I know that several of these are likely by the same artists and bands. I have these few that I relate with Halloween, with the night and the fear and the unexpected and several of their songs came up at once.
But I won't apologize, because all of them are great.
Ghouls and ghosts and knives and touchy subjects
"THE KILLING TYPE" - AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA
A rock song. Morality, what it means to kill, and a video filled with blood and guts.
"THRILLER" - (MICHAEL JACKSON COVER) - IMOGEN HEAP
One of the most famous pop songs of all time, but softer and slower and creepier than you've ever heard. Just her voice and a piano. Kind of fascinating.
"JENNY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE" - THE KILLERS
A song about a murder, a trial and guilt, one that will shake your head and your heart. "She couldn't scream when I held her close." Heavy, pure rock music.
"MY SECRET FRIEND" - IAMX & IMOGEN HEAP
IAMX as a band are so gothic in style, and so uncensored in the way that they use instruments and write lyrics. Any of their music videos could have fitted with the Halloween I suppose - they're all a little spooky, a little dark, a little twisted - but this one especially, with Chris Corner and Imogen Heap both dressed in drag and creeping around an empty old house.
"MONSTER" - AUTOMATIC
A song that will have you headbanging, a sticky-glue guitar riff and a chorus I'm sure you'll remember everyone singing the few years ago when this was released. "What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster?!"
A thank you to my friend @CallMeKTown for submitting
"MISSED ME" - THE DRESDEN DOLLS
A duo of piano and drums, the Dresden Dolls are two percussionists and this gives so much weight and dynamic to their music. From the point of view of a psycho-girlfriend, "Missed Me" is haunting and a little bit hilarious, it grows verse by verse.
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