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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 20, 2021 12:46:16 GMT -5
Here's a song for the moment
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 12:50:23 GMT -5
...you played the wrong record, didn't you?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 20, 2021 12:50:55 GMT -5
...you played the wrong record, didn't you? Why do you have to do this to me?
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jan 20, 2021 13:04:52 GMT -5
BUT WHAT ABOUT this ]
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Post by James Fabiano on Jan 20, 2021 13:08:54 GMT -5
They shouldn't have abandoned the Transylvania Twist! All monsters matter!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 13:12:49 GMT -5
They shouldn't have abandoned the Transylvania Twist! All monsters matter! Saying all monsters matter is ignoring the real issue. You should be more woke (from the dead).
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Post by hassanchop on Jan 20, 2021 13:15:43 GMT -5
Here's a song for the moment Save that for next month
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2021 15:08:47 GMT -5
If you haven't ever read the Monster Mash plot summary from Wikipedia, behold greatness:
While working in his lab late into the evening, a scientist beholds an eerie sight. The scientist is both the narrator of the song and the story's protagonist. We know very little about the narrator, whether he is an accredited scientist or simply an enthusiast is never made clear. We also are not told what project the scientist is working on at the time of beholding the sight, but it is not unreasonable to suggest that it is similar to the 'monster' which he refers to as his own. This monster is revealed to be the eerie sight that the narrator is beholding, as it begins to rise from his 'slab'. The fact that the narrator is shocked by this, given that the act of rising from the slab was in all probability what the monster was designed to do by the narrator himself, is puzzling but never addressed. The narrator is further surprised when, having been animated into life, the monster does 'the mash'. The mash will become the central focus and recurring motif of the song, and while the steps to the dance are never described, it is not unreasonable to assume that it does not require any amount of dexterity given that it is performed initially by a walking corpse. Whether the narrator joins in with the monster 'mash' or not is not made clear to the listener.
The timeline of what follows is never made explicit, but at some point after the initial 'mash', a number of ghouls come to the narrator's (previously unmentioned) castle in order to get a jolt from his electrodes. The electrified ghouls then do the 'mash'. Following the performance of 'the mash' by the electrified ghouls, zombies, the Wolf Man, Dracula and the son of Dracula arrive. They also do the 'mash'. There appears to be no animosity between any of these creatures and the narrator, nor is there any inter-monster animosity, the tone of the event appears to be cordial and jubilant.
A band arrives after these characters have done the 'mash', raising the possibility that the monsters were hitherto dancing to nothing. The band is named 'The Coffin Bangers' and have a vocal group called 'The Crypt Kicker Five'. After or during this performance, Dracula (called 'Drac' by the narrator, suggesting a level of familiarity) speaks up from his coffin. This means that he has been doing the 'mash' from within a box the whole time. He speaks up and asks everyone what happened to the 'Transylvania Twist' (which is the title of another horror-themed song on the same album). The vocal chorus answers "It's now the 'Mash'" as the chorus repeats.
Possibly to placate him, Dracula is now part of the band. It's unclear whose decision this is, and if a member of the 'Crypt Kicker Five' was ejected from the band to make space for Dracula. Dracula's son is not part of the band.
The 'mash' has now by this stage become extremely popular and famous. How this happens is never made explicit, but it can be assumed it is a combination of both word of mouth and through a tour of the Crypt Kicker Five, now able to book larger venues because of the profile of Dracula, who is a very famous vampire. The narrator closes by addressing the listener directly, imploring them to come to his castle and do the 'mash'. He reveals his name to be Boris.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jan 20, 2021 23:10:36 GMT -5
If you haven't ever read the Monster Mash plot summary from Wikipedia, behold greatness: While working in his lab late into the evening, a scientist beholds an eerie sight. The scientist is both the narrator of the song and the story's protagonist. We know very little about the narrator, whether he is an accredited scientist or simply an enthusiast is never made clear. We also are not told what project the scientist is working on at the time of beholding the sight, but it is not unreasonable to suggest that it is similar to the 'monster' which he refers to as his own. This monster is revealed to be the eerie sight that the narrator is beholding, as it begins to rise from his 'slab'. The fact that the narrator is shocked by this, given that the act of rising from the slab was in all probability what the monster was designed to do by the narrator himself, is puzzling but never addressed. The narrator is further surprised when, having been animated into life, the monster does 'the mash'. The mash will become the central focus and recurring motif of the song, and while the steps to the dance are never described, it is not unreasonable to assume that it does not require any amount of dexterity given that it is performed initially by a walking corpse. Whether the narrator joins in with the monster 'mash' or not is not made clear to the listener. The timeline of what follows is never made explicit, but at some point after the initial 'mash', a number of ghouls come to the narrator's (previously unmentioned) castle in order to get a jolt from his electrodes. The electrified ghouls then do the 'mash'. Following the performance of 'the mash' by the electrified ghouls, zombies, the Wolf Man, Dracula and the son of Dracula arrive. They also do the 'mash'. There appears to be no animosity between any of these creatures and the narrator, nor is there any inter-monster animosity, the tone of the event appears to be cordial and jubilant. A band arrives after these characters have done the 'mash', raising the possibility that the monsters were hitherto dancing to nothing. The band is named 'The Coffin Bangers' and have a vocal group called 'The Crypt Kicker Five'. After or during this performance, Dracula (called 'Drac' by the narrator, suggesting a level of familiarity) speaks up from his coffin. This means that he has been doing the 'mash' from within a box the whole time. He speaks up and asks everyone what happened to the 'Transylvania Twist' (which is the title of another horror-themed song on the same album). The vocal chorus answers "It's now the 'Mash'" as the chorus repeats. Possibly to placate him, Dracula is now part of the band. It's unclear whose decision this is, and if a member of the 'Crypt Kicker Five' was ejected from the band to make space for Dracula. Dracula's son is not part of the band. The 'mash' has now by this stage become extremely popular and famous. How this happens is never made explicit, but it can be assumed it is a combination of both word of mouth and through a tour of the Crypt Kicker Five, now able to book larger venues because of the profile of Dracula, who is a very famous vampire. The narrator closes by addressing the listener directly, imploring them to come to his castle and do the 'mash'. He reveals his name to be Boris. So, the song itself isn't the song "The Monster Mash" but it's ABOUT the song "The Monster Mash" and the accompanying dance... So we never actually hear "The Monster Mash".
