Every holiday has its great music... and Halloween is no exception. I'm the kind of guy who prides himself on his ability to come up with great mix CD and a few years ago, I put together what I considered a great Halloween mix. It included the following:
- Alice Cooper - "Welcome to My Nightmare"
- Nightmare Before Christmas - "This is Halloween"
- Misfits - "Halloween"
- Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers - "Monster Mash"
- Heywood Banks - "Halloween"
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera' - "Phantom of the Opera"
- Rocky Horror Picture Show - "Time Warp"
- Little Shop of Horrors - "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space"
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic - "Nature Trail to Hell (in 3-D)"
- Warren Zevon - "Werewolves of London"
- Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
- Meat Loaf - "Bat Out of Hell"
- Jimmy Fallon - "Halloween Carols"
- Dropkick Murphys - "Halloween"
- Spinal Tap - "Back from the Dead"
- Five Iron Frenzy - "Screams in the Night"
- Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper" (because what Halloween is complete without cowbell?)
This year, I thought I'd revisit the concept and create a new mix for a new year. Last year, I focused a lot on humorous tracks - 'Weird Al,' Jimmy Fallon,
Little Shop..., Heywood Banks, and Spinal Tap - so this year I opted for a more serious approach. I have included some classics that didn't make it on the last list and a couple creepy instrumentals that seemed essential. Let me know what you think.
- Meat Loaf - "Seize the Night"
- Rockwell - "Somebody's Watchin' Me"
- 'Evil Dead: The Musical' - "Do the Necrinomicon"
- Alice Cooper - "Feed My Frankenstein"
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - "I Put a Spell on You"
- Santana - "Black Magic Woman"
- Cranberries - "Zombies"
- Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
- Rage Against the Machine - "The Ghost of Tom Joad"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "A Nightmare on My Street"
- Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"
- Eagles - "Witchy Woman"
- Van Halen - "Running With the Devil"
- Pink Floyd - "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"
- Gerard McMann - "Cry, Little Sister" (from The Lost Boys)
- MC Hammer - "Addams Groove"
Any other necessities I'm missing? Let me know!
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