Well, it’s that time of year again, folks. Leaves fall from the trees, skies turn grey and the Toronto Maple Leafs pretend they’re going to play hockey. But amongst the fall classics comes Halloween where we celebrate the spooky, the haunting, the unnerving, the fun, and yet chilling Halloween tuneage.
We interrupt our regularly scheduled “Life’s A Canadian Rock” segment to bring you a seasonal music discussion. No, it’s not Christmas songs [we’ll be covering that later in the year]. And it’s not surf tunes wafting on a summer breeze. No, dear readers, it’s time to celebrate the spooky, the haunting, the unnerving, the fun and yet, chilling topic of Halloween tuneage. And let’s be clear, we’re not talking about those late ‘50’s kitschy novelty songs created exclusively to grab airplay during Halloween Week like Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Monster Mash” or David Seville’s “Witch Doctor” or even the child-like “Flying Purple People Eater”. And we certainly don’t mean artistically horrifying tracks like “Feelings” by Morris Alpert or “Tip Toe Through the Tulips” by Tiny Tim.
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