# 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:** 2
**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 26, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/21 "2021-08-26T18:20:31Z")
Yes to both. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/22 "2021-08-26T20:15:10Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > It so vividly expresses the what-the-fuck-edness of the seventies. This is a thread winner if you ask me. The line, “We were flying along and hit something in the air” used to creep me the fuck out. Still does (as I prepare to fly next week) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/23 "2021-08-26T20:29:47Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > …what also happens to be one of the greatest openings in Rick. Rick’s wife disagrees. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/24 "2021-08-26T20:36:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eauZzwt8Ci8/maxresdefault.jpg "Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eauZzwt8Ci8) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/25 "2021-08-26T20:50:08Z")
None spookier… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OKRJfIPiJGY/hqdefault.jpg "Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Original)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY) And at the other end of the decade : [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m2LHQmp3kd8/hqdefault.jpg "The Rattles - The Witch (1970)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2LHQmp3kd8) ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/26 "2021-08-26T21:01:16Z")
Helen Reddy, Angie Baby. Very unsettling, very reminiscent to Ode to Billy Joe. And a hit and a great song. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UQKyGt_I5L4/hqdefault.jpg "Angie Baby- Helen Reddy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQKyGt_I5L4) ---
**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, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/27 "2021-08-26T21:18:48Z")
If you feel that way, you can’t be wrong. Personally, I never saw that as spooky… My old band even played it live before. Not a happy song, but “Cities On Flames” would be a better example from their discography. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/28 "2021-08-26T21:25:44Z")
From their second album, in 1973, ELO’s “Kuiama.” The lyrics (it’s an anti-war song) are haunting, but it’s the instruments, particularly the interplay of the strings and the synthesizers, and the long, minor key play-out at the end, that make it feel “spooky” to me. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0BRKdPVki2Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Kuiama") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BRKdPVki2Q) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/29 "2021-08-26T23:05:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Am I operating on a different wavelength or shouldn’t this be here?: A whole lot of BOC could be here. _Veteran of the Psychic Wars, Harvester of Eyes, Joan Crawford, Fire of Unknown Origin…_ Too Much Cowbell makes _Reaper_ seem positively cheery. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/30 "2021-08-26T23:58:07Z")
Triumvirat - _March To The Eternal City_ from the “Spartacus” album. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TmTZpQYMzN8/hqdefault.jpg "TRIUMVIRAT Spartacus 08 March to the Eternal City") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmTZpQYMzN8) I remember once driving up I-44 from Rolla MO to STL at 2 or 3 in the morning and hearing this come on the radio. _Very_ spooky. Then again I was half drunk at the time. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/31 "2021-08-27T00:05:06Z")
How about some kraut rock? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0Meht18m1zc/hqdefault.jpg "Amon Düül II - Deutsch Nepal") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Meht18m1zc) ETA: this is from the album “Wolf City”, maybe Amon Düül II’s best album. But their whole catalog is worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/32 "2021-08-27T00:20:18Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Am I operating on a different wavelength or shouldn’t this be here?: It doesn’t get much better than this. No more cowbell needed, either. Have you heard the version Gus recorded for the film “Scream”? Gotta love those cellos. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KRjUQXz2tyg/hqdefault.jpg "Scream - Soundtrack - Don't Fear The Reaper - By Gus -") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRjUQXz2tyg) In its own way, I think this one fits. Getting older, can’t deny the grave will get you eventually. What a voice… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L9srmft6STc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBAS017PV0F3V2t6KJr5wKNzpUSPQ "Aerosmith - Dream on- Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9srmft6STc) ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/33 "2021-08-27T12:26:05Z")
The more the better. I love music from all over… I love “Green Bubble Raincoated Man”, “Jalousie”, “Surrounded By The Stars”, and “Touchmaphal”… I just listened to one of their albums, “Phallus” something, but didn’t care for it. I don’t even remember it, lol. I’ll check this one out today - thanks! ---
**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 27, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/34 "2021-08-27T12:34:34Z")
Werewolf, by the Five Man Electrical Band. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XHTc5n8aY-g/hqdefault.jpg "FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND-Werewolf") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHTc5n8aY-g) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/35 "2021-08-27T16:26:13Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Then again I was half drunk at the time. Who was the other half? ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/36 "2021-08-27T19:52:01Z")
I swear DC Comics did direct adaptations of Angie Baby and In the Year 2525 for their early 70s anthologies…but Ive never been able to find it ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/37 "2021-09-01T08:00:06Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > None spookier… More like dull as a butterknife. Utter, simplistic dreck, based on what a bass player who has three minutes of musical experience comes up with. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/38 "2021-09-01T08:03:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WSCwumh2suc/maxresdefault.jpg "Moon over Kentucky") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSCwumh2suc) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/39 "2021-09-01T20:43:08Z")
> [@Toxylon](#): > > More like dull as a butterknife. Utter, simplistic dreck, based on what a bass player who has three minutes of musical experience comes up with. Well, that’s _an_ opinion, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447/40 "2021-09-01T21:05:42Z")
Alice Cooper’s Years Ago/Steven: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ljaY9ufVL1Q/maxresdefault.jpg "ALICE COOPER/Years Ago\Steven") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljaY9ufVL1Q) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-but-great-songs-of-the-1970s/949447.md?page=1)