Brainwaves – October 30, 2023 – Scary songs for Halloween?
Written by Brian Blum on 29/10/2023
It was Halloween this week and I really wanted to play some scary songs. But the world is scary enough as it is. So just one: The Voice of the Beehive’s “Scary Kisses.” But don’t worry there’s lots of great music on the show: Postal Service, Sparks, Stranglers, Timbuk 3, Lovedrug, Talking Heads, Neil Halstead, Morrissey and much more. Don’t be scared, tune in to Brainwaves.
| Band | Song |
| Voice of the Beehive | Scary Kisses |
| Voice of the Beehive | I Say Nothing |
| Neil Halstead | Queen Bee |
| The Bee Gees | Man in the Middle |
| The Residents | Mr. Bee’s Bumble |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Hard to Concentrate |
| Dawes | I Can’t Think About it Now |
| The Postal Service | The District Sleeps Tonight |
| Sparks | Cool Places |
| Michael Greilsammer | Wild Heart |
| The Stranglers | I’ve Been Wild |
| Timbuk 3 | Born to be Wild (cover: Steppenwolf) |
| Lovedrug | Wild Blood |
| Talking Heads | Wild Wild Life |
| Two Door Cinema Club | You’re Not Stubborn |
| The Cinematics | A Strange Education |
| Napoleon XIV | They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha Ha |
| The Pipkins | Gimme Dat Ding |
| Peter Gabriel | Excuse Me |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Your New Twin Sized Bed |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Stable Song |
| Asaf Avidan and the Mojos | Devil’s Dance |
| Calexico | Waitomo |
| 4 Non Blondes | What’s Up |
| Stratocruiser | I Woke Up in Love This Morning (cover: The Partridge Family) |
| The Slants | Kokoro (I Fall to Pieces) |
| Love Split Love | 7 Years |
| Morrissey | Suedehead |
| Barry Sacharov | Spaceships (live) |
| R.E.M. | Uberlin |
| Stereolab | Cybele’s Reverie |
| The Juliana Hatfield Three | I’m Shy |
| The Ramones | I Don’t Want to Live This Life Anymore |
| Deaf School | What a Way to End it All |
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