It’s that time again, time when ghastly, ghostly white apparitions appear. The living dead, their eyes open but unseeing, their mouths moving but they say nothing. I know, I just described the U.S. Senate, but that’s not what the show was about this week. I served up a bobbing bucket full of great ghoulish songs at the annual Turntable for One Halloween party! And, best of all, I got to play my favorite game. When Trick Or Treaters came to the door, I got to guess who they were dressed up to be and give them an appropriate song. (Professional tip: This also saves a ton of money on candy.)
(Trick Or Treater Costume) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, And Ross / “The Hottest Group In Jazz”
- SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
- (Mark Zuckerberg) / I WANT TO BE EVIL / Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings / “Groovin’”
- I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Nina Simone / “I Put A Spell On You”
- WITCHCRAFT / / Frank Sinatra / “Ultimate Sinatra”
- (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) / YOU’RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME / Veronica Swift / “Confessions”
- (Joe Biden) / WHAT DID I HAVE THAT I DON’T HAVE NOW / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
- BEWITCHED / Pamela Luss & Houston Person / “Bewitched”
- JEEPERS CREEPERS / (Mystery Vocalist) / Hayley Mills /. “Let’s Get Together With Hayley Mills”
- DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Lou Levy / “I’m Old Fashioned”
- (Krysten Sinema & Joe Manchin) / UNDECIDED / Cyrille Aimee & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / “Petite Fleur”
- I’M JUST A HUNGRY MAN / Mark Winkler / “I’m Just A Hungry Man”
- HAUNTED HEART / Susannah McCorkle / “Hearts And Minds”
- CANDY / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
- (Marjorie Taylor Greene) / YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION / Mose Allison / “American Legend: Live In California”
- I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH / Rene Marie / “I Wanna Be Evil”
- I’M LIKE A NEW BROOM / Jonathan Schwartz / “Alone Together”
- COME FLY WITH ME / Shirley Horn / “Close Enough For Love”
- (Kamala Harris) / IT’S KIND OF LONESOME OUT TONIGHT / Anais Reno / “Lovesome Thing”
- THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck / “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
- THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED / Holly Cole / “Holly Cole”
- I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU / Count Basie / “Basic Basie”
- GHOST OF YESTERDAY / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
- A LITTLE TASTE / Veronica Swift / “Confession”
- (Liz Cheney) / BY MYSELF / Stacey Kent / “Let Yourself Go”
- DANCING ON THE CEILING / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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