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October 24, 2009

What classifies a song as a Halloween song?

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What classifies a song as a Halloween song? It is words. It is feel. It is unmistakable. Almost every genre of music has a Halloween representative, although I have yet to find a Gospel or Christian Halloween song in my searches. Much of this music must be sought out since it will never make it onto a Halloween compilation CD or onto commercial radio. As Halloween approaches, my never-ending search for new Halloween sounds reaches a higher level while stores stock current offerings. Each year I find something new. Each year I find more of the same old usual suspects. Let us start with the stories about the songs that you have most likely heard.

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Sheba Wool and A Thing with One Big Horn and One Big Eye
Sheb Wooley (a.k.a. Ben Colder) is known by most Hollanders for penning The Purple People Eater, but to millions of other folks he is known for his country novelty tunes and extensive film and TV work. Wooley first got the idea for The Purple People Eater when a songwriter friend told him his son had come home from school with a joke about a "people eater." After recording what he deemed as a "bottom of the barrel song," his label decided not to release it. They thought it was something they did not want to be identified with. Somehow a copy of the song made its way to the company’s New York offices. They loved the song. The country’s fascination with UFO’s and the Sputnik phenomenon in full swing, the NY office reconsidered the release. In early 1958 The Purple People Eater became the first single ever to hit number one in its second week on the charts. The Purple People Eater catapulted to Number 1 for six weeks in 1958, sold over three million records and received a gold record within three weeks after it was released. It is the Number 24 song of the 1955-1959 rock era and has sold over one hundred million copies.

Mr. Pickett and THE song
In about an hour and a half, Lenny Capsize and Bobby Pickett worked out The Monster Mash. Halloween music was forever changed. These two members of the singing group the Cordials decided to take advantage of the novelty song craze happening in the early sixties. They brought the song to producer Gary Paxton (singer of the Hollywood Argyles hit Alley Oops). After the session, Paxton dubbed the band "Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett and the Kropotkin's." On October 20, 1962, after eight weeks on the charts, the record hit Number 1 just in time for Halloween. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 on August 29, 1970 peaking at Number 91 and again on May 5, 1972 when it went all the way to Number 10. Over the years, The Monster Mash has sold over four million copies, received three gold records, and is easily one of the most popular novelty records of all time.

Gimpin’ Gene Simmons:
fortunes from a Haunted House

Haunted House was first recorded in the late 1950s by Johnny Fuller (Specialty 655) but failed to chart. In 1963 Domingo Studio (a.k.a. Sam The Sham) was performing Haunted House live clubs and on television. People went nuts when he performed the song. Jumpin’ Gene and Sam the Sham were playing clubs together in the early sixties. Gene saw how folks were reacting to that song. Ray Harris at Hi Records asked Gene to see if Sam would record Haunted House for Hi Records. Sam declined and said he wanted to cut the record on his own. Harris wanted to proceed with their recording of the song and asked Jumpin’ Gene if he would cut the record. Simmons has said the session was not like his others in that "everyone involved had fun." By August 1964, Haunted House (Hi 2076) had made it to Number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. After years of unsuccessful releases Haunted House would be Jumpin’ Gene Simmons first hit and would launch him on his first world tour.

Screaming' Jay: Original Shock-Rocker

Many years ago I was fortunate enough to catch Screamin’ Jay Hawkins at a small nightclub in San Francisco. The show was weird, excellent—but weird. I Put A Spell on You was THE signature song. Hawkins crept around the stage in a cape, brandishing the smoking skull on a stick he named ‘Henry.’ He was a crazed cannibal, a voodoo jive master. What I did not realize at that time was his immense impact on macabre music, especially on the presentation of that music. Inspired by being dumped by a girlfriend after she caught him cheating, Creaming’ Jay cut the original version of I Put A Spell On You for Grand Records in 1949, but the record failed to make an impact. Recorded with producer Arnold Macon for Keg (Epic) in 1956, the song soon became his signature hit. Max on insisted that Jay’s recording needed to live up to the strange title and suggested that they turn the session into a huge party. Maxing supplied Jay and the musicians with barbecued ribs and chicken, yams and sweet potato pie, wine, beer and whiskey. After a while, he turned on the tape. A week later Scramming’ Jay was brought a copy of the recording. He was shocked and refused to believe that the recording was of him. After some Scotch and some practiced mouth contortions, he accepted it as his own. I Put A Spell on You was banned from radio airplay across the country due to his "cannibalistic" delivery. It was eventually edited for radio with moans, grunts and groans removed. I Put A Spell On You was Screamin’ Jay’s only big single, selling over a million copies, but it never made the charts. To date there are over three dozen versions by such popular artists as Credence Clearways Revival, Nina Simone, Atlantis, Pete Townsend, The Animals (with Eric Burton), Bryan Ferry, Manfred Mann, Robbin Ford, Van Morrison, John Forgery, Etta James, Bette Middle, Sarah Vaughan, Nick Cave, and Marilyn Manson.


