Perhaps best known for its use in various films (like the Scream series) and TV ( Peaky Blinders), this Nick Cave tune evokes the spooky season better than just about anyone.

60: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand Though it’s a lot more jovial than the movie itself, Dee Dee’s lyric gives away some of the shivers in the plot, with a classic Ramones “I don’t wanna” in the chorus. Stephen King was a major Ramones fan and they loved him right back, name-checking him on the Pleasant Dreams album and then writing one of their last truly great songs for King’s film Pet Sematary. Looking to take a more radio-friendly direction with his fifth studio album, ELO founder and creative force Jeff Lynne pulled out all of the stops – scoring himself a Platinum album and his first major hit with “Evil Woman.” Fun fact: in his lyric “There’s a hole in my head where the rain comes in” Lynne was referencing The Beatles’ “Fixing a Hole.” 61: The Ramones: Pet Sematary

With its soaring strings, pop hooks, and disco rhythms, 1975’s “Evil Woman” is pure dark magic. Apparently, he was reading about Zelda Fitzgerald at the time he also does some vocal channeling of Stephen Stills. The Eagles’ second hit single (and first Top Ten) was about as far from “Take It Easy” as it gets there’s plenty more sexual paranoia here as Don Henley flashes back to an encounter that left his skin turning red. And if you’re planning on including kids in on the night, check out this curated list of kid-friendly Halloween songs created just for them.ġ.Click to load video 63: The Eagles: Witchy WomanĪ scary song of a different sort. While most of these jams can easily be pulled up on YouTube, you can also add them to your Amazon playlist for easy streaming on October 31. We’re talking Monster Mash, A Nightmare on Elm Street and, of course, I Put a Spell On You. Other essential dance songs we’ve included span pop, rock and rap, and can even be found in some of your favorite horror movies. In order to help you bring your vision of a great monster bash to life, we’ve compiled a list of the best Halloween songs.įor those who like to sing or live for any opportunity to perform karaoke, we have listed classics like Michael Jackson’s Thriller and This is Halloween, which is from the soundtrack of The Nightmare Before Christmas. After dinner is served and you have crowned the best costume of the night, you’ll want to play some tunes that will make everyone head over to the dance floor or prompt a karaoke session. From the decor to the games, everything needs to be planned out to the T and nothing quite brings it all together like a jamming playlist.

The key to pulling off a perfectly spooky Halloween party is all in the details.

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