First up we have Duran Duran with a song (https://youtu.be/SXYkI64WK3g?si=_b618B_CzepXk9gN) from their mindblowingly good 2023 album “Danse Macabre” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWbvbQp3D0GuRGQx01sKAO9KMHdLlb3zM&si=YgN8CRXbp3C_pjqN) which is #Halloween themed!
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Duran Duran - Black Moonlight (Official Music Video)

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Next we have Kate Bush with “Hammer Horror” (https://youtu.be/IH1mqRCDIro?si=zyxIkwWJob3mRJrP), an ode to the iconic British production company known for their gothic horror films. She recently released an anti-war single (https://youtu.be/gXUkSiV4Jzs?si=3PaxFo9Upr5l9p8a) in conjunction with the War Child charity
#RetroView #KateBush #HammerHorror
Kate Bush - Hammer Horror 1080p HD Upscale

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Time for some Meatloaf (https://youtu.be/3QGMCSCFoKA?si=gjFIwkzSYllwi9Z5)! “Bat Out of Hell” is the title track from the Jim Steinman penned rock opera turned hard rock concept album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kR6BkUnktxJWYqmWOEXCOYyL3SLIyoR9k&si=6JrLtxGz05WLAyBa)
#RetroView #Meatloaf
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (PCM Stereo)

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I’m a huge fan of symphonic metal (Primer here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfutLia-n--USUCchy2gV3Hr&si=EwUeHT1_CNlK22DM) and Finnish band Nightwish is one of defining bands of the genre. This is their cover of “The Phantom of the Opera” (https://youtu.be/tL25rbnvM4o?si=cJtwEQJbiOxGBCkY) About a year ago singer Tarja Turunen and Marko Hietala reunited for some concerts together and they still sound great together (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbl92ckKwVp3-AIk2jbFBQ5Aa8mYQFwCJ&si=dm0U6CJhX79JG633)
#RetroView #Nightwish
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Next we have a song (https://youtu.be/TDBnBdNyYiM?si=9LjaZBgMrjFHNjLS) from John Carpenter’s music project with his son Cody. The Entire “Lost Themes 4: Noir” album is golden from start to finish (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_cPaWQO_hZ6HEk-U9Qmfx8KypSDM6aVo&si=XtNJK50n6YSaq-g7)
#RetroView #JohnCarpenter #FilmNoir
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies - My Name is Death (Official Video)

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You can’t celebrate #Halloween (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_cPaWQO_hZ6HEk-U9Qmfx8KypSDM6aVo&si=XtNJK50n6YSaq-g7) without the Queen of goth rock Siouxsie Sioux and her band The Banshees
#RetroView #SouixsieSiouxAndTheBanshees #goth
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Get ready to dance because here’s America’s Number 1 Party Band: The B-52s with a live version of the very fun “Devil In My Car” (https://youtu.be/MsXzzWHxOQ0?si=bQZ8eEzvrohTcOR-) (sorry for the video quality)
#RetroView #TheB52s
The B-52's - Devil In My Car - 11/7/1980 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

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DEVO’s early 80s party starter “Peek-a-Boo!” (https://youtu.be/Eglgj77T0rk?si=QFHnnYIDv2BtJ39V). The band is still at it and they even released a documentary this year (trailer: https://youtu.be/7uluRxTJpts?si=lSDI7YAhjawT-jIo) and were on NPR’s tiny desk a couple of months back (https://youtu.be/VKvYRDhPt_0?si=QdTXBVyJ27plLgcc)
#RetroView #DEVO
Devo - Peek-A-Boo!

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Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs. “Lil Red Riding Hood” ( https://youtu.be/NQqBAP7Du5c?si=uh4vIwi1nfuc22Vl). It doesn’t get more #Halloween classic than this
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Li'l Red Riding Hood: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs (1966 TV performance)

I am leaving this video up since it has been popular over the years. But now I have created a new version that is all Sam, his band and the go-go dancers. No...

