In the past, band members dressed in outlandish makeup and costumes, and engaged in intentionally shocking behavior both onstage and off. Their lyrics often received criticism for their anti-religious sentiment and references to sex, violence and drugs, while their live performances were frequently called offensive and obscene. On several occasions, protests and petitions led to the group being blocked from performing, with at least three US states passing legislation banning the group from performing at state-owned venues. They released a number of platinum-selling albums, including Antichrist Superstar (1996) and Mechanical Animals (1998). These albums, along with their highly stylized music videos and worldwide touring, brought public recognition to Marilyn Manson. In 1999, news media, infamously, falsely blamed the band for influencing the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre.
As this controversy began to wane throughout the 2000s, so did the band's mainstream popularity. Despite this, Jon Wiederhorn of MTV, in June 2003, referred to Marilyn Manson as "the only true artist today". Marilyn Manson is widely regarded as being one of the most iconic and controversial figures in rock music, with the band and its lead singer influencing numerous other groups and musicians, both in metal-associated acts and also in wider popular culture. VH1 ranked Marilyn Manson as the seventy-eighth best rock band on their 100 Great Artists of Hard Rock. They were inducted into the Kerrang! Hall of Fame in 2000, and have been nominated for four Grammy Awards. In the U.S., the band has seen ten of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums. Marilyn Manson have sold in excess of 50 million records worldwide.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_(band)
Studio albums
Portrait of an American Family (1994)
Antichrist Superstar (1996)
Mechanical Animals (1998)
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)
The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
Eat Me, Drink Me (2007)
The High End of Low (2009)
Born Villain (2012)
The Pale Emperor (2015)
Heaven Upside Down (2017)
We Are Chaos (2020)
This Is Halloween
Marilyn Manson Lyrics
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Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under your stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
'Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting no to pounce, and how you'll
Scream! This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, and slimy green
Aren't you scared?
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream
In our town of Halloween!
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town
Don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everybody scream
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King, now!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la la la la la la la (Halloween! Halloween!)
La la la la la la la la la la (Halloween! Halloween!)
Marilyn Manson's "This Is Halloween" is a spooky song from the soundtrack of the 1993 movie "Nightmare Before Christmas." The song begins with the invitation for everyone to come together and see something strange, and then proceeds to introduce various characters from Halloween. The song captures the essence of the holiday: screaming, trick or treating, making scenes, frightening neighbors, and waiting for the next surprise. Manson sings about hiding under beds and stairs, clowns with tear-away faces, and pumpkins that scream in the dead of night.
The song starts and ends with the repetition of "This Is Halloween," stating that the bizarre characters - such as skeletons, ghosts, and witches - will finally converge to celebrate Halloween. The song moves briskly and maintains a festive mood with its fast-paced melody and catchy lyrics that are easy to follow. The spooky and freakish ambiance of the song is created by the heavy use of drums, electric guitars, and synths.
In conclusion, "This Is Halloween" is a song that perfectly captures the essence of Halloween. It's eerie yet playful, spooky yet fun, featuring a fast-paced melody that's perfect for a holiday that's all about energy, surprise, and excitement.
Line by Line Meaning
Boys and girls of every age
This is an invitation for everyone to witness something strange and unusual
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
This is a question for the audience to arouse curiosity and interest in the upcoming spectacle
Come with us and you will see
This is a promise to the audience to show them something new and exciting
This, our town of Halloween
This is an introduction to the setting of the spectacle, which is a town filled with Halloween-themed decoration and costumes
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
This line serves as a chorus or a repeated theme of the whole song, emphasizing that the event is Halloween-themed
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This line creates an image of animated pumpkins that make sound, adding to the eerie atmosphere of the event
Everybody make a scene
This is an invitation for the attendees to showcase their costumes and join the commotion, adding to the spectacle of Halloween
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
This is a playful allusion to the Halloween tradition of asking for treats and tricks, with a hint of morbid humor
It's our town, everybody scream
This line encourages the attendees to scream and shout, adding to the spooky atmosphere of the town
I am the one hiding under your bed
This line serves as an introduction to one of the scary characters of the event, someone who hides under the bed and induces fear
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
This line describes the physical features of the character hiding under the bed, adding to the creepiness of the scene
I am the one hiding under your stairs
This line introduces another character of the event who hides under the stairs, inducing more fear and unease
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This line describes the physical features of the character under the stairs, adding to the scary atmosphere of the event
Halloween! Halloween!
