Scary Rock Songs for Halloween
Sound Opinions celebrates Halloween with the best Scary Rock Songs. Jim and Greg play their favorites and hear some of yours.
Music News
The Michael Jackson posthumous money grab has begun. The new single "This Is It" has been released. It's likely to be the final new piece of music from the King of Pop and coincides with the release of a greatest hits album and movie of the same name. The film captures Jackson's L.A. rehearsals for what was to be his comeback tour. Greg saw This Is It earlier this week and describes it as a first hand glimpse of the artist in his final days. Greg was surprised to see how sharp and detail-oriented Jackson was, especially considering his frail appearance. Jackson lost some of his voice, but still knew how to make great theater, and Greg believes this comeback attempt would've been a success.
Next in the news, another successful rapper is headed for prison. Lil Wayne, the number one selling artist of 2008, pled guilty to gun possession and is expected to be sentenced to a year in prison. He has a new mixtape out this week and will likely continue releasing and promoting music throughout next year-especially if he follows the lead of T.I. That rapper is serving a prison sentence he began in May and is not only still a Billboard Top 200 seller, but recently won a BET award.
Halloween Scary Rock Songs
Jim and Greg celebrate Halloween by playing their favorite Scary Rock Songs. Not to dismiss a classic like "Monster Mash," but for this episode our hosts wanted to pick songs that would actually spook and scare. Here are the tracks they recommend for this Halloween season:
Greg
- The Buoys, "Timothy"
- PJ Harvey, "Down By The Water"
- The Geto Boys, "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
- Tori Amos, "'97 Bonnie and Clyde"
Jim
- Colin Newman, "Alone"
- Goblin, "Suspiria"
- RZA, "Samurai Showdown"
- Julee Cruise, "Mysteries of Love"
Listeners’ Picks
Some of our listeners also got in on the creepy fun.
- Charlotte from Chicago, IL: Siouxsie & the Banshees, "Eve White/Eve Black"
- Chris from Evanston, IL: Tom Waits, "Misery is the River of the World"
- Donna from Barrington, IL: The Cramps, "The Human Fly"
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Featured Songs
- Michael Jackson, "This Is It," Michael Jackson's This Is It, Epic, 2009
- Lil Wayne, "A Milli," Tha Carter III, Cash Money, 2008
- Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers, "Monster Mash," Monster Mash, Garpax, 1999
- The Buoys, "Timothy," The Buoys, Scepter, 1971
- Colin Newman, "Alone," A-Z, Beggar's Banquet, 1980
- PJ Harvey, "Down by the Water," To Bring You My Love, Island, 1995
- Jonny Greenwood, "Proven Lands," There Will Be Blood Soundtrack, Nonesuch, 2007
- Mike Oldfield, "Tubular Bells," Tubular Bells, Virgin, 1973
- Goblin, "Suspiria," Suspiria, Cinevox, 1977
- Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Eve White/Eve Black," Nocturne, Geffen, 1983
- Tom Waits, "Misery is the River of the World," Blood Money, Anti, 2002
- The Geto Boys, "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," We Can't Be Stopped, Rap-A-Lot, 1991
- Gnarls Barkley, "Boogie Monster," St. Elsewhere, Atlantic, 2006
- The Cramps, "Human Fly," Off the Bone, Illegal, 1983
- RZA, "Samurai Showdown," The Way of the Samurai, Epic, 1999
- Tori Amos, "'97 Bonnie and Clyde," Strange Little Girls, Atlantic, 2001
- Julee Cruise, "Mysteries of Love," Blue Velvet, Varèse Sarabande, 1986
- Grateful Dead, "Operator," American Beauty, Warner Bros., 1970
- Phoenix, "Armistice," Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Glassnote, 2009
- Phoenix, "1901," Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Glassnote, 2009
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