Song
Monster Movie Ball
by Spike Jones
Monster Movie Ball is a 1959 song by Spike Jones, 2:45 long. It fits the Halloween, Mythical Creature song themes.
Released 1959 Length 2:45
Also known as Spike Jones in Stereo was also issued as Spike Jones in Hi-Fi and A Spooktacular in Screaming Sound
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Horror-movie novelty from Spike Jones' 1959 Warner Bros. album Spike Jones in Stereo (also known as A Spooktacular in Screaming Sound), a spoof of monster films. Recorded with his later group, the Band That Plays for Fun, rather than the original City Slickers.
Performance tips
- Treat it as a radio play: switch between monster voices and hammy announcer lines.
- Lean into the sound-effect gags and leave space for the crowd to laugh.
- Keep the tempo bouncy and the energy vaudeville-big.
In these themes
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