The tradition continues with more Halloween weirdness courtesy of the ear and research of my friend Courtney. This year, we had a few more long-form songs and another dramatic reading, as well as some detailed background on some of the tunes, and an unkindess of adaptations of Poe’s The Raven. Enjoy and have a scary and funny and weird Halloween – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
1 – Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks – Halloween Is Here (2013)
2 – Borrah Minevitch And His Harmonica Rascals – Ghost Walk (1933)
3 – Jack Turner – Nightmare (1955)
4 – The Zanies – Russian Roulette (1962)
5 – Merv Griffin – House of Horrors (1962)
6 – Bob McFadden – Transylvania Polka (1960)
7 – Gong – Witch’s Song/ I Am Your Pussy (1973)
8 – Prince Buster – Hard Man fe Dead (1967)
9 – C.W. McCall – Night Rider (1975)
10 – Sonny Richard’s “Panics” With Cindy & Misty – The Voodoo Walk (1962)
11 – The Bollock Brothers – Drac’s Back (1986)
12 – Casual Three – Invisible Thing (1968)
13 – Thurl Ravenscroft – Grim Grinning Ghosts (1969)
14 – Ross Brunetti – Three Witches (2006)
15 – Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan – The Voice (1972)
16 – The Holly Twins – Okeefenokee (1962)
17 – Steve King and the Echelons – Satan is Her Name (1962)
18 – Frenchy – Ribcage Mambo (1998)
19 – David Byrne – Horses (The Ghost Song) (1999)
20 – A dramatic reading by Courtney of “Warren Zevon’s ‘Werewolves of London’” by James Joyce by Anthony Sams
21 – Spike Jones – Two Heads (1959)
23 – The Kirby Stone Four – Raven (1957)
24 – Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra – The Raven (1960)
25 – Lord Buckley – The Raven (1956)
26 – Stonewall Jackson – Never More Quote The Raven (1970)
27 – Alan Parsons – The Raven (1976)
28 – Electric Frankenstein – Coolest Little Monster (1995)
