and I saw your post. Love the Eagles.
DJ Synikus Makisimus
(914 posts)33. Damned - Grimly Fiendish, Stranglers - The Raven
DJ Synikus Makisimus
(914 posts)54. Almost forgot, Shakin' Street - Vampire Rock
debm55
(42,561 posts)73. Thank you for both of your selections. they are great
SaveOurDemocracy
(4,480 posts)34. Purple People Eater
Tanuki
(15,590 posts)48. Love it! It cracked me up when a bit of it turned up in
Jordan Peele's film "Nope!"
😈🕳
debm55
(42,561 posts)118. Thank you , I remember that as a kid. Funny song.
Emile
(32,454 posts)35. Thriller by Michael Jackson
debm55
(42,561 posts)119. Thank you very much, Emile. Loved that song .
Lochloosa
(16,488 posts)37. Welcome to my Nightmare. Alice Cooper.
But it should be the Widespread Panic live version
debm55
(42,561 posts)120. Thank you, Lochloosa. I remember the song from HS.
Tanuki
(15,590 posts)39. Marie Laveaux
debm55
(42,561 posts)121. Thank you, Tanuki. I like it . First time I heard it.
Jrose
(1,409 posts)40. 'Spooky' by Classics IV... and
-'Sympathy for the Devil' - Rolling Stones
-'Black Magic Woman' - Santana
-'Magic' - Olivia Newton John
debm55
(42,561 posts)122. Thank you Jrose. Four great songs.
bedazzled
(1,863 posts)44. Dinner with Drac by Zacherle
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Wonderful sax playing!
Zombie Zoo by Tom Petty is great, too!
Also Joan Crawford by Blue Oyster Cult
Can't figure how link video, alas
debm55
(42,561 posts)123. Thank you bedazzled. I have been here 20 years and still can;t figure it out and people have explained it to me numerous
times.
bedazzled
(1,863 posts)126. I used to be able to before the upgrade
Everything seems more difficult recently. Elections make me a wreck anymore...
Traildogbob
(10,617 posts)46. Showing your age!!
Monster Mash was fun. I was a late teen. My band played it even not near Halloween. About as a crowd pleaser as Free Bird and Wipe Out.
But I do like a lot from Thriller.
Just wish I could dance even a little. I think, memory sucks these days, I learned a little of the mash.
debm55
(42,561 posts)124. Thank youTraildogbob.
Shermann
(8,823 posts)52. The Tales from the Crypt theme by Danny Elfman
Very spooky, but it was from the 1990's and not everybody will recognize it.
debm55
(42,561 posts)125. Thank you Shermann, I remember it, Used to watch Tales from the Crypt on TV. I would be too afraid now.
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)57. I e got one I'll bet most people haven't heard of: "Brains" about a brain sucking alien monster
It’s from a cartoon I used to watch with my son. Actual musician is a guy called Voltaire.
debm55
(42,561 posts)127. Thank you captain queeg. what happens to the monster at the end? Mine ended.
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)131. He tried sucking Mandy's brain ( the cartoon was about Billy and Mandy
Billy is the idiot and Mandy is very dominate. When the monster suck her brain she took over the monster. Then she wanted Billy to bring her some brains.
debm55
(42,561 posts)133. Thanks. HAHAHAHHAHAHAH
Clouds Passing
(3,647 posts)58. Tiny Demons
?si=gy6PpH1UnglGZfCo
debm55
(42,561 posts)128. Thank you Clouds Passing.
Niagara
(10,146 posts)59. Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
debm55
(42,561 posts)129. Thanks Niagara, PS, Who you gonna call?
surrealAmerican
(11,559 posts)60. a couple of Kinks songs:
"Full Moon", and "Sleepwalker" - about a werewolf and a vampire respectively.
debm55
(42,561 posts)132. Thank you surrealAmerican.
johnp3907
(3,936 posts)61. Scary Monsters - David Bowie
debm55
(42,561 posts)145. Thank you john3907
Pendrench
(1,389 posts)62. Joan Crawford - by Blue Oyster Cult
debm55
(42,561 posts)146. Thank you , Pendrench.
Pendrench
(1,389 posts)172. My pleasure.
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)63. By the way, great thread. So many I'd forgotten about.
debm55
(42,561 posts)134. Thanks captain queeg.
