Ever since someone pointed it out to me, it has really bothered me that The Monster Mash is a song about a song that you never get to actually hear.
Before you start to argue, yes, I understand the the Monster Mash is a dance move. But it's also a song.
Check out this set of lyrics from the 1962 song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett (written by Bobby Pickett and Leonard L. Capizzi)
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
The song, which was the number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for Oct 20th through the 27th that year has been a perennial Halloween favorite ever since.
But you never do hear the actual song that is referred to.
Just sayin'. Or, perhaps I should say, "Just singin'."
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