HALLOWEEN Special Top Ten

[Uncle Joe]

1-Zombie Jamboree - Rockapella

2-Dinner with Drac - John Zacherle

3-Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

4-Tam Lin - Fairport Convention

5-Monster Mash - Bobby (Boris) Pickett

6-Season of the Witch - Donovan tho I prefer Vanilla Fudge's version.

7-Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

8-Black Magic Woman - Santana

9--Jekyl and Hyde - Rennaissance

10-This is Halloween - Nightmare Before Christmas

My Halloween Costume

[OLD 55]

I suppose we're voting for the songs we like best; not the ones we think would be best suited to Halloween ? A bit of both I suppose !

[OLD 55]

1. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

2. Monster Mash - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crytpkickers

3. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

4. (You're The) Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley

5. The Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast

6. Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf

7. Dracula's Tango (A Sucker For Your Love) - Toto Coelo

8. Witchy Woman - Eagles

9. Haunted House - Jumpin' Gene Simmons

10. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

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I didn't vote for Horror Movie - Skyhooks, Chris, because I don't think anyone else will know it except me, you and Katie ! Also I wouldn't put CCR in twice. Sorry.

[edna]

1- Dancing with Mr. D - The Rolling Stones

2- Desolation Row - Bob Dylan

3- Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

4- I Put A Spell On You - CCR

5- Vampire Blues - Neil Young

6- Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix

7- Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

8- Love Potion #9 - The Searchers

9- Season of the Witch - Donovan

10- (You're The) Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley

Very hard one this time too... I even left out one of my nominations...

I thought we also had the original "I put a spell on you" by Screaming Jay Hawkins, and "Sympathy for the devil", Stones...

[daslied]

1. Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix

2. Thriller - Michael Jackson

3. Burn In Hell - Twisted Sister

4. Stonehenge - Spinal Tap

5. Children of the Grave - Black Sabbath

6. Evil Woman - ELO

7. Helter Skelter - The Beatles

8. Little Red Riding Hood ~ Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs

9. Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne

10. Spirits in The Material World - The Police

[Steel2Velvet]

Guest vocalist appearing with CCR on "I Put A Spell On You" is Sceaming Jay Hawkins. If you vote for one act, you vote for both acts.

There were sooo many nominations, that I tried to consolidate. Let's not do this 5 nominations per voter again. It just means people may tend to lean to voting for their noms and then only 5 that they didn't nominate.

[Jenny]

1. Bad Moon Rising - CCR

2. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - BOC

4. Thriller - Micheal Jackson

5. Spirits in The Material World - The Police

6. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby

7. Running with The Devil - Van Halen

8. Helter Skelter - The Beatles

9. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

10. Black Magic Woman - Santana

[edna]

Guest vocalist appearing with CCR on "I Put A Spell On You" is Sceaming Jay Hawkins.

I didn´t know that... Thanks for sharing your wisdom, S2V...

I´m listening to CCR but I don´t recognize SJH´s voice...

Edited October 23, 2006 by Guest

[TheLizard]

1. "The Ghost Song"- The Doors

2. "Children of the Grave"- Black Sabbath

3. "Helter Skelter"- The Beatles

4. "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"- Charlie Daniels

5. "Highway to Hell"- AC/DC

6. "Voodoo Child"- Jimi Hendrix

7. "Welcome to my Nightmare"- Alice Cooper

8. "This is Halloween"- Danny Elfman

9. "Number of the Beast"- Iron Maiden

10. "Bark at the Moon"- Ozzy Osbourne

[bazooka]

1. Tombstone Shadow -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

2. Season of the Witch -- Donovan

3. Vampire Blues -- Neil Young

4. Desolation Row -- Bob Dylan

5. Dancing with Mr. D -- The Rolling Stones

6. Werewolves of London -- Warren Zevon

7. Haunted House -- Jumpin' Gene Simmons

8. Strange Brew -- Cream

9. Theme from Halloween -- John Carpenter

10.Voodoo Child -- Jimi Hendrix

[Lucky]

1. Marie Laveaux - Dr Hook

2. Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper

3. Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne

4. I Put A Spell On You - CCR

5. I Ain't Superstitious - Wille Dixon

6. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

7. Vampire Blues - Neil Young

8. Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone

9. Theme From "Halloween" - John Carpenter

10. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

[OLD 55]

I think Steel is joking with you edna. Screamin' Jay certainly wasn't on the original CCR cover. I know they did re-record it later - maybe he was on that ?

I find it disappointing that only 8 people have bothered to vote.

I hope we get a few more, or we might abandon "Special" Top Tens.

[edna]

Yes, I think so... There´s no voice but Fogerty´s voice in this song... SteelRon, you convinced me during some minutes (till I heard CCR´s version again)

[Dappled]

1. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan

One of the best songs from Highway 61

2. Brief Candles - The Zombies

Not much of Halloween in it, but it's a great little sad song:

3. Death Walks Behind You - Atomic Rooster

4. I Put A Spell On You - CCR

I love the guitar solo on this one, but like the Animals' version better.