Niagara
(10,146 posts)64. Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMahon
Niagara
(10,146 posts)65. Strange Brew by Cream
debm55
(42,561 posts)114. Holy Crap, I had that album. Like the cover too. thank you Niagara.
Niagara
(10,146 posts)66. An abundance of Rob Zombie songs 🎃 I love Rob Zombie!
debm55
(42,561 posts)71. Thank you , very much Niagara. That would make great Great Halloween music for a party,
Niagara
(10,146 posts)77. My pleasure, Debbie! I love Halloween too! 🎃
Different Drummer
(8,993 posts)88. Second your opinion on Rob Zombie.
Niagara
(10,146 posts)91. Thank you, Different Drummer!
Martin Eden
(13,823 posts)67. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, by Iron Butterfly
Not really Halloween theme, but the tone is right IMO.
debm55
(42,561 posts)70. Martin Eden. Yes the tone is very right. I remember a JH dance and they played this---to dance to.
Martin Eden
(13,823 posts)144. Dancing to it would require impov during some passages
But Halloween IS supposed to bring out creativity.
debm55
(42,561 posts)165. Everyone just stood their a stared , not knowing what to do.
Martin Eden
(13,823 posts)168. If the song was played in its entirety, that's a long awkward stare
No free spirit was brave enough to exhibit creative kinetic expression.
Searching my memory banks, I recall it being played at such an occasion at my school not far from Midway Airport in Chicago (actually a small unincorporated area named Central Stickney).
debm55
(42,561 posts)169. It was played in it's entirely; Finally , the girls were dancing like fireflies as they got into the song,
Martin Eden
(13,823 posts)170. Picturing that put a smile on my face
Girls can be braver than boys.
debm55
(42,561 posts)171. Once we got into it , It was like floating to the music,
Aviation Pro
(13,903 posts)68. Time Warp
debm55
(42,561 posts)69. GREAT Thank you Aviation Pro.
debm55
(42,561 posts)75. Don't Fear The Reaper BOC Sorry don't know how to post video,
ProfessorGAC
(71,571 posts)102. Here You Go, Deb
Featuring one of the best guitar solos ever. (It's all in phrygian & locrian mode. Unique)
debm55
(42,561 posts)107. Thank you very much ProfessorGAC, Had to listen to it twice.
ProfessorGAC
(71,571 posts)109. It's One Of My Favorite Songs Ever
Everything about it is outstanding.
OldBaldy1701E
(7,238 posts)76. 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: The Stories Of Edgar Allen Poe' by Alan Parsons Project.
The entire album is great for a Halloween party! Especially 'The Raven' and 'Fall Of The House Of Usher'!
debm55
(42,561 posts)147. Thank you OldBaldy1701E I;ll give it a check
Sequoia
(12,605 posts)78. Lullaby, by The Cure
debm55
(42,561 posts)85. Thank you Sequoia. Great
catbyte
(36,381 posts)80. The Killing Moon -- Echo And The Bunnymen
debm55
(42,561 posts)86. Thank you very much , catbyte.
Tetrachloride
(8,571 posts)81. Beethoven's Fifth
debm55
(42,561 posts)84. Thank you, Tetrachloride. Agree
fargone
(297 posts)82. Ghost of Ann Boleyn
?si=30qruRSfFtO8Q1Hw
debm55
(42,561 posts)83. Thank you fargone. I thought that it was neat and I love very old movies.
JoseBalow
(6,575 posts)87. The Torture Never Stops
(9:49)
JoseBalow
(6,575 posts)89. Goblin Girl
(4:07)
debm55
(42,561 posts)103. Thank you, JoseBalow, love it
Different Drummer
(8,993 posts)90. Vanilla Fudge -- Season of the Witch
debm55
(42,561 posts)97. Thank you Different Drummer,
ProfessorGAC
(71,571 posts)93. Why Of Course "Scary Monsters"!
This looks to be from the Serious Moonlight tour.
debm55
(42,561 posts)101. Thank you ProfessorGAC
DinahMoeHum
(22,665 posts)94. "Don't Bug Me" - Jimmy Buffett
from the movie Arachnophobia:
debm55
(42,561 posts)100. thank you DinahMoeHum.
Wicked Blue
(7,539 posts)95. Abracadabra
Great for dancing
debm55
(42,561 posts)99. Thank you Wicked Blue, Remember dancing to it,
Coventina
(28,110 posts)96. Do They Know It's Halloween?
