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"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. Robert George Pickett ( February 11, 1938 &ndash April 25, 2007) was an American singer who found fame under the name Bobby "Boris" Pickett was an aspiring actor who sang with a band called The Cordials at night while going to auditions during the day. One night, while performing with his band, Pickett did a monologue in imitation of horror movie actor Boris Karloff while performing The Diamonds' "Little Darlin'". Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s The Diamonds were a Canadian quartet of the 1950s and early 1960s who rose to prominence performing Cover versions of songs by black musicians The audience loved it and fellow band member, Lenny Capizzi encouraged Pickett to do more with the Karloff imitation.

Pickett and Capizzi composed "Monster Mash" and recorded it with Gary Paxton, Leon Russell, Johnny McCrae Rickie Page and Terry Berg, credited as "The Cryptkickers". Gary S Paxton, sometimes Pax (born May 18 1938 is an American Record producer, Songwriter and recording artist. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter Terry Berg is a Fictional character in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Green Lantern (vol This song was partially inspired by Paxton's earlier novelty hit "Alley Oop", as well as by the Mashed Potato dance craze of the era. "Alley Oop" is a song written by Dallas Frazier. The song heavily inspired by the V Mashed Potato or mashed potatoes is a common way of serving Potato in many countries worldwide

The song is narrated by a mad scientist whose monster, late one evening, rises from a slab to perform a new dance. The dance becomes "the hit of the land" when the scientist throws a party for other monsters. The producers came up with several low-budget, but effective sound effects for the recording. For example, the sound of a coffin opening was imitated by a rusty nail being pulled out of a board. The sound of a cauldron bubbling was actually water being bubbled through a straw and the chains rattling were simply chains being dropped on a tile floor. Pickett also impersonated the horror actor Bela Lugosi as Dracula when he said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"

On October 20, 1962, eight weeks after it was recorded, "Monster Mash" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart just in time for Halloween. Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. It has been a perennial holiday favorite ever since.

The single was re-released twice, first in 1970 and again in 1973, the latter peaking at #10. Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end It was also released in the UK in 1973 where it peaked at #3 in the early October. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (The BBC had banned the record from airplay in 1962 on the grounds that the song was "too morbid". )

"Monsters' Holiday", a Christmas-themed follow up, was recorded by Pickett and released in December 1962, peaking at #30 on the Billboard chart. The tune was penned by the renowned novelty song composer Paul 'Oops! upside ya head' Harrison.

In 2005, "Climate Mash", a version with re-written lyrics about global warming and new vocals by Pickett, was released on the Internet by the organization Clear the Air. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the

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References

  1. ^ The Simpsons Archive: I Love Lisa episode capsule

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Preceded by
"Sherry" by The Four Seasons		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
October 20, 1962		 Succeeded by
"He's a Rebel" by The Crystals
" Sherry " is a song written by Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " He's a Rebel " is a pop song credited to the The Crystals which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in November 1962 The Crystals, a singing group from the New York City area were one of the most successful girl groups of the early 1960s best remembered for the hit singles " He's A Rebel
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