10 Creepy Country Halloween Songs

From 10-3-13 BUZ'N 102.5 FM. //// 10. MIDNIGHT IN MONTGOMERY-- Alan Jackson for Hank's ghost, // 9. MARIE LAVEAU--Bobby Bare and wriiten by Shel Silverstein. (What's she say?), // 8. DELIA'S GONE-- Johnny Cash, // 7. GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY-- Johnny Cash, // 6. OPEN PIT MINE-- George Jones, //// 5. PSYCHO-- Eddie Noack (See Ma, I Told You I Was Nuts!), // 4. THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP-- Charlie Daniels Band, // 3. PARDON ME, I'VE GOT SOMEBODY TO KILL--Johnny Paycheck, (One step farther than take this job., 2. CREEPIN'-- Eric Church // 1. DUELING BANJOES-- Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel from "Delieverance." Squeal For Me. --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 9: The Top Ten

10. TROUBLE IN WOODSBORO/SIDNEY'S LAMENT-- Marco Beltrami from "Scream", // 9. DRAGULA-- Rob Zombie, // 8. TALES FROM THE CRYPT-- Danny Elfman from the HBO series, // 7. TIME WARP-- Richard O'Brien from "The Rocky Horror Show", // 6. TUBULAR BELLS-- Mike Oldfirld as in "The Exorcist." (Scarier than the movie.), //// 5. GRIM GRINNING GHOSTS (THE SCREAMING SONG)-- Bussy Baker & Xavier Atencio, // THE MURDER-- Bernard Herrmann from "Psycho. (You Betcha That's Scary! Or, the Knife comes down...again and again.) // 3. THRILLER-- Michael Jackson, // 2. THIS IS HALLOWEEN-- Danny Elfman, // 1. HALOWEEN 1978-- John Carpenter from "Halloween." (And, my leg is still sore thanks to Wendy getting scared.) //// Thanks to AOL for This Great List, Especially Since I'd never Heard of So Many. --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 8

30. HIGHWAY TO HELL-- AC/DC
29. BELA LUGUSI'S DEAD-- Bauhaus
28. THE MUNSTERS-- David Caine

27. IRON MAN-- Black Sabbath
26. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA-- Charlie Daniels Band
25. DEAD SOULS-- Nine Inch Nails

24. OUT OF LIMITS-- Marketts
23. WEREWOLVES OF LONDON-- Warren Zevon (Everybody howl!)
22. PURPLE PEOPLE EATER-- Sheb Wooley

21. THE SHINING (OPENING THEME)-- Mark Ayres
20. SUSPIRIA-- Goblin
19. WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE-- Alice Cooper (Scary all by himself.)

18. BEETLEJUICE-- Danny Elfman
17. (DON'T FEAR) THE REAPER-- Blue Oyster Cult
16. TWILIGHT ZONE-- Marius Constant

15. PROFONDO ROSSO-- Goblin
14. CRY LITTLE SISTER-- Gerrard McMann from "Lost Boys
13. GHOSTBUSTERS-- Ray Parker, Jr. (Who You Gonna Call?)

12. HELLO ZEPP-- Charles Clouser
11. MONSTER MASH-- Bobby "Boris" Pickett.

Almost There. Top Ten Next. --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Songs Top 100-- Part 7

40. VAMPIRE HUNTERS-- Wojciech Kilar
39. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES-- Rob Zombie
38. THE ADDAMS FAMILY MAIN THEME-- Victor Mizzy

37. MONSTER MASH- Manheim Steamroller
36. GHOST TOWN-- Shiny Toy Guns-- (Get an "A" for original name.)
35. A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET-- DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

34. SUPERSTITION-- Stevie Wonder
33. WITCHY WOMAN-- Eagles
32. SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL-- Rolling Stones

31. PSYCHO KILLER-- Talking Heads

Got My Orange Lights Up Outside. --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 6

