by Julian Spivey As we welcome October with its cool breezes, and - now socially distanced - festivities, we often think of scary movies, pumpkin patches and killers in masks. Rarely, if ever, do you hear anyone say what they’re looking forward to most about the season, is the music. Granted, Halloween music has nowhere near the mega-market that Christmas music has, but it seems that quality trumps quantity in this particular situation. With songs like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” Halloween season is a heavy hitter when it comes to music! That’s why we’re celebrating 31 Days of Halloween Hits here at The Word for the entire month of October. Every day we’re going to bring you a great song that fits right in on your Halloween playlist. Some are songs specifically written for the holiday, but others are great selections you can listen to year-around but have a great theme for the spookiest of all holidays. Some of these songs you’ve certainly heard and some are lesser known that we hope to familiarize you with. ![]() The Beatles are arguably the greatest act in the history of music, but they also had some stuff that makes you go, “huh,” like “Octopus’s Garden” and “I’m the Walrus.” You knew if there was an aquatic being in the title of a Beatles song it was going to be a strange trip. One of the best “huh” moments from The Beatles was the incredibly creepy – mostly because the sound of the song is incredibly cheery – “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” off the classic 1969 album Abbey Road, about a murderous student named Maxwell Edison who goes around killing folks with his hammer. Paul McCartney wrote “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” even though it was credited to [John] Lennon-McCartney as all of their solo writes were, and it was absolutely hated by the other three members of The Beatles. In a 2008 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Beatles drummer remembered the song as “the worst session ever” and “the worst track we ever had to record.” If it were sung completely straight and not in this cheery, almost childlike manner it probably wouldn’t have stood out so much for me, but I quite like the track as it’s unique in its strangeness. A strangeness that make it perfect for your Halloween playlist.
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