Halloween Fright Night Dances and Music

So tonight was Halloween Fright Night on Dances with the Stars. I don't typically watch this show, but my Mom really likes it, and it was the Halloween Special, so I decided to check it out and see how they would interpret my favorite holiday of Halloween into song and dance.  I quite enjoyed the show in all honesty, and I heard a few songs that were new to me that I thought were "in the spirit" of Halloween, and worthy of being added to ever growing list of Halloween Songs.  

The couples all performed solo dances, and there was also an additional group dance competition.  So I searched for some of the videos to post here on this 27th day of the Halloween Countdown.  Both of the group competitions were really good, but I've posted the video for the 2nd place team, because they were dancing to the "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror Picture Show. They looked fantastic in eccentric cool Carnival inspired Costumes and Make-Up.  But the best part is that the number was opened by the 'Ring Master', who was none other than Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong fame, and he is 76 years old!!!  Eeegads, that is 4 years shy of 80 people....that man deserves a major Halloween Shout Out for still being cool at his age!


Next up is the first new song I heard that I really liked, and think perfect to add to any Halloween music list. It's called "Secret" by the Pierces", and it has a Creepy Old Carnival sound to it that I love.  It also has an ingenious and catchy concept, that "two can keep a secret...if one of them is dead."  Ha...well that sounds about right...dead men can tell no tales or secrets!  You can see the dance below, and the original music video from the artists after that, which is also good.




The other song I discovered and totally dig is "Necessary Evil" by Nikki Yanofsky...a sultry tale of seductive, necessary, evil....with some big black cats thrown into the video for good measure.  I've posted the Halloween themed dance number, and the song's video.  Seems like a cool tune to add to the Halloween Collection based on the title alone.





And last is "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid.  I just posted the video on this one because it's quite strange, with a kid running from what looks like big hairy Baphomet monsters or something?  Then later, there are what appear to, be some sort of Tree Ents rising up, and then finally the viking helmet clad kid arrives at a city. I have no idea what it's all about to be honest, but it does have a sort "Where the Wild Things Are" feel to it.


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