Witchy Songs
This song was in a the movie, 'The Wizard of OZ' and also became a number 2 hit in the UK after the death of Margaret Thatcher.
What is "Ding Dong! the Witch is Dead."
This novelty song by Boris Pickett written in 1962 is often played at Halloween. It still generates $1 million every year in royalties.
What is "The Monster Mash?"
This song was written by Ray Parker Jr. in 1984 for a hit movie that includes the phrase, "Who're you gonna call."?
What is "Ghostbusters."?
This song was written by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon in 1975. The song was written in 15 minutes.
What is "Werewolves of London?"
Michael Jackson released this famous song in 1982 and the video depicts them as zombies emerging from the dead.
What is "Thriller."?
Don Henley from the Eagles wrote this song in 1972 and the lyrics came to him when he had a fever and was delirious. The song is about a seductive enchantress and he based the character after Zelda Fitzgerald, a biography he was reading while sick. This song was one of the two that the band played almost every night in the early days.
What is "Witchy Woman."
This novelty song by Sheb Wooley talks about a one eyed, one horned alien that wants to join a rock band.
What is "The Purple People Eater"?
This song is from a 1964 TV show about a kooky family which features finger snaps as percussive accompaniment. This was later made into a movie.
What is "The Addams Family Theme song"?
This song by Duran Duran was released in 1982 and became a big hit in the US after being on MTV.
What is "Hungry Like the Wolf?"
The Cranberries released this song in 1994 in response to an IRA bomb in 1993 that killed 2 boys. It remains to this day, the Cranberries most popular song.
What is "Zombie.?"
This song was released by the Canadian band Rush in 1981. The lyrics describe a vigilante mob that gathers by torchlight in the night.
What is "Witch Hunt?"
This song was recorded and released by David Bowie in 1980. It was on his 14th album and the title of the album is the same as this song.
What is Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)?
This is the main theme song from the 1993 movie, The Nightmare before Christmas.
What is "This is Halloween?"
This song was recorded by Colombian singer Shakira in 2009 for her 8th studio album.
What is "She-Wolf?"
This song by Ozzy Osbourne was released in 1991 and one interpretation of the song is that it is a metaphor for being hungover. Have a listen and guess the title!
What is "Zombie Stomp?"
Cream released this song in 1967 and it features Eric Clapton on lead vocals. The lyrics in verse one are "She's a witch of trouble in electric blue. In her own mad mind, she's in love with you, with you, now, what you gonna do?"
What is the "Strange Brew."?
This song was written by Alice Cooper and released in 1986 and was the theme song for the horror film Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives.
What is "He's Back (the Man Behind the Mask)?
The opening theme of Mike Oldfield's 1973 instrumental piece called "Tubular Bells" was famously used in this horror film. Take a listen and see if you can guess the name of movie.
What is "The Exorcist?"
This song was written by the group The Cramps and released in 1980. It references a horror movie by the same name that was released in 1958 which starred Michael Landon.
What is "I was a Teenage Wolf?"
This song was the breakout single from the Hooters 1985 major label debut and success was fueled by MTV and radio playtime.
What is "All You Zombies.?"
This song written by Stevie Nicks was often introduced in live performances as being about "a Welsh Witch" even after she learned about the true mythological origin of the name as a Welsh goddess.
What is "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac?
This song is a 1989 hit by the Ramones for the Stephen King Film adaptation, with lyrics by Dee Dee Ramone, who famously wrote then in an hour after King gave him a copy of the book.
What is "Pet Sematary"?
This song was originally sung by a Scottish singer Donovan in 1966 but sung by singer Lana Del Rey in the 2019 horror movie Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
What is "Season of the Witch"?
This song is written by Paul Simon and released in 2016. The core idea for the song came from Simon and his band experimenting with a mix of percussion from a Peruvian Cajón, Indian gopichand, and hand claps. When they slowed down the recording, it created a howling sound.
What is the "Werewolf?"
This song was on Tom Petty's 1989 solo album and was named after a bar that some young kids were talking about playing when they were casually talking to him while he was at a restaurant. It also features the back up vocals of Roy Orbison.
What is "Zombie Zoo?"