The Monster Mash

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I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise


He did the mash
He did the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
He did the mash
It caught on in a flash
He did the mash
He did the monster mash


From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes


They did the mash
They did the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
They did the mash
It caught on in a flash
They did the mash
They did the monster mash


The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolf Man
Dracula and his son


The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The coffin-bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, "The Crypt-Kicker Five"


They played the mash
They played the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
They played the mash
It caught on in a flash
They played the mash
They played the monster mash


Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist
And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"


It's now the mash
It's now the monster mash
The monster mash
And it's a graveyard smash
It's now the mash
It's caught on in a flash
It's now the mash
It's now the monster mash


Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you


Then you can mash
Then you can monster mash
The monster mash
And do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash
You'll catch on in a flash
Then you can mash
Then you can monster mash

n/a, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

I danced onstage to this song at the age of eleven in a play at primary school. I was playing Dracula and had black make up on my teeth to make them look like pointy fangs.

Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

We did this once in assembly, some prelog about a lonely ghost who goes to a disco and meets 'the gang'.

School loved it, but the head wanted to know where the moral was.

Mark G, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:54 (nineteen years ago)

I can't remember the name of the play now. there was another song which had the line "if we could just nab Nabitov we'd cut his toes and fingers off and fry them" in it.

Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

Bobby "Boris" Pickett sounds quite like Johnney Preston doesn't he?

Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

He auditioned for the Monkees you know.

(true)

Rejected: "Too Old"

Mark G, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:00 (nineteen years ago)

song wasn't a hit until 1973 in this country even tho it was recorded in 1959, cor.

Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

He also really liked passive phrasing, apparently.

n/a, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

This song plays in 49 out of every 50 haunted house rides in American amusement parks.

In related news, I am currently borrowing one of Bill O'Reilly's fact-checkers.

nickalicious, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

I agree with this thread

A B C, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

Is listening to this song when it's not Halloween controversial?

n/a, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:04 (nineteen years ago)

Oh shit this thread needs that incredlibe The Mummies youtube video!

nickalicious, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

Bill:"You played the wrong song, didn't you?"

Marty:"Well, it's kind of a love song. All those monsters, walking around and enjoying each other's company."

Bill:"Shut up!"

(or something like that.)

C. Grisso/McCain, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

Damn, n/a. Your clairvoyance is a bit frightening as well!

Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 26 April 2007 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

(RIP, "Guy Lombardo of Halloween".

Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 26 April 2007 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

My favorite part of this is in the fade-out when an Igor type guy is muttering something like "MAAASShhh! nrgrgrghhgrrnn! Mash!Nggrrhhh! Master! Nghrghrgnnrrrnnn..."

Abbott, Thursday, 26 April 2007 20:24 (nineteen years ago)

I hate it when they sing this in Freaks And Geeks.

admrl, Thursday, 26 April 2007 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

love this song.

also, it inspired one of the best Mr. Show sketches ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo4tzrxyXsA

latebloomer, Thursday, 26 April 2007 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

seven months pass...

Notably covered by the Bonzo dog (doo dah) band, and, ahem, http://www.go-quick.com/MonsterMashAmberAlice.mp3

Mark G, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:13 (eighteen years ago)

Ha ha, this I gotta hear

Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:14 (eighteen years ago)

I hate it when they sing this in Freaks And Geeks.
-- admrl, Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:32 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Link

whaaaaat

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:19 (eighteen years ago)

Amber and Alice following the Viv Stanshall template rather than the Bobby Pickett one I see. ITunes genre = Rock.

Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:24 (eighteen years ago)

Actually, they haven't heard the Boris version. (spot on w/ the Bonzos)... I do have it somewhere in the loft though.

Mark G, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:27 (eighteen years ago)

I used to love this song at their age too. They'll have to do "The Laughing Gnome" next.

Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:32 (eighteen years ago)

They heard that recently, thought it amusing but not really taken with it.

It's between "Goodbye Mr A" and "Rock and Roll High School" next.

Mark G, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:33 (eighteen years ago)

And it wasn't that long ago their favourite track was "I don't like your face" by Furious Pig, so go figure!

Mark G, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:34 (eighteen years ago)

Recording "The Laughing Gnome" would be fun tho

Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:36 (eighteen years ago)

My teeth are falling out just thinking about it!

Mark G, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:37 (eighteen years ago)


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