Awesome Halloweeen Songs???
October 23, 2010 11:52 AM Subscribe
What are some awesome songs to put on a Halloween party playlist?
I would ideally like a mix of "topical" mainstream songs (i.e. "Witchy Woman" by the Eagles), Halloween songs (i.e. "Monster Mash"), some combination of the two (i.e. Panic at the Disco's remake of "This Is Halloween" for the re-release of the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack), and spooky sounds (tracks of just scary noises - screaming, ghost noises, whatever, etc. OR just sort of eerie tracks such as Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill".)
A couple other songs from the playlist so far, just for reference: "The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen, "Haunted When the Minutes Drag" by Love and Rockets, and "Shankill Butchers" by the Decemberists.
I would ideally like a mix of "topical" mainstream songs (i.e. "Witchy Woman" by the Eagles), Halloween songs (i.e. "Monster Mash"), some combination of the two (i.e. Panic at the Disco's remake of "This Is Halloween" for the re-release of the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack), and spooky sounds (tracks of just scary noises - screaming, ghost noises, whatever, etc. OR just sort of eerie tracks such as Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill".)
A couple other songs from the playlist so far, just for reference: "The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen, "Haunted When the Minutes Drag" by Love and Rockets, and "Shankill Butchers" by the Decemberists.
This is blindingly obvious, but don't forget Thriller!
posted by ukdanae at 11:58 AM on October 23, 2010
posted by ukdanae at 11:58 AM on October 23, 2010
Cemetary Polka by Tom Waits
posted by entropyiswinning at 12:00 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by entropyiswinning at 12:00 PM on October 23, 2010
Everyday is Halloween - Ministry
Halloween - Sonic Youth
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Halloween - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Halloween - The Misfits
Double Dare - Bauhaus
I Put a Spell on You - Screamin Jay Hawkins
Let the Devil In - TV on the Radio
Human Fly - The Cramps
Dead Souls - Joy Division
Back in Black - AC/DC
Is there a Ghost - Band of Horses
Ghosts - The Jam
Holy Fool - Love and Rockets
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
posted by ella wren at 12:15 PM on October 23, 2010 [1 favorite]
Halloween - Sonic Youth
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Halloween - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Halloween - The Misfits
Double Dare - Bauhaus
I Put a Spell on You - Screamin Jay Hawkins
Let the Devil In - TV on the Radio
Human Fly - The Cramps
Dead Souls - Joy Division
Back in Black - AC/DC
Is there a Ghost - Band of Horses
Ghosts - The Jam
Holy Fool - Love and Rockets
Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
posted by ella wren at 12:15 PM on October 23, 2010 [1 favorite]
Burn The Flames by Roky Erickson.
Thin White Rope do a pretty fair version as well.
posted by philip-random at 12:24 PM on October 23, 2010
Thin White Rope do a pretty fair version as well.
posted by philip-random at 12:24 PM on October 23, 2010
Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (YouTube)
I Put a Spell on You by Screamin Jay Hawkins (YouTube)
Tubular Bells (the theme from The Exorcist) (YouTube)
This Devil's Workday by Modest Mouse (YouTube)
Satin in a Coffin (again, Modest Mouse on YouTube)
And, depending on your mood--if you want some not-too-scary-and-really-bouncy songs, check out Hell by the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Zombie Jamboree by The Kingston Trio (I think there are a bunch of covers, too)
posted by tzikeh at 12:27 PM on October 23, 2010
I Put a Spell on You by Screamin Jay Hawkins (YouTube)
Tubular Bells (the theme from The Exorcist) (YouTube)
This Devil's Workday by Modest Mouse (YouTube)
Satin in a Coffin (again, Modest Mouse on YouTube)
And, depending on your mood--if you want some not-too-scary-and-really-bouncy songs, check out Hell by the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Zombie Jamboree by The Kingston Trio (I think there are a bunch of covers, too)
posted by tzikeh at 12:27 PM on October 23, 2010
Heh - while I was searching out links, I see ella already posted some of these suggestions.
posted by tzikeh at 12:28 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by tzikeh at 12:28 PM on October 23, 2010
Disgusteen has lyrics lifted from The Exorcist.
posted by bonobothegreat at 12:42 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by bonobothegreat at 12:42 PM on October 23, 2010
Here are a couple previous questions.
