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Showing posts with label Buddy Beaverhausen Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddy Beaverhausen Halloween. Show all posts
A British comedian and satirist parodied this song wonderfully.
Jackie Clune (imagine Karen Carpenter saying "clone") captures The Carpenters' lead singer's vocals delightfully in this dancefloor send-up. Karen's brother Richard, admitted his sister became obsessed with her diction around this time.
Yesterday, I posted the original version of Occupants on my Halloween Countdown. Here's the cheeky hiNRG dance mix.
Ms Clune is a UK dj, impersonator and comedienne. Ironically, perhaps, it was recorded for the Klone dance-music label.
This song from C.J. & Co. is, perhaps, perfect for Halloween parties.
"The Devil's Gun" was a club and radio hit. It topped the Billboard charts and was a huge hit, in 1977, at Studio 54 and other venues.
There was some controversy at the time because the song was released during the Summer of Sam. Scary! Of course, that might have been a complete coincidence as the song was probably recorded beforehand.
My Halloween Countdown continues with three of my favorite ladies: The Puppini Sisters!
This jazz tune has always been hep and feelin' kind of groovy. It's been covered by many great recording artists, perhaps most notably Dusty Springfield.
The Puppini Sisters make this song their own in their '40s-styled jazz/big band style. Wonderful harmonies!
The ladies are especially cute in the music-video version of this song.
Lene Lovich was Goth before it was trendy! It was only natural she'd bring her unique voice to sing "Gothica" on her last (2005) album.
Lovich is of Serbian descent, born and raised in Detroit, but long based in England now. She and husband, Les Chappell, have long had a creative relationship together as well, starting with her first hit, "Lucky Number."
So, here it is, on this year's Halloween Countdown: "Gothica"!
More radio-styled horror and it's very intense, so listen if you dare!
Perfect spooky stuff for Halloween. My brother and I had Arch Oboler's Drop Dead album on vinyl, and this track was our absolute favorite. Yeah, we were pretty ghoulish kids, especially around Halloween time. Oboler had a radio show, Lights Out, that featured tales of terror and the macabre.
Never have latex gloves being turned inside-out been put to better use.
Here is a unique cover song performed by Judy as part of her act at the Coconut Grove. It's presented and arranged as a satire of the then emerging sci-fi genre of movies.
"The Purple People Eater" was originally written and performed by Sheb Wooley. It was a pop novelty hit in 1958, both on the radio and in stores. I was six at the time of its release. My Mom bought me the 45 and I think I wore it out.
Ironic are Judy's lyrics about "red people, blue people" as we've now identified states and people that way demographically and for political purposes.
Hear how Ms Garland makes this song her own and in her inimitable style on my Halloween Countdown!
This is, simply, a terrific song done by Eartha Kitt in the Fifties. The lyrics are brilliantly playful and Ms Kitt sounds like she truly enjoys singing this, attacking it with great, growling relish.
It's already tailor-made for the Season of the Witch, but the video here adds an extra kick!
What's truly scary about this documentary short (1/2 hour long) is how dumb and crazy people in this country can be. The film focuses on the weird and wacky folk who are Elvis devotees. They're obviously clinically insane, and obsessed. Sadly, these guys sometimes even go to the polls and vote!
So many favorite moments of the interviews with delusional morons who are Elvis fanatics, impersonators and other freaks of nature giving their lives up to "the King of Rock & Roll." You just have to see it to believe it.
This film's full of testimonies as hilarious and absurd as they are heartbreaking. Watch and be afraid... be VERY afraid. Mondo Elvis was made in 1984 by Tom Corboy. The people seen in this film are probably, if still alive, packing serious heat in these open-carry days.
Elvis died seven years before this film was made. This is the true American horror story! Definitely the dark side of the United States.
I have this on VHS.
Below is the entire 30-minute video in all its jumpsuit glory.
Let's head to East Hampton and revisit the two Edies on today's Halloween Countdown!
This is a Grey Gardens dance remix with sound bites from the film smartly edited into a camp delight you can shake your groove thing to. Another tune perfect for Halloween parties.
The mix is by Stevers62. He does lots of fun stuff on Youtube you should check out. No doubt there will be more from him on this Halloween Countdown.
So here they are -- Big & Little Edie -- from the Maysles Brothers documentary Grey Gardens. Happy Halloween!
Here's a tasty treat to get everyone on their feet at your Halloween party this year. Sonique's electro-dance version of "I'll Put a Spell on You."
The song was, of course, originally done by Screamin' Jay Hawkins in the 1950s. It has been famously covered by many. Bette Midler made the song her own in the Disney film Hocus Pocus.
Remember, the British-born Sonique originally came to international attention with the dance smash "It Feels So Good," released the same year as this song.
So dance in the privacy of your home where nobody can see you. Or can someone... out there in the dark?!
Why this cartoon ended up banned is beyond my comprehension. It's a fabulous and beautifully animated Max Fleischer cartoon that deserves to be seen by all.
Surrealistic and funny, it just had to help kick off my Halloween Countdown this year. It certainly is a cute embrace of the holiday.
It's impossible for me to see the Boop character or hear Mae Questel's voice and not think of Cyndi Lauper. Let me know what you think.
Buddy Beaverhausen's Halloween Countdown kicks off this year with this lavishly and impressively produced dance-music single from the girl group Toto Coelo (a/k/a Total Coelo). They're best known for their break-out hit "I Eat Cannibal."
Halloween Countdown will include music videos, film clips and audio clips in the Halloween spirit. It will conclude on Halloween, Oct. 31.
"The moon was shining in the night. The hounds were baying under simple stars. And as you storm under the lights, I knew my heart would be at stake." Great lyrics, underrated song. Produced by Barry Blue. Hope this helps you get your Halloween on!
2014's Halloween Countdown takes flight (on a broom, of course) with everybody's favorite witch, Barbra Streisand! Enjoy this Halloween-party remix at the link below, and visit Stevers62 on YouTube for some great, original remixes. Dedicated with special Happy Halloween wishes to Bob Esty!
