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"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton 's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash , which contained several other monster-themed tunes.
Robert George Pickett (February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007), better known as Bobby "Boris" Pickett, was an American singer-songwriter and comedian.He is best known for co-writing and performing the 1962 smash hit novelty song "Monster Mash".
Ranging from movie soundtracks, theme songs, and even eerie radio hits, these 80 best Halloween songs of all time will help you make the perfect Halloween music playlist that's guaranteed to keep ...
Beyond his early work as part of Skip & Flip, Paxton is best known for his involvement in two novelty hits: the 1960 No. 1 smash "Alley Oop" — written by Dallas Frazier and cut quickly with a group thrown together by Paxton's roommate Kim Fowley, the Hollywood Argyles — and a 1962 No. 1 hit inspired by the Mashed Potato dance craze ...
Released in 1962, “Monster Mash” is the “hit of the land,” which means that no Halloween party playlist is complete without it. ‘This is Halloween’ by The Citizens of Halloween
The "Monster Mash" was more than just a graveyard smash — it was also banned in the U.K. for many years! Learn about the Halloween track's unexpected origins.
A cover of Bobby Pickett's novelty song "Monster Mash" (1962) serves as the opening track. Sharon Needles has said, "' The 'Monster Mash' is not only an iconic, nostalgic, and classic halloween rock n' roll jam, but it speaks to the child in everyone that loved knocking on a door or hitting a doorbell and saying the sweet words of 'trick or treat."
“Very troubling that the song ‘Monster Mash’ isn’t the Monster Mash,” the user wrote. “It’s a song about the Monster Mash, which is not itself heard on the track, and is ...