Bobby Pickett Tribute: NEW YORK (AP) - He does the 'Monster Mash' no. The CD is okay. The songs grew old very quickly. Highlights are 'Monster Mash' and 'Blood Bank Blues'. This CD has been out of print for donkey's years now, and it. Contents • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] Pickett was an aspiring actor who sang with a band called the Cordials at night while going to auditions during the day. One night, while performing with his band, Pickett did a monologue in imitation of horror movie actor while performing ' '. The audience loved it, and fellow band member Lenny Capizzi encouraged Pickett to do more with the Karloff imitation. Pickett and Capizzi composed 'Monster Mash' and recorded it with, pianist, Johnny MacRae, Rickie Page, and Terry Berg, credited as 'The Crypt-Kickers'. (, drummer for, is sometimes credited with playing on the record as well, while Russell, who arrived late for the session, appears on the single's B-side, 'Monster Mash Party'. 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The song is narrated by a whose monster, late one evening, rises from his slab to perform a new dance. The dance becomes 'the hit of the land' when the scientist throws a party for other monsters. The producers came up with several low-budget but effective sound effects for the recording. ![]() For example, the sound of a coffin opening was imitated by a rusty nail being pulled out of a board. The sound of a cauldron bubbling was actually water being bubbled through a straw, and the chains rattling were simply chains being dropped on a tile floor. In addition to narrating the song in the Karloff voice, Pickett also impersonated fellow horror film actor as with the line, 'Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?' Re-releases and other versions [ ] The song was re-released several times and appeared in the U.S. Billboard charts on two occasions after the original release: August 1970 and May 1973. The had banned the record from airplay in 1962 on the grounds that the song was 'too morbid'. It was re-released in the United Kingdom in 1973, where it peaked at #3 in early October. The record re-entered the Hot 100 on May 5, 1973, peaking at #10 on August 11. On the September 15, 1973 edition of, mistakenly said that the record had accumulated 40 weeks on the Hot 100, which then would have been the all-time record, only for a listener to inform Kasem later that the record's 3 weeks on the Hot 100 in 1970 had been included in the 1973 run, thus reducing the total to 37 weeks. The record has not charted on the Hot 100 since then. To celebrate the 1973 release, Bobby and the Crypt-Kickers toured Dallas and St. Louis around the 1973 Halloween holiday. On this tour, the Crypt-Kickers were composed of (now guitarist with ), drummer Brian Englund, keyboardist Don Chambers, singer Jean Ray, and others. 'Monster Mash' re-entered the British charts again on November 2, 2008 at #60. 'Monsters' Holiday', a -themed follow up, was recorded by Pickett and released in December 1962, peaking at #30 on the Billboard chart. The tune was penned by the renowned novelty song composer Paul Harrison. In 1985, with American culture experiencing a growing awareness of, Pickett released 'Monster Rap', which describes the mad scientist's frustration at being unable to teach the dancing monster from 'Monster Mash' how to talk. The problem is solved when he teaches the monster to. Konica minolta pagepro 1350w. A starring Pickett was released in 1995. During the 2004 presidential election, Pickett turned the song into a campaign video and retitled it 'Monster Slash,' with lyrics by environmental campaigner Peter Altman, in which he critiqued President 's environmental policies. The 'Transylvania Twist,' mentioned in the lyrics of 'Monster Mash,' was written into a full song for the film (which Pickett narrated) and performed by The Honeydoos, a -like of singing melons. The backing singers for the record were, led. Cover versions [ ]. This section needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2015) () 'Monster Mash' became a pop music standard, and many have been recorded over the years. • The 1962 album Monster Mash by American television host and radio personality includes his version of the song 'Monster Mash'. The Original Monster Mash• played the song live as an early staple of their live performances, and a live performance was released on their 1964 live album with lead vocals. • released a version on their 1969 album.
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