Thread: Halloween Carols and other songs

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No need to apologize. Life gets in the way of a lot of things we would like to do. Hope things are back to normal after Irene for you. And thank you for the music!

New Music for a new year!!! Well almost a new year. On November 1st I got my second wind and started writing some new songs for 2012.

I now have 4 new ones and another idea I am working on.

First the new songs. No audio files yet. I have some of the parts worked out, but nothing decent enough to post yet, but I do have lyrics for the songs.

The first is my take on the Peggy Lee hit, "Fever". Mine is also called "Fever" by has a different angle on the whole thing.

First, the original lyrics as sung by Peggy Lee:

Never know how much I love you,
never know how much I care.
When you put your arms around me,
I get a fever that's so hard to bear.
You give me fever ~ when you kiss me,
fever when you hold me tight.
Fever ~ in the morning,
fever all through the night.

Sun lights up the daytime,
moon lights up the night.
I light up when you call my name,
and you know I'm gonna treat you right.
You give me fever ~ when you kiss me,
fever when you hold me tight.
Fever ~ in the morning,
fever all through the night.
Everybody's got the fever,
that is something you all know.
Fever isn't such a new thing,
fever started long ago.

Romeo loved Juliet,
Juliet she felt the same.
When he put his arms around her,
he said, "Julie baby you're my flame."
Thou givest fever, when we kisseth,
fever with thy flaming youth.
Fever ~ I'm afire,
fever yea I burn forsooth.

Captain Smith and Pocahontas
had a very mad affair.
When her Daddy tried to kill him,
she said, "Daddy, oh don't you dare".
He gives me fever ~ with his kisses,
fever when he holds me tight.
Fever ~ I'm his Missus,
Oh daddy won't you treat him right.

Now you've listened to my story,
here's the point that I have made:
Chicks were born to give you fever,
be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade.
They give you fever ~ when you kiss them,
fever if you live and learn.
Fever ~ till you sizzle,
What a lovely way to burn.
What a lovely way to burn.
What a lovely way to burn.
What a lovely way to burn.


Now my Twisted version:

Never knew what I contracted,
I died so very lo-ng ago.
If you ever even got near me,
My fever set the whole room aglow.
I had a fever~ if you saw me,
My fever was a sign of my plight.
Fever~ in the morning,
I died a little later that night.

Now sun lights up the daytime,
I’m doomed to stalk the night.
I burned up from an unknown disease,
and later I got my last rite.
I had a fever~ if you saw me,
My fever was a sign of my plight.
Fever~ in the morning,
I died a little later that night.
Everyone can catch this fever,
that is something you should know.
Protect yourself now, from this fever,
the fever I died from long ago.

They had a fever once in Europe,
And the rats they got all the blame,
But it was the fleas they carried,
That gave us fever as hot as a flame,
Oh what a fever,~ fever plagued us
There was no pill or tonic
Fever~ it consumed us
Oh, that fever was bu-bonic

It might have been Encephalitis,
Or maybe Legionnaires' disease.
Perhaps it was appendicitis,
I only know it brought me down to my knees!
Scarlet Fever~ Meningitis,
Maybe it was only the Flu.
That Fever!~ I know it killed me
What it was I simply don’t have a clue.

Now you've listened to my story,
here's the point that I have made:
Lots of things can give you a fever,
be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade.
They give you fever ~ when you catch them,
fever that will make you burn.
Fever ~ burnin’ so hot,
You might as well just climb in an urn.
Might as well just climb in an urn.
Might as well just climb in an urn.
Might as well just climb in an urn.



I expect some audio will be ready to post soon on this one.

Next is a parody of "Under The Boardwalk" by the Drifters.

Again original lyrics first:

Oh, when the sun beats down
And burns the tar up on the roof
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
In the park you hear
The happy sound of the carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
French fries they sell
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
[Instrumental Interlude]
Oh, under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)


Now, here is the new version (This one was written by my good friend who also does the voice of Mr. Head in the quartet and writes most of the jokes)

Oh, when your down in the ground
inside of a box that’s made of wood,
And you know that your days
in the sun you loved are gone for good,
Listen to these bones talk,
Listen to meeeeeeeee heee hee yeah.
While I laugh at you baby,
with fiendish glee.

Now watch these bones walk, Watch them dance and run,
You watch these bones walk, Oh we’re havin’ some fun
Now hear these bones walk. You’ll hear them walking around,
You hear these bones walk, From your box underground,
Oh yeah, my bones walk, BONES WALK !

You can hear the sound
of finger nails scratching on the lid,
Just like the horror stories
You liked when you were a kid,
No one will hear you squawk,
Only meeeeeeeeee heee heee yeah.
While I laugh at you baby,
with fiendish glee,

Now watch these bones walk, Watch them dance and run,
You watch these bones walk, Oh we’re havin’ some fun
Now hear these bones walk. You’ll hear them walking around,
You hear these bones walk, From your box underground,
Oh yeah, my bones walk, BONES WALK !

You can join us too
And all have to do is die
Then wait a few decades
till your bones are good and dry,
Then your bones will walk,
Just like MEEEEEEEEEEEEE HEEE HEE Yeah !
And maybe sing back up
like these other three.

