Infidel 753 and Ranch Chimp introduced me to another musical act for Halloween, Broken Peach. Here they are singing "This is Halloween."
Song written by Danny Elfman for "The Nightmare Before Christmas film" directed by Henry Selick!That song got an enthusiastic reaction from me, which I left as a comment at Infidel 753's blog.
The singers certainly put the Gothic in Gothic Lolita!I already used "This is Halloween." Now it's time for Broken Peach to sing "Hocus Pocus -- I Put a Spell on You."
I found two other Halloween songs on their YouTube channel, "Your Own Personal Jesus," which they credit to Marylin Manson (the song is really by Depeche Mode) and Hocus Pocus, which they just put out yesterday. I plan on using "This is Halloween" and "Hocus Pocus" on my blog. Last year, it was Dancing German Witches. This year, it's Singing Spanish Witches!
"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 1993, Bette Midler starred with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy in the Walt Disney film, Hocus Pocus. The Sanderson Sisters covered the song & this is our humble tribute!Go get 'em, singing Spanish Witches!
I would have stopped here, but then I saw their rendition of "Your Own Personal Jesus" and couldn't resist posting that here, too.
Song written by Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), released on 28 August 1989. Since its release, the song has been covered by numerous artists including Marilyn Manson or Johnny Cash. This is our Halloween Tribute about that song.This appealed not only to the horror and rock fan in me, but also the marching arts geek -- uniforms, marching, and equipment work. Now, if only they could have stayed in step the whole time, it would have been perfect.
Before I leave my readers for today, I note that Broken Peach also sings Christmas songs. Maybe I'll post one of them for Yule this year. Stay tuned. In the meantime, Happy Halloween!
They're very cool performers, and seem to really have fun with what they're doing. And so few of us can boast of having a job that allows such scope for dressing up!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine a better choice for a Christmas song post.
I agree with you on all counts. Few of us can boast that we've been on our country's version of "(Insert Country Here)'s Got Talent," either, but Broken Peach can. They were on "Got Talent Espana"/"Spain's Got Talent."
DeleteO.K., Broken Peach for a Christmas music post!
Nice selection, and Halloween Greetings. You know, the piece "I Put A Spell On You", is an old classic, that I have heard done over the years by various artists covering it, and liked every version I've heard. Some songs are just meant to be classics and covered.
ReplyDeleteHalloween greetings to you and thanks for stopping by for the first time. I'm glad you liked the selection and hope you come back again.
DeleteSpeaking of covers, I mentioned Nouvelle Vague's cover of "Bela Lugosi's Dead" at your blog. Chvrch also covered that song for "Vampire Academy" and I like that one, too.
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ReplyDeleteI love these vids, and was thinking of doing a post just like this. You beat me to it, and did a wonderful job! (So, now I'm sharing your post, may it grow in fame.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting and sharing!
DeleteI currently have two more Halloween posts featuring Broken Peach, Broken Peach: Singing Spanish goths on parade for Halloween from 2018 and Broken Peach: a 'Bad' 'Ghostbusters' medley that is actually good for Halloween for 2019 (this year as I'm typing this). Check them out!
ReplyDeleteI've added two more posts featuring Broken Peach singing Halloween songs, Broken Peach sings to update holidays from the back catalog for the ninth year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News and Broken Peach sings Danny Elfman songs from Tim Burton movies for Halloween. Check them out, too!
DeleteIn addition to the post I listed below, I wrote I kick off spooky season with Broken Peach for Halloween 2021. Trick or treat!
DeleteSince I last left a comment here, I've featured Broken Peach's Halloween songs in PBS Eons reflects on Piltdown Man for April Fools Day, a Flashback Friday holiday special and A Halloween concert from Broken Peach. May this be a lucky 13th comment on this entry!
DeleteDuring the past year, I've featured Broken Peach's Halloween music in PBS Eons and SciShow on Piltdown Man for April Fools Day, a Science Saturday holiday special, James Austin Johnson's 'Trump' hijacks the Last Supper on 'SNL' for Easter, and Broken Peach sings 'One Way or Another' from 'Hocus Pocus 2' for Halloween. Here's to hoping a 14th comment brings better luck to this post, which is in danger of falling behind 'Supergirl' vs. 'The Flash' (again) and 'The Punisher' vs. 'The Defenders' at the Saturn Awards for seventh place on the all-time raw page view list.
DeleteLove the band guitar work is fantastic drums fantastic and the ladies are angels bravo broken peaches....
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you appreciate them. A lot of my other readers do, too, which is why I wrote Broken Peach celebrating Halloween updates holidays for the tenth year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News for Flashback Friday. This post was the second most popular post last year according to raw page views.
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