TRACK #283:

I’m Hangin’ by D.B. Night

Ah, D.B. Night.

Was there a bigger band in the 80’s than D.B. Night?

Yeah. All of them. Who the hell is D.B. Night?

I dunno, ’cause I couldn’t find fuck-all about them on the internet, but they do appear on 2 separate horror related soundtracks!

And it’s the same the tune too – a little piece of power-pop called I’m Hangin’, which shows up not only in the original Child’s Play but also in My Mom’s a Werewolf.

Apparently D.B. Night only had 1 album to their credit, the eponymous 4 track EP which thankfully contains I’m Hangin’. Here’s that EP in all its glory, hangin’ (as it were) in the Halloween Hole. 

What I can tell you (other than that this EP cost next to nothing to have shipped to my door and is 100% responsible for the following information) is that D.B. Night is the brain child of guitarist/vocalist combo of Bobby Boyle and Debbie Darnell. B.B. and D.D.? I guess that gets ya the D.B. anyway. The Night? Well, why not, it was 1983.

Back that up with the competent Bass work of Jim Bates and the impeccable timing of Dave Slap on drums and you’ve got yourself and engine room. Why Dave Slap isn’t on bass is anyone’s guess, as that might seem more appropriate. But hey, you can slap the drums too, so it’s not as out of place as it might seem.

Now, if you’re a big Child’s Play fan, you might be saying to yourself,

“Look, fellas. I’ve seen that movie 7 ways from Sunday, and I’ve never once heard no I’m Hangin’ by no D.B. whoever the fuck.”

And you wouldn’t be wrong.

Child’s Play has a fairly rare and strange soundtrack, in that it’s filled with a bunch of songs that are barely in the movie. I’m Hangin’ can be heard, if ever so slightly (and ever so briefly) as Chris Sarandon is getting choked-out by Chucky in his car. It plays for about 2 beats right as Chris is burning Chucky with the cigarette lighter. Trust me. I trawled the movie looking for this song, and it’s there, but man, it might as well not be.

As such, I’m gonna file this one under My Mom’s a Werewolf, as this song can be very clearly heard (also in a car, no less) as Suzanne Stokely is driving around town. She even sings along with it, which is always a nice bonus for this kinda thing.

So kick back in bask in some obscure 80’s power-pop courtesy of D.B. Night,  Dave Slap and all.