8hands Halloween Special: Top 10 Scariest Songs Ever
Especially for Halloween, We've gathered the ten songs that keep us awake at night. Feel free to comment and add some more spooky songs!

10. "Jack the Ripper" - Morrissey
There are two main reasons I'm happy I wasn't born in the 19th century. The first main reason is the existence of air conditioner, cause I love being able to set the temperature as I please. It makes me feel like god. The second reason, as the title hints, is Jack the Ripper. He's a scary guy and every song that is named after him scares me immediately. Add Morrissey's voice and lyrics like "And if it's the last thing I ever do I'M GONNA GET YOU" and you got yourself a one scary song.
9. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
This song always makes me wonder what's scarier - its video or the way Michael looked back in the 80's. But every time I struggle on this issue I tell myself there are far scarier stuff about him, like his special love for children, or the way he looks today.

8. "Down by the Water" - PJ Harvey
Does anyone really get the lyrics? It has something to do with losing your virginity, but since when having sex is so damn frightening? Maybe it's about a rape? If any of you have a different interpretation, I'd love to read it. As far as I know, this song is probably why some girls are saving themselves! PJ Harvey has the scariest voice ever, particularly when she's whispering in the end.

7. "Jolene" - The White Stripes
This song gives me the creeps. Man, I was even scared of Dolly Parton's version! The way the "poor little" girl is begging of Jolene not to take her man doesn't sound like begging to me… It sounds more like a threat. Plus, this girl is probably ugly (if she was pretty her man wouldn't go for Jolene anyway) and ugly people are scary. Q.v. Michael Jackson.
6. "Sex Bomb" - Tom Jones
Eeewwww! That guy is creepy!!! I don't know about you, but I personally think that people who have passed their 50's should not be allowed to even pronounce the word sex. Certainly not with the word Bomb following. This song is scary simply because it makes me think of Tom Jones naked. Now I got you to imagine it and I bet you're terrified too.

5. "Gimme Some More" - Busta Rhymes
What the hell did he think about that from all the tunes in the world he chose to sample a theme song of a Hitchcock movie?! I saw "Psycho" when I was a little girl, and its music is probably the scariest I've ever heard. Busta actually makes it less scary, and bring it down to the fifth spot.
4. "Every Breath You Take" - Police
True story: I had a boyfriend once, who actually found this song romantic. When I told him it's about an obsessive stalker, he said I'm crazy. Me?! Crazy?! I guess coming out of his mouth it's a compliment. Shit, this song is so realistic. We all have a dreadful ex out there that we fear of and this song is talking about the worst kind. I guess the fearful thing about it is that the music sounds so nice while Sting's lyrics are scary as hell.
3. "Come Another Night" - Frida Hyvönen
If you thought I could go through a whole post without mentioning a Swedish person, think again. This song is scary in a Tarantino kind of way - all of the songs in Frida's album are sad, quiet and emotional - All but this happy upbeat one. I just can't believe her joyfulness, and like in a Tarantino movie, this happy song makes you feel like something awful is about to happen.

2. "Space Oddity" - David Bowie
David Bowie has a scary voice. His eyes are not of the same color, which is scary too. The lyrics of this song tell the story of Major Tom, who's being sent to space and never comes back. In the background Bowie's scary voice is counting down from 10 to zero. The scariest moment of the song is right after the launch, when Ground Control say "May god's love be with you" and the music gets all tensioned. Trusting god is probably not the best idea, poor Major Tom spend the last part of his life floating in the endless space. Spooky, ha?
1. "A Day in the Life" - The Beatles
What a surprise! The Beatles took first place again. But don't get upset, I swear I have no desire in promoting a bunch of dead guys (Paul and Ringo are so old that they are practically dead anyway). I'm just being honest when I say- OH MY GOD! THIS SONG IS TERRIFYING!!! This is the perfect example of how scary music can get. The lyrics by themselves are OK, but the tune is dreadful. The way they change rhythm and melody every once in a while, and the messy noises- all of them are really frightening! Listening to this song is like moving from dreaming to reality over and over again. It's like your worst nightmare that you can't wake up of. And those Beatles guys, like this song wasn't scary enough, added a bonus track of creepy vocals talking gibberish right after "A Day in the Life" ends, which seals the Sgt. Pepper's Album. The horrifying truth is that I'm still really afraid of that song - I'm so afraid that I can't seem to handle it in whole. Right after the first "I'd love to turn you on" I turn the music off. So there you go, if you don’t want me at your Halloween party, make sure you got a copy of this song somewhere, just in case I'll show up.






















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Tue, 10/30/2007 - 17:16
"Fire on High" by the Electric Light Orchestra. To this day I can't listen to the opening of this song if I'm alone. Day in the Life a close second.
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 18:28
...I thought Rovultion 9 was scarier than A Day in the Life.
Sat, 05/31/2008 - 05:50
err...I mean *Revolution* 9.
Sat, 05/31/2008 - 05:51
'A day in the life' is a beautiful song, in my opinion. One of my favorites, actually. I agree, 'revolution 9' is WAAYYY scarier. The only sort of scary thing about 'A day in the life' is that orchestral orgasm thing.
Though the first time I heard the loop of talking at the end it scared the daylights out of me.
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 01:47
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