Tricks or Treats: My 2023 Halloween Playlist

I love the streaming age if only for the access to so many more great cuts for holiday mixtapes. To me, that’s the beauty of streaming. Sure, the sound is compressed beyond belief unless you decide to pay for Tidal. But, I really do not stream my music through my stereo, so I will stick with my Amazon Music service.

Though streaming, I have discovered so many terrific gems to add to a holiday playlist each year that I can give a rest to some of my annual warhorses. That keeps the songs fresh for my tastes. Now, I don’t have to include Sabbath, Alice or Ozzy songs to my playlist year in and year out. Finally, our trick or treaters can have a reprieve from the yearly blast of “Highway to Hell” when stopping by the Keller homestead for some treats.

Since I personally have a difficulty narrowing my playlists to a more reasonable number of tunes, Streamin’ Scott will always give you a list of 50 songs that are on this year’s playlist. The cool thing about playlists, and their direct ancestor called the Mixtape, is that these things become akin to a musical diary. Many of these songs will have new memories intertwined with the song.

This year? We had our Halloween party for the grandkids this past weekend. Since it gets dark around 7:30 pm here in Indiana, we turned off the lights in the house, gave the fearsome foursome a bunch of glowsticks and turned the family room into a preschool rave. Who knew that Kidz Bop had a version of “Thriller”? However, I bet those people will NEVER come the Alan Parsons Project’s versions of Edgar Allan Poe’s music.

I hope you all have a Happy Halloween tomorrow! Here’s what we will be listening to tomorrow. The list is alphabetical by artist not a ranking.

1. AFI – “Halloween”
2. All-Time Low ft. Demi Lovato & blackbear – “Monsters”
3. Beyoncé – “Haunted”
4. Billie Eilish – “bury a friend”
5. Bow Wow Wow – “I Want Candy”
6. Britney Spears – “Toxic”
7. Bruce Springsteen – “A Night with the Jersey Devil”
8. Camila Cabello ft. Willow – “psychofreak”
9. Childish Gambino – “Zombies”
10. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – “A Nightmare on My Street”
11. Doja Cat – “Demons”
12. Dusty Springfield – “Spooky”
13. Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon”
14. Fleetwood Mac – “Rhiannon”
15. Fred Schneider & the Shake Society – “Monster”
16. Halsey – “Nightmare”
17. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
18. Kate Pierson – “Every Day Is Halloween”
19. Kim Petras ft. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark – “Turn Off the Light”
20. King Harvest – “Dancing in the Moonlight”
21. Lady Gaga – “Bloody Mary”
22. Lana Del Rey – “The Season of the Witch”
23. Lil Peep – “Halloween”
24. Megan Thee Stallion – “Scary”
25. Michael Jackson – “Thriller”
26. Ministry – “Everyday Is Halloween”
27. No Doubt – “Spiderwebs”
28. Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
29. Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) – “Time Warp”
30. Rick James – “Super Freak”
31. Rihanna – “Disturbia”
32. Rockwell – “Somebody’s Watching Me”
33. Sam Smith ft. Kim Petras – “Unholy”
34. Shakira – “She Wolf”
35. Siouxsie & the Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo”
36. Steve Miller Band – “Abracadabra”
37. Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
38. Talking Heads – “Psycho Killer”
39. Taylor Swift – “Haunted”
40. The B-52’s – “Devil in My Car”
41. The Cramps – “Goo Goo Muck”
42. The Guess Who – “Clap for the Wolfman”
43. The Psychedelic Furs – “The Ghost in You”
44. Van Halen – “Running with the Devil”
45. Van Morrison – “Moondance”
46. Warren Zevon – “Werewolves of London”
47. Weezer – “Paranoid”
48. White Zombie – “I’m Your Boogie Man”
49. Whodini – “The Freaks Come Out at Night”
50. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Heads Will Roll”

Author: ifmyalbumscouldtalk

I am just a long-time music fan who used to be a high school science teacher and a varsity coach of several high school athletic teams. Before that, I worked as a medical technologist at three hospitals in their labs, mainly as a microbiologist. I am retired/disabled (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome), and this is my attempt to remain a human. Additionally, I am a serious vinyl aficionado, with a CD addiction and a love of reading about rock history. Finally, I am a fan of Prince, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, R.E.M., Hall & Oates, Springsteen, Paul Weller & his bands and Power Pop music. View all posts by ifmyalbumscouldtalk