Because we were bound to get there sooner or later. And while this is an unofficial vid, I think it fits pretty well.
Halloween Music 20 of 31:”Night On Bald Mountain,”M.Mussorgsky October 20, 2009
Can’t mess with a classic, yo.
m.h.
Halloween Music 19 of 31:”Blood Red Sky,” Skavoovie/Epitones. October 19, 2009
Some swinging 3rd wave ska from one of my fav’rite bands of all time.
Halloween Music 18 of 31:”Ghost of John,” K. Lawrence October 15, 2009
There’s a bit of story that goes with this one.
It was 2nd grade (so y’know…’84?), and as part of our regular friday post-lunch thing, it was music time. I also remember it was a really grey, rainy day, andI think it was somewhere near thanksgiving. I should have had my Halloween creepies all gone, to say the least.
But music time comes around and the song for this week is “Ghost of John,” which I believe is a traditional English tune. And it sends me into terrors almost immediately. Like, I think almost embarrassingly so. For better or worse, I’ve blocked that out. I can tell you though, that it stuck with me all day, like when Mom took me to the grocery store with her (Furr’s, I think. And I also think I managed to con her into getting me a Star Wars figure I didn’t really want, but didn’t already have. ), and even into watching “V” with my dad and then sleeping on the sofa bed that night. Which was kind of a treat.
Only I didn’t sleep because I was waiting for the Ghost of f**king John to come get me. True story!
m.h.
Halloween Music 17 of 31:”Hellhound on My Trail,”R. Johnson October 15, 2009
Y’ever see the Ralph Macchio “Crossroads?” It doesn’t hold up like I’d hoped.
But there’s no denying that those old blues recordings have a haunted quality to them…yessir.
Halloween Music 16 of 31:”The Hell of It,” P. Williams October 15, 2009
Do I like “Phantom of the Paradise?” No. No, I don’t. I LOVE IT WITH THE PASSION OF 50,000,000 ELVIS FANS.*
See?
m.h.
*they can’t be wrong. Also, see what @BaronessHeather has to say about it HERE.
Halloween Music 15 of 31:”Freddy’s Dead,” Fishbone October 15, 2009
Fact: I have NEVER seen a single one of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” films. Whether or not I change that when the new reboot comes out remains to be seen. I do know that the protagonist (or antagonist, maybe? I mean he IS in every one) of this series is named Freddie Kruger. This is for him.
Also? I love Fishbone. So there.
Halloween Music 13 of 31:”Thirteen,” Mix Speaker’s Inc October 13, 2009
The way they rock it on Samhain in the land of the rising sun. Kekko desu!
m.h.
Halloween Music 10-12: V/A (see post!) October 12, 2009
So, maybe getting rid of the internet at home to focus on productivity wasn’t such a hot idea! But here are three spooky tunes for the price of one:
#10: “Halloween,” Siouxsie and the Banshees (inspired by @oslowe)
#11: “Long Way Down,” Michael Penn
#12: “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” Sha Na Na (which will probably be the first/last time I ever mentions Sha Na Na here, so enjoy it.)
Spooky hugs to all.
M.H.