5. Marie Laveaux - Dr Hook

6. Strange Brew - Cream

7. The Devil Came From Kansas - Procol Harum

8. You're Not a Bad Ghost - Melanie

9. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

10. Love Potion #9 - The Searchers ~ "I told her that I was a flop with chicks; I've been this way since 1956"

[Dappled]

the original CCR cover.

[blind-fitter]

I find it disappointing that only 8 people have bothered to vote.

I hope we get a few more, or we might abandon "Special" Top Tens.

I was under the impression we have until Thursday to vote.

I intend to vote, when I get the time ...

[c_s_1987]

1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix

2. Highway To Hell - AC/DC

3. Black Magic Woman - Santana

4. Horror Movie - Skyhooks

5. Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf

6. Thriller - Michael Jackson

7. Helter Skelter - The Beatles

8. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

9. The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band

10. Strange Brew - Cream

Edited October 24, 2006 by Guest

[OLD 55]

I was under the impression we have until Thursday to vote.

I intend to vote, when I get the time ...

You're right about the closing time B-F. It would be nice to think we'll get a deluge of votes in the next couple of days, but I doubt that. (Please prove me wrong).

I thought we might be saturating the Threads with too many Specials.

We are a bit light on with Nominations in our regular Top Ten at the moment. Maybe some people are losing interest ! If you'd chased up as many people as I have to make these Top Tens work, you'd probably understand my disappointment. But I won't be doing that any more.

[The Seeker]

I like Special Top Tens, but I'm not taking part in this one because I don't really like Halloween (it's about the music, I know, but for obvious reason all the music here has a very halloween-y feel to it) and because I don't know lots of the nominated songs.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1] Hell Hole - Spinal Tap

2] My Name is Norman Bates - Landscape

3] Thriller - Michael Jackson

4] Pet Sematary - The Ramones

5] The Time Warp - 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Cast

6] The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band

7] Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

8] Theme From "Halloween" - John Carpenter

9] Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

10] Highway To Hell - AC/DC

[Farin]

1. (Don't Fear)The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

2. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

3. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

4. Black Magic Woman - Santana

5. Helter Skelter - The Beatles

6. Highway To Hell - AC/DC

7. Thriller - Michael Jackson

8. Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix

9. Ghost Riders In The Sky - The Outlaws

10. Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf

I don't know if these are good "Halloween songs", I just took the ones I like best

and then they also were almost the only songs I recognized... I'm so uneducated...

[RonJonSurfer]

1. Monster Mash

2. The Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family

3. The Time Warp

4. Welcome To My Nightmare

5. Vampire Blues

6. We Are The Dead

7. Werewolves of London

8. Frankenstein

9. Bad Moon Rising

10. Clap For The Wolfman

[Levis]

You're right about the closing time B-F. It would be nice to think we'll get a deluge of votes in the next couple of days, but I doubt that. (Please prove me wrong).

I thought we might be saturating the Threads with too many Specials.

We are a bit light on with Nominations in our regular Top Ten at the moment. Maybe some people are losing interest ! If you'd chased up as many people as I have to make these Top Tens work, you'd probably understand my disappointment. But I won't be doing that any more.

I like Special Top Tens, I think they're great fun. But THIS one is a bit out of my league i don't know too many of the songs and I couldn't think of any to nominate. DON'T be so NEGATIVE... there is NO NEED to stop the top tens.

[Steel2Velvet]

I don't know if these are good "Halloween songs", I just took the ones I like best .. and then they also were almost the only songs I recognized...

It's still a "favorites" type poll, so you did good, Farin. There was an exceptional amount of obscurity in these nominations, but that's cool too.

There´s no voice but Fogerty´s voice in this song... SteelRon, you convinced me during some minutes (till I heard CCR´s version again)

Sorry for the confusion, Edna. That's why I commented with the preface that this holiday was a time of using the imagination. We didn't have strict guidelines, because this is a "special" top ten.

We having fun yet?

I like Special Top Tens, but I'm not taking part in this one because I don't really like Halloween

I know what you mean, Seeker. At one point I didn't let my kids "celebrate" Halloween for fear it would draw them toward the occult. Heck, for years, we wouldn't give candy at our house on "Beggar's Night." But my attitude eventually grew to the same as when I was a kid. This is a time of masquarade, making light of darkness and just enjoying our ability to make believe. It is all just for fun, which is what the Halloween masquarade should be about. This idea of a Dark Lord celebration is only relative if you let it be. I don't think a little kid dressing in a pumpkin suit and asking for candy will harm him anymore than a miracle is imminent because an evil person sings Silent Night after stealing a present to give to someone during the celebration of Jesus' birth.

[The Seeker]

I know what you mean. I have to say, though, that I never really thought much about how Halloween is associated with the occult, I simply don't like dressing up and the whole atmosphere, if you can call it that.