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Post by Gary on Oct 2, 2022 19:23:31 GMT -5
Last Halloween also saw the return of
Monster MASH
Somebody's Watching Me
Ghostbusters
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Post by artistry on Oct 2, 2022 19:28:56 GMT -5
a reminder that Thriller isn't even MJ's best Halloween song (there's a reason I don't have it in my playlist) In your opinion, which song is MJ's best Halloween song? |
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Post by korbel16 on Oct 2, 2022 19:38:22 GMT -5
thriller already hit the top 10 tho. That “record“ would be a big asterisk |
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Post by Gary on Oct 2, 2022 19:40:45 GMT -5
MJ sang lead on I Want You Back which was in the top 10 in 1969 -- so there is another decade if count the J5 stuff
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 2, 2022 19:49:23 GMT -5
Re: Thriller - the charts don't align great with Halloween on Monday in the unlikely event it could even happen. I'd think this pretty good, no? For the most part it just gets streams on Halloween weekend for parties and on Halloween day itself. When Halloween is on a weekend then those align, whereas being on a Monday means more days of streams. So, it should have like 4 days of solid streams that chart week. |
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Post by colson on Oct 2, 2022 19:50:07 GMT -5
True. I Want You Back jumped into the top 10 in the very last week of 1969.
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Post by jdanton2 on Oct 2, 2022 19:51:27 GMT -5
a reminder that Thriller isn't even MJ's best Halloween song (there's a reason I don't have it in my playlist) In your opinion, which song is MJ's best Halloween song? Thriller is somewhat a ripoff of Off The Wall which i think is better . take away the Vincent Price rap and video and it would not be as popular. American actor |
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Post by colson on Oct 2, 2022 19:58:20 GMT -5
I felt the same way. Thriller sounded liked OTW to me. I definitely prefer the song Off The Wall over the song Thriller.
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Post by Gary on Oct 2, 2022 19:59:44 GMT -5
In your opinion, which song is MJ's best Halloween song? Thriller is somewhat a ripoff of Off The Wall which i think is better . take away the Vincent Price rap and video and it would not be as popular. American actor The radio edit didn't have Vincent Price |
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Post by iHype. on Oct 2, 2022 20:04:14 GMT -5
I do prefer Ghosts to Thriller.
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Post by jdanton2 on Oct 2, 2022 20:07:31 GMT -5
Thriller is somewhat a ripoff of Off The Wall which i think is better . take away the Vincent Price rap and video and it would not be as popular. American actor The radio edit didn't have Vincent Price maybe when it was a single back in the 80's radio played that version but at Halloween at least they play the longer version. |
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Oct 2, 2022 20:20:43 GMT -5
a reminder that Thriller isn't even MJ's best Halloween song (there's a reason I don't have it in my playlist) In your opinion, which song is MJ's best Halloween song? I like Dirty Diana and Somebody's Watching Me much more |
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Oct 2, 2022 20:43:08 GMT -5
Re: Thriller - the charts don't align great with Halloween on Monday in the unlikely event it could even happen. I'd think this pretty good, no? For the most part it just gets streams on Halloween weekend for parties and on Halloween day itself. When Halloween is on a weekend then those align, whereas being on a Monday means more days of streams. So, it should have like 4 days of solid streams that chart week. ITA with 4 solid days, but if Halloween falls on Wed or Thursday - you still get Halloween weekend parties, a couple of weekdays + Halloween during the full tracking week. This year will those 3 'dead' days weigh it down? Scratch my comment about 40th Anniversary edition - not released until Nov. 18! Those should've released it before Halloween. The 18th doesn't even align with the 40th Anniversary (Nov. 30), so no reason why they couldn't get it out 3 weeks sooner. |
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Post by M5AGTS on Oct 2, 2022 21:30:52 GMT -5
Thriller is a banger. Way better than Somebody's Watching Me.