Now watch these bones walk, Watch them dance and run,
You watch these bones walk, Oh we’re havin’ some fun
Now hear these bones walk. You’ll hear them walking around,
You hear these bones walk, From your box underground,
Oh yeah, my bones walk, BONES WALK !


More in the next post.....

This one will be a lot of fun. It is a parody of the Gilligan's Island theme.

You all know the original lyrics, but here they are:

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship.

The mate was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.

The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The minnow would be lost, the minnow would be lost.

The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan
The Skipper too,
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star
The professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan’s Isle.

So this is the tale of the castaways,
They're here for a long, long time,
They'll have to make the best of things,
It's an uphill climb.

The first mate and the Skipper too,
Will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable,
In the tropic island nest.

No phone, no lights no motor cars,
Not a single luxury,
Like Robinson Crusoe,
As primitive as can be.

So join us here each week my friends,
You're sure to get a smile,
From seven stranded castaways,
Here on "Gilligan's Isle."


And here is what I did with it:

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
Of when I became deceased.
It ended six feet underground
Beneath a solemn priest.

I was a feisty specimen
Both strong and brave for sure.
Until I caught a bug one day
That had not a cure, it had not a cure

My stomach started feeling rough
My lunch would soon be tossed,
My innards boiled up and down
My consciousness was lost, my consciousness was lost.

I was dying as I staggered ‘round pitching back and forth
Was it Cholera?
And scurvy too?
Diphtheria or just gout?
Some monkey plague
It mattered not what I got
I was still gonna die!

So, this is how I passed away
I’ve been gone a long , long time
I’ll have to make the best of it.
While bugs upon me dine.

Now I lie here each day and I’m
decaying bit by bit,
While others walk on over me,
and I lie in this pit.

No pulse, no breath no motor skills,
I’m looking mighty pale,
Like good old Jacob Marley,
As dead as a doornail. Dead as a doornail.

So I’ll be here each week my friends
I’ll suffer through this trial,
But, If you have to pass away,
Try to do it with style.

Also had some input from my friend on this one as well.

Finally, the last one (so far) is my version of "Mr. Sandman" originally by the Chordettes.

The original 'Happy' lyrics:

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over.
Sandman, I’m so alone
Don’t have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream.

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen
Give him the word that I’m not a rover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over.
Sandman, I’m so alone
Don’t have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream.

Mr. Sandman (male voice: "Yesss?") bring us a dream
Give him a pair of eyes with a "come-hither" gleam
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
Mr Sandman, someone to hold (someone to hold)
Would be so peachy before we’re too old
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr Sandman, bring us, please, please, please
Mr Sandman, bring us a dream.


And my (not so happy) parody:

Mr. Phantom, get out of my dream
You give me nightmares like I’ve never seen.
All through the night, with fear I’m encumbered
And then you tell me that my days are numbered!
Phantom, I’m scared and alone
Don’t have ‘no body’ to call my own (Mr. Head sings this line)
Please give up your evil scheme
Mr. Phantom, get out of my dream.

Mr. Phantom, get out of my dream
Your apparition just makes me scream
When I wake up, I have a hangover,
And then you tell me that my life is over!
Phantom, I’m scared and alone
Don’t have ‘no body’ to call my own (Mr. Head sings this line)
Please abort your evil scheme
Mr. Phantom, get out of my dream.

Mr. Phantom (phantom voice: "WHAT!!???") Leave me alone
Don’t wanna become like you with no skin AND no bone
You have no conscience no, you’re an evil specter
And you look a lot like Uncle Fester!
Mr. Phantom, just let me be (Backup singers sing: just let me be)
I stand before you with this final plea
So please give up your evil scheme
Mr. Phantom, get out, please, please, please
Mr. Phantom get out of my dream (phantom Voice: “Nooooooo!”)


Again, I will post audio as it all comes together here.

OK, here is the first Audio track to listen to. This is just the temporary file. I am singing the lead, but that will be replaced by a female singer sometime soon.

Check your forehead and see if you have this fever:

http://halloweenbobshaunt.com/Fever.mp3

They are starting to come together now.

Here is the next temporary file.
This is the parody of the Gilligan's Island Theme. (Look a couple posts back for the lyrics)

Still need a singer or two on this one, but here's what I have so far:

http://HalloweenBobsHaunt.com/GIT.mp3

A few new links of my newest songs. Work on them is progressing and the new files (although still works in progress) are coming along.

First, Fever with a proper lead vocal done by Laura Williams (known on the forums as Frankie's Girl)
http://halloweenbobshaunt.com/FeverFinal.mp3

A couple other songs in near finished condition are the next two which both feature lead vocals by Bonnie Barrows (aka RoxyBlue on another forum)

First, a more complete version of the Gilligan's Island theme Parody (which I need a title for, by the way)
http://HalloweenBobsHaunt.com/GITFinal.mp3

And finally a version of "Bones Walk", a parody of "Under the Boardwalk" featuring music and arrangement by William Ogmundson (http://williamogmundson.com) and lead vocals by Bonnie Barrows:
http://halloweenbobshaunt.com/BonesWalk.mp3

Lastly, the parody of "Mr. Sandman" that I posted above called "Mr. Phantom". I am still working on getting a lead vocal for this. I will post it again once I have it, but here it is so far:
http://halloweenbobshaunt.com/Phantom.mp3

Please post if you can think of a clever title for the Gilligan's Island theme parody.

Thanks