Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter” — Bruce Dickinson (1989)

Honey, it’s getting close to midnightAnd all the myths are still in townTrue love and lipstick on your linenBite the pillow, make no soundIf there’s some living to be doneBefore your life becomes your tombYou’d better know that I’m the oneUnchain your back doorInvite me around… For fuck’s sake, Bruce… Avoiding the prosaic introduction, let’s…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “I Am The Walrus” — The Beatles (1967)

Yellow matter custardDripping from a dead dog’s eyeCrabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestessBoy, you’ve been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down I am the Egg ManThey are the Egg MenI am the WalrusGoo goo g’joob! Because it’s October 31st, we return with our second of three Halloween Day additions to our Buttkickin Halloween Songs. We…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Skin and Bones” — Foo Fighters (2005)

Lately I’ve been measuringSeems my time is growing thinWind me up and watch me spinWatch me spinWatch me spin Skin and bonesSkin and bonesSkin and bonesDon’t you know? Well damn, will you look at the time? It’s October 31st. Already. Of course this is totally exciting and wonderful, and totally dreadful as Halloween is here…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “The Shining (Main Title)” — Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind (1980)

Not for nothing but here’s two things you can learn about your humble host: The Shining is my favorite horror movie of all time. Dies irae makes any musical piece sound utterly sinister As far as #1 is concerned, that is of course entirely subjective. But few films creep me out to the core quite…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” — Tom Lehrer (1959)

We’ve gained notorietyAnd caused much anxietyIn the Audubon SocietyWith our gamesThey call it impietyAnd lack of proprietyAnd quite a varietyOf unpleasant namesBut it’s not against any religionTo want to dispose of a pigeon… Tom Lehrer is a national freakin’ treasure and anyone who says otherwise should be split open, vertically, with two rusty chainsaws. OK…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Into The Void” — Black Sabbath (1971)

Rocket engines burning fuel so fastUp into the night sky they blastThrough the universe the engines whineCould it be the end of man and time?Back on earth the flame of life burns lowEverywhere is misery and woePollution kills the air, the land and seaMan prepares to meet his destiny… Ah Sabbath, bloody Sabbath… Listen, you…