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| Written by | Leonard Capizzi and Bobby Pickett |
| Date | 1962 |
| Publisher | Capizzi Music Co.; Dimensional Songs of the Knoll; Gary's Paxton Publications |
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"The Monster Mash" is a novelty song traditionally heard around the time of Halloween. It was a number 1 hit for its co-author Bobby Pickett backed by "The Cryptkickers" in 1962. It was modified for use as a Sesame Street song, featuring the Count, Zoe and Telly Monster.
In this version of the song, the Count sings about how "I was counting in my castle late one night / When my eyes beheld an eerie sight." His monster friends start doing the Mash, along with mummies, spiders and more. "1, 2, 3 zombies were having fun! / 4, 5, 6 goblins were on the run!" Even Herry and "Jackman Wolf" came in, as well as that rockin' trio "Two Ghouls and a Guy."
The Count sang the song again in the Universal Studios Singapore stage show Trick or Treat with Sesame Street.
References[]
- Susan references the song in Episode 0921 of Sesame Street as the Count sings "The Transylvania Polka."
- Howlin' Jack Talbot performed a parody of the song titled "The Monster Munch" in The Muppet Show Comic Book: Muppet Mash.
- In a Twitter posting for October 29, 2010, Grover says that the song may be popular around Halloween, but Monsters like to sing it all year long.[1]
- The song was spoofed as "The Cookie Monster Nosh" in a 2018 Sesame Street web video. (YouTube)
- A 2022 tweet from The Electric Mayhem reads, "We love "Monster Mash," but that eerie earworm has a real monopoly on Halloween. We've got an idea for a new sure-fire hit: "Zombie Zydeco." As soon as we remember what zydeco sounds like, we'll get to work."
Audio releases[]
- Elmo Says BOO! (1998)
- B is for Boo! (2018)