50. PEOPLE ARE STRANGE-- Doors-- (One of their best songs.)
49. DEAD MAN'S PARTY-- Oingo Boingo-- (What a name for a group. Wonder what they were smoking when they came up with that one.)
48. BARK AT THE MOON-- Ozzy Osbourne-- (Figures)

47. PRELUDE-- Danny Elfman-- from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho."
46. I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF-- The Cramps
45. PUPPET MASTER-- Richard Band

44. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU-- "Screaming" Jay Hawkins
43. ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS THEME
42. THEY'E COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY, HA Ha-- Napoleon XIV-- (One of my all-time favorites. The flipside of the 45 had the song backwards.)

41. VAMPIRES-- Godsmack.

Stocked Up On My Candy for Those Lil' Treaters. --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 5

And you didn't think there were 100 Halloween songs. Here's proof.

60. TWILIGHT ZONE-- Golden Earring
59. OOGIE BOOGIE SONG-- Danny Elgman-- (from "Nightmare Before Christmas"
58. EVERYBODY SCREAM-- Rob Zombie

57. TOCATA IN DE MOLE-- Mannheaim Steamroller-- (Not just for Christmas anymore.)
56. BAD THINGS-- Jace Everett
55. DARK SHADOWS THEME-- Juliannne Band

54. FEED MY FRANKENSTEIN-- Alice Cooper
53. NIGHTMARE MASH-- Billy Lee Riley-- Rockabilly Doo-Wop
52. MONSTER'S HOLIDAY-- Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers-- (Talk about a guy who made his career on Halloween!)
51. THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN-- Kay Starr.

Tomorrow, You Know. --RoadDog

Deaths: "I'm Going Home-- Guitarist/Singer in Ten Years After

ALVIN LEE, 68

Died March 6, 2013

On that summer day in 1969, blues-rocker Alvin Lee had his biggest day at that little old festival called Woodstock, then achieved even more fame in the movie when his singing of "I'm Going Home" with his band Ten Years After was featured (whereas Creedence Clearwater wasn't shown). It was a "scorching performance, though. I especially liked the mouth closeups. It was 11+ minutes of as high octane rock as you can get.

The performance launched the band into superstardom for awhile with headlining tours even though they only scored one hit single with "I'd Love to Change the World." He didn't like to perform it in concert, however, because long jams were his thing.

He dissolved the band in 1975.

From March 25, 2013, Time Magazine.

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 4

70. WHAT?-- Rob Zombie
69. DIABLO'S THEME-- Ghostly Ones
68. SEASON OF THE WITCH-- Donovan

67. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE (THEME)-- Nerf Herder
66. JACK'S LAMENT-- Danny Elfman (from Nightmare before Christmas)
65. FEAR OF THE DARK-- Iron Maiden

64. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)-- Marilyn Manson torturing an Eurythmics song (Strange Days Indeed.)
63. THE MUNSTERS THEME-- Los Straitjackets, (Got to listen to a band with a name like this.)
62. THE BOOGIE MAN IS COMING-- John Carpenter (from Halloween)

61. BAD MOON RISING-- Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Seen Any of Your Favorites Yet? "Bad Moon Rising" Is My Ringtone.  --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 3: BOO!!!

It took quite a while to go through this list as I kept stopping to give a listen on You Tube:

80. L'ALBA DEI MARTIVIVANTI-- Goblins (from Italy)
79. WEIRD SCIENCE-- Oingo Boingo
78. ZOMBIE-- Cranberries

77. HELLRAISER-- Ozzy Osbourne
76. CASPER, THE FRIENDLY GHOST-- Mike Stewart (Drat Dracula, got it in my head now.)
75. ENTER SANDMAN-- Metallica, (Heavy Scary Stuff)

74. THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN--Bing Crosby
73. CANDY MAN-- Mike Fink
72. HELL-- Squirrel Nut Zippers, (With a name like that, how can you go wrong?)

