ROB RYAN: AWWOOOOWOOOOWOOOOOOO!!!!
DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: Hello, and welcome to a surprise midseason edition of Request Line! I’m your special host Rob Ryan, and today we’ll be taking requests for your favorite Halloween songs.
ROB RYAN: [mournful howl]
DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: I’d like to take this opportunity to personally apologize for the quality of the Saints defense this year, which is ranked near the bottom of the league in pretty much every major category. I take full responsibility for our shortcomings, and I’m hoping to improve things as the season progresses.
ROB RYAN: [excited yipping]
DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: But there’s no reason to dwell on that – let’s keep our spirits up. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. There are no religious overtones, and it’s one of the few days of the year I can really let my hair down without getting hassled by the man.
ROB RYAN: [unleashes wolf whistle]
DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: And the women! Seriously, have you seen the way women dress up these days? They’ve got a sexy version of every single costume you can think of! Sexy teacher, sexy veterinarian, sexy presidential candidate…
ROB RYAN: AWWOOOOWOOOOWOOOOOOO!!!!
DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: I’ll get you started with one of my favorites, Warren Zevon. For a non-lycanthrope, he has a surprisingly good graph of the lifestyle – except for that nonsense about pina coladas. You drink that frou-frou juice around me and my pack-mates and we’ll rip your face off and play tug-of-war with your entrails. But enough empty promises, that’s more of my brother’s thing – let’s get busy rockin’. Post your suggestions in the comments, and my human thrall Rikki-Tikki-Deadly will put it together as a playlist for Friday. Happy Halloween, everybody!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSc8qVMjKM
Rikki much thanks as you’ve helped me make my entire name that tune round for my Trivia Spooktacular tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAkI4EKKHMw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0FnPIKrqfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bzVx9GuKlY
http://33.media.tumblr.com/c152106e6905f3ae559471d6f95026dd/tumblr_nuwvcerpey1rpaylno1_400.gif
Finally since I started with Boingo I’m going to finish with Boingo.
No one lives forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAQCNvybcXk
Can’t be Halloween without a little Alice Cooper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjC4BOKqzY
You can just let this play in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LEWkwvaNcs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8vBVUaKvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tWsBw3lB64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgpa7wEAz7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLNI0AND4rU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUHfy51Efng
I see someone watched the Republican debates.
I’m not really a big fan of anime, but the Hellsing series is absolutely worth your time (only 13 episodes, if you don’t get into the OST). The music through the show is a fantastic blend of “creepy rock” (for lack of a better term) and electronica. This is one of my favorite songs.
Dracula’s Holy Pupil and R & R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYI6V_Lh7ic
I’ve always liked Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart as a creepy slasher soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuObGsB0No
I always think of this group around this time of year:
https://youtu.be/b4gQP5r4IyU
Can’t be Halloween without a little Ozzy.
Bark at the Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnNWUUZ7cEA
Extremely relevant to the post.
I am glad this is the video I picked to tinker around and see why embedding wasn’t working; this was an excellent choice.
Which I still haven’t figured out, incidentally; for now I’d recommend just posting youtube links (they will be picked up just fine for the Friday playlist)
Do you want me to give it try? I’ve never had any of the problems others have embedding anything, except in the very early days, even before the #Uproxxcalypse happened.
DM me if you want. I’m pretty tied up work and reading wise, so I may not see a response here. DM goes to my email, which I always have open.
Manmade God is a one album band (released in 2003) which is actually surprisingly solid. The singer can be a little abrasive at first, but his style grew on me. I’m a fan of “Swamp Water” and the vivid imagery of the lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pU4HnZ9WxM&list=PL6XgDL90quyaMdPBqwkdeSC22734hBLvf
Spanky Datass’ mention of the Echo and the Bunnymen cover of “People are Strange” brought this one to mind:
I’ve got a few to contribute, but I’ll do individual posts for each:
Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m a big Disturbed fan. There are a lot of songs you could probably use from them for Halloween, but in this case, I like “The Animal” the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwxUgefMStM
All right, I’m back from the field and can contribute some of my own picks.
