TRACK #100:
Halloween by The Misfits
Is it the ultimate Halloween song? Well, in certain circles, I’m sure it is.
While The Shindig isn’t quite sold on its top billing, there are a few things we are sure of:
- It’s one hell of a Halloween jam.
- It’s been on The Shindig since its very first 700mg CD incarnation.
- It belongs on every Halloween party playlist ever created. Period. I don’t even care if you don’t like The Misfits. Include it.
- It’s easily one of the 5 greatest Halloween songs ever recorded.
Danzig’s trip down memory lane hits all the high points of Halloween; pumpkin faces, brown leaves, kids trick or treating in costumes, candy apples and razor blades. Plus some other stuff about dead cats and burning bodies hanging from poles.
Now, while I’ve certainly never encountered such as this on any Hallow’s Eve I’ve ever lived through, that’s not to say they aren’t Halloween staples, especially not for Glenn Danzig. Guy remembers Halloween a little different than you and me. Or guy just parties a little harder. Or hell, maybe that’s the sort of thing that happened on October 31st in Lodi New Jersey during the 60’s, I dunno. Whatever the reason, it’s a pretty Halloweeny ass image none-the-less.
So, let us enter the triple digits, and kick off this, a most grand and seasonal block of Halloween Shindig with The Misfits and Halloween.
I remember Halloween.