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Hotel California: A Great Horror Song

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Kaijubait		#21	[-]
Jul 11 11 5:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've heard at least one fundamentalist claim that 'Hotel California' was written as a song in praise of Anton LaVay's Church Of Satan.
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Ardley Remlap		#22	[-]
Jul 12 11 11:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Great call on Angie Baby! Other inadvertant horror songs: Mama Told Me Not to Come--Three Dog Night Magic Man--Heart Don't Fear the Reaper--Blue Oyster Cult Spooky--Atlanta Rhythmn Section Blinded by the Light--Manfred Mann (or the Boss, if you prefer) Night Moves--Bob Seger As a matter of fact, a lot of that 70's California rock was kind of creepy. And I don't know about y'all, but this song (which turned up in a few Warner cartoons) used to really creep me out: I was strolling in the park one day In the merry, merry month of May I was taken by suprise by a pair of rougish eyes In the merry, merry month of May! Last Edited By: Ardley Remlap Jul 12 11 11:57 AM. Edited 1 times.
CapnDunsel		#23	[-]
Jul 12 11 5:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ardley Remlap wrote: Magic Man--Heart Don't Fear the Reaper--Blue Oyster Cult I was strolling in the park one day In the merry, merry month of May I was taken by suprise by a pair of rougish eyes In the merry, merry month of May! Doh! I hear "Reaper" and "Magic Man" alot on the radio, they should have come to mind. "Magic Man" reminds me of Ray Bradbury's short story "Medicine for Melancholy" - that is, assuming the 'medicine' for a sick girl was her being deflowered...right? Funny, I would never have interpreted "Strolling thru the park" that way, mainly because the music is so jaunty. The eyes belong to a woman, btw
Dr Acula		#24	[-]
Jul 12 11 7:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I agree with Reaper, Magic Man, and Spooky, all with a great freaky vibe. I love the Three Dog Night song, but it lacks the menace or slightly off elements, maybe I just hear the Randy Newman humor in it too much.
davidkk		#25	[-]
Jul 27 11 7:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Honestly, this song just creeps me out. I don't know if this makes sense, but it has a sort of deserty feel to it, and I hate the heat. Free poker \| Play Poker
CapnDunsel		#26	[-]
Aug 12 11 5:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	While written in late 1970s, this song avoided the ballad structure, presaging progressive 1980s weirdness. Having heard if first, I much prefer it over Grace Jones' later dance adaption. She kinda ruins the point of the lyrics. Walking down the street Kicking cans Looking at the billboard Also ran Summing up the people Checking out the race Doing what I'm doing Feeling out of place Walking, walking in the rain Feeling like a woman Looking like a man Sounding like a no-no Make it when I can Whistling in the darkness Shining in the light Coming to conclusion Right is might is tight Walking, walking in the rain Come in all you jesters Enter all you fools Sit down no-no Ogre, ghouls Trip the light fantastic Dance the swivel hips Coming to conclusion Button up your lips Walking, walking in the rain Walking, walking in the rain
DocZilla		#27	[-]
Aug 12 11 10:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	All right Capn! FLASH AND THE PAN! I think maybe even their HEY, ST. PETER (a longtime fave of mine) would fit the category. (?) Last Edited By: DocZilla Aug 13 11 1:40 AM. Edited 1 times.
CapnDunsel		#28	[-]
Aug 13 11 12:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DocZilla wrote: All right Capn! FLASH AND THE PAN! I think maybe even their HEY, ST. PETER (a longtime fave of mine) would fit the category. (?) I think you're right, especially if you see the cheesy visuals they used in their 1970s music videos (the ending is goofy): http://youtu.be/tz48dyXTFpQ One could also add their ominous "Down Among the Dead Men." http://youtu.be/3-q1H9N_u10 And coming back elliptically to Dr Acula's OP, their song about the nuking of "California." http://youtu.be/7oA-1IUIegc sorry, couldnt add these using the insert flash window here. The Search doesnt always work.
DocZilla		#29	[-]
Aug 13 11 6:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Cool!
The Mighty Bongo		#30	[-]
Aug 14 11 12:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Born on the Bayou by C C R always had an awesomely creepy vibe to it longg before the conection to Swamp Thing. It always conjured up some pretty creepy lmagery to me. Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/
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CapnDunsel		#31	[-]
Sep 5 11 8:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bowie's 1969 "Space Oddity," just on the cusp of the 70's
Kosmo13		#32	[-]
Sep 6 11 9:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Phantom 309 by Red Sovine (and remade by Tom Waits) is an outright ghost story. Kenny Rogers topped that in the 80's with "Tomb of the Unknown Love." The ghost story is only the first half of the song. From there on it becomes a tale of murder and the execution of a murderer.
Dr Borgo		#33	[-]
Sep 15 11 8:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	davlghry wrote: Of course, folk and country music are rife with lurid and brutal tales of murder, revenge, etc. I've always found this a pretty chilling lyric from FOLSOM PRISON BLUES: "I shot a man in Reno... just to watch him die." One of the greatest and most unnerving lines ever written for song. So simple and direct but powerfully effective.
