Music Tuesday: Danse Macabre

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Getting ready for October, I thought I'd ask my friends to recommend songs to put on a Spotify playlist for Halloween. I think I've done this before, but I've got a few new friends, so I'll do it again.

I've got three on the list so far: Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon; Dragula by Rob Zombie and this one, Camille Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre.

Instrumentals, classical, funny songs, or harder, it's going to be a mix. I do listen to the Spotify 's playlist called Classical Halloween.

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Comments

[kingstoken]

A few suggestions, these are not specifically Halloween themed, but I think they have the right vibe:
Poor Atlas by Dessa
Burn the Witch by Shawn James
The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie by Colter Wall

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Ha! I like your icon. So perfect.

Thank you! These are ones I wouldn't have found on my own. I especially like The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie.

[kingstoken]

You're welcome! I'm so glad you like The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie, I rec to people to a lot, because it is such a good song.

[regshoe]

I like that—very spookily dramatic!

There are some great traditional ballads about ghosts and other spooky happenings—here are a couple of my favourites:
Fair Margaret & Sweet William
The Suffolk Miracle

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Both very haunting! Thank you so much!

[castiron]

Can't have a Halloween playlist without Monster Mash!

Bruidsnacht by Laïs is a lovely song in the "woman goes to join dead beloved" genre.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Absolutely! It is added.

That is also a very haunting song. Thank you for recommending it.

[misbegotten]

Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Lady Gaga - Monster
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Mel Tormé - Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh, I remember the Mel Torme one from the last time I asked. I thought it was precious then, too. I am so glad you brought it again to my attention. I have added all of these, and I will see how they mix with what I want. The Santana is a good rec. I forgot about that song. There's Witchy Woman by the Eagles, too, sort of in the same vein.

[smallhobbit]

Try Berlioz 'Symphonie Fantastique' 5th movement (Witches Sabbath)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you! I do want a good balance of lyric songs and instrumentals.

[firecat]

I spent far too much time on this, LOL. Some are Halloween themed, some are more horror/murder/devil themed.

Devil in my Car, B-52s
Riders on the Storm, THe Doors
Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin or your choice of artist
I Wanna Be Evil, Eartha Kitt
Demons, Imagine Dragons
All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
Gallows Pole, Led Zeppelin
Samhain Night, Loreena McKennitt
Twilight Zone, Manhattan Transfer
Some Kind of Monster, Metallica
Thriller, Michael Jackson, OF COURSE
Psycho, Muse
I Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone
Lucifer Sam, Pink Floyd
Stray Cat Strut, Stray Cats
Devil Gate Drive, Suzi Quatro
Into the Night, Sweet
Psycho Killer, Talking Heads
The Ghosts of Saturday Night, Tom Waits
Runnin' with the Devil, Van Halen

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh, wow. Thank you so much! I really appreciate the effort. I will print this list out and go through them. I am smacking my head because I didn't think of Thriller. Some of these I know (or know of) and some of them I don't, so it will be a lot of fun to go through them and see what fits. Thank you again!

[firecat]

I hope you enjoy some of them! If you make a playlist I'd love to know what ends up on it.