Here's how “Spooky Scary Skeletons” grew from an obscure novelty song to a seasonal classic and TikTok meme
Photo: Disney Last Halloween, students at the Viewpoint School in Calabasas, California, received a surprise performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band played two songs for the crowd of children. In addition to “Can’t Stop” off of their 2002 album By the Way, RHCP also played Andrew Gold’s 1996 song “Spooky Scary Skeletons.”
Gold loved Halloween and he produced and performed much of Halloween Howls, the album featuring “Spooky Scary Skeletons,” by himself. As a self-taught musician proficient on many instruments, Kogan referred to him as “a one-man band.” He brought in friends and family to collaborate on certain tracks; Ronstadt sings backing vocals on a cover of “The Monster Mash.”Spooky, scary skeletons Kogan herself stumbled over the word sarcophagus in discussing the song’s alliterative nature.
“Spooky Scary Skeletons” was not an instant hit, and for some, it feels like the album came out a lifetime ago. Craig Schweitzer, credited with mastering the album, is now a pastor in Bismarck, North Dakota, and said he had little memory of the project. “Thanks again for the email and really fun flashback to another season of my life,” he wrote.
Intercut with the low-rent skeleton boogie are shots from the 1929 short, “The Skeleton Dance,” a Disney classic constructed by famed animator Ub Iwerks. “Right before Andrew died,” Kogan said, “I showed him the beginnings of this viral song and he was like ‘Oh my God.’ I’m so happy that he at least got that glimpse of what was happening.”
Internet users have run with Dril’s idea, particularly on Tumblr. And when they do, they often make a reference to TJ Ski’s “Spooky Scary Skeletons” video, which received relatively little attention when it first went live, then started getting a lot more viewers. “During the rest of the year, it’s extremely popular,” he said. “It gets probably 10,000, 15,000 views per day, just in July or April. But then during October, it’ll get 100,000 views a day.
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