Sunday Music: Misfits Halloween Among Us

Hey! Sundays are for music. As a music-maker working in a less-than-musically focused world, this is my way to connect what I’m doing, thinking, and feeling with my favorite mode of expression This week I’ve been listening to…

October and Halloween mean one thing: Misfits songs.

Don’t be scared of them. This is my annual plea. They’re just so FUN.

For example, if you have kids, kindly ask them to read Misfits lyrics as poetry (ahem… just the appropriate lyrics, I’m responsible) and then we’d belt and “whoa” along in the car, in the kitchen, in the wherever you and your kids hang out.

They’re all the Elvis-noir + Ramones vibe I’ve ever needed. I think you’ll find the same to be true. Even if you didn’t know you needed it.

20+ years since being introduced to their music, I guess I’m never outgrowing them. I’m still doing my part to pass them to another generation, because I don’t want their music to ever die out.

How can you resist lyrics like this?

Possession of the mind is a terrible thing

It’s a transformation with an urge to kill

Not the body of a man from earth

Not the face of the one you love, ’cause

Well, I turned into a Martian

I can’t even recall my name

Times I never hardly sleep at night

Well, I turned into a Martian today

Get your costume and Halloween audio-mood right.