13 Vintage Halloween Songs from the 1910's, 20's, & 30's

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[Beowulf9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ColqqmE-0qM

[Beowulf9]

Personal favorite bit more modern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9hr5LBeWg

[ifinnegan]

Thx

[lee martell]

I didn’t know there even were any Halloween Songs,
except for two maybe; Love Potion #9,
and Wild Eyed Purple People Eater.

Okay, maybe even more than two...Witchy Woman by the Eagles.
Black Magic Woman by Santana.
Spooky by Atlanta Rhythm Section.
They’re Coming 2 Take Me Away! by X?

[Fiji Hill]

A song that is truly terrifying is Swamp Ghosts by Wayne King & His Orchestra (1931). It has been posted on Youtube a few times, but it always quickly vanishes--probably because it strikes fear into the hearts of listeners. So I got this version from the Internet Archive. Click on the link and listen if you have the courage.

[morphing libertarian]

Monster Mash

[mewzilla]

From the 30's...

Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogeyman -- Henry Hall

[Beowulf9]

Listening! This is cool!

[Fiji Hill]

Here are a few scary tunes from 1958, a vintage year for Halloween songs.

• Zombie--The Monotones

• The Monster Hop--Bert Convy

• Do You Dig Me, Mr. Pygmy?--The Zanies

• Voodoo, Voodoo--Laverne Baker

• The Blob--The Five Blobs

• The Gorilla--Bert Convy

• Bo Meets the Monster--Bo Diddley

• Flip Top Box--Dickie Doo & the Don'ts

• Frankenstein's Den--The Hollywood Flames

• Haunted House--Johnny Fuller

• Homicide--Myron Lee & the Caddies

• Fungus Among Us--Terry Noland

• Which Witch Doctor?--The Vogues

[blam]

Jack-O-Lanterns

Every October, carved pumpkins peer out from porches and doorsteps in the United States and other parts of the world.Gourd-like orange fruits inscribed with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles are a sure sign of the Halloween season. The practice of decorating “jack-o’-lanterns”—the name comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack—originated in Ireland, where large turnips and potatoes served as an early canvas. Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin, and it became an integral part of Halloween festivities.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

MONSTER MASH

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

THRILLER

[Deaf Smith]

Jeepers Creepers to go along with movie of same name.

[Fiji Hill]

The Monster Mash--Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers (1962)

The Monster Swim--Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers (1964)

[Fiji Hill]

Jeepers Creepers to go along with movie of same name.

Jeepers Creepers--The Four Modernaires (1938)

[NewJerseyJoe]

P4L

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!!!

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

Thank you for linking these I don’t know how to link anything I am going to force myself to learn one day!! You are AWSOME thank you again!!!

[kalee]

Thanks!

[Nothingburger]

Pardon my bragging, but members of my community theater group say I do a pretty fair Boris Karloff impression. We used it in a couple comedies we produced in recent seasons.

That said, I vote for “Monster Mash” — I’d like to perform it in a Halloween musical review someday, but right now I just have to keep it close to home.

[Nothingburger]

https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557930-31

Check out the above link for a two-disc set called “Macabre Masterpieces.”

I know this thread is about popular song, but I submit that you need to start listening to some classical if you’re looking for the mother lode of spooky Halloween music.

My personal favorite in this collection is Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre.”

Anyone who watched the Disney classic “Fantasia” will be familiar with Mussorgsky’s intense “Night on Bald Mountain,” and the supernatural but lighthearted “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” by Paul Dukas, featuring Mickey Mouse in his greatest role.

I don’t own this set, for the simple reason that I have pretty much all the compositions on other recordings. But I have listened to the whole collection online and it’s a treat.