Welcome to your soundtrack for the rest of October. It’s an all-80s mixtape that’s a little bit Thriller, a little bit Ghostbusters, a little bit Teen Wolf, a little bit Karate Kid, several parts Nightmare On Elm Street, a whole lot of songs you’ve probably forgotten about, and 100% dance-able.
ShezCrafti’s Halloween Mixtape Volume 1:
80s Halloween Dance Party
Side A – “Let’s Get Trick or Freaky”
Listen to the tracks individually or jump ahead to the complete track list.
“The Freaks Come Out at Night” – Whodini (1984)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLYC7ltxOrk
“Thriller” – Michael Jackson (1982)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEHsIcsjtdI
“Talking In Your Sleep” – The Romantics (1983)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6f_ANMxjUQ
“Pet Sematary” – The Ramones (1989)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3J0iwwsq-w
“Fright Night” – J. Geils Band (1985)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN5TIVFPdnM
“A Nightmare On My Street” – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1988)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-vkHZ5TfoY
“Somebody’s Watching Me” – Rockwell (1984)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY
“Monster” – Fred Schneider and the Shake Society (1984)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUnO4gK_56g
“Dead Man’s Party” – Oingo Boingo
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypUpv9xelg
“I Want Candy” – Bow Wow Wow (1982)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw
“No Shelter” – Broken Edge (1984)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbr3i55OdzE
“Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker, Jr. (1984)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqIidDuOuZQ
“Amityville (House On The Hill)” – Lovebug Starsky (1986)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHotPZDGxx8
“Everyday is Halloween” – Ministry (1984)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtX9u7_6F8
“Big Bad Wolf” – Bunny and the Wolf Sisters (1985)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YMPt31C1y0
“Terror In My Heart” – The Reds (1985)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8KNTfi3MuE
“I Eat Cannibals” – Toto Coleo (1982)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4O1A-mmBWw
“Halloween” – Japan (1979)
(Okay, so I’m cheating just a tiny bit here.)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZyy11oS9M
“Rev Up” – The Revillos (1980)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHV46BPImr4
“Get Dead” – Shari Belafonte (1985)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty-N4AMf1-c
“Are You Ready for Freddy?” – The Fat Boys (1988)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDUl5Ke5jbM
“Whisper to a Scream” – Bobby Orlando (1986)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk2pdXYD0AM
Full Track Listing
Side A – “Let’s Get Trick or Freaky”
- “The Freaks Come Out at Night” – Whodini (1984)
- “Thriller” – Michael Jackson (1982)
- “Talking In Your Sleep” – The Romantics (1983)
- “Pet Sematary” – The Ramones (1989)
- “Fright Night” – J. Geils Band (1985)
- “A Nightmare On My Street” – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (1988)
- “Somebody’s Watching Me” – Rockwell (1984)
- “Monster” – Fred Schneider and the Shake Society (1984)
- “Dead Man’s Party” – Oingo Boingo
- “I Want Candy” – Bow Wow Wow (1982)
- “No Shelter” – Broken Edge (1984)
Side B – “Ghostbust a Move”
- “Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker, Jr. (1984)
- “Amityville (House On The Hill)” – Lovebug Starsky (1986)
- “Everyday is Halloween” – Ministry (1984)
- “Big Bad Wolf” – Bunny and the Wolf Sisters (1985)
- “Terror In My Heart” – The Reds (1985)
- “I Eat Cannibals” – Toto Coleo (1982)
- “Halloween” – Japan (1979)
- “Rev Up” – The Revillos (1980)
- “Get Dead” – Shari Belafonte (1985)
- “Are You Ready for Freddy?” – The Fat Boys (1988)
- “Whisper to a Scream” – Bobby Orlando (1986)
