Little old lady got mutilated late last night...

[apple_pathways]

That may not be an appropriate subject title for a post, but it is my favorite lyric from Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon. (It may be one of my favorite lyrics ever, I'm not gonna lie! The metrics, the alliteration...the macabre LOLs it inspires! ♥)

So the time is drawing nigh for Halloween--my most favoritest holiday of the year! I've already started working on my costume, bought goodies to hand out to my students, and now I would like to burn a fresh Halloween CD to take with me to parties and play for the Trick or Treaters.

So tell me, darlings: What are your favorite Halloween songs? What would you most like to see on a Halloween mix?

Please do include the obvious ones we've all heard and boogied to before, and the not-so-obvious ones I may not have heard of, or may not have associated with Halloween before but just fit like a glove!

Comments

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

I meant to reply to this last night because obviously I can't pass up a chance to talk about music, but obviously I was too busy writing you an essay. (-:

I always enjoy creepy-only-when-you-think-about-it acoustic-type songs this time of year.

You Are the Blood - the Castanets. (I'm recommending the original over Sufjan Stevens' cover, just because it's more immediately creepy and I'm currently in love with it).

Pity Dance - DM Stith. (Actually, the whole of Heavy Ghost is wonderfully atmospheric fall music, and I recommend this album to everyone knowing full well that it really isn't an album for everyone, but I adore it and hope someone else will as well.)

The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead - Final Fantasy (now known properly as Owen Pallet).

They Are Night Zombies (...etc.) - Sufjan Stevens.

Ghost Pirates Without Heads - P:ano (Actually this isn't subtly creepy at all, but I think I stopped being subtle already; it's just straight-up about Halloween.)

Then there are the less acoustic ones, like:

Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello. (Perfect costuming song, though it was introduced to me as the perfect song for the Joker. I think it works equally for both.)

The Forest Scares the Hell Out of Me - Say Hi to Your Mom (these days known simply as "Say Hi").

Nights of the Living Dead - Tilly and the Wall

A few of these aren't suitable for Trick-or-Treaters, of course, and your mileage in general may vary. (-;

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

I need to look for and listen to most of these. I'm so glad I asked for recommendations! I really thought that I'd already come up with just about every Halloween-appropriate song there is, but I should have known that my f-list is so much more creative and ingenious than that!

I've never thought of putting Start Wearing Purple on a Halloween mix, but it would actually fit really well! Plus, I just love that group, and I'll take any excuse to put them on a mix--one of the funnest shows I've ever been to!

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

If you want me to throw them into a zip and send them your way I'm happy to. (-: This post (typed corpse the fist time somehow...) is reminding me of all the fun that's meant to be had on Halloween. Maybe I'll finally dress up this year and pass out candy.

And I definitely need to see Gogol Borello. Everyone I know is always telling me that their live show is fantastic, but I never seem to known when they're in town before it's too late.

Consolidating comments a bit (because you don't need more from me at this point), I finally got around to listening to the full version of your Female Characters mix. Very well done. (-: And I don't think there was a single song on it that I didn't like. (-:

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Would love a zip file! Thanks. *sigh* It's just corpses on the brain with you!

You should see Gogol Bordello, and dress up and pass out candy: both very fun and very essential life experiences!