Grim Grinning Ghosts

I thought I'd refer back to those Disney Sing-Along Song videos I used to watch.  In the Halloween one I spoke of earlier this month, there is this song called "Grim Grinning Ghosts" that a few Disney villains sing on the front lawn of Haunted Mansion Disneyland.

When you're young, you find a lot of things frightening, and this was one of them.  But, since music has always been the love of my life, I did quite enjoy it.

[Source:  YouTube / Disney]

It is not necessarily the song that is creepy, I think it is the creepy characters.  I mean, Disney chose the scariest villains like the Big Bad Wolf.  Just look at him!  Does anyone else feel like he is going to eat you?!  That tongue, though.

So, I'll be out tomorrow night, considering it's Halloween, so I won't promise that I'll post.  If I do not, then HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips

We are rapidly approaching Halloween.  The song "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips" by Nancy Cassidy always gets me in the mood for the spooky holiday.

The song was later covered by Bruce Springsteen and appeared in the Disney Sing Along Songs video, Happy Haunting:  Party at Disneyland, which is how I know it.

Here are the lyrics to the silly song [Source: lyricsfreak.com]:

When I was a little kid

I never liked to eat

Mom would put things on my plate

And i'd dump 'em on her feet

But then one day she made this soup

I ate it all in bed

I asked her what she put in it

And this is what she said:

"Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips

And alligator eyes

Monkey legs and buzzard eggs

And salamander thighs

Rabbit ears and camel rears

And tasty toenail pies

Stir 'em all together

And it's mama's soup surprise"

I went into the bathroom

And i stood beside the sink

I said, "I'm feeling slightly ill

And I think I'd like a drink"

Mama said, "I've just the thing

I'll get it in a wink

It's full of lots of protein

And vitamins, I think"

"Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips

And alligator eyes

Monkey legs and buzzard eggs

And salamander thighs

Rabbit ears and camel rears

And tasty toenail pies

Stir 'em all together

And it's mama's soup surprise"

As Halloween gets closer and closer, I'll be posting more frequently about some spooky (and not so spooky) Halloween songs to get you in the spirit...even if you are not a huge fan of Halloween like me.

Make it spooky

Besides the fact that scary movies are fun to watch, the background music makes them 20 times better!

Let us look into that.  Jaws is one of the greatest movies.  Steven Spielberg's minimal use of the shark makes it that much more scary when the monster does pop out of the water.  But one of the most famous aspects of the movie is that music:  duh nuh....duh nuh....duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh - I think you know what I'm trying to say.

photo:  youtube.com

A movie that I can never resist to watch during the Halloween season is of course Halloween.  John Carpenter is the master composer.  We all know a majority of his work and we always find them to fit each movie or TV show perfectly.  While John Carpenter is the ultimate composer, Michael Myers seems to be the ultimate killer.  I think the theme for the movie really fits his character, don't you think?

photo:  wikipedia.com

Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" is the famous theme from blockbuster The Exorcist.  This song being the theme for the movie is as iconic as the scene when Father Merrin arrives at the MacNeil household.  It seems as if no other creation would've worked as well as this piece does for this film.  

photo:  imdb.com

Spooktacular

Halloween is a beloved holiday throughout the world.  Children running through the streets and sidewalks with their cute Dorothy and firefighter costumes on demanding candy from everyone just really makes so many happy.  And because Halloween is rapidly approaching, I thought I would create a playlist of the perfect Halloween songs (in no particular order).  Enjoy!

1. Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
2. Disturbia - Rihanna
3. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
4. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
5. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
6. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
7. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.
8. Thriller - Michael Jackson
9. Boris the Spider - The Who
10. This is Halloween - The Citizens of Halloween
11. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
12. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
13. Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show
14. Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
15. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
16. Halloween Theme - John Carpenter
17. Monster - Lady Gaga