Broken Peach sings 'Call Me' & 'I Was Made For Lovin' You' for Halloween

I continue my Halloween tradition on this blog of sharing songs by Broken Peach with this year's Halloween Special, Call Me & I Was Made For Lovin' You.

"Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie, and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. Produced and composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics by Blondie singer Debbie Harry, the song appeared in the film and was released in the United States in early 1980 as a single. "Call Me" was Nº1 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, where it became the band's biggest single and second Nº1.

"I Was Made For Lovin' You" is a song by American hard rock band ??Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album, Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album, with "Hard Times" as the B-side. I Was Made for Lovin' You" was Kiss's first songwriting collaboration with Desmond Child, who also wrote songs for the albums Animalize, Asylum, Crazy Nights, Smashes, Thrashes & Hits, and Hot in the Shade. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" was the band's second Gold single, selling over 1 million copies. The single was certified Gold in the U.S. on August 16, 1979, and in Canada on August 1, 1979. The song was one of the band's few singles to chart in the UK in the 1970s, peaking at No. 50.

"Joker & the Thief" is a song by Australian rock band ?Wolfmother. The song serves as the sixth track and sixth single from the band's eponymous debut studio album. It was released in Australia on 28 October 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2006. "Joker & the Thief" has been featured in several films, video games and TV shows including The Blacklist, The Hangover, Shoot 'Em Up, NHL 14, Rock Revolution, Jackass Number Two, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, The Out-Laws, Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2, Here Comes the Boom, MLB 07: The Show, Need for Speed: Carbon, Shrek the Third, Lego DC Super-Villains, Preacher, The Man from Toronto, Ted Lasso, and The Artful Dodger. It is also available as downloadable content for the music video game series Rock Band.

After singing 'One Way or Another' from 'Hocus Pocus 2' last year, I guess Broken Peach realized that Blondie songs worked for them. Now I wonder which Blondie hit they might cover next. "Rapture" covers the right subject matter for a Halloween special — the man from Mars who eats cars and guitars — but I don't know if has the right musical style. Maybe "Heart of Glass" or "The Tide Is High" would work better for them — that or another KISS song. We'll see.

I'm going on a tangent with the encore, Man! I Feel Like A Woman! Is the band in costume? Sort of, as the singers are wearing black cat suits and black cat ears. Works for me.

"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain from her third studio album, Come On Over (1997). Written by Twain and her longtime collaborator and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the track, the song was released first to North American country radio stations in March 1999 as the eighth single from the album, and it was released worldwide later the same year. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is a country pop song with a lyric about female empowerment and remains one of Twain's biggest hits worldwide.

Meow!

This is Broken Peach's tenth Halloween special, beginning with "This Is Halloween" in 2015. I included that song and two others in my first Broken Peach post, Broken Peach: Singing Spanish goths and witches for Halloween from October 28, 2017. Today's drink recipe harkens back to it, Jack and Sally: Nightmare Before Christmas Inspired Shots by Secret of the Booze.

Jack and Sally are the most adorable of Halloween couples. In past episodes we make the Pumpkin King shot which honors Jack Skellington. Since we are re-making the drink we figure this one would also include his stitched up lady.

Each day we are creating a new drink for 31 days of Halloween inspired by iconic characters that go bump in the night.

RECIPE

JACK

INGREDIENTS
2 oz. pumpkin pudding
2 oz. spiced rum
2 oz. heavy cream
Whipped cream
Candy corn

INSTRUCTIONS
Combine pudding and liquid in a shot glass. Mix until well combined.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Top with whipped cream and a piece of candy corn.

SALLY

INGREDIENTS
2 oz. pumpkin pudding
2 oz. creme de cacao
2 oz. heavy cream
1 oz. blue curacao
Pumpkin whipped cream
Candy corn

INSTRUCTIONS
Combine pudding and liquid in a shot glass. Mix until well combined
. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Top with whipped cream and a piece of candy corn.

Candy corn in both recipes? Perfect, because today is Candy Corn Day!

As always, drink responsibly and stay tuned for more Halloween posts through the end of the month plus a bonus Day of the Dead entry. Trick or treat!