RITE OF TWILIGHT (TWILIGHT ZONE THEME)-- Manheim Steamroller

--RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 2

Most any Scary Song you could want:

90. HAUNTED HOUSE--Elvira
89. OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE-- Susan Sarandon in "Rocky Horror"
88. EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN-- Ministry

87. DEMON-- Daemonmia
86. IT MUST BE HALLOWEEN-- Andrew Gold (from the man who sang "Lonely Boy" and wrote "The Golden Girls " theme)
85. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES INTRO-- Fred Molin

84. THIS IS HALLOWEEN-- Marilyn Manson (Scary all by "hisself".)
83. MARS ATTACKS-- Warners Brothers Orchestra
82. WALK LIKE A ZOMBIE-- Horror Pops (from Denmark)

81. HALLOWEEN (SHE GETS SO MEAN)-- Rob Zombie (There will be a lot of Rob Zombie songs.)

Scared Yet? --RoadDog

AOL's Halloween Music Top 100-- Part 1

From the AOL site. Now, this is one really complete list, but still without a few favorites, but this is based on AOL listeners. I hadn't heard quite a few of them and there are quite a few TV/movie songs in it. 100.

HALLOWEEN-- Misfits
HALLOWEEN-- Stephen Lynch
PET SEMETARY-- Ramones

HALLOWEEN 1963-- John Carpenter, from the movie Halloween
HELLRAISER-- Christopher Young, all those pins, a real Pinhead
HALLOWEEN-- Girls Under Glass

HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING-- Manheim Steamroller, and you thought they just did Christmas music
DARK LADY-- Cher
HALLOWEEN-- Helloween
LIVING DEAD GIRL-- Rob Zombie

Hallow- Ween. --RoadDog

Out to Pumpkin Land: This Past Weekend

Lots and lots of places selling pumpkins here in southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois this time of the year for some reason. And, we sure saw a lot of modified ones yesterday.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH: Drive around Geneva Lake, Wisconsin and bars (Sit N' Bull, Main Street and Donovan's) on way home.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH: Drive to DeKalb, Chessick Practice Center dedication at NIU. NIU alumni tent, NIU President's reception, NIU beats Eastern Michigan 59-20. Rosy's Roadhouse, O'Leary's, Pizza Pros, Fatty's.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TH: White Castle, Sycamore Pumpkin Festival and parade. Cub and Spanks and P.J.'s. Fat Boys for parade, Fossils Band plays after parade. Red Mill in Woodstock on way home.

Time to Rest Up From the Weekend. --RoadDog

Halloween Countdown Begins

Just like AMC has their horror movies now, I have my very scary music countdown to All Hallows Eve, thanks to Bob "Baron Von Franken" Stroud and Little "Mad Man" Steven.

I see that Little Steven had his yearly Hallloween Show yesterday but the little ghouls put me to sleep (a very long weekend, you know). Stroud evidently didn't do his annual Halloween show yesterday, though, maybe this coming weekend.

Here are some songs guaranteed to scare you into giving candy:

SANDMAN-- America
I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT-- Electric Prunes (Just the music in this one is scary enough, then there's that Freddie creeping through 'em.)
DEVIL IN DISGUISE-- Elvis

FRANKENSTEIN-- Edgar Winter Group
BAD MOON RISING-- CCR (No, there's that what on the right?)
CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN-- Guess Who (No, the deejay Wolfman.)

WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE-- Alice Cooper (Spooky all by himself.)
SHE'S NOT THERE-- Zombies

Like, Boo!!! --RoadDog

JSS: Geneva Lake-- Dekalb-- Sycamore

JSS-- Just Some Stuff

1. GENEVA LAKE-- Yesterday, we took a ride around Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, looking for color. Found some, but the wave is still not there yet (and perhaps not coming as then has been a strange fall foliage season).

2. DEKALB-- Driving out there in a few hours for the Chessick Center dedication (indoor football practice field), president's reception and my third college football game in three weekends (NIU, Northwestern, NIU).

