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[raccoonradio]

“The Guy Lombardo of Halloween”—John Waters

I saw him in the 80s in a comedy revue in Boston’s Theatre District called Don’t Touch That Dial; he did such characters as Archie Bunker in a spoof of TV

Britain’s Bonzo Dog Band performing it in the late 60s show Do Not Adjust Your Set (which feat. future members of Monty Python)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa1i375FuGw

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Hmmm.... nothing about The Toyes' "Monster Hash"?

The Toyes - Monster Hash (NSFW - minor language/drug references)

[VanDeKoik]

My class had to sing it for our Halloween program in elementary. We botched it so bad, I still cringe when I hear this song almost 30 years later.

[Nifster]

I have always loved The Monster Mash....good beat, fun lyrics, decent music. So Dick over all I think it is going to be a hit

[Resolute Conservative]

Egad, Halloween. I need to remember to stay home from work Friday.

[bgill]

Love that song. Had it on one of my earliest cassette tapes.

[a fool in paradise]

Pickett and Hersh were always looking for other, different ways to keep the song relevant. In 2004, Pickett re-recorded “Monster Mash” as “Monster Slash,” to protest President George W. Bush’s environmental policies.

Meh.

[discostu]

I like Monster Mash when I was a kid, but I left novelty music behind. The song of Halloween to me a small little piano number by John Carpenter.