Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “D.O.A.” — Bloodrock (1971)

I try to move my arms and there’s no feeling And when I look I see there’s nothing there The face beside me stopped it totally bleeding The girl I knew has such a distant stare… Plane crashes… yikes. As I’ve repeated often: I don’t have a fear of flying. Hell, I don’t even have…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Voodoo” — Godsmack (1998)

Hazing clouds rain on my head Empty thoughts fill my ears Find my shade by the moon light Why my thought aren’t so clear Demons dreaming, breathe in, breathe in I’m coming back again… I remember the first time I saw Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow. It was in theaters in 1988, right…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “The Battle of Evermore” — Led Zeppelin (1971)

The Queen of Light took her bow And then she turned to go The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom And walked the night alone Oh, dance in the dark of night Sing to the morning light… Oh. Hey. Zeppelin. Digging deep Hokeydude. Led Zeppelin IV turns 50 next year and so do I, and…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Witch Image” — Ghost (2018)

Someone’s flesh is rotting tonight Like no other to you What you’ve done you cannot undo While you sleep in earthly delight Still, your soul will suffer this plight Like your father in Hell What you’ve sold you cannot unsell… Picking a Ghost tune for our Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs is basically like throwing a rock…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Song: “In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company” — The Dead South (2014)

I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee My squeeze The stage it smells, tells, hell’s bells, misspells Knocks me on my knees It didn’t hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt Hang me on a tree After I count down, three rounds, in Hell I’ll be in good company… I have to…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Song: “Pretty Polly” — Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (2016)

Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly come go alone with me Polly, Pretty Polly, go alone with me Before we get married, some pleasures to see… Hold on to your butts, people: we got ourselves yet another old-timey Appalachian murder ballad! Old-timey Appalachian murder ballads are of course a longstanding tradition in this country, dating back centuries…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Insects” — Oingo Boingo (1982)

Tiny insects in my hair Tiny insects everywhere Tiny insects in my pants Watching insects make romance Insects make me— make me want to dance, dance, dance They make want to dance, dance, dance Those insects make me want to dance… I mean, come on. Halloween. Oingo Boingo. You don’t even have to dig all…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “This Is Halloween” — Broken Peach (2015)

I’m not even going to quote any lyrics this time around because (1) you already know them anyhow, and (B) I have betrayed my loyal readers. Please put the torches and pitchforks down and LET ME EXPLAIN, … peers around nervously… OK so the whole point of having our Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs is to provide…

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Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Bury A Friend” — Billie Eilish (2019)

Step on the glass, staple your tongue Bury a friend, try to wake up Cannibal class, killing the son Bury a friend, I wanna end me… Well look at me, featuring a song from this century! You can credit Boots for this one, since she suggested Billie Eilish‘s Bury A Friend as a worthy addition…