# Spooky (But Great) Songs of the 1970s? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 24, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447 "2021-08-24T17:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/1 "2021-08-24T17:03:54Z")
Spooky, dark, scary, evil… I’ll post them, especially because the live version of “No Quarter” is spooky. The jam from around the 9 minute mark is killer. It’s all together, but there’s some cool communication with Page/Bonham/Jones, and sounds independent at times, kinda jazzy… Speaking of jazzy, Bill Ward of Black Sabbath played many songs with a jazzy version, and those Middle-Eastern sounding riffs by Tony Iommi really gave it a dark sound - playing a half-tone as opposed to a whole-tone… And to think this was probably because of Tony’s accident is pretty interesting. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ISXnYu-Or4w/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath | (Black Sabbath, 1970) | [HQ]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXnYu-Or4w) Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (extended) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tFZy4ot2O2g/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGCQgQih_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDfEMF9CpxEWqZQaXrnC0BbRYk_Og "Led Zeppelin - No Quarter Live 1973 best audio mix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFZy4ot2O2g) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/2 "2021-08-24T17:29:53Z")
Someone asked me yesterday if I’d ever heard this one. Ha! It’s on a frequent playlist. It so vividly expresses the what-the-fuck-edness of the seventies. 🖤 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XhtoRlVUPo0/maxresdefault.jpg "Bloodrock D.O.A.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhtoRlVUPo0) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/3 "2021-08-24T17:34:22Z")
I think Queen’s, “The Prophet’s Song,” would fit here. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HzdjMLKKdgk/hqdefault.jpg "Queen - The Prophets Song (Official Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzdjMLKKdgk) ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/4 "2021-08-24T17:48:12Z")
[Sky Pilot by the Animals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0JMCaKwOUY) might fit. edit: Actually 1960s, but I’m leaving it. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/5 "2021-08-24T18:09:28Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G56DaSAeZfM/hqdefault.jpg "Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home a Heartache [OGWT 1973]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56DaSAeZfM) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/6 "2021-08-24T18:18:40Z")
The Alan Parsons Project & Edgar Allan Poe: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YAE1XTvKLXA/hqdefault.jpg "Alan Parsons Project The Raven") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAE1XTvKLXA) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/7 "2021-08-24T18:36:20Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OqDu5LBT8_Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Timothy \*\*\* The Buoys") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqDu5LBT8_Y) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/8 "2021-08-24T21:30:41Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IB0SxXTR_UI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAgwIABABGD4gWyhlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDphpQrEFaRuWVRQxWwhb0rBdA_Lg "Swamp Witch- Jim Stafford") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB0SxXTR_UI) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/9 "2021-08-24T21:47:25Z")
No thread like this is complete without what also happens to be one of the greatest openings in Rick. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RLG1ys2CGcI/maxresdefault.jpg "Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLG1ys2CGcI) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/10 "2021-08-24T22:58:13Z")
Cool, now I get to include “Careful With That Vax, Eugene” by Pink Floyd 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/11 "2021-08-25T02:19:16Z")
1971 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JOKn33-q4Ao/maxresdefault.jpg "Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [HQ]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn33-q4Ao) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/12 "2021-08-25T02:49:42Z")
Skyhooks song about the news on TV, _Horror Movie_. Appropriately from their album _Living in the 70’s_. Mind you, the stage costumes don’t help the effect. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XljmO_KPQaM/hqdefault.jpg "Skyhooks. Horror Movie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XljmO_KPQaM) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/13 "2021-08-26T15:11:10Z")
Led Zeppelin - In The Evening [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bJSJavz1AOM/maxresdefault.jpg "In the Evening (1990 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJSJavz1AOM) ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/14 "2021-08-26T15:27:11Z")
The “Piltdown Man” section of Mike Oldfield’s _Tubular Bells_ is pretty spooky: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bv_4sZCLlr0/maxresdefault.jpg "Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Full Album") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_4sZCLlr0) Come to think of it, the beginning of the album is also pretty eerie, which is probably why it was used in (and made famous by) _The Exorcist_. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/15 "2021-08-26T15:45:24Z")
Redbone - The Witch Queen of New Orleans [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=68kVtlN3XkI](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=68kVtlN3XkI) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/16 "2021-08-26T16:30:36Z")
I love the rhythm guitar SO much, especially off the beat… Nice tone, too… Great song, although I don’t know any others by Redbone (never cared about “Come and get your love”) ---
**Author:** ![thdudescar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thdudescar/32/4638_2.png) [@thdudescar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thdudescar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/17 "2021-08-26T16:55:19Z")
King Crimson - Epitaph https://player.vimeo.com/video/169326992 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/18 "2021-08-26T16:59:36Z")
I think the way Nik Turner sings “D Rider” makes this Hawkwind song kind of spooky. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8QjTdBYdguA/maxresdefault.jpg "3. D Rider") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QjTdBYdguA) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/19 "2021-08-26T17:04:26Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qpo9KZYJ4sA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCYimqWUB4MZk-j_QC0uP2zOPzXhw "Classic IV - Spooky") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpo9KZYJ4sA) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/20 "2021-08-26T17:49:47Z")
Am I operating on a different wavelength or shouldn’t this be here?: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dy4HA3vUv2c/maxresdefault.jpg "Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4HA3vUv2c) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447.md?page=2)