?si=ITNAEZ752PLwmLbA
debm55
(42,561 posts)98. HAHAHAHAHAHH Thank you Coventina. I have never seen that before.
chowmama
(616 posts)104. If you want to change it up with a slow dance
Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
It's an oldie, but a goodie.
debm55
(42,561 posts)117. Thank you very much. chowmama
Clash City Rocker
(3,544 posts)105. Creature from the Black Lagoon by Dave Edmunds
Human Fly by the Cramps
Ghost of Stephen Foster by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Pet Sematary by the Ramones
Psycho Killer by Talking Heads
debm55
(42,561 posts)112. WOW, Thank you, Clash City Rocker, Great choices.
Inkey
(351 posts)106. Donovan's Season of the Witch & Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon
debm55
(42,561 posts)111. Thank you,Inkey, Excellent choices.
Cairycat
(1,779 posts)108. If classical's okay, Funeral March of a Marionette and
Danse Macabre, Gounod and Saint-Saens respectively
debm55
(42,561 posts)110. Great choices, Thank you Cairycat.
iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,693 posts)113. Boris the Spider by The Who
debm55
(42,561 posts)116. Thank you very much, iwillalwayssondershy
Bayard
(24,255 posts)135. The Eagles--Witchy Woman
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Santana - Black Magic Woman
debm55
(42,561 posts)136. Thank you Bayard, Two great ones
Bayard
(24,255 posts)138. I forgot to add the theme from, "Jaws"
debm55
(42,561 posts)150. Oh yes that was scarey and you knew what was coming. Thank you Bayard.
Rhiagel
(1,765 posts)137. Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" and "N.I.B."
debm55
(42,561 posts)151. Oh yes, Black Sabbath. Thank you Rhiagel.
DFW
(57,206 posts)139. Song? I have the whole album! Dracula's Greatest Hits. Some highlights (though they are all good):
debm55
(42,561 posts)153. Wow, Thank you DFW, That is great.
Doc_Technical
(3,638 posts)140. Timothy- The Buoys
debm55
(42,561 posts)155. Thank you Doc_Technical. I remember that song when it came out.
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Doc_Technical
(3,638 posts)142. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
debm55
(42,561 posts)156. Thank you . Doc-Technical. I remember that song scared me.
wnylib
(25,183 posts)143. Love Potion Number 9
?si=bM66ZxrjCRjYbzWy
debm55
(42,561 posts)158. Thank you wnylib.
frogmarch
(12,236 posts)148. Away Ye Merry Lassies
I love this witchy song. 
debm55
(42,561 posts)154. Thank you frogmatch. Yes it is witchy vibe to it.
lastlib
(25,321 posts)149. It ain't Halloween until you play "D.O.A." (Bloodrock)
Listen to this, and tell me it doesn't give you the creeps.
debm55
(42,561 posts)164. IThank you lastlib. I remember this song and it did creep me out. Thought of it I drove at the time. We had a n ALT Rock
station in Pittsburgh. and I would turn it off everytime I was griving.
CrispyQ
(39,046 posts)152. Not exactly Halloween, but you can't have a spooky party without Blue Oyster Cult's Godzilla to stomp to!
Don't Fear the Reaper might be good, too.
debm55
(42,561 posts)162. Thank you CrispyQ, Love all of BOC songs. Was going to add Godzilla. If you go up I added Don't Fear the Reaper and
ProfessorGAC added the video.
from the show Dark Shadows. I was in grade school and middle school when it was on and I found the music to be spooky 👻.
Another song I found spooky was they’re coming to take me away, ha ha.
debm55
(42,561 posts)160. Thank you Reb12. I remember Dark Shadows
MadLinguist
(858 posts)159. Jumbie Jamboree
Lots of versions out there, but I love The Jolly Boys version
debm55
(42,561 posts)161. Thank you MadLinguist. Great Dancing Song. Is it Creole?
MadLinguist
(858 posts)166. Caribbean
The Jolly Boys are mostly Calypsonians from Jamaica. And the song is Trinidadian
MadLinguist
(858 posts)163. Walk on Gilded Spliters
Which I always thought was called Dead Eye Berta til I looked for it. His whole Gris Gris album is a Dr John year round celebration of dead-live blurred boundaries
debm55
(42,561 posts)167. Thank you MadLinguist. I remember Dr.John.
debm55
(42,561 posts)173. Frankenstein----instrumental by Johnny Winters.