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debm55

(55,889 posts)
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:02 PM Oct 2025

Name a song that can be played at a Halloween party, Mine is "Werewolves of London" What's yours?

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Name a song that can be played at a Halloween party, Mine is "Werewolves of London" What's yours? (Original Post) debm55 Oct 2025 OP
How about: Ghost Riders In The Sky". Polly Hennessey Oct 2025 #1
Great choice, Thank you Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 2025 #2
I love that song, I somehow learned all the words when I was just in elementary school and never forgot Walleye Oct 2025 #27
Monster Mash RoadRunner Oct 2025 #3
Thank you very much for your selection.RoadRunner. debm55 Oct 2025 #4
Anything by the Misfits. johnp3907 Oct 2025 #5
HAHAHHAHAHAHa. Thank you very much, johnp3907 debm55 Oct 2025 #6
"Haunted House". Jumpin' Gene Simmons. Klarkashton Oct 2025 #7
Thank you very much for your songs, Klarkasthton. debm55 Oct 2025 #18
"I put a spell on you" Screaming Jay Hawkins bronxiteforever Oct 2025 #8
Thank you very much for your selection of songs.bronxiteforever. debm55 Oct 2025 #20
Witch Queen of New Orleans. nt ImNotGod Oct 2025 #9
Thank you very much for sharing with us, ImNotGod debm55 Oct 2025 #21
Dead Man's Party (or anything) by Oingo Boingo LSparkle Oct 2025 #10
Thank you very much, LSparkle. debm55 Oct 2025 #83
Monster Mash is the obvious choice. Ritabert Oct 2025 #11
Thank you very much, Ritabert.for your selections. debm55 Oct 2025 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author quaint Oct 2025 #12
"The Wedding March" n/t Grim Chieftain Oct 2025 #13
HAHHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much for your songs. Grim Chieftain. debm55 Oct 2025 #23
Every Day is Halloween by Ministry, and of course Thriller by MJ AZJonnie Oct 2025 #14
Thank you very much, AZJonnie, for your two selections. debm55 Oct 2025 #24
They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #15
HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog debm55 Oct 2025 #25
Witchy Woman, The Eagles ms liberty Oct 2025 #16
Thank you very much, ms liberty. debm55 Oct 2025 #26
Walk like an Egyptian JMCKUSICK Oct 2025 #17
Thank you very much, John. debm55 Oct 2025 #28
"Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell Ritabert Oct 2025 #19
HAHA. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 2025 #29
"Season of the Witch" Walleye Oct 2025 #30
Thank you very much. Walleye, for sharing your selection debm55 Oct 2025 #31
Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus DBoon Oct 2025 #32
Oh , thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 2025 #33
Night of the Surfing Dead - The Barbarellatones DBoon Oct 2025 #34
HAHAHHAHAHAHAH. DBoon. I have not heard of that song before. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 2025 #36
Ghostbusters bullimiami Oct 2025 #35
Thank you very much, bullimiami. It's a fun song. debm55 Oct 2025 #39
Dinner With Dracula Sequoia Oct 2025 #37
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Sequoia. debm55 Oct 2025 #41
You're Dead Norma Tanega 1966 DBoon Oct 2025 #38
Great. Thank you DBoon. debm55 Oct 2025 #42
Ghastly Stomp · The Ghastly Ones DBoon Oct 2025 #40
HAHAHHAHHAHA. Thank you, DBoon. There are two that I have that no one has posted. debm55 Oct 2025 #44
Frank Snatra's "Witchcraft"... pandr32 Oct 2025 #43
Thank you very much, pandr32 for your selections debm55 Oct 2025 #45
Feliz Navidad. Tetrachloride Oct 2025 #46
Oh you, To each his own. debm55 Oct 2025 #47
yah, :)) Tetrachloride Oct 2025 #48
(Don't Fear) The Reaper catbyte Oct 2025 #49
Congratulations, catbyte. that is one of the two I was thinking of. debm55 Oct 2025 #51
I didn't read what other posted but I will do that after work Niagara Oct 2025 #50
Can't believe no one's mentioned this classic from the Classics IV spooky3 Oct 2025 #52
Thank you very much for your selections. I remember the song Spooky, Used to dance to it, Thank you spooky3 debm55 Oct 2025 #68
who can forget the gooey teenage death songs of the 1950s? rurallib Oct 2025 #53
I remember the first song. Thank you rurallib. I also remember a song called "I Remember " about a car crash. debm55 Oct 2025 #70
That song is called "D.O.A." by a band called Bloodrock. Morbius Oct 2025 #106
