"Monster Mash" by Small Town Titans

 

Happy Halloween!

For our listening pleasure, Pennywise from "It," Jigsaw from the "Saw" franchise, and Chucky from "Child's Play" teamed up to record a cover version of "Monster Mash," a 1962 novelty single from Somerville, Massachusetts comedy songwriter Bobby Pickett.

Wait, wait.... those are just costumes.

It's actually performed by York, Pennsylvania band Small Town Titans.

"Ich Bin Ein Auslander" by Die Krupps

 

Duesseldorf, Germany industrial band Die Krupps cover "Ich Bin Ein Auslander," a 1994 single from Stourbridge, UK grebo group Pop Will Eat Itself.  

The title translates to "I am a foreigner" in German, so, why you lyin', Die Krupps?  You aren't Auslanders.  

"Head Over Heels" by The Lascivious Biddies

 

New York City pop band The Lascivious Biddies jazz up "Head Over Heels," the 1984 new wave single from Los Angeles, California quintet Go-Go's.

Here's hoping that they remembered to disconnect the overhead lights from their Smart Clapper before recording this one, or the strobe effect would have been something else.  

For another Go-Go's cover, Everclear's version of "Our Lips are Sealed" can be found here.

"Mama Said Knock You Out" by Billy Ray Cyrus

 

Flatwoods, Kentucky country singer Billy Ray Cyrus sounds like he's right fixin' to Achy Break your face on his remake of "Mama Said Knock You Out," the 1991 hip hop single from Islip, New York artist LL Cool J.

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Aloha from Hell

 

Aloha from Hell, a pop punk band from Aschaffenberg, Germany, cover "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," a song that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artist Robert Hazard wrote and recorded in 1979, but.... c'mon.... it's a Cyndi Lauper tune.  

I don't speak German, but that town name looks like it translates to "the town of chaffed asses," and I don't know 'bout you, but that sounds wholly unappealing.

"Gone Away" by Chromium

 

Pretoria, South Africa metal band Chromium tackle "Gone Away," the 1997 sonic portrait of grief from Garden Grove, California alternative group The Offspring.  

For another Offspring cover, 311's version of "Self Esteem" can be found here.

"The Less I Know the Better" by Pacifica

 

Buenos Aires, Argentina duo Pacifica cover "The Less I Know the Better," the trippy 2015 release from Perth, Australia psychedelic pop project Tame Impala.