Nothing will ever beat the "Monster Mash" as the gold standard for Halloween, although it's certainly arguable whether Michael Jackson's "Thriller" may have replaced it. But my vote goes to an odd tune that probably wouldn't be considered Boo-worthy at all. It's "Timothy" by the Buoys, an upbeat and very catchy tune that you can't help singing along with. 

The fact that it's about three guys trapped in a mine and the surviving two are forced to eat Timothy is almost incidental. Written by Rupert Holmes, later of "The Piña Colada Song" fame, many stations played it in 1971 without realizing what it was really about. But the kids always knew and when the adults finally caught on, Holmes tried to claim Timothy was actually a mule. That didn't wash and despite being a hit, it was ultimately banned on some stations.

It remains the only true Top 40 hit about cannibalism that ever made it to the upper levels of the chart. The fact it's such a bouncy upbeat tune only adds to the irony and its greatness. 

Still one of my favourites, anytime of the year but especially at the end of October.

Then there's a 1965 classic called "I Want My Baby Back" by Jimmy Cross, an American radio producer. It wasn't a huge hit and no wonder. It was a parody of all those "my-girl-was-killed-in-a-car-crash" songs that were all over Top 40 radio, like "Leader of the Pack" and "Last Kiss." 

In the song, the guy loses his girlfriend in a tragedy, wailing throughout that he "wants his baby back." And in the end, he gets her, digging at her grave and crawling into the coffin, presumably spending eternity with the corpse. As the song fades out, a muffled singer exclaims triumphantly, "I got my baby back!"

One of the weirdest records ever and a song that used to get played on Dr. Demento.

Here's one off the beaten path:




 

Last edited by Fitz (October 29, 2017 10:49 pm)

How about some Can-Con?  




 

Last edited by barilko05 (October 31, 2017 5:33 pm)

grilled.cheese wrote:

The ladies know all about a night on bald mountain
 

This  was also covered by American prog group Fireballet who I am pretty sure were featured on David Marsden's show at some point.


 

Last edited by Fitz (November 1, 2017 6:42 am)