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Friday Coffee Break: Things That Go Bump In The Night

Posted at 8:43 AM on October 28, 2011 by Steve Seel (61 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Yesterday's 9:30 Coffee Break was about costumes and disguises, and today, we're going to stick with the actual subject matter of Halloween itself: help us put together a set of songs pertaining to ghosts, goblins, monsters, the dead and undead, and all that sort of thing. Happy Halloween!

Songs played:
The White Stripes "Little Ghost"
Warren Zevon "Werewolves of London"
Electric Six "Devil Nights"
Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath"
Michael Jackson "Thriller"
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "Nightmare on My Street"

Comments (61)

How about The Boogie Monster by Gnarls Barkley?

Posted by Tucker Combs | October 28, 2011 8:51 AM

Ghost to Most - Drive by Truckers
The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
Hotel California - The Eagles
Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn

Posted by Jason | October 28, 2011 8:52 AM

Monsters - Band of Horses
Is There A Ghost - Band of Horses

Posted by Pat | October 28, 2011 8:52 AM

More than a little cheestastic and goofy, but what about Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me?"

Posted by Ce | October 28, 2011 8:52 AM

Monster - Kanye West (ft. Bon Inver and a whole bunch of other people)

Walking With a Ghost - Tegan & Sara or The White Stripes

Posted by Cathryn | October 28, 2011 8:54 AM

This is Halloween by Marylin Manson... Has it all

Posted by Jared | October 28, 2011 8:55 AM

Bauhaus - "Bela Lugosi's dead"
Decemberists - "Shankill butchers"
Voltaire - "goodnight demon slayer" (I know it's a longshot that you even have it, but fits the topic perfectly)

Posted by Ariel | October 28, 2011 8:56 AM

Tokyo (Vampires and Werewolves)--The Wombats

Marie Leveaux--Papa Celestin and his New Orleans Band

Three Men Hanging--Murder by Death

Posted by meg | October 28, 2011 8:57 AM

"Boris the Spider" by The Who. My kids LOVE this song!

Creepy. Crawly. Creepy. Crawly. Creepy/Creepy. Crawly/Crawly. BORIS THE SPIDER!

Posted by Eric | October 28, 2011 8:57 AM

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

Posted by Cathryn | October 28, 2011 8:57 AM

The Carpet Crawlers - Genesis
Friendly Ghost - Eels
Zombie Me - No More Kings
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

Posted by Melissa | October 28, 2011 8:57 AM

Long Black Veil-anyone's version,my fave is by The Proclaimers
London Calling-The Clash
Rock and Roll Ghost-The Replacements
Artificial Heart-Soul Asylum

Posted by Melton Glass | October 28, 2011 9:00 AM

Get everyone head bangin' like Beavis & Butthead...
"Super Charger Heaven" -- White Zombie (Astro Creep: 2000)

A few more suggestions...
"Mommy's Little Monster" -- Social Distortion
"There's a Man Outside" -- Henry Rollins
"Creature from the Black Lagoon" -- Dave Edmunds
"Zombie Stomp" -- Ozzy Osbourne (No More Tears)

Posted by (JL) | October 28, 2011 9:00 AM

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Nightmare on My Street" (Perhaps, it's more fitting for Barb's Tonal Recall.)

Posted by Stacey T. | October 28, 2011 9:01 AM

Werewolves of London-- Warren Zevon
Devil Woman-- Richard Cliff

When I was a kid and I heard "Maneater" by Hall and Oates, I was definitely picturing a monster...

Posted by Greg | October 28, 2011 9:02 AM

Failure to play Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon would be epic.

Posted by Craig | October 28, 2011 9:05 AM

Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Werewolf of London - Warren Zevon
love the "ah OOOOOH, werewolf of London"
Frankenstein - Edgar Winters Group

A Boy a Girl and A Graveyard talks about Frankenstein

LOVE Boris the Spider. It's The Who's scariest song.

Posted by Loran | October 28, 2011 9:06 AM

Walking With A Ghost- Tegan and Sara

Posted by Natalie | October 28, 2011 9:07 AM

Monsters by Matchbook Romance

Posted by Melissa | October 28, 2011 9:07 AM

"Wicked Anabella" The Kinks"
"The Ghost Song" The Doors

Posted by Marlene | October 28, 2011 9:08 AM

"Thriller"--Michael Jackson. I can't believe no one's suggested this yet (unless I just missed it).

Posted by Amanda | October 28, 2011 9:08 AM

I'll second "Shankill Butchers" - deliciously creepy!
Cranberries, "Zombie"
Laurie Anderson, "The Day the Devil"
Oingo Boingo, "Dead Man's Party"
Blue Oyster Cult, "Don't Fear the Reaper"

Posted by jo | October 28, 2011 9:08 AM

Can't believe no one's mentioned Thriller - Michael Jackson yet. Not typical 89.3 but still great

Posted by Simon | October 28, 2011 9:09 AM

Little Ghost - The White Stripes

Posted by Natalie | October 28, 2011 9:09 AM

Zombie by The Cranberries

Posted by Mel | October 28, 2011 9:11 AM

Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Wake Up Dead Man - U2
Lucifer - Jay-Z
Monster - Kanye

Posted by cait | October 28, 2011 9:11 AM

Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
Halloween - Misfits
Astro Zombies - Misfits
20 eyes - Misfits
Brain eaters - Misfits

-or, the best Misfits song:
I turned into a Martian

Posted by tom | October 28, 2011 9:12 AM

In The Room Where You Sleep by Dead Man's Bones

Posted by Tara | October 28, 2011 9:12 AM

Thriller! You have to play Thriller.
Dead Man's Party-Oingo Boingo
Hotel California-The Eagles
Anything from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Posted by Jackie | October 28, 2011 9:13 AM

Shoot...forgot to add:

Lullaby - The Cure

Posted by cait | October 28, 2011 9:13 AM

how about that "graveyard smash"

Monstermash - Bobby Pickett

too obvious?