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The Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne with the synth infused “Bark at the Moon” (https://youtu.be/LplPi2CxNHI?si=5H1GU_5xWdVEWQ8N).It was one of Ozzy’s most successful singles
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Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon (Official Music Video)

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#Halloween Party? “Dead Man’s Party” (https://youtu.be/3Mlbg3pJIR4?si=mMk-Vw5EvKHkjfbg)! This is from the Oingo Boingo album of the same name (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_luFy27oG5ozB6biNMhpyuAUKnLfqRDhLw&si=Mi1t4j0RF09bDRNx) that features artwork inspired by Día de Los Muertos.
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Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party - 4/25/1987 - Ritz

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Next we have #RetroView favorite The Surfragettes with their cover of The Lancasters “Satan’s Holiday” (https://youtu.be/pmbSl8RFtvA?si=uB3jDi9NSIKNJCA7)
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! The Surfrajettes play Satan's Holiday by The Lancasters

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Jan and Dean - Surfin´Hearse

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Keeping with the ~spooky surfer~ vibes here’s The Ramones with the title track from the soundtrack for Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary” (https://youtu.be/HJWFsZ_YUc4?si=FOpfggXMqTnfgdpm)
#RetroView #TheRamones #punk
Ramones - Pet Sematary (Official Video) [HD]

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A #Halloween Party Playlist with the godfathers of goth Bauhaus? Not on my watch! Here’s “She’s in Parties” (https://youtu.be/Qxqq5vahHKk?si=OAskxcH_joT8_cfT) from their 1983 album “Burning from the Inside” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mMk2gqerfLvz_f4w_rQE6QK4OrOy3QoNA&si=fKI0cML3F2ncWifX)
#RetroView #Bauhaus #goth
Bauhaus - She's In Parties

Working from home alternative classics ➤ https://bit.ly/3aOLq7HShot in a disused warehouse in Wardour Street London, March 1983. Filmed by Howard Guard (who ...

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“The Ghost Who Walks” is the murder ballad title track (https://youtu.be/D10iE2YVe60?si=nkjXa-gj8vcOnaEx) from the debut album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n4rV15zMFOGoeGrHFj2bwf3XuwbtLafow&si=tMWsgG_LDXChGipp) of British supermodel and musician Karen Elson
#RetroView #KarenElson
Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks

From the debut album The Ghost Who Walks: http://bit.ly/c9gW2jDirected by Jack White IIIhttp://www.karenelson.com/http://www.xlrecordings.comBuy The Ghost Wh...

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“Black Celebration” (https://youtu.be/-HaN3gU4zgM?si=UeTFIChXQMbhH0RO) is the title track from Depeche Mode’s fifth album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjbDv77ohQ0OWqMSl-kbxJe2UiML0HRFQ&si=PDGu4THrlbs_y1kj), which is considered to be one of the most influential albums from the 80s.
#RetroView #DepecheMode #goth
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (101 Full Live version) 4:37

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The Jazz Butcher is a project from the late British musician Pat Fish. “… Meets Count Dracula” (https://youtu.be/iLSJx6PLwcY?si=8irrIQq1SCHnbpYs) is actually a B-Side from their first album 1983’s “In a Bath of Bacon” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7kVKAmmvPoYBp4WY5I8Y1vBXbopWVH8Y&si=bgzXZkGL-CXvjTnC)
#RetroView #TheJazzButcher
Jazz Butcher - Meets Count Dracula (Official Video, 1984)

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“Nocturnal Me” (https://youtu.be/ff594kLgbK8?si=c6xcKHbQLeD6iwjN) by Echo & The Bunnymen is from their iconic 1984 album “Ocean Rain” that everyone should check out (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mrENMbFJRqYEoBuTap8ht9wDGNVkflwDg&si=LuWWz1FyaL93AYuJ). As of this past summer, they’re still out there on the road playing the hits
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Echo And The Bunnymen • Nocturnal Me • Live on the Tube • 16 December 1983

