Not Exactly Halloween Songs
Here’s my contribution for Halloween related music. I had an idea to post songs that were created specifically for Halloween, can be interpreted as Halloween songs, or conjure up images of Halloween. Hopefully you agree.
Belaire
“Haunted Castle” from Haunted Castle 7″
First up is Belaire’s “Haunted Castle” from their out-of-print 7-inch with the same title. It’s a perfect Halloween inspired song and the lyrics are quite straight-forward so there’s no need for explanation.
Official Website | MySpace | Label | W♥M Post
“Skulls” from BlackBlack EP 2
BlackBlack’s “Skulls” is a Misfits cover about wanting and needing skulls. Instead of the high-energy, upbeat, punk sound, they covered it as a down-tempo, slow, dull (not in a bad way, it fits the tempo), rock song.
Official Website | MySpace
Kate Nash
“Skeleton Song” from Made of Bricks
Kate Nash’s “Skeleton Song” is a happy sounding, upbeat, pop song about love, though you don’t have to view it that way. Since it’s Halloween, you can view it as some weird relationship with a live skeleton.
Official Website | Virb | MySpace | Label
Soko
“The Dandy Cowboys” from Not Sokute – EP
“The Dandy Cowboys” adds to the wonderful songs that Soko creates. It’s a love song about a cowboy couple in which a lady is telling a man how much she loves him… or does she?
Virb | MySpace
“Ghosts Have the Best Time” from This Vital Chapter
I’m not exactly sure what this song’s about, but I guess if you’re dressing up for Halloween, go as a ghost.
MySpace | Label
Jarvis Cocker
“Black Magic” from Jarvis
“Black Magic” is about that dark magic that “blows your mind away and takes you somewhere that you wanna stay”.
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The Good Life
“October Leaves (October)” from Album of the Year
“October Leaves” isn’t about or related to Halloween, but I thought it was a good song to segue away from Halloween. It’s a beautiful song about someone acting differently around their partner around this time of the year; “everything’s changed.”
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