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jan 20, 2021 23:41:55 GMT -5
If you haven't ever read the Monster Mash plot summary from Wikipedia, behold greatness: While working in his lab late into the evening, a scientist beholds an eerie sight. The scientist is both the narrator of the song and the story's protagonist. We know very little about the narrator, whether he is an accredited scientist or simply an enthusiast is never made clear. We also are not told what project the scientist is working on at the time of beholding the sight, but it is not unreasonable to suggest that it is similar to the 'monster' which he refers to as his own. This monster is revealed to be the eerie sight that the narrator is beholding, as it begins to rise from his 'slab'. The fact that the narrator is shocked by this, given that the act of rising from the slab was in all probability what the monster was designed to do by the narrator himself, is puzzling but never addressed. The narrator is further surprised when, having been animated into life, the monster does 'the mash'. The mash will become the central focus and recurring motif of the song, and while the steps to the dance are never described, it is not unreasonable to assume that it does not require any amount of dexterity given that it is performed initially by a walking corpse. Whether the narrator joins in with the monster 'mash' or not is not made clear to the listener. The timeline of what follows is never made explicit, but at some point after the initial 'mash', a number of ghouls come to the narrator's (previously unmentioned) castle in order to get a jolt from his electrodes. The electrified ghouls then do the 'mash'. Following the performance of 'the mash' by the electrified ghouls, zombies, the Wolf Man, Dracula and the son of Dracula arrive. They also do the 'mash'. There appears to be no animosity between any of these creatures and the narrator, nor is there any inter-monster animosity, the tone of the event appears to be cordial and jubilant. A band arrives after these characters have done the 'mash', raising the possibility that the monsters were hitherto dancing to nothing. The band is named 'The Coffin Bangers' and have a vocal group called 'The Crypt Kicker Five'. After or during this performance, Dracula (called 'Drac' by the narrator, suggesting a level of familiarity) speaks up from his coffin. This means that he has been doing the 'mash' from within a box the whole time. He speaks up and asks everyone what happened to the 'Transylvania Twist' (which is the title of another horror-themed song on the same album). The vocal chorus answers "It's now the 'Mash'" as the chorus repeats. Possibly to placate him, Dracula is now part of the band. It's unclear whose decision this is, and if a member of the 'Crypt Kicker Five' was ejected from the band to make space for Dracula. Dracula's son is not part of the band. The 'mash' has now by this stage become extremely popular and famous. How this happens is never made explicit, but it can be assumed it is a combination of both word of mouth and through a tour of the Crypt Kicker Five, now able to book larger venues because of the profile of Dracula, who is a very famous vampire. The narrator closes by addressing the listener directly, imploring them to come to his castle and do the 'mash'. He reveals his name to be Boris. So, the song itself isn't the song "The Monster Mash" but it's ABOUT the song "The Monster Mash" and the accompanying dance... So we never actually hear "The Monster Mash". Much like Tenacious D with Tribute
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 14:00:42 GMT -5
This is mind blowing.
This also makes me realize that Kiss is not in fact rock and rolling all night and partying every day. They've just been saying that they want to since the 70's. I wonder if they ever actually got to do it.
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Post by eJm on Jan 21, 2021 14:16:52 GMT -5
So, the song itself isn't the song "The Monster Mash" but it's ABOUT the song "The Monster Mash" and the accompanying dance... So we never actually hear "The Monster Mash". Much like Tenacious D with Tribute That’s...genuinely shaken me way more than I expected. Holy Crap.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 14:23:55 GMT -5
Much like Tenacious D with Tribute That’s...genuinely shaken me way more than I expected. Holy Crap.
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Post by Malibu Stacy on Jan 21, 2021 14:45:04 GMT -5
Here's a song for the moment Save that for next month My fave thing right now is this post is currently only liked by a Spider, and Jaws
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 22, 2021 14:39:39 GMT -5
So, the song itself isn't the song "The Monster Mash" but it's ABOUT the song "The Monster Mash" and the accompanying dance... So we never actually hear "The Monster Mash". Much like Tenacious D with Tribute And crocodile rock by Elton John.
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