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1. "Monster Mash" is unquestionably the granddaddy of all Halloween pop songs. The singer, with his back-up group, created a number one hit in 1962 and then, in a rare move, the tune zoomed up U.S. charts again to number 10 in 1973. The back-up group was The Crypt Kickers, but who was the lead artist who adopted a middle nickname in reference to a classic horror film star?
2. The pop music scene of 1958/1959 spawned a number of highly successful novelty songs featuring high-pitched squeaking animals and aliens. Who can forget The Chipmunks (or maybe The Nutty Squirrels as well)? But Sheb Wooley had a gigantic hit with a tune about a fun-loving and kind-hearted alien. In fact, he said "I wouldn't eat you 'cause you're so tough". What was this amazing number one song?
3. Another Halloween perennial is "The Blob". Unusual at the time, it was the title pop/rock theme of the science-fiction film of the same name. The question here is: what extremely popular songwriter(s) co- wrote the theme to "The Blob"?
4. Cemetery bells, the living dead, and maniacal laughter all go to make up this perfect Halloween tune by The Revels. The spooky song went to number 35 on U.S. charts in 1959. Its original title was "Dead Man's Stroll". The label thought that title was a little too grim for the public, so it was changed. What was the eventual title of this creepy song?
5. Here are some of the weird lyrics to a terrific Halloween tune:
"Had one big eye and two big feet".
"Say you'll be here when the morning come".
"I had a hunk of meat in my hand".
"He drank the hot coffee right from the spout". What cool song are these lines from?
6. The Frantics, an early sixties instrumental group out of the Northeastern U.S., recorded a creepy, crawling song entitled "Werewolf". The song featured a famous werewolf curse and some pretty scary snarling. The Frantics' label, Dolton, was concerned about a negative public reaction, so they replaced the flip side of the record with the same song without the snarling werewolf. What do you suppose, then, became the flip side of "Werewolf"?
7. What are the missing words from the opening lines of "Martian Hop" that explain what the Martians are planning to do to for us - or to us?
"We have just discovered an important note from space, the Martians plan to ___________ for all the human race".
8. Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the perfect Halloween act. Two of his spooky songs, "I Put a Spell On You" and "Feast of the Mau Mau" turn up regularly at trick-or-treat season. On stage he was a sight to behold. What was Screamin' Jay's stage gimmick that immortalized him?
9. Just when you might think that no more terrific Halloween pop songs could be released, Warren Zevon came up with "Werewolves of London" - a bizarre telling of ruthless lycanthrope in and around London. Which of the following areas of London did this wolfman NOT frequent in the song?
10. Quick and to the point:
"If there's something strange in your neighborhood".
"If there's something weird and it don't look good".
"An invisible man sleepin' in your bed".
OK, here's the quiz question: " Who ya gonna call"?
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