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Two-Tone legends The Specials with “Ghost Town” (https://youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4?si=YGFJV3RGHFtsjA40) which, yes, is about the urban decay of 80s era inner cities but it’s still strangely timely. Duran Duran even did a cover of it on their most recent album (https://youtu.be/SrQK__-NTKs?si=E59Bo-SbUhVPOtQh)
#RetroView #TheSpecials #ska
The Specials - Ghost Town [Official HD Remastered Video]

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Danish psychobilly band The HorrorPops with “Walk Like a Zombie” (https://youtu.be/MezuaUBnRhs?si=SoUvk0KOw0MrIKKM) from their 2005 album “Bring It On!” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nrNYYzI0iFQzCqTTYYNh5H4Nzmwa7Z1ao&si=dOKygCVXmZOg37bW). They’re a delight
#RetroView #HorrorPops #punk
HorrorPops - Walk Like A Zombie

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Ghosts, Zombie and now Vampires: “Bloodletting” by goth-alternative rock band Concrete Blonde (https://youtu.be/VbJmWCuMiEM?si=D00RKL8NjjZbcYKW) is the title track of their 1990 album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6HoFe5xXNFZCaw0f99fmJEn1Pn663AbY&si=e6NbbvNW5U0Eg30d). Johnette Napolitano’s voice was a major inspiration to me growing up
#RetroView #ConcreteBlonde #goth
Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)

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Annie Lennox - I Put A Spell On You (Live)

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“Werewolves of London” by one of America’s finest songwriters Warren Zevon (https://youtu.be/qae25976UgA?si=1L5UHYbIFh4JZ3Kq) it was partially inspired by the 1935 film “Werewolf of London”
#RetroView #WarrenZevon
Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London (Official Music Video) [HD]

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David Bowie’s “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” (https://youtu.be/N_6I3o-j2-I?si=OGVv9xN2GMtlacG2) is the title track of his 1980 album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lzc2y3XxcafasJo2jrQkDngahjX9KqXvk&si=OSiUGuexFXKP9ZXo) that’s often in the running for greatest album of the 1980s
#RetroView #DavidBowie
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (Live, 1983)

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“Monster Man” (https://youtu.be/tVi6obu1JYk?si=2P2_E3U3Q7HkmwKy) is a 1982 single by Scottish new wave band The Revillos (sometimes known as The Rezillos).
#RetroView #TheRevillos #TheRezillos #newwave
The Revillos - Monster Man

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Next we have the first our of two cartoon music videos: “Voodoo” by Josie and The Pussy Cats (https://youtu.be/yXufRsYzbDM?si=NZBTCqwI41rmMA9i)
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Josie And The Pussycats - Voodoo

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Our final cartoon music video is The Betty Boop short “St. James Infirmary” featuring the music of Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (https://youtu.be/8r-6_EBw6T8?si=WIW7Ox_WK7DVKq_N)
#RetroView #CabCalloway #BettyBoop
BETTY BOOP: SNOW-WHITE Cab Calloway / Koko the Clown Sings St. James Infirmary Blues (1933 1080p HD)

BETTY BOOP: SNOW-WHITE by Max Fleischer. Featuring Cab Calloway as Koko the Clown (1933) Snow-White, also known as Betty Boop in Snow-White, is a film in the...

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To get the movements of Koko the Clown to match those of Cab Calloway (as seen here: https://youtu.be/fEyEcHX8WLo?si=syFoah9GKms5n8NT) the animators from Fleischer Studios used an early version of rotoscoping
#RetroView #CabCalloway #BettyBoop
Cab Calloway "St. James Infirmary Blues" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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And finally: The #Halloween classic by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers “Monster Mash” (https://youtu.be/l2PoSljk8cE?si=9w4lV_YUXvqyN7ut)
#RetroView #BobbyPickettAndTheCryptKickers
Monster Mash

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