I don't get in to Halloween at all. Actually, that's not true. I love Halloween. And nothing is better than great music and homemade costumes. For your entertainment, here's some of my favorite Halloween Costumes.
Like when I went as the Operation guy (honorable mention to my buddy, the Food Pyramid)
Or my wife and I as the Simon game.
Or when I discovered battery powered lights for my PONG costume (also the inspiration for my PE game Air Pong)
My treehouse costume was maybe the reason I failed a test or two. Skipping class to make a Halloween costume? I feel like I turned out okay.
And my all-time favorite, the Claw arcade game. I wish I held on to this one since this year, my 8 month old is going as one of the 3-eyed aliens from Toy Story.
Back to the Music!
SPICY LYRICS
Everybody has different views on what's okay to play around kids and what isn't. So here's how this works. Below, you'll see all the songs on the playlist. If you click the song, you'll see the lyrics pop up. But not just lyrics. You'll also see questionable content is highlighted like this.
Questionable content is highlighted by word so you can read it for context. The spiciest words are highlighted in red. Medium words are highlighted in orange. And any word highlighted in yellow is either very mild or it's a word like "head" where it could be okay or absolutely not okay, depending on the context.
Spicy Lyrics is a tool I created on my iPhone/iPad to help me quickly see if songs are appropriate to play in the gym. I love it so much, I'm giving it away so you all can use it on your phones.
Here's a link to my Apple Music Playlist
Here's the Spotify Playlist
Listen to previews here
Howlin' For You - The Black Keys
Zombie - The Cranberries
I Put a Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Main Titles - Danny Elfman
Witchy Woman - Eagles
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
Addams Groove - MC Hammer
Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
The X Files Theme - John Beal
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
Black Magic Woman - Santana
People Are Strange - The Doors
I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
Halloween - Dave Matthews Band
Mr. Roboto - Styx
Sinister Kid - The Black Keys
Psychotic Girl - Black Keys
When The Lights Go Out - The Black Keys
I'm Shakin' - Jack White
My Boy Builds Coffins - Florence + the Machine
No Light, No Light - Florence + the Machine
The Ghost Inside - Broken Bells
Welcome to the Twilight Zone - Twilight Zone
Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) - Taylor Swift
Dracula's Wedding ft. Kelis - Outkast
This Is Halloween - The Citizens of Halloween
Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
True Blood - Justin Timberlake
Walking With a Ghost - White Stripes
Amazing - Kanye West & Young Jeezy
Other PE Playlists
Recommended Reading
PhysEd Beats - The Ultimate Guide to PE Music
The Ultimate Guide to Teaching Four Square - Using mini-games to teach all the skills and rules
Ultimate Kickball - Kickball without all the problems that come with Kickball. Also insanely fun.
The Ultimate Sub Plan - A fool proof plan for emergency sub days
A Better Way to Make Teams - Give children the power of choice