You may not know the name Bobby Pickett, but you almost certainly know his music….
I was working in my lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
My monster on the slab began to rise
Suddenly, to my surprise
He did the mash
He did the Monster Mash
The Monster Mash
It was a graveyard smash
It was a smash
It caught on in a flash
The Monster Mash
He did the Monster Mash
Bobby Pickett passed away Wednesday. Leukemia, according to reports. He was sixty-nine.
As for “The Monster Mash,” my favorite version has to be the Bonzo Dog Band cover. Vivian Stanshall sounds like a complete nutter, and nobody did novelty songs better than the Bonzo Dogs. 🙂
Rest in peace, Bobby Pickett.
Published by Allyn
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over fifteen years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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