3. SYCAMORE-- Sunday we are going to see the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival parade.

Coming to the End of Fall, Sigh! --RoadDog

JSIS: Sandy Hook Coming Down-- 19 Elements-- $250,000

JSIS-- Just Some Interesting Stuff.

From Oct. 14, 2013, Time Magazine.

1. SANDY HOOK COMING DOWN-- Real sorry to hear that Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown is being torn down. I hate having that sick person inflicting one more injury like that.

2. 19 ELEMENTS-- Nineteen elements were assigned new atomic weights as a result of more accurate measurement technology. Darn!! Thanks to my watching "Breaking Bad" I had just figured out all those elements. Now, I have to start all over again.

3. $250,000-- Cost of a 30-second ad during the "Breaking Bad" finale, up from about $75,000 for the rest of the season. I'll miss this show.

Just Some Interesting Stuff. --RoadDog

Beach Music Top Ten: 1965-- Part 2

Fessa John Hook plays a different Top 40 year in Beach Music every week on his website (along with this week's Beach Music Top 40 and a Blues Roadhouse show. Well worth giving a listen at www.beachshag.com. Continuing from previous post:

#7. *I DO LOVE YOU-- Billy Stewart
H.M. *KEEP LOVIN'-- Billy Stewart
#6. *WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET-- Willie Tee

H.M. *EVERYTHING'S WRONG-- Chubby Checker
#5 *SITTING IN THE PARK-- Billy Stewart
#4. *THE ENTERTAINER/THIS HEART OF MINE (Perhaps a cover of the Isley Brothers song on the second one?-- Tony Clarke
#3. *AIN'T NO BIG THING-- Radiants

H.M. * EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD TIME-- Major Lance
H.M. * YOU BETTER SAY YES-- Willie Tee
#2. *THANK YOU JOHN-- Willie Tee

H.M. * I WANT TO BE YOUR GUY-- Swingin' Medallions

#1. MY GIRL-- Temptations

Sure a Lot of Great Music This Year. --RoadDog

Beach Music Top Ten: 1965-- Part 1

From Fessa John Hook's www.beachshag.com site. And he has a great book with all the Beach Charts and every Beach song ever played. Check it out and/or listen to his shows at the site.

This was prime music-listening time for me after the Beatles had awakened me to pop music. I had noticed, however, that some of the songs I would hear while visiting family in North Carolina were considerably different from what was playing on Chicago's WLS and WCFL.

This list has some of those. (* Means a song not heard on Chicago radio):

H.M.--Honorable Mention *USE YOUR HEAD-- Mary Wells,
#10. *SILLY LITTLE GIRL-- Tams,
H.M.-- *OO-WEE BABY I LOVE YOU-- Fred Hughes

#9. MAY I-- Maurice Williams & Zodiacs (We finally got this song in 1969 with Bill Deal & the Rhondells)
H.M. *UP ON THE ROOF (JUST FOR THE BIRDS)-- Embers (We had an "Up on the Roof" by the Drifters and later by the Cryan' Shames, but I'm not sure this is the same one.)

#8. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF-- Four Tops
H.M. PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG-- James Brown

All That New Carolina Music. --RoadDog

Five "Brain-Itch" Songs

From the Oct. 4, 2013, Yahoo! Music "5 'Brain-Itch' Songs You'll Never Forget" by Shawn Amos.

And, this comes with easy access to the songs in case you want to hear them again and start the mess in your brain over again. Shawn Amos describes them as being "like a virus that won't leave your system."

And a song like "YMCA" didn't even make the list. Here's the list:

#1. I'M TOO SEXY-- Right Said Fred

#2. TUB THUMPING-- Chumbawamba

#3. MAMBO NO. 5-- Lou Bega

#4. WHO LET THE DOGS OUT-- Baja Men

#5. MMMBOP-- Hanson.

And, I love all these songs.  But then again, I still love my Bubble Gum Music.

"Woof, Woof, Woof." Alright, Get Those Songs Out of Your Head. -- RoadDog