This line serves as a chant or a call to celebrate the Halloween event
In this town we call home
This line reiterates the setting of the event and emphasizes that everyone is welcome to participate
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
This line is an invitation to celebrate the Halloween tradition of carving pumpkins and paying homage to the Pumpkin
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
This line creates anticipation and expectation for more eerie and exciting surprises in the event
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
This line refers to one of the scary characters of the event who might surprise the attendees from behind and scare them
And scream like a banshee
This line describes the loud and unsettling scream that the scary character might produce, adding to the fear-inducing atmosphere of the event
Make you jump out of your skin
This line creates an image of someone being scared to the extent of jumping out of their skin, highlighting the fear factor of the event
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
This line is an introduction to the character of Jack, the Pumpkin King, as the most special and prominent figure of the event
Our man Jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
This line reinforces the status of Jack as the most significant character of the Halloween event
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Danny Elfman
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@ghostinthegaslight
Best Hallowe’en Jams:
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Danse Macabre- Camille Saint-Saenz
3. Monster Mash - Bobby Boris Picket
4. Self Control -Laura Brannigan
5. Spooky- Dusty Springfield
6. Season of the Witch- Donovan
7. This is Halloween- Danny Elfman
8. Lullaby- The Cure
9. Werewolf- Catpower
10. Fresh Blood -Eels
{and in the secret pocket}
11. Wolf Like Me- TV On The Radio.
@maxter7619
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
This is halloween, this is halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash cam
Something's waiting no to pounce, and how you'll
Scream! This is halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green
Aren't you scared?
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everbody scream
In our town of Halloween!
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the who when you call: Who's there?
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town
Don't we love it now?
Everybody is waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everybody scream
Wont' ya, please, make way for a very special guy
Our man, Jack, is king of the pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la la la la
@reinhildfurstenberg1060
Lyrics:
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange
Come with us and you will see,
This our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween,
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene,
Trick or treat till the neighbours come and die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream,
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed,
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under your stairs,
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home,
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now,
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, then,
Hiding in the trash cans,
Something's waiting now to pounce and how you'll..
Scream, this is Halloween,
Red and black and slimy green,
Aren't you scared?
Well, that's just fine,
Say it once, say it twice,
Take a chance and roll the dice,
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream,
In our town or Halloween
I am the clown with the tear-away face,
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the who when you call "Who's there?",
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night,
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
Tender lumplings everywhere,
Life's no fun without a good scare,
That's our job but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town, don't we love it now,
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee,
Make you jump out of your skin!
This is Halloween, everybody scream,
Won't you please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch,
Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
Now, this is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la la, etc, etc...
@MilotusLucifera
I love how he's literally giving his own voice acting to each different character, it's honestly adorable
@zuiredfox.2249
I mean... For someone like MARILYN MANSON it surely is something very adorable.
@LadyEspia
It shows his passion for the song
@saso5096
Adorable? And Marylin Manson? Lol
@hofame198
@@zuiredfox.2249
Only a Poser would think like that, Just another Metalhead-wannabe kid.
@zuiredfox.2249
@@hofame198 Maybe. But it wasn't wrong, Marilyn Manson DID put a lot of passion in this song.
@keiffer8212
* 2 seconds into the video *
Me : I love it.
@diecastanddumbstuff857
Same
@izukucosplayer
Mood
@rosa-jg7dr
No joke your comment is sooo true