Next Saturday, I'm supporting act at a Halloween-themed fancy-dress party at the Flint Cottage in High Wycombe.  I've been asked if I could do some Halloween-themed songs - I was thinking of doing this one (a Smells Like Teen Spirit parody... not sure I'll have time to learn a new tune), and a slightly tweaked version of Nosferatu, but I'd like to do two or three more.

Has anyone got a Halloween song that they reckon will work as a performance number that they wouldn't mind me using?


Thanks :)

Phil

besides monster mash, purple people eater and King Tut?  Not really  unless you do rap? there are two songs about freddy kruger that come to mind. 

besides monster mash, purple people eater and King Tut?  Not really  unless you do rap? there are two songs about freddy kruger that come to mind. 



of course after I posted I read that it's a parody you're looking for  so.... nevermind

I don't think I've written anything that would be a great fit but I'll try to come up with something.

If it isn't a parody you are looking for, may I suggest:

Witchy Woman by The Eagles

Devil Woman - Cliff Richard

Werewolves in London - Warren Zevon

Love Potion No. 9

If it isn't a parody you are looking for, may I suggest:

Witchy Woman by The Eagles

Devil Woman - Cliff Richard

Werewolves in London - Warren Zevon

Love Potion No. 9


I'm assuming this is in the parody forum for a reason

I've got a few lines left but the last few lines are often the hardest

You can do covers of these... If you want.

1. "Full Graveyard Of The Deceased": http://www.badave.com/parodies/parody.php?st=85

2. "Do You Really Want To Burn Me?": http://www.badave.com/parodies/parody.php?st=146

3. "The Living Teddy Bear": http://www.badave.com/parodies/parody.php?st=139

I'm assuming this is in the parody forum for a reason

:)

Having re-read my initial post, I didn't really make it clear that yes, I am looking for a parody.. Thanks, Ethan :)


You can do covers of these... If you want.

1. "Full Graveyard Of The Deceased": http://www.badave.com/parodies/parody.php?st=85

2. "Do You Really Want To Burn Me?": http://www.badave.com/parodies/parody.php?st=146

3. "The Living Teddy Bear": http://www.badave.com/parodies/parody.php?st=139

Thanks Matthias - I'll definitely give 1&3 a run through today & see if they'll come out OK... I'm not sure I want to try covering Boy George :)

I submitted something to amiright. OS is by  same band as your nosferatu song and the general idea seems kind of obvious, but as far as I can tell nothing quite like it has been done before. It won't be on amiright until Monday. Should I post the lyrics here?

You can barrow any of mine if you want. 

http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/theanimals33.shtml
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/pinkfloyd270.shtml
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/thedoobiebrothers30.shtml
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/cream30.shtml

:)

Having re-read my initial post, I didn't really make it clear that yes, I am looking for a parody.. Thanks, Ethan :)
Thanks Matthias - I'll definitely give 1&3 a run through today & see if they'll come out OK... I'm not sure I want to try covering Boy George :)


If you're going to record these I would like to hear them, because it would be awesome to hear a cover of my parody (Originally recorded by Dave or me)

Feel free to use any of the Halloween parodies on http://parodyman.com/.  If you do, I'd love to hear a recording of it!

Feel free to use any of the Halloween parodies on http://parodyman.com/.  If you do, I'd love to hear a recording of it!

I think I may take you up on "I've just seen a ghost" - it's simple, obviously Halloweeny and best of all I know the OS well enough to play already :)

AFAIAA there are no plans to record this one: it's a "halloween party" fancy-dress party with live music... if there are enough people around to make it a decent party, I don't think the recording kit will last ten minutes.  I'm doing three 20-minute-ish stints, and I reckon I'll do the first mainly the stuff I know will go down well; the second will be Halloween songs and the last one the singalong numbers (hoping people will be fairly well liquored up by then)


But I will let you know how it all goes

http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/prince68.shtml
http://www.amiright.com/parody/2000s/blackeyedpeas60.shtml  :D

I personally would love to see you pull off the bottom one on Aggy's list. Haha  ;)

I personally would love to see you pull off the bottom one on Aggy's list. Haha  ;)

No chance... but the Purple Rain one's a killer (so to speak)

so are you going to record/ take video of the performance so we can sit it?

I'm not going to be able to, but I've asked one or two people whether they'd be willing to hold on to my camera & point it in the right direction.  It's mainly a question of finding someone who'll stay sober enough to hold the thing steady.

you're welcome to take a stab at this one

Pump-kins http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/presidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica13.shtml

And I concur, and audio or video of the event would be greatly appreciated.

So.... what did you pick? How did it go? Anyone sober enough to hold a camera steady?  ;D

In some ways it went pretty well, thanks :)  I was about as bad as I think I've been - it got a decent enough reception, but I'm not sure that I played a single song (out of a couple of dozen or so) without at least one cock-up.  It got a bit embarrassing by the end of it.

Of the parodies suggested, I did Ethan's "Hotel Transylvania", and Rex's "I've just seen a ghost".  Thanks very much, guys :)

There were a couple of cameras and one bit of sound recording kit, though I've no idea what got recorded at what sort of quality. I've always had a tendency to make mistakes when I'm being recorded, even for songs that I know perfectly the rest of the time.  C'est la vie...