Spooky Jams: Ten Kick-Ass Songs About Monsters

October 21, 2014

05. “The Lurch” – Ted Cassidy

Album: The Lurch Single

I’m surprised this song doesn’t have a bigger following. Let’s be honest, every Goth chick out there is basically trying to do her lame version of the ultra hot Carolyn Jones from The Addams Family. “The Lurch” not only kicks the Goth vibe but it also gets right in there with the nostalgia. Who couldn’t see a bunch of fat Goth girls, with Jack Skellington zip up hoodies, dancing around to “The Lurch”. Plus you have Ted Cassidy, a modern day giant and one of the most horrifying personal servants ever to grace the small screen. Watch the video here.

04. “He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)” – Alice Cooper

Album: Friday The 13^th Part VI Soundtrack

Sure, it’d be easier to heap love on “Teenage Frankenstein” or any of the other classic horror themed Alice Cooper jams. However, nothing can touch the sheer cheese genius of Alice Cooper singing about Jason Vorhees over really bad keyboards and electronic drums. It also contains the line “You’re deep in love but you’re deeper in the woods” and has a super catchy chorus about a bloodthirsty serial killer!! Yep, this is some horror movie genius right here. Watch the video here.

03. “Return Of The Fly” – The Misfits

Album: Static Age (1978, 1997)

This song rules for two reasons. One, Glenn Danzig and his crew didn’t write a tune lionizing the original classic horror masterpiece. Nope, they decided to go with the really lame sequel. I have to respect that kind of fuck-you-who-cares attitude. “Return Of The Fly” also rules because it opens with the line “Return Of The Fly, Return Of The Fly, with Vincent Price.” Yep, say the title twice and then name the star. Some Glenn Danzig gold right there!!

02. “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” – The Cramps

Album: Songs The Lord Taught Us

Again, werewolves, I love them. I also dig that The Cramps made werewolves sexy. Using a thick surf guitar line and the slurring, snotty vocals of Lux Interior, The Cramps took an already cool monster and made it cool and punk rock. It’s interesting because this slick, rough and tumble werewolf could have grown up to be the ultra cool mod werewolf from Warron Zevon. I’m just planting seeds folks. It’s what I do.

01.”Godzilla” – Blue Oyster Cult

Album: Spectres

The greatest monster in all movie history deserves the biggest guitar riffs and the fattest grooves. Cue Blue Oyster Cult who, when not singing about The Reaper, lent their seventies rock abilities to lamenting the lizard that started it all. I also dig that the lyrics are very direct, all about Godzilla tearing up buildings and killing people.

Iann Robinson started his career early writing for Sound Views magazine and spreading all the way to Japan Warp. In 1996 he created the wildly popular cable access show Monkey Butt Sex. In the four years it was on Robinson interviewed dozens of bands ranging from Sick Of It All to The Melvins as well as cementing his name in the underground music world. From Monkey Butt Sex, Robinson began MBS Productions, directing small budget videos for Hedpe, H20, Napalm Death, Sick Of It All, Warzone, and others. This led to the next big phase of Robinson’s career, MTV. In 2000 Iann Robinson became an on air news reporter and quickly attracted both bands and fans with his honest and often brutal opinions. After MTV Robinson began writing for Crave Online as well as starting his own small press comic shop Isolation Disorder Comics. Robinson also produced and starred in the on-line pop culture show Dude, That’s Awesome.