Also:
Roky Erickson & the Aliens - If You Have Ghosts, Night of the Vampire, I Walked With a Zombie, Creature With the Atom Brian, Bloody Hammer
The Eternals - Remove Ya
Scientist - The Voodoo Curse
The Upsetters - Vampire
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Ketch Vampire
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
posted by hydrophonic at 1:11 PM on October 23, 2010
Also:
Roky Erickson & the Aliens - If You Have Ghosts, Night of the Vampire, I Walked With a Zombie, Creature With the Atom Brian, Bloody Hammer
The Eternals - Remove Ya
Scientist - The Voodoo Curse
The Upsetters - Vampire
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Ketch Vampire
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
posted by hydrophonic at 1:11 PM on October 23, 2010
Rob Zombie, or maybe White Zombie, covered KC & the Sunshine Band's Boogie Man for one of the Crow soundtracks.
posted by immlass at 1:19 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by immlass at 1:19 PM on October 23, 2010
Comateens- Munsters Theme, Ghosts, The Late Mistake, Cool Chick
Los Straitjackets- Musters Theme
posted by kimdog at 1:35 PM on October 23, 2010
Los Straitjackets- Musters Theme
posted by kimdog at 1:35 PM on October 23, 2010
Outside the usual Halloween music, but worth a listen:
The Horror of Our Love by Ludo
Harajuku's (Techno) Phantom of the Opera
Cry Little Sister from the movie _The Lost Boys_ by Carfax Abbey
Demon Woman by Flight of the Concords for hilarity. Ignore the intro conversation n weird video.
posted by DisreputableDog at 2:00 PM on October 23, 2010
The Horror of Our Love by Ludo
Harajuku's (Techno) Phantom of the Opera
Cry Little Sister from the movie _The Lost Boys_ by Carfax Abbey
Demon Woman by Flight of the Concords for hilarity. Ignore the intro conversation n weird video.
posted by DisreputableDog at 2:00 PM on October 23, 2010
The Count from Sesame street counting
The Jason Theme from friday the13th
The Halloween theme from the Halloween movie
posted by bottlebrushtree at 2:02 PM on October 23, 2010
The Jason Theme from friday the13th
The Halloween theme from the Halloween movie
posted by bottlebrushtree at 2:02 PM on October 23, 2010
Lord, just about anything by the Cramps or the Misfits.
Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man, by Concrete Blonde.
Bloodletting (the Vampire Song), also by Concrete Blonde.
Maybe only tangentially Halloween-related, but I busted it out last year to much approval: Mind Playing Tricks On Me, by the Geto Boys.
posted by ScarletSpectrum at 2:48 PM on October 23, 2010
Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man, by Concrete Blonde.
Bloodletting (the Vampire Song), also by Concrete Blonde.
Maybe only tangentially Halloween-related, but I busted it out last year to much approval: Mind Playing Tricks On Me, by the Geto Boys.
posted by ScarletSpectrum at 2:48 PM on October 23, 2010
Dr. Funkenstein - Paliament
Dracula's Wedding - Andre 3000
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Black River Killer - Blitzen Trapper
Country Death Song - Violent Femes
When the Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash
posted by chrisulonic at 3:24 PM on October 23, 2010
Dracula's Wedding - Andre 3000
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Black River Killer - Blitzen Trapper
Country Death Song - Violent Femes
When the Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash
posted by chrisulonic at 3:24 PM on October 23, 2010
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo (I love this song!)
posted by Mysticalchick at 3:33 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by Mysticalchick at 3:33 PM on October 23, 2010
Oh! If you can get ahold of it - Exuma's Mama Loi, Papa Loi (pronounced "Mama Lie, Papa Lie") (YouTube) This is a CREEPY-ASS AWESOME piece of music.
A spider crawled across my face
Spreading its web on the human race
Jingo, Jingo he ain't dead
He can see from the back of his head
Mama Loi, Papa Loi
I see fire in the dead man's eye
Mama Loi, Papa Loi
I see fire in the dead man's eye
posted by tzikeh at 5:13 PM on October 23, 2010 [1 favorite]
A spider crawled across my face
Spreading its web on the human race
Jingo, Jingo he ain't dead
He can see from the back of his head
Mama Loi, Papa Loi
I see fire in the dead man's eye
Mama Loi, Papa Loi
I see fire in the dead man's eye
posted by tzikeh at 5:13 PM on October 23, 2010 [1 favorite]
The National's Conversation 16 is a pretty good inadvertent zombie song. Just wait for the part about the "brains."
