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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate the spooky season by revisiting their favorite songs about witches and ghosts.

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2024-10-25 05:00
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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate the spooky season by revisiting their favorite songs about witches and ghosts.

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Featured Songs:

The Head and the Heart, "Ghosts," The Head and the Heart, Sub Pop, 2011

The Beatles, "With a Little Help from My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

The Kinks, "Wicked Annabella ," The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Pye, 1968

Donovan, "Season of the Witch," Sunshine Superman, Epic, 1966

Jethro Tull, "The Witch's Promise," The Witch's Promise (Single), Chrysalis, 1970

Martha and the Vandellas, "Mobile Lil The Dancing Witch," Dance Party, Motown, 1965

Monster Magnet, "19 Witches," Powertrip, A&M, 1998

Radiohead, "Burn the Witch," A Moon Shaped Pool, XL, 2016

Bettye LaVatte, "Witch Craft in the Air," Witch Craft in the Air (Single), LuPine, 1963

Florence + the Machine, "Which Witch (Demo) [Bonus Track]," How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Island, 2015

Roky Erickson and the Aliens, "If You Have Ghosts," The Evil One, 415, 1981

Joy Division, "Dead Souls," Still, Factory, 1981

Psychedelic Furs, "The Ghost in You," Mirror Moves, Columbia, 1984

Suicide, "Ghost Rider," Suicide, Red Star, 1977

Johnny Cash, "(Ghost) Riders in The Sky," Silver, Columbia, 1979

Caroline Herring, "Long Black Veil," Golden Apples of the Sun, Signature Sounds, 2009

Daniel Johnston, "Casper the Friendly Ghost," Yip/Jump Music, (Self-Released), 1983

Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians, "My Wife and My Dead Wife," Gotta Let This Hen Out!, Midnight Music, 1985

The Raveonettes, "Apparitions," Raven in the Grave, The Raveonettes, 2011

Mekons, "Ghosts of American Astronauts," So Good It Hurts, Twin/Tone, 1988

Ladytron, "Ghosts," Velocifero, Nettwerk Productions, 2008

The Goldstars, "Stroll In Hell," Stroll In Hell (Single), The Goldstars, 2021

Black Sabbath, "Black Sabbath," Black Sabbath, Vertigo, 1970

Umphrey's McGee, "The Floor," Death By Stereo, ATO, 2011

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