# Songs to Halloween by... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2000, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394 "2000-10-18T13:52:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/21 "2000-10-18T20:32:07Z")
“Fire” by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/22 "2000-10-18T21:20:52Z")
Bach’s Tocata and Fugue in D minor. ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/23 "2000-10-18T21:23:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scratch1300 \* > \*\*There was a song a few years back but I cannot for the life of me remember who did it. It was called “Black No. 9” and it had some creepy organ work; I always thought it was very Halloween-y. \*\* D’oh! Of course **Kvallulf** had got this and I overlooked it. Remembered the band, too, and even got the number right… ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/24 "2000-10-18T21:59:40Z")
How about “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” by Bauhaus? Or anything by Bauhaus for that matter. Or even “Cut you up” by Peter Murphy, former Bauhaus frontman. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/25 "2000-10-19T00:25:37Z")
“This is Halloween”, Danny Elfman, _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ soundtrack. Also, the Crash Test Dummies song “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” and “The Memory Remains” by Metallica both have a creepy feel to them. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/26 "2000-10-19T03:41:51Z")
How about Aenima, by Tool. Pretty eerie. Or…this CD called "Drew’s Horror…something something. Its got the theme songs from all these great horror movies, PSYCHO, Exorcist, Halloween, Christine, Silence of the Lambs, The Shining. Tubular Bells is pretty good for a halloween type thing… I agree, Pink Floyd would be suitable… ---
**Author:** ![Azargoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Azargoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azargoth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/27 "2000-10-19T06:05:29Z")
Danzig- Her Black Wings Type O Negative- Creepy Green Light or Wolf Moon Cradle Of Filth- Red Roses for a Devils Whore (Gothic Romance in Carpathia) Cannibal Corpse- Just about anything from them will work Morbid Angel- Rapture Slayer- 213 (nothing like a Jeffrey Dahmer song to liven up the party) Nile- Just about anything will work, Death Metal crossed with Egyptian themes Slipknot- Tattered and Torn ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/28 "2000-10-19T08:59:46Z")
People are strange when you’re a stranger Faces look ugly when you’re alone Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted Streets are uneven when you’re down When you’re strange Faces come out of the rain When you’re strange No one remembers your name When you’re strange When you’re strange When you’re strange People are strange when you’re a stranger Faces look ugly when you’re alone Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted Streets are uneven when you’re down When you’re strange Faces come out of the rain When you’re strange No one remembers your name When you’re strange When you’re strange When you’re strange When you’re strange Faces come out of the rain When you’re strange No one remembers your name When you’re strange When you’re strange When you’re…straaaaaaaannnnnnnnnge 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/29 "2000-10-19T09:00:48Z")
Or any solo work by Yoko Ono, if you want to simulate that whole “sounds of the tormented in Hell” atmosphere… ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/30 "2000-10-19T13:29:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kilt-wearin’ man \* > \*\*Or any solo work by Yoko Ono, if you want to simulate that whole “sounds of the tormented in Hell” atmosphere… > > \*\* Amen, brother. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/31 "2000-10-19T13:44:29Z")
More:[ul][li]Devil in Disguise - Elvis Presley[/li][li]The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen[/li][li]Walking After Midnight - Patsy Cline[/li][li]People Are Strange - The Doors (See lyrics posted above.)[/li][li]Cemetery Gates - The Smiths[/li][li]Depeche Mode - Just about any song. All their songs have sort of a creepy vibe.[/li]Psycho Killer - Talking Heads[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/32 "2000-10-20T00:37:39Z")
**Elvira, Mistress of the Dark** did 2 albums _full_ of Halloween stuff. Available on line. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/33 "2000-10-20T01:13:37Z")
OH COME ON!! I may have missed it in previous threads, but why has no one said “Everyday’s Halloween,” by Ministry. Clearly the first thing to come to my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/34 "2000-10-20T01:15:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cooldude \* > \*\*OH COME ON!! > > I may have missed it in previous threads, but why has no one said “Everyday’s Halloween,” by Ministry. > > Clearly the first thing to come to my mind. \*\* Everyday is Halloween, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/35 "2000-10-20T01:23:40Z")
Damn, Damn, Damn you neuroman. I thought I was going to be the one to get there with Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, but you beat me to it. But it has to be on an organ, NOT an orchestral arrangement!!! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalMuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@DigitalMuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalMuse)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/36 "2000-10-20T01:29:51Z")
Anything by Tool, Static X, or Marilyn Manson “Kiddies” by Self is pretty creepy too. ---
**Author:** ![AndYrAStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@AndYrAStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndYrAStar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/37 "2000-10-20T14:14:22Z")
Ohhh. “Halloween” by the Misfits. The cover version by AFI is pretty good too (maybe even better…) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/38 "2000-10-20T14:19:33Z")
More…[ul][li]Black Magic Woman - Santana[/li][li]We Only Come Out at Night - Smashing Pumpkins (appropriately enough)[/li]Dead Man Walking - David Bowie (OK, not _literally_ about zombies, but still works)[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/39 "2000-10-20T17:06:23Z")
“Night Prowler” AC/DC. “Hells Bells” was already mentioned. Anything by Black Sabbath or Ozzy or Rob Zombie just about. ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2000, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-halloween-by/37394/40 "2000-10-20T18:46:13Z")
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