Happy Halloween

Today is a big day for a couple of reasons. First off, it's Halloween! One of the most fun holidays to celebrate, this is the time you get to be whatever or whomever you choose to be! Scary costumes are definitely fan favorites, but no matter what you dress up as, it's all about the spirit of Halloween. Now there are some really cool eerie and spooky kinds of songs out there that fit so perfectly with the holiday. And they range from being fun songs with the typical Halloween kind of sound, to that really crisp baroque pop kind of sound that is my favorite kind of Halloween sound. What is even better, is that there are so many bands that like to take on that Halloween kind of sound and make it their own. All those burlesque and vaudeville bands, this is their time of year. And so in honor of these bands, today's song is by the kings of this genre, Panic! At the Disco. Whenever I hear this band, I am immediately transported to this era of steam punk and eerie atmospheres. But I absolutely love that! It is such a great sound, especially for this time of year. Now this song is taken from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, a Halloween movie that does not follow your stereotypical Halloween movie plot line. This is not a horror movie or a scary, but one that takes a totally different spin on the holiday. And Panic! At the Disco was in charge of performing the title theme, a version that they absolutely nail. This song is full of so much character and life, filled with this smirk. The song has a playfulness to it that is mischievous and fun which I really enjoy. Today's instrumental song is an older one, a song that is an absolute rock classic. The Animals perform this song and this is probably the most iconic song of theirs. This song has a great Wild West kind of sound, but somehow that still works as a dark and eerie kind song. This is one of my favorite older rock songs, and this classic is a great way to get that bad ass feeling of a Wild West gunslinger. I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!


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