La-Z-Boy DWI

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DWI after crashing motorized La-Z-Boy armchair




A man from Duluth, Minnesota, has pled guilty to drunk driving (DWI) after crashing his motorized La-Z-Boy armchair into a parked car.
62 year old Dennis LeRoy Anderson told police at the scene of the accident that he left a bar in Proctor, Minnesota after drinking 8 or 9 beers. He was driving his motorized La-Z-Boy armchair along the street towards his home when he crashed into a car parked on the side of the road.
Anderson was not seriously hurt in the August 2008 accident, but prosecutors say his blood alcohol content at the time was 0.29, which is more than three times the legal limit in Minnesota.
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On Monday he was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 2 years probation. Anderson’s La-Z-Boy was heavily modified, powered by a converted lawn mower. The ‘vehicle’ was even equipped with headlights, a CD player, speakers and beer cup holders. Sweet ride.
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Let It Be - BlackSea Fleet Orchestra

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Let it be - black sea fleet orchestra


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позволять это быть let it be - black sea fleet orchestra imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but not always in music, when most of the world pop songs to get treatment for a cover version. you have never seen a beatles cover completely true: "re-work" from "the beatles" legendary "let it be" on the russian navy group had a few fans fab four's twisting and shouting: not happy. web users are delighted with the kitsch cover beatles "it's just criminal. why did not paul mccartney filed a lawsuit against these people? - this is just one example of comments in the orchestra, which came to the internet, for all the wrong reasons. other viewers have gone further in his comments: "it's like a movie scene. it's so funny, can not be a real performance!"

имитация может быть самая искренняя форма лести, но не всегда в музыку, когда большинство песен мировой эстрады, чтобы получить лечение кавер-версии вы никогда не видели beatles cover совсем верно: "re-work" из "the beatles" легендарные "let it be" на русский флот группы, имели несколько вентиляторов fab four's скручивания и кричали: не в восторге. веб-пользователи восторге от китча покрытия beatles "это просто преступно. почему не пола маккартни подал иск против этих людей? - это лишь один пример из комментариев в оркестре, который попал в сеть интернет, для всех неправильным причинам.

October 23, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, Linni Meister and her boyfriend Kristian Hillberg was associated with Big Brother Norway.


Ladies and gentlemen, Linni Meister and her boyfriend Kristian Hillberg was associated with Big Brother Norway.
Linni do some modeling career that will not surprise you.
Linni have big breast, but she is definitely a Slob also.
The film quality of the clip is good.
I presented to you the most blatant, hysterical, scantily clad and very likely effective piece of viral marketing ever created.
 When the guys behind the Norwegian Nazi zombie comedy Dead Snow fields need to put together a promotional video two plug the upcoming Norwegian DVD teleconferencing nicely with the upcoming theatrical runt, hey, do something with the Nazis?

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Zombies? None of them either.
No, what is it a whole lot Linni Meister, Norwegian FUM model and Columnists (they hired her for her writing skills, honest!)
Turned pop singer after a period of the Norwegian version of Survivor.
Yes, I saw her up.
Research is a harsh mistress sometimes.
"My Ass" teammate for girls in the record, slaughtering her.
Anyway ... what did Linni come up with?
A charming Little song titleholder appropriately Ass It's all about her ass, and how good it is.
There are no zombies in the song whatsoever.
How does this count as viral marketing?
You have to look to see.
We have the uncensored version of the song, the video during the break, and while not exactly considered not pushing the envelope.
NO, OK, that it was yanked from You Tube for viola-ting's terms of service.
An entire listed as the shitty understanding net darts.
And yes, that terrible, butt, hey, a small budget you can get much the do-kill-signal.
I would not last as long as it's here for that chick, so it's not a joke for her, anyways, nice tits, nice ass, you get a new face.
Lil Love people take this seriously.
Just as Dead Snow is made to be a parody and joke, so is this.
Micro-stupid what a waste of money.
Um Is this for real?
Or was the singer come on casting couch on all fours?
Believe it or not.
The Director of the dead snow also directed the video.
I think I know how she got him to do so.
Well, he just decided he wanted to promote his film since he made the video.
He had not his marketing team with him so he photocopied a few posters and handed over to the Norwegian woman.