Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 'Stagger Lee' Tiny Tim's version takes the song from emotional to freaky as he delivers the lyrics in a myriad of voices, from bold and operatic to his signature warbled falsetto. Well, this isn't Jim Morrison's angst-y account of what life is like when you live outside of the norm and also possibly dig on indulging in the LSD. forever.' Yeah, we bet that's not all he's gonna do. This creeper is trying to create his own dead angel to hang around with, promising his prospective date that if she takes a stroll with him he will preserve her beauty 'with dark hair and soft skin. This alt-rock anthem is a growly outline for a moonlit walk gone bad. Beneath Porter's signature pompadour and elaborate, bejeweled suits were some deep thoughts about the insane asylum: 'The man in the room right next to mine screams a woman's name / hits the wall in vain / he's in the rubber room.' It comes complete with trippy guitar effects to emphasize the losing of one's mind. Ween prove that you only need one minute and 37 seconds to let someone know that they should probably make looking over their shoulder a part of their daily routine.Ĭountry music on acid, right here. The music is noisy and mad, and the vocals lay it all out, telling you without question that you really made a fucking mess.

There's nothing subtle happening here, which makes it the perfect song when you just want to drive it home to someone just how precisely pissed off you are. Yeah, let's just say that this attempt at romance didn't really work out in her favor. In this tune, he tells us about a drifter who courts a girl named Polly. His old-timey, bluesy, folksy voice was complete with an inherent sense of darkness. Singer Dave Vanian's voice takes you on a trip through the funhouse, a twisted carousel ride with its periodic dips into the low range and the nightmare-inspiring maniacal clown laugh.Īs far as talking about what might cause chills, I could stop after 'Appalachian folk singer,' right? Ol' Dock Boggs tore up the 1920s with his stellar banjo-playing. Their pasty, painted-up faces hide all kinds of mystery, and you just know they're plotting sinister shenanigans as they lumber past you in their giant, floppy shoes. This cover of the theme song from Roman Polanski's 1970s film Rosemary's Baby is made extra unnerving by Patton intermittently singing 'la la la' in a child's voice atop the metal noise backdrop.Įveryone knows clowns are hella creepy. Mike Patton sprinkles his inner freak on all that he touches, and this track is certainly no exception. Actually want to freak some people out? Pop on this playlist of 10 songs that weren't written for the holiday but are truly haunting in their own unique ways.

Generally speaking, popular Halloween tunes really aren't all that terrifying usual suspects like 'Monster Mash' are fun, yes, but probably won't keep you up at night.

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