Toil and Trouble: Halloween Mix 2005

(some crossovers with my old Transylvania Twist tape, but these are all digital)

I'll post the entire thing at Buffistarawk in pieces so you can each grab your own copy or cherrypick.

Double Trouble - John Williams (from Harry Potter - you know the thing with the chorus and the toads)
At The House Of Frankenstein - Big Bee Kornegay (swinging red hot R&B - one of my faves)
Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (poor little existential demon can't understand his own pain)
Mad House Jump - The Daylighters (more vocal R&B)
The Munsters (tv theme)
Undertaker - Southern Culture On The Skids (twangy, moody guitar instro)
Dig It Up - Hoodoo Gurus (a straight up Cramps tribute)
The Haunted Strangler (movie ad)
Swingin' At The Seance - Glenn Miller And His Orchestra (fun swing novelty)
The Headless Horseman - Kay Starr (more swing era horror)
With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees (more of an English music hall vibe)
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (radio ad for movie)
I Was a Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps (classic! "Braces on my fangs..."
Sinners - Freddie & The Hitch-Hikers (Fire and brimstone preacher early sixties rock style)
Monkey's Paw - House Of Freaks (moody roots rock)
Voodoo Lady - Eric McFadden (moody blues guitar)
Loop Garoo - Dr. John (The doctor in his deep funky freak)
Whistlin' Past The Graveyard - Screamin Jay Hawkins (fantastic cover of the Tom Waits song)
The Bones In The Ground - Robyn Hitchcock (more time in the graveyard)
She Loves Monsters - The Bartlebees (she's an indie rock horror movie fan)
The Astro-Zombies (radio ad for the movie)
She's My Witch- Kip Tyler (rockabilly style)
The Green Slime (movie theme - groovy!)
Mad Monster Party - Maury Laws (from the Rank Bass puppettoon)
Black Sunday (radio ad)
This Is Halloween - Danny Elfman
Zombie King - Emerald Rain Productions (very Elfmanesque)
Vampire Girl - Jonathan Richman (it's not the mascara)
Vampira - Bobby Bare
Marie Celeste - The Polecats (neo rockabilly ode to ghost pirates)
Dark Shadows (tv theme)

Phew, okay they're all up at Buffistarawk.

All well worth owning and I tried to steer clear of the most obvious "Monster Mash" and "Don't Fear The Reaper" selections.

All well worth owning and I tried to steer clear of the most obvious "Monster Mash" and "Don't Fear The Reaper" selections.

It's a nice mix, but I could've used a little more cowbell.

ducks

Hec, that mix looks amazing. Can I get the password to Buffistarawk somewhere, because I'd love to have that list.

Insent to your profile addy, Amyliz.

Argh! I've forgotten the password to Buffistarawk. My darling Hecubot, would you please send it to me again? Because I NEED your Halloween mix.

Insent to charm school addy, Jilli.

It's a nice mix, but I could've used a little more cowbell.

Shpadoinkel!

When I get home tonight, I'll put up a few wonderful halloween songs, too.

I saw Dar Williams in concert. She was great; she mostly did songs from the current album, which is just fine by me. (She opened with her acoustic version of "Comfortably Numb", just her and the guitar, then slowly opening out to the rest of the band. Loved it.) Her opening act were the Girlyman, whom I've never heard before, and who were amazing. (I was expecting Dar to be good. I was expecting the opening act to be eeeh.) They closed their set with a hard-rocking cover of "Son of a Preacherman". Me: off to buy CDs.

Just popping in with a question: if one were to need, desperately, the Nick Cave cover of "Lust for Life," where would one look? Besides here, which I am already obviously doing ...