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…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Older” — They Might Be Giants (1999)

I don’t even think this song remotely needs any kind of write-up. I mean honestly: They Might Be Giants, Halloween, and a tune about the crushing realization that, at this very moment, you’re Older than you’ve ever been. Compound that with the notion that, right now, you’re younger than you’ll ever be again. If that’s…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Yours Truly, 2095” — Electric Light Orchestra (1981)

She is the latest in technology Almost mythology But she has a heart of stone She has an IQ of 1001 She has a jumpsuit on And she’s also a telephone… OK let’s get those dance shoes on, we got some early 80s synth-pop to geek over. Yours Truly, 2095 hails from the 1981 album Time…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “The Castle Hall” — Ayreon (1998)

Cries from the grave resound in my ears They hail from beyond my darkest fears Faces of the past are etched in my brain The women I raped, the men I’ve slain Shades of the dead are sliding on the wall Demons dance in the castle hall… Aw man… the song couldn’t be more Halloween…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Helter Skelter” — The Beatles (1968)

I’ve got blisters on my fingers!! Oh, hai guys. Been a while. Any changes in the year since we last met here? Besides The Looming Face of the Apocalypse Staring Us Dead Center In The Eyes Like Some Horrifically Soul-Suckingly Terrifying… Looming Face, I Guess? And here we are at the beginning of October, with…