Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “House on Haunted Hill” — Frank De Vol And His Orchestra (1959)

No lyrics here, gang. We got ourselves an instrumental. And a damn fun one for Halloween. Frank De Vol and His Orchestra took the theme song to the 1959 film House on Haunted Hill and gave it a spooky organ-driven mamba twist. But you can’t talk about the song without a brief shout-out to the…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “In Every Dream Home A Heartache” — Roxy Music (1973)

I bought you mail order My plain wrapper baby Your skin is like vinyl The perfect companion You float my new pool Deluxe and delightful Inflatable doll My role is to serve you… I had the supreme pleasure of witnessing Roxy Music’s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2019… not because…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “N.I.B.” — Black Sabbath (1970)

Follow me now and you will not regret Leaving the life you led before we met You are the first to have this love of mine Forever with me ’till the end of time… In an effort to appeal to and attract more starry-eyed rom-com fans here at Hokeyblog, we’ve decided to add a romantic…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “The Killing Moon” — Echo & the Bunnymen (1984)

Under a blue moon I saw you So soon you’ll take me Up in your arms Too late to beg you or cancel it Though I know it must be the killing time Unwillingly mine… I’m not sure Echo & the Bunnymen know wat The Killing Moon  is about. According to vocalist Ian McCulloch, the…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Creeping Death” — Metallica (1984)

I! Rule the midnight air The destroyer Born! I shall soon be there Deadly mass I! Creep the steps and floor Final darkness Blood! Lambs blood painted door I shall pass… Look, it’s not like I’m about to start up Buttkickin’ Passover Songs, so unless Shakira does a rip-roarin’ cover of Dayenu or something, I’ll…

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…