The best holiday of the year has to be Halloween. It’s devoted to the strange, scary and macabre, so how could it not be exciting? Much of my favorite music riffs on themes of the paranormal and things that aren’t quite right.
Ghost songs are legion. One of the best has got to be Mr. Ghost Goes To Town, which has been recorded by many groups thoughout the decades. There’s even a Hammond Organ version up on youtube. The peppy tune was written in 1936 by the famous songwriters Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish.
The most creative cover here has to be the entry from Zeke Manners and His Swing Billies. Manners went to Fairfax High School which is right near my house! More on Zeke here.
Which one is your favorite?
The 5 Jones Boys: Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
The Tune Wranglers: Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
Zeke Manners and His Swing Billies: Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
2 Comments
October 23, 2009 at 6:54 pm
I would LOVE a copy of the Zeke Manners version of “Mr. Ghost Goes To Town.” Can you send me the MP3?
October 24, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I can do that. Glad you liked the song.
You can also download any number of freeware programs that record streaming audio and any other audio that is playing through your sound card.