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 2, 2022 21:37:45 GMT -5
In your opinion, which song is MJ's best Halloween song? I like Dirty Diana and Somebody's Watching Me much more How is Dirty Diana a Halloween song? I mean, I'm pretty liberal when it comes to adding songs to my Halloween playlists, but that one seems like a pretty huge stretch to me. |
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Oct 2, 2022 21:42:57 GMT -5
I like Dirty Diana and Somebody's Watching Me much more How is Dirty Diana a Halloween song? I mean, I'm pretty liberal when it comes to adding songs to my Halloween playlists, but that one seems like a pretty huge stretch to me. It's got a dark atmosphere and dark subject matter which is all it needs to be counted imo. Idk, Thriller is more camp whilst there is a sense of danger in Dirty Diana. |
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Post by 85la on Oct 2, 2022 21:57:39 GMT -5
I'd think this pretty good, no? For the most part it just gets streams on Halloween weekend for parties and on Halloween day itself. When Halloween is on a weekend then those align, whereas being on a Monday means more days of streams. So, it should have like 4 days of solid streams that chart week. ITA with 4 solid days, but if Halloween falls on Wed or Thursday - you still get Halloween weekend parties, a couple of weekdays + Halloween during the full tracking week. This year will those 3 'dead' days weigh it down? Scratch my comment about 40th Anniversary edition - not released until Nov. 18! Those should've released it before Halloween. The 18th doesn't even align with the 40th Anniversary (Nov. 30), so no reason why they couldn't get it out 3 weeks sooner.Plus the 25th anniversary edition didn't even come out until February 2008, so yeah they don't have to be concerned with running on a good track record of perfectly timed re-releases. Without such a concerted and well-timed label or industry push, I don't see this going anywhere near #1 based solely off a fan-driven campaign, at least not anytime soon, as from its charting history it hasn't shown enough year-upon year growth the same way something like All I Want for Christmas is You has, and of course Halloween songs don't experience nearly the same type of seasonal resurgence, in terms of both streams and airplay, that Christmas songs do. |
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Post by M5AGTS on Oct 2, 2022 21:58:52 GMT -5
How is Dirty Diana a Halloween song? I mean, I'm pretty liberal when it comes to adding songs to my Halloween playlists, but that one seems like a pretty huge stretch to me. It's got a dark atmosphere and dark subject matter which is all it needs to be counted imo. Idk, Thriller is more camp whilst there is a sense of danger in Dirty Diana. Then that means Dakiti is a Halloween song, and I will not call it a Halloween song at all. Funny thing is, it was released one day before Halloween. |
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Post by notgoodenglish on Oct 2, 2022 22:52:32 GMT -5
Always im going to remember that halloween day with Dakiti being just released and i heard it everywhere, at the streets, on parties. And sounds like a halloween song.
Happy to see Titi me pregunto finally on todays top hits and that increase on streaming
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Oct 3, 2022 0:54:19 GMT -5
It's got a dark atmosphere and dark subject matter which is all it needs to be counted imo. Idk, Thriller is more camp whilst there is a sense of danger in Dirty Diana. Then that means Dakiti is a Halloween song, and I will not call it a Halloween song at all. Funny thing is, it was released one day before Halloween. what |
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Post by After Minutes on Oct 3, 2022 2:18:45 GMT -5
How is Dirty Diana a Halloween song? I mean, I'm pretty liberal when it comes to adding songs to my Halloween playlists, but that one seems like a pretty huge stretch to me. It's got a dark atmosphere and dark subject matter which is all it needs to be counted imo. Idk, Thriller is more camp whilst there is a sense of danger in Dirty Diana. that makes half of The Weeknd's discography Halloween songs |
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Oct 3, 2022 3:23:40 GMT -5
It's got a dark atmosphere and dark subject matter which is all it needs to be counted imo. Idk, Thriller is more camp whilst there is a sense of danger in Dirty Diana. that makes half of The Weeknd's discography Halloween songs Yes it does. But not that surprising given Abel's gone on the record as saying Dirty Diana is