posted by scribbler at 5:18 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by scribbler at 5:18 PM on October 23, 2010
No More Fighting On The Dance Floor (was in Shaun of the Dead)
That one piece from the Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg)
posted by toodleydoodley at 5:38 PM on October 23, 2010
That one piece from the Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg)
posted by toodleydoodley at 5:38 PM on October 23, 2010
toodleydoodley - I think you mean "In the Hall of the Mountain King" - which I'm about to recommend :D
Jitterbug, if you want to mix it up with classical pieces:
Lux Aeterna by Ligeti (YouTube) (absolutely terrifying a cappella choral piece)
Night on Bald Mountain (YouTube) by Mussorgsky
Baba Yaga by Mussorgsky (YouTube) (sound quality isn't great--it's from an outdoor concert by the CSO recorded on someone's camcorder, I think)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (YouTube) by Grieg (let it play, it gets going very quickly)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (YouTube) by Bach
Requiem Mass in D Minor (YouTube) by Mozart (again, let it get going)
posted by tzikeh at 6:01 PM on October 23, 2010 [2 favorites]
Jitterbug, if you want to mix it up with classical pieces:
Lux Aeterna by Ligeti (YouTube) (absolutely terrifying a cappella choral piece)
Night on Bald Mountain (YouTube) by Mussorgsky
Baba Yaga by Mussorgsky (YouTube) (sound quality isn't great--it's from an outdoor concert by the CSO recorded on someone's camcorder, I think)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (YouTube) by Grieg (let it play, it gets going very quickly)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (YouTube) by Bach
Requiem Mass in D Minor (YouTube) by Mozart (again, let it get going)
posted by tzikeh at 6:01 PM on October 23, 2010 [2 favorites]
Riboflavin-Flavored Non-Carbonated Polyunsaturated Blood (either the Don Hinson and the Rigamorticians original or, better yet, the 45 Grave cover)
posted by Mael Oui at 7:41 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by Mael Oui at 7:41 PM on October 23, 2010
If you want something that's Halloween-y without being (yet again) the Monster Mash you should check out Eban Schletter's Witching Hour.
posted by O9scar at 11:54 PM on October 23, 2010
posted by O9scar at 11:54 PM on October 23, 2010
If you play The Monster Mash, make it the cover by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band rather than the original.
posted by Pallas Athena at 4:41 AM on October 24, 2010
posted by Pallas Athena at 4:41 AM on October 24, 2010
It's instrumental, but Ghastly Stomp by The Ghastly Ones is a great surf-rock rendition of the organ music that plays in the Haunted Mansion lobby.
posted by usonian at 7:04 AM on October 24, 2010
posted by usonian at 7:04 AM on October 24, 2010
I rather like these short tracks from Mike Patton's Adult Themes For Voice: track 1, track 2.
posted by yaymukund at 7:05 AM on October 24, 2010
posted by yaymukund at 7:05 AM on October 24, 2010
Straight from themed mixes my husband and I have made in the past:
Ladytron - "Evil"
Goblin - "Suspiria", "Sighs", "L'alba dei Morti Viventi"
Liars - "Broken Witch"
David Bowie - "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
Shaggs - "It's Halloween"
Slint - "Nosferatu Man"
Mogwai - "Kids Will Be Skeletons"
Helium - "Wanna Be a Vampire Too, Baby", "Lucky Charm" (if you take off your skin like clothes I won't know where you've been, oh no/hold me like a lucky charm in your bony arms, bony arms...), "I'm a Witch"
Cap'n Jazz - "Scary Kids Scaring Kids"
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth - anything from the Halloween III soundtrack like "Chariots of Pumpkins", "Halloween Montage" (goofy), or "Stonehenge" (haha) would be my personal preference; what a great record.
Two Dollar Guitar - "Let's Play Ghost"
Cramps - "What's Behind the Mask"
Dusty Springfield - "Spooky"
Morrissey - "Jack the Ripper" (I prefer his solo version to the Smiths one)
Alien Sex Fiend - "Now I'm Feeling Zombiefied"
Bauhaus - "Bela Lugosi's Dead"
Skinny Puppy - "Monster Radio Man"
Throbbing Gristle - "Subhuman"
Devo - "I'm a Potato"
Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Halloween"
Bad Brains - "Fearless Vampire Killers"
Scientist - "Night of the Living Dead"
Dead Kennedys - "Halloween"
MX-80 - "Theme from Halloween"
Cure - "The Funeral Party"
Sonic Youth - "Hallowe'en"
"I'm a Mummy" (either the original Rod McKuen/DOR thing or the goofy Fall cover)
Tons of Misfits/Danzig/Samhain songs fit the bill if you can stomach them, of course (I'll admit Static Age is really pretty good, granted). Ditto Christian Death. And if you can find it somehow, "Werewolf Bah Mitzvah" from 30 Rock would be awesome of course. And maybe the "Treehouse of Horror"-tinged Simpsons theme song...
