Scary songs for the season...

radhead · Oct 30, 2006

Now that that spooky time of the year is upon us again, do you have a list of favorite "scary" songs?Here are a few to think about...

The Byrds "Eight Miles High". About the band's first overseas plane trip to the unfamiliar region of England.

Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven". There's always time to change the road you are on in life. Or is there?

Blue Oyster Cult "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". Song about teenage love and suicide.

Styx "Madame Blue." Song about America.

Aerosmith "Dream On". Song about aging and death.

Led Zeppelin "Ten Years Gone". Song about loss and the passing of time.

The Eagles "Hotel California". Song about occultism in California.

Jefferson Starship "Stranger". This may not be as well known. It's about aging rock stars who were gods of music in the decadent town of San Francisco, reflecting upon unknown lovers from their past. At least that's how I interpret it.

Here are two that precede the rock and roll era, but which I thought warranted mention here...

Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit". Swing-era song about tree lynchings in the south.

Stanley Brothers "Rank Strangers". Bluegrass song about how you can't go home again.

Itrenore · Oct 30, 2006

Here are some of my favorite songs that have a Halloween theme or are just creepy in some way.

Andre 3000 feat. Kelis - Dracula's Wedding
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff - Nightmare on my Street
Gnarls Barkley - The Boogie Monster
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
"The Twilight Zone Theme Song"
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera

antiarte · Oct 30, 2006

radhead said:
Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit". Swing-era song about tree lynchings in the south.

Greatest song ever. Ever heard Nina Simone's version?

"Climbing Up The Wall" - Radiohead
"Suicidal Thoughts" - Notorious B.I.G.
"My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me" - Geto Boys
"Amphibian" -Bjork
"The Novelist" - Richard Swift

peanutbutter12 · Oct 31, 2006

No love for the Monster Mash???

CJ

Qyöt27 · Oct 31, 2006

antiarte said:
"My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me" - Geto Boys

I can't remember the last time I heard that song. I always did love that hook though.

radhead said:
Blue Oyster Cult "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". Song about teenage love and suicide.

The funny thing is, it wasn't until a couple months ago that I realized there really is a cowbell being played in the song.

Some of the songs I'm thinking of would probably actually be thought of as frightening, rather than just simply having an atmosphere or theme about them. But I'll go ahead list them anyway:
Skinny Puppy - "Convulsion" and "Worlock"
Ministry - "Scarecrow" (or fittingly, "Everyday Is Halloween", although that's not scary at all)
Bauhaus - "Passion Of Lovers"
The Awakening - "One More Crucifixion"

Ones which actually do hit more on atmosphere (some gloomy, some oppressive, others are just sort of ethereal-sounding):
Pop Will Eat Itself - "Ich Bin Ein Auslander"
The Mission UK - "Afterglow" and "Deliverance"
Comsat Angels - "Independence Day" (some of their other stuff too)
The Last Dance - "Flesh" (and their cover of "Dead Man's Party")
The Cure - "Burn" and "Fascination Street"
The Pixies - "Gouge Away"
AFI - "Miseria Cantare"
Depeche Mode - "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Stripped"
Echo and the Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon"
Prodigy - "Breathe"
Stabbing Westward - "Darkest Days" and "Sleep"
VAST - "Touched", "Pretty When You Cry", and "Lost"
Alice In Chains - "Would?"
Concrete Blonde - "Bloodletting"
E Nomine - "Vater Unser", "Mitternacht", "Schwarze Sonne", and "Das Rad Des Schicksals"
Placebo - "Protège Moi" and "Sleeping With Ghosts"
Eiko Shimamiya - "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni"
Kumiko Noma - "Lilium"
whatever the actual proper name for the theme from the movie Requiem For A Dream was (it was also featured in one of the Lord Of The Rings trailers); "Lux Aeterna" I think

I'm too tired to think of any more right now.

Lose YourselfJB · Oct 31, 2006

Amityville - Eminem
American Psycho - D12
I'm Supposed To Die Tonight - 50 Cent

imawebmonkey · Oct 31, 2006

TerraSin said:
No love for the Monster Mash???

CJ

Monster Mash is my favorite Halloween song. I have it on my Myspace profile right now.

Aces High · Oct 31, 2006

How about some Cradle of Filth or Dark Tranquility or something really really kvlt like Dimmu Borgir

antiarte · Oct 31, 2006

Lose YourselfJB said:
Amityville - Eminem

That song is child's play compared to Snoop's "Murder Was The Case" and "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube.

antiarte · Oct 31, 2006

Qyöt27;28410524 said:
The funny thing is, it wasn't until a couple months ago that I realized there really is a cowbell being played in the song.

Btw, anyone heard HIM cover the song? They actually made it sound gay. :sick:

AFallingStar · Nov 1, 2006

Lol, what, no Michael Jackson "Thriller"?

Hmm..."My Boo"?

Yeah, I'll exit this thread now as I am making no contribution to it whatsoever.

Rosa Mystica · Nov 1, 2006

Qyöt27;28410524 said:
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Depeche Mode - "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Stripped"

"Never Let Me Down Again" is a scary song???

Never heard anyone describe it that before.

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Dragula" by Rob Zombie. That song's pretty creepy.

Qyöt27 · Nov 1, 2006

Rosa Mystica said:
"Never Let Me Down Again" is a scary song??? Never heard anyone describe it that before.

I wasn't saying it was scary. I said it had atmosphere.

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Dragula" by Rob Zombie. That song's pretty creepy.

I was about to, but I wasn't sure of the reaction it could possibly get if I did.

stonetoflesh · Nov 1, 2006

How about some creepy a capella vocal music?
Gyorgy Ligeti - Lux Aeterna
David Hykes & the Harmonic Choir - Arc Descents

ItalianAngel · Nov 4, 2006

the album Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project is based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and is deliciously scary and atmospheric.

blessings,
~Michele :angel:

aric714 · Nov 4, 2006

What About Thriller?

radhead · Nov 5, 2006

"Thriller" was intended to be light entertainment, as far as horror goes. Not as light as "Monster Mash." It's somewhere in between.

stonetoflesh · Nov 6, 2006

How about George Crumb's Black Angels: 13 Images From the Dark Land for amplified string quartet? It doesn't get much scarier than that...

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