13 Essential Songs for Your Halloween Playlist
If you're planning a Halloween party you need these 13 songs for a spooky soundtrack.
- 1
"Bad Moon Rising"- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Let's set the mood for the occasion. This song also gets bonus points for inclusion on the soundtrack to An American Werewolf in London.
- 2
"Thriller"- Michael jackson
Obviously.
- 3
"Black Magic Woman"- Santana
Not only is black magic in the title, this song even sounds a little spooky.
- 4
"I Put A Spell On You"- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Many have covered this song but none can match the original. No doubt Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an original.
- 5
"Frankenstein"- Edgar Winter Group
This instrumental was christened "Frankenstein" because engineers stitched, spliced and patched together many different pieces of tape to make the final product.
- 6
"Witchy Woman"- The Eagles
"She's a restless spirit on an endless flight."
- 7
"Spooky"- Classics IV
The Classics IV later morphed into Atlanta Rhythm Section and hit the charts again with a revamped version of this song.
- 8
"Superstition"- Stevie Wonder
Very. Don't miss the Sesame Street video- these kids know where it's at.
- 9
"Season of the Witch"- Donovan
I'm not exactly sure what this song is all about but it is psychedelic and spooky at the same time.
- 10
"Ghostbusters"- Ray Parker Jr.
Because, who you gonna call?
- 11
"Bark at the Moon"- Ozzy Osbourne
Super-cheesy 80s special effects make Ozzy a werewolf.
- 12
"Evil Woman"- Electric Light Orchestra
What was written as "filler" for an album became ELO's first worldwide hit and a classic.
- 13
"Sympathy for the Devil"- The Rolling Stones
"Please allow me to introduce myself..."