Songs About Costumes & Masks

It's Halloween. Time to don your favorite costume and/or mask and beg strangers for candy. Unless you're an adult, in which case you do pretty much the same thing...if you're me. If you're not me...well, that's your loss. Anyway, here's a bunch of Songs About Costumes and Masks that I hope you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Two Door Cinema Club  ~  “Costume Party”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Behind The Mask”

3)  Shakira  ~  “Costume Makes The Clown”

4)  The Nits  ~  “Mask”

5)  Raleigh  ~  “Costume Party”

6)  Rodney Crowell ~   “Past Like A Mask”

7)  Finger Eleven  ~  “Costume For A Gutterball”

8)  Lou Reed  ~  “The Blue Mask”

9)  Ceumar  ~  “Maldito Costume”

10)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Behind The Mask”

11)  Streamline  ~  “The Costume"

12)  Iggy Pop  ~  “Mask”  (Does this guy even OWN a shirt? I've never seen him wearing one.)

13)  Kahailia  ~  “Costume”

14)  Eisley  ~  “Oxygen Mask”

15)  Steve Vai  ~  “Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways)”

16)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Behind The Mask”

17)  Paula Fernandes  ~  “Costumes”

18)  Billy Bragg  ~  “The Man In The Iron Mask”

19)  Head Like A Kite  ~  “She’s Wearing That Costume”

20)  Robyn Hitchcock  ~  “Cynthia Mask”

21)  The Mollies  ~  “Costume”

22)  Alice Cooper  ~  “He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)”

23)  Chantal Kreviazuk  ~  “All Tomorrow’s Parties”  (No, the word “costume” doesn’t appear anywhere in the title, but it does appear prominently throughout the song, and does so in direct correlation with the actual title.)

24)  Diana Ross  ~  “Drop The Mask”

25)  Yellow Magic Orchestra  ~  “Behind The Mask”

Fats Domino Retrospective

We keep losing some all-time greats this year. Antoine "Fats" Domino was a pioneer whose music is just as enjoyable today as it was some 50+ years ago when most of it came out originally. He died this week, but his music lives on. Rest in peace, Fats! And the rest of you...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “The Fat Man”

2)  “Going To The River”

3)  “Ain’t That A Shame”

4)  “All By Myself”

5)  “Poor Me”

6)  “Bo Weevil”

7)  “I’m In Love Again”

8)  “My Blue Heaven”

9)  “When My Dreamboat Comes Home”

10)  “Blueberry Hill”

11)  “Honey Chile”

12)  “Blue Monday”

13)  “I’m Walkin’”

14)  “Valley Of Tears”

15)  “It’s You I Love”

16)  “Wait And See”

17)  “The Big Beat” / “I’m Walkin’”  (Yes, the second song here is a repeat. But half of it is obscured by the movie’s dialogue, so I would have posted it separately anyway.)

18)  “I’m Ready”

19)  “I Want To Walk You Home”

20)  “I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday”

21)  “Walking To New Orleans”

22)  “My Girl Josephine”

23)  “Ain’t That Just Like A Woman”

24)  “It Keeps Rainin’”

25)  “Let The Four Winds Blow”

Frightening Songs

In keeping with my weeklong tradition of Halloween-related tunes, here's a rousing set of "Frightening" Songs you're sure to be creeped out by. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Katie Melua  ~  “The Love I’m Frightened Of”

2)  Rise Against  ~  “Life Less Frightening”

3)  Blondie  ~  “Love Doesn’t Frighten Me”

4)  Robert Calvert  ~  “We Like To Be Frightened”

5)  The Voids  ~  “Frightening Ways”

6)  Divided Minds Band  ~  “Frightened”

7)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  “Frightened Child”

8)  Sniff 'n' The Tears  ~  “Don’t Frighten Me”

9)  Diana Lee & Jerry Whitman  ~  “I Might Frighten Her Away”

10)  David Bowie  ~  “Lightning Frightening”

11)  Toby Lightman  ~  “Frightened”

12)  White Rabbits  ~  “It’s Frightening”

13)  Phil Gerus  ~  “Love Is Not So Frightening”

14)  The Shadows  ~  “Frightened City”

15)  Xyla & Verborgen  ~  “Frightening Beauty”

16)  Paul Weller  ~  “Frightened”

17)  Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit  ~  “Basically Frightened”  (This is some oddball stuff right here – but it’s also pretty darn good music!)

18)  Kelly Moneymaker  ~  “Frighten Me”

19)  Riverside  ~  “Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By A Hat?)”  (That’s a veryy good question, actually.)

20)  Ophelia  ~  “Not So Frightening”

21)  The Hollies  ~  “Frightened Lady”

22)  The Rodeo  ~  “Frightening Symphony”

23)  Randy VanWarmer  ~  “Frightened By The Light Of Day”

24)  The Feeble Contenders  ~  “Frightening Youth”

25)  The Hold Steady  ~  “I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You”  (It didn’t. I don’t scare easily.)

Songs About Scarecrows

Looks like we're still doing the Halloween/Fall thing. (And why not?) Here's a bunch of Songs About Scarecrows. I never knew there were so many really good ones – but there are! These were the best among them. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  “Scarecrow”

2)  Grayskul  ~  “Scarecrow”

3)  Montgomery Gentry  ~  “Scarecrow”  (R.I.P., Troy Gentry!)

4)  Siouxsie and the Banshees  ~  “Scarecrow”

5)  Dan Fogelberg  ~  “Scarecrow’s Dream”

6)  The Veils  ~  “Scarecrow”

7)  Alex & Sierra  ~  “Scarecrow”

8)  Pink Floyd  ~  “The Scarecrow”

9)  Avantasia  ~  “The Scarecrow”

10)  Gilmore & Roberts  ~  “Scarecrow”

11)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Rain On The Scarecrow”

12)  Misfits  ~  “Scarecrow Man”

13)  Cactai Road  ~  “The Bird And The Scarecrow”

14)  Ministry  ~  “Scarecrow”

15)  Beck  ~  “Scarecrow”

16)  Mañana  ~  “Scarecrow”

17)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Scarecrow”

18)  One Bad Son  ~  “Scarecrows”

19)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W”

20)  James  ~  “Scarecrow”

21)  June Tabor  ~  “Scarecrow”

22)  Skillet  ~  “Scarecrow”

23)  Marbleheroes  ~ “Scarecrow”

24)  Bridie Jackson and The Arbour  ~  “Scarecrow”

25)  Between The Trees  ~  “Scarecrow”

26)  Autumn  ~  “The Scarecrow”

Songs About Skulls

Continuing with what is apparently an Halloween/fall-related theme of late, here's a set of Songs About Skulls. As it turns out, there aren't a whole lot of good songs with the word "Skull" (or "Skulls") in their titles. But there are fifteen of them...and here they are. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morrissey  ~  “Something Is Squeezing My Skull”

2)  Röyksopp  ~  “Skulls”

3)  Cloakroom  ~  “Starchild Skull”

4)  Hiatus Kaiyote  ~  “Lace Skull”

5)  Bastille  ~  “Skulls”

6)  Sky-Line  ~  “Skull Thumper”

7)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  “Backyard Skulls”

8)  Guerilla Toss  ~  “Skull Pop”

9)  Megadeth  ~  “The Skull Beneath The Skin”

10)  Kiites  ~  “Indian Skull”

11)  Envy On The Coast  ~  “Sugar Skulls”

12)  Kíruma  ~  “Silver Skull”

13)  Astrid  ~  “Plastic Skull”

14)  Skating Polly  ~  “Cosmetic Skull”

15)  Moon Duo  ~  “Free The Skull”