Spring Heeled Jack		#34	[-]
Sep 16 11 1:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If you want horror songs with literal lyrics that leave little room for interpretation and combine great storytelling, I think you'd be hard pressed to find better than Nick Cave and theBad Seeds' Murder Ballads album. The Curse of Millhaven is for me the standout track. �� Last Edited By: Spring Heeled Jack Sep 16 11 1:43 AM. Edited 3 times.
Alias the Scarecrow		#35	[-]
Sep 16 11 10:39 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A few more that I think might fit this bill are "I'm So Afraid", by Fleetwood Mac and "Song For Kim" by Concrete Blonde.
Spoiler II		#36	[-]
Sep 16 11 8:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP by Charlie Daniels is pretty damn creepy. The lyrics make me think of vintage Warren horror tales. The first verse in particularly evocative and the last two lines can give you the creeps.
DocZilla		#37	[-]
Sep 16 11 9:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE GREEN MANALISHI (WITH THE TWO PRONG CROWN) [Peter Green, 1970] from the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac is certainly a psychological horror song, considering what Green has said over the years and his mental state at the time. The cover version by Judas Priest is pretty darned cool, too! When the day goes to sleep And the full moon looks And the night is so black And the darkness cooks You come creepin' around Makin' me do things I don't wanna do Can't believe that you need My love so bad Come creepin' around Tryin' to drive me mad Bustin' in on my dreams Makin' me see things I don't wanna see 'Cause you're the green manalishi With a two-pronged crown All my trying is up All you're bringing is down Just takin' my love, then slippin' away Leavin' me here Just tryin' to keep from followin' you
Dr Borgo		#38	[-]
Sep 17 11 6:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Has I Put a Spell On You by Screaming Jay Hawkins been mentioned yet?
Rob		#39	[-]
Sep 17 11 8:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Man, but I love threads like this! When I was a kid, the very first song to scare me was "People Are Strange" by the Doors. I was probably about 5, and the band had been on some variety show performing the song. It was raining that night, and the lyric "When you're strange, faces come out of the rain" took on a horribly ominous meaning to me. Nightmares. All. Night. Long. Also when I was five, I received a Peter, Paul, and Mary album for Christmas one year. It was their Album 1700 LP, which I got because I had taken a shine to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "I Dig Rock and Roll Music." Also on that album were a couple of songs that totally spooked me out. I usually had to stop listening to Side 1 after "Leaving on a Jet Plane," because the next song was "Weep for Jamie." I couldn't find the original on YouTube, but here are the lyrics: Weep For Jamie The other side of Jamie's door is aching loneliness. One, two, three, four, She dances with the ancient fears, With porcelain smiles and wetless tears, (Chorus) Weep for Jamie. For the bones that tear at her flesh inside, Weep for Jamie, She lives in the land where her father died. Don't try to answer her helpless call, She can't hear your words she feels nothing at all. With no tomorrow promised by today. She's the child of emptiness and yesterday. (Chorus) I'll sing you one of a song without an end, I'll sing you two of a tree that cannot bend, I'll sing you three of a womb that never filled, And the fourth deepest wound and the love that it killed. (Chorus) Now that's some creepy stuff for a five-year-old, and the melody is even creepier. I'm still not quite sure what it means. The other song on the album that I didn't understand at the time but I knew was bad news is "The Great Mandella." Here it is on YouTube: http://youtu.be/xpIh68Kh_-s And lastly, when I was 9 or so: http://youtu.be/O79EN3z6IpU Again, nightmares on top of nightmares. This one STILL creeps me out. Last Edited By: Rob Sep 17 11 8:06 PM. Edited 1 times.
ByronOrlok		#40	[-]
Sep 17 11 11:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love those '60s/'70s story-songs, "Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", "Ode to Billy Joe", etc. "Angie Baby" is one of my favorites -- "Night Gallery-ish" is the perfect way to describe it. Creepy, for sure. Another story-song from that era that hasn't been mentioned yet is Cher's "Dark Lady". Despite name-checking the "Voodoo Queen of New Orleans", there's not really anything overtly supernatural about it, but it does have a somewhat "spooky" vibe. I second the recommendation for David Essex's "Rock On" -- genuinely weird Top 40 hit. A few more "spooky" Top 40 songs : Sugarloaf's "Green Eyed Lady", The Zombies' "Time of the Season", John Lennon's "Number 9 Dream". Deliberately "horror-rock" guys like Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie are probably too on-the-nose for this discussion, but I'll mention Type O Negative anyway -- their song "Black Number One" sounds like something Ted Levine's "Buffalo Bill" would sing if he were a rock star instead of a serial killer. Last Edited By: ByronOrlok Sep 17 11 11:51 PM. Edited 2 times.
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Bowie's 1969 "Space Oddity," just on the cusp of the 70's

Weep For Jamie