Welcome to Day 13 of Spooky Season!! I wanted to take it easy today, so I decided to share part 3 of songs that were introduced to me by horror films! These are songs that I never heard of before watching these horror films. Although they weren’t created specifically for the films, I cant help but associate these songs with them anyways. I hope you enjoy and let me know which songs horror films introduced you to! (SPOILER ALERT!!!)
Song: Blue Moon
Performed By: Bobby Vinton
Introduced To Me By: An American Werewolf In London
Scene: The film’s opening credits.
Song: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Performed By: Darlene Love
Introduced To Me By: Gremlins
Scene: The film’s opening credits.
Song: Ain’t Got No Home
Performed By: Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry
Introduced To Me By: The Lost Boys
Scene: When Sam (Corey Haim) sang while taking a bath.
Song: American Girl
Performed By: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Introduced To Me By: The Silence Of The Lambs
Scene: When Catherine (Brooke Smith) was singing in her car.
Song: Getting To Know You
Performed By: Rodgers And Hammerstein
Introduced To Me By: The Addams Family
Scene: When the children are performing in the play.
Song: I Remember You
Performed By: Slim Whitman
Introduced To Me By: House Of 1000 Corpses
Scene: When Steve (Walton Goggins), George (Tom Towles), and Don (Harrison Young) were killed.
Song: People Who Died
Performed By: The Jim Carroll Band
Introduced To Me By: Dawn Of The Dead (2004)
Scene: The film’s end credits.
Song: Love Hurts
Performed By: Nazareth
Introduced To Me By: Halloween (2007)
Scene: When Deborah Myers (Sheri Moon Zombie) danced in the club.
Song: The Funeral
Performed By: Band Of Horses
Introduced To Me By: The Stepfather (2009)
Scene: When Michael (Penn Badgley) jumped in the pool to escape a conversation.
Song: House Of The Rising Sun
Performed By: The Animals
Introduced To Me By: Straw Dogs (2011)
Scene: The film’s trailer.