Friday, March 18, 2011

Horror in Pop Music

In the 1970s, songs that told a near-complete story were quite popular. It seems everyone did story songs; in fact, a lot of one-hit-wonders were just that. But what happens when a story song crosses over into the realm of horror?

This:



Yes, that is a pop song about three trapped miners, one of whom is eaten by the other two.

Listening to The Buoys puts me in a mind to watch this:



One of these days, I'll get enough motivation to make a music video of the former using scenes from the latter...

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