Back in the late 80s or early 90s, my brother and I were driving around on Halloween afternoon. This was back when we decorated at our parents' house, and I can't recall why we were driving around with only a few hours left before sunset. I get nervous just thinking about that risky trip (maybe we needed a bag of ice for the fog chiller?). I can recall that it was an overcast day. Very gray, and very chilly.
So there we were, driving around listening to the radio, and a local station was playing a ton of Halloween-centric songs (which I feel was a rare occurrence on Halloween for the local stations). In-between most of the songs there would be audio clips from horror films and sound effects (an even rarer occurrence). I recall one clip being Gene Wilder from Young Frankenstein. It was the scene where he pronounces his name as Fronkensteen. The song that came up next was something I had never heard. It was by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, and it WASN'T his famous Monster Mash. It was his not-so-well-known and totally obscure Monster Rap, a sequel of sorts to the Mash classic.
Here's to that afternoon. Driving around excited that another Haunt was happening. Maybe the year of the Giant Spider descending on unsuspecting trick-or-treaters? Or maybe the year a kid yelled horrible insults at me in my Michael Myers costume? Dunno. I just know that this fun memory is in there. Like it happened yesterday.
Click below for a listen to Monster Rap.
6 comments:
Hahaha! That song is infectious. And, now---for the forseeable future---anyone within earshot will likely be "treated" to a live, impromptu rendition of,
"Shock the body, shock the body, body
Shock the body, shock the body, body
Shock! (RRRRRR!)"
Haha my plan is working!
Oh man, once I reached the "shock the body" line, I was FLOODED with memories. I swear I recall hearing this on the radio back in the day! But I definitely haven't heard it again in all the years since then, until this moment. Wow. I might need to add this to my 2023 Halloween mix.
This is truly a guilty pleasure of mine.
Oh wow, I kinda thought I was the only one. I too remember hearing this on the radio and even back in the 80's it was pretty cringey. Although, where i lived it seemed to get a LOT of airtime. Still, to this day I will catch myself mumbling parts of it, especially around this time of year. "Rap, Bap, another zap!"
We need to bring it back
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