posted by ifjuly at 10:48 AM on October 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Ladytron - "Evil"
Goblin - "Suspiria", "Sighs", "L'alba dei Morti Viventi"
Liars - "Broken Witch"
David Bowie - "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
Shaggs - "It's Halloween"
Slint - "Nosferatu Man"
Mogwai - "Kids Will Be Skeletons"
Helium - "Wanna Be a Vampire Too, Baby", "Lucky Charm" (if you take off your skin like clothes I won't know where you've been, oh no/hold me like a lucky charm in your bony arms, bony arms...), "I'm a Witch"
Cap'n Jazz - "Scary Kids Scaring Kids"
John Carpenter and Alan Howarth - anything from the Halloween III soundtrack like "Chariots of Pumpkins", "Halloween Montage" (goofy), or "Stonehenge" (haha) would be my personal preference; what a great record.
Two Dollar Guitar - "Let's Play Ghost"
Cramps - "What's Behind the Mask"
Dusty Springfield - "Spooky"
Morrissey - "Jack the Ripper" (I prefer his solo version to the Smiths one)
Alien Sex Fiend - "Now I'm Feeling Zombiefied"
Bauhaus - "Bela Lugosi's Dead"
Skinny Puppy - "Monster Radio Man"
Throbbing Gristle - "Subhuman"
Devo - "I'm a Potato"
Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Halloween"
Bad Brains - "Fearless Vampire Killers"
Scientist - "Night of the Living Dead"
Dead Kennedys - "Halloween"
MX-80 - "Theme from Halloween"
Cure - "The Funeral Party"
Sonic Youth - "Hallowe'en"
"I'm a Mummy" (either the original Rod McKuen/DOR thing or the goofy Fall cover)
Tons of Misfits/Danzig/Samhain songs fit the bill if you can stomach them, of course (I'll admit Static Age is really pretty good, granted). Ditto Christian Death. And if you can find it somehow, "Werewolf Bah Mitzvah" from 30 Rock would be awesome of course. And maybe the "Treehouse of Horror"-tinged Simpsons theme song...
posted by ifjuly at 10:48 AM on October 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Oh, and not directly themed, but Suicide gets mentioned a lot whenever the top of disturbing or creepy songs comes up. The infamous choice is "Frankie Teardrop" of course.
posted by ifjuly at 3:20 PM on October 24, 2010
posted by ifjuly at 3:20 PM on October 24, 2010
From the most recent Basement Jaxx essential mix:
Torqux - Bare Night
(Dubstep remix of Night on Bald Mountain)
posted by empath at 3:25 PM on October 24, 2010
Torqux - Bare Night
(Dubstep remix of Night on Bald Mountain)
posted by empath at 3:25 PM on October 24, 2010
Little Jinder - Youth Blood
I use my youth blood to get through the night, because I'm a vampire hunting for fun
posted by empath at 3:27 PM on October 24, 2010
I use my youth blood to get through the night, because I'm a vampire hunting for fun
posted by empath at 3:27 PM on October 24, 2010
Golden Boy & Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin
Mommy, can I go out and kill tonight? I feel, I feel like taking a life.
(Sorry that I'm doing these as separate posts, I keeping thinking of more as soon as I post one.)
PS someone book me to play a halloween party, lol.
posted by empath at 3:29 PM on October 24, 2010
Mommy, can I go out and kill tonight? I feel, I feel like taking a life.
(Sorry that I'm doing these as separate posts, I keeping thinking of more as soon as I post one.)
PS someone book me to play a halloween party, lol.
posted by empath at 3:29 PM on October 24, 2010
Eerie tracks:
Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
Sam The Sham - Li'l Red Riding Hood
various tracks from Enigma's MCMXC album
Ween - Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down
posted by knile at 3:06 AM on October 25, 2010
Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
Sam The Sham - Li'l Red Riding Hood
various tracks from Enigma's MCMXC album
Ween - Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down
posted by knile at 3:06 AM on October 25, 2010
The Toadies have some spectacularly creepy songs, not so much about monsters and Halloween, but about serial killers and stalkers and such.
posted by Brody's chum at 10:51 AM on October 25, 2010
posted by Brody's chum at 10:51 AM on October 25, 2010
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Delia's Gone
posted by Buffaload at 11:56 AM on October 23, 2010