Thank you very much, that is the one that I remember. debm55 Oct 2025 #123
Shannon rsdsharp Oct 2025 #54
OMG, I remember that song. I just now find out it is about a dead dog.Thank you rsdsharp. debm55 Oct 2025 #72
I'll play! justaprogressive Oct 2025 #55
Wow, Thank you for all your selections, justaprogressive. debm55 Oct 2025 #75
Thriller PJMcK Oct 2025 #56
Thank you very much PJMcK, I remember that one very well. debm55 Oct 2025 #81
Zombie Woof by Zappa Easterncedar Oct 2025 #57
Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 Oct 2025 #89
monster mash, its a graveyard shash. AllaN01Bear Oct 2025 #58
Thanks, Bear. I remember dancing to that. debm55 Oct 2025 #91
what happened to my crypt kicker 5, it got replaced by the mash. AllaN01Bear Oct 2025 #95
Thank you very much ,Bear. I don't what happened. Maybe it is the ghouls. debm55 Oct 2025 #99
Peter Pumpkin Head - XTC and Sympathy for the Devil -The Rolling Stones Chasstev365 Oct 2025 #59
Thank you very much, Chasstev365, for your selections, debm55 Oct 2025 #100
Timothy by The Buoys WestMichRad Oct 2025 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author OnionPatch Oct 2025 #61
Goblin Girl JoseBalow Oct 2025 #62
Thank you very much, JoseBalow. debm55 Oct 2025 #124
Bark at the moon-Ozzy Osbourne LW1977 Oct 2025 #63
Thank you very much. LW1977, debm55 Oct 2025 #122
Monster Mash The Blue Flower Oct 2025 #64
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I remember the song and dancing to it. debm55 Oct 2025 #74
Let's do the Time Warp! Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #65
Thank you very much, Mike Nelson. I think that the guy with the couple looks like Stephen Miller debm55 Oct 2025 #73
Ha! Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #93
Got that right. debm55 Oct 2025 #94
Chicago band the Insiders. boonecreek Oct 2025 #66
Thank you very much, boonecreek debm55 Oct 2025 #71
The Hearse Song JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2025 #67
I remember that that song. I was a scary song. Thank you JustABozoOnThisBus. debm55 Oct 2025 #69
The Torture Never Stops JoseBalow Oct 2025 #76
Thank you very much, JoseBalow. You're right has a creepy, scary feel to it. debm55 Oct 2025 #98
Dead Man's Party FalloutShelter Oct 2025 #77
This song always reminds me of Back to School JoseBalow Oct 2025 #85
I'd forgotten that. FalloutShelter Oct 2025 #101
It's one of my favorite movies JoseBalow Oct 2025 #102
Thank you very much, JoseBalow. debm55 Oct 2025 #120
Thank you very much, Fallout Shelter. debm55 Oct 2025 #121
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered MIButterfly Oct 2025 #78
No, that is fine, MIButterfly. Thank you for shairing. debm55 Oct 2025 #119
Warren Zevon is not just Werewolves bullimiami Oct 2025 #79
Thank you very much, I agree. debm55 Oct 2025 #96
Abracadabra Wicked Blue Oct 2025 #80
Thank you very much, Wicked Blue. I remember that song. debm55 Oct 2025 #82
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath DBoon Oct 2025 #84
Thank you very much, DBoon. RIP Ozzie debm55 Oct 2025 #87
Boris the Spider Zambero Oct 2025 #86
Thank you very much, Zambero. debm55 Oct 2025 #92
"Thriller" by MJ Hassler Oct 2025 #88
Thank you very much,Hassler. That song is a classic. debm55 Oct 2025 #90
I play a number of soundtracks that are Halloween-themed. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #97
Thank you very much for sharing with us, OldBaldy1701E debm55 Oct 2025 #118
I Love the Night and Nosferatu... Harker Oct 2025 #103
Thank you very much, Harker. In college, Blue Oyster Cult was one of my favorite groups. debm55 Oct 2025 #117
"Ghost Town" by The Specials DinahMoeHum Oct 2025 #104
Thank you very much, DinahMoeHum for sharing with us. debm55 Oct 2025 #116
Mr. Crowley Endlessmike56 Oct 2025 #105
Thank you very much, Endlessmike56 and welcome to DU debm55 Oct 2025 #115
Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper Morbius Oct 2025 #107
Thank you very much, Morbius. I remember Alice Cooper, debm55 Oct 2025 #114
A few more. Morbius Oct 2025 #108
WOW, Thank you very much, Morbius. debm55 Oct 2025 #113
Ghost of Anne Boleyn (With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm fargone Oct 2025 #109
Thank you very much, fargone. That is sort of creepy. debm55 Oct 2025 #112
Monster Mash. applegrove Oct 2025 #110
Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 Oct 2025 #111