God that was such a shit movie. It’s not even entertaining when you’re shitfaced.
Vico C – Viernes 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvL3bpBBik
Cool Reggaetón Story Bro Alert:
Vico C is club-hopping with his girl and is stalked by Jason Vorhees, who corners them and… Asks Vico if he can sing a duet with him. Vico and crew ultimately go all pro wrestling on Jason at Josephs’ Café (God I miss the 90s), and dump a gallon of water over him.
Needz moar Bauhaus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq7xyjU-jsU
seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oivPnSuDOcs
Some Velvet Acid Christ. Video is not for the squeamish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Hn1RPgrIU
Abra Cadaver – The Hives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NakeY34jc5o
Fiesta de locos – Calle 13 (“I got green worms in my head biting my brain veins, that’s why I’m a rebel. Like an old man in underpants riding a bike with viagra in his pockets…” Is there anything spookier than underwear with pockets?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Jbf2o_Cw4
When our local pub empties down to the strangest crowd (including myself and my friends) we overtake the juke box with this on repeat….
Bustin’ makes me feel good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc
Related:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXVHITd1N4
That used to be my favorite song when I was 14. Some months later, I heard Led Zeppelin for the first time.
I like to click through this: http://abc7chicago.com/sports/photos-chicago-bears-2014-season-in-pictures/298377/
while listening to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMTrVgpDwPk
Or while listening to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWbI19Pt_nU
/I am a sucker for these posts. Love it, Rikki!
Frankenstein, Edgar Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8f-Qb-bwlU
This song is the best and the worst at the same time and also involves Frankenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO2cHJmDkBg
I got a twofer…
Iron Maiden- Run to the Hills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZlDZPYzfm4
Donovan – Season of the Witch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gblXJ8j_AU
Sweet, I had Season of the Witch on my ringers list.
Ah yes, B-movie campiness.
Cramps: Surfin’ Dead
I’m dead.
https://youtu.be/UxavcOn1qiI
My mind went to the same place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aRnPP5qc94
The Doors: People Are Strange
https://youtu.be/Sq9oR9x171w
Got to thinking that Echo and the Bunnymen covered “People are Strange” and remembered they also had a song called “The Killing Moon”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ
The Killing Moon kicks ass.
Eh, fuck it. This account is broken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtX9u7_6F8
Embed links don’t work for most of us. I had to go into my comment and edit it with a hard return before the link to make the video show.
I no longer have the power to edit. Even when I did, it was a good 50/50 split when the embed code worked and when it didn’t.
And, if you’ve got an hour and like Phish, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yKaZVKeF2A
/crickets
Suddenly back in vogue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixw_bLVUL34
Then again we have all glorious 8 minutes of this beautiful damn thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfm7cOJfOjk
The world needs more Alien Sex Fiend.
This is obligatory and mandatory at the same time.
https://youtu.be/_UbGtjnluyY
This song holds a dear place in my heart. One, it’s weird and has killer drumming.
Two, when I interviewed Danzig about his comic book publishing venture, I suggested basing a few stories on his Misfits songs, specifically this one.
His response, “Dude, holy shit. I never thought of that. If I do that, you’re going to be a guy who turns into a martian.”
Never happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrMdnR5duR4
Sorry if I’m stealing your thunder with this one, Yeah Right…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bMM61Y5CEU
Just glad it made it to the party.
This would also work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89TZVte4xaU
https://youtu.be/7PXkSelEuxk
http://i.imgur.com/Y6OEnPP.jpg
I am a member of the Monster Raving Loony Party, which was founded by Lord Sutch in a pub near Portsmouth.
I could legally stand for elections while I lived there but I’m pretty sure I can’t anymore.
“Fashion Zombies” by The Aquabats. The video is just a superhero ska band fighting off zombie scene kids. It also features a Vincent-Price-in-Thrilleresque spooky interlude. Oh, and the guitars are bitchin’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4tw6vBbwVY
Scene kids should be force fed DDT and Rat Poison martinis.
I’m sorry but I think Monster Mash is a great song that should be topping the charts all year long.