Posted by tom | October 28, 2011 9:14 AM

Scary Monsters or Psycho Killer? Maybe just for kicks the Monster Mash. Or just about anything by All the Pretty Horses (local). Please no Teegan and Sarah!

Posted by Larry M. | October 28, 2011 9:14 AM

How about the cutsie tune by the Eels, 'Monster and Me'

Comedy option for Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots

Posted by Zachary | October 28, 2011 9:15 AM

'Werewolf Bar Mitzvah' from 30 Rock
"All Hail Dracula" - Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin

Posted by Jen | October 28, 2011 9:16 AM

i know this is probably useless, but what about the (maybe) Atmosphere or is it.... song about winter camping where the partner wanders off and turns into a wolf?

Posted by Larry M. | October 28, 2011 9:17 AM

Braineaters - Misfits or any of the obvious choices on Walk Among US
Ghost - Phish just kidding, I know the Current djs r 2 cool 2 play Phish

Posted by toad licking hippie | October 28, 2011 9:19 AM

I second Werewolf Barmitzvah

after all it is spooky scary

Posted by tom | October 28, 2011 9:20 AM

Yeah, "Thriller" has to be there somewhere.

Posted by Greg | October 28, 2011 9:21 AM

Ghost Mountain-- The Unicorns

Posted by Greg | October 28, 2011 9:22 AM

The Decemberists - Shankill Butchers
The Decemberists - A Cautionary Song
The Beatles - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart (stalkers always go bump in the night, right?)

Posted by Courtney Chirpich | October 28, 2011 9:23 AM

Oingo Boingo please,

Also Monster by Kanye

Posted by Noah | October 28, 2011 9:24 AM

anything from the Cramps,
or White Zombie

Posted by Len | October 28, 2011 9:25 AM

Eels - Hombre Lobo or Fresh Blood

Posted by Noah | October 28, 2011 9:26 AM

Do you guys have the license for Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, by Tracy Jordan?

Posted by Graison | October 28, 2011 9:26 AM

Talking Heads - Pyscho Killer
Bruce Springsteen - Spirits in the Night

The Who - Boris the Spider!

Posted by mmstp | October 28, 2011 9:26 AM

Glad to see my fellow listeners brining up Werewolf Bar Mitzvah. That was the first thing that popped into my head.

Posted by Bryan | October 28, 2011 9:27 AM

Harlem - Friendly Ghost

Posted by Mariano | October 28, 2011 9:27 AM

What the hey, how about another Decemberists suggestion? 'Leslie Ann Levine', please!

Posted by Jess | October 28, 2011 9:28 AM

Graveyard- Ungrateful are the Dead


Caravan- C'thulu Thlu


Rasputina- The New Zero

Posted by Dave | October 28, 2011 9:28 AM

"Living Dead Girl"- Rob Zombie
"Werewolves of London"- Warren Zevon
"Vampires in Blue Dresses"- Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos

Posted by Topher Boyd | October 28, 2011 9:28 AM

I See Monsters by Ryan Adams.

Posted by Abbey | October 28, 2011 9:28 AM

Goodnight Moon by Shivaree—it’s a cool song and she has neighbors watching her and creepy things following her and something scratching through the wall!

Posted by John | October 28, 2011 9:29 AM

And oh yes, please, "Fresh Blood" by the Eels. Best Whoo in a song since "Song 2" by Blur.

Posted by Topher Boyd | October 28, 2011 9:29 AM

Whodini - Freaks come out at Night!

Children of the grave - Black Sabbath
(a damn scary song! not to mention the album cover!)

Posted by phil yarnall | October 28, 2011 9:31 AM

"Purple People Eater"

Have you heard of it? I used to LOVE the song when I was quite a young child. I don't even know the name of the band/artist. It's about an alien, though. Would that quailify? Is it too late?

Posted by Jaime B'sheret | October 28, 2011 9:35 AM

Walking in London by concrete blonde. Great artist, great song talks about ghosts etc.

Posted by Kathy Bormann | October 28, 2011 9:38 AM

"Conservative, Christian, Right Wing, Republican" by Todd Snider

Posted by Dave Gangler | October 28, 2011 9:38 AM

Psycho Killer- Talking Heads

Posted by Brandon | October 28, 2011 9:44 AM

Monster Man - The Suburbs

Posted by jason | October 28, 2011 9:46 AM

The Killing Moon - Echo & the Bunnymen

Posted by Denise | October 28, 2011 10:23 AM

Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper

Posted by Chris | October 28, 2011 10:26 AM

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