Walleye

(43,845 posts)
27. I love that song, I somehow learned all the words when I was just in elementary school and never forgot
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:00 PM
Oct 2025

johnp3907

(4,221 posts)
5. Anything by the Misfits.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:10 PM
Oct 2025

If I had to pick just one I’d choose Night of the Living Dead in your honor, Deb!

bronxiteforever

(11,106 posts)
8. "I put a spell on you" Screaming Jay Hawkins
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:23 PM
Oct 2025

Scared the heck out of me! Modern versions try to make it lovey doves but its incarnation by Hawkins is downright frightening.

Love Warren Zevon too.”Draw blood”.

Ritabert

(1,999 posts)
11. Monster Mash is the obvious choice.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:28 PM
Oct 2025

Also "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, "Witchy Woman" by the Eagles, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror Picture Shiw.

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Walleye

(43,845 posts)
30. "Season of the Witch"
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:03 PM
Oct 2025

You’ve got to pick up every stitch, rabbits running in a ditch. I really like Dr. John’s version of that song

debm55

(55,889 posts)
36. HAHAHHAHAHAHAH. DBoon. I have not heard of that song before. Thank you for sharing with us.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:13 PM
Oct 2025

DBoon

(24,750 posts)
38. You're Dead Norma Tanega 1966
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:19 PM
Oct 2025
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From the series "What We Do in the Shadows"

DBoon

(24,750 posts)
40. Ghastly Stomp · The Ghastly Ones
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:23 PM
Oct 2025
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because there is no such thing as too much surf guitar

pandr32

(13,797 posts)
43. Frank Snatra's "Witchcraft"...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:26 PM
Oct 2025

and Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child", and maybe even "Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.

Niagara

(11,545 posts)
50. I didn't read what other posted but I will do that after work
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 01:59 PM
Oct 2025

1. This is Halloween. The Marilyn Manson cover version





2. Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie


3. Thriller by Michael Jackson


4. Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.




spooky3

(38,282 posts)
52. Can't believe no one's mentioned this classic from the Classics IV
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:02 PM
Oct 2025
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Also covered by Atlanta Rhythm Section:

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debm55

(55,889 posts)
68. Thank you very much for your selections. I remember the song Spooky, Used to dance to it, Thank you spooky3
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:21 PM
Oct 2025

rurallib

(64,556 posts)
53. who can forget the gooey teenage death songs of the 1950s?
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:09 PM
Oct 2025

"Teen Angel" comes immediately to mind:

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might be a not quite on target for your question

Let me add the gawd awful Pat Boone's entry:

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debm55

(55,889 posts)
70. I remember the first song. Thank you rurallib. I also remember a song called "I Remember " about a car crash.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:39 PM
Oct 2025

Morbius

(893 posts)
106. That song is called "D.O.A." by a band called Bloodrock.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:07 PM
Oct 2025

And it's about a plane crash. Released in 1971. So creepy radio stations wouldn't play it. It still hit #36 on the charts. You can find it on YouTube. Don't play it if you're hoping to end the evening making out with your sweetheart; it is a real mood-killer.

Laying here looking at the ceiling
Someone lays a sheet across my chest
Something warm is flowing down my fingers
Pain is flowing all through my back
I try to move my arms and there's no feeling
And when I look I see there's nothing there
The face beside me stopped it totally bleeding
The girl I knew has such a distant stare

I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air

Then I looked straight at the attendant
His face is pale as it can be
He bends and whispers something softly
He says there's no chance for me

I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air

Life is flowing out my body
Pain is flowing out with my blood
The sheets are red and moist where I'm lying
God in Heaven, teach me how to die

I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air

debm55

(55,889 posts)
72. OMG, I remember that song. I just now find out it is about a dead dog.Thank you rsdsharp.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:51 PM
Oct 2025

justaprogressive

(6,306 posts)
55. I'll play!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:20 PM
Oct 2025

Beautiful Zelda (from Galaxy IV)





Purple People Eater



You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween



Spooky Boogie



Eye Of the Zombie


WestMichRad

(2,938 posts)
60. Timothy by The Buoys
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:32 PM
Oct 2025

Your Halloween set list isn’t complete without a song about cannibalism!


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debm55

(55,889 posts)
73. Thank you very much, Mike Nelson. I think that the guy with the couple looks like Stephen Miller
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:58 PM
Oct 2025

Mike Nelson

(10,917 posts)
93. Ha!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:42 PM
Oct 2025

... Miller is in the wrong business. He should have been an professional actor. He could so easily be cast in villain roles. He's a natural... "right out of central casting," as they say ... could play a Klansman, Nazi, serial killer... with ease.

JoseBalow

(9,181 posts)
76. The Torture Never Stops
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:03 PM
Oct 2025

This one is pretty creepy and spooky sounding, good for Halloween I think...

(9:49)

bullimiami

(14,073 posts)
79. Warren Zevon is not just Werewolves
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:10 PM
Oct 2025

Excitable Boy and
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

Fit right in.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,225 posts)
97. I play a number of soundtracks that are Halloween-themed.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:52 PM
Oct 2025

Bram Stokers Dracula.

The Lost Boys

Friday The 13th.

Fright Night.

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

And, I haver a collection of individual tunes from several decades.

But, when I want to listen to something modern, but something that has a definite Halloween vibe to it... For me there is only one thing.

I play this entire album.

debm55

(55,889 posts)
117. Thank you very much, Harker. In college, Blue Oyster Cult was one of my favorite groups.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:35 AM
Oct 2025

Morbius

(893 posts)
107. Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:21 PM
Oct 2025

Pretty much the entire album. Title song, Cold Ethyl, The Black Widow, Steven ("Isn't that our Mom calling?&quot .

Morbius

(893 posts)
108. A few more.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:51 PM
Oct 2025

I Was a Teenage Werewolf
The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon
Goo Goo Muck
Surfin' Dead
- all from The Cramps, one of the best bands that doesn't get any airplay on the radio.

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) - David Bowie
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
People are Strange - The Doors
The End - The Doors
Paint it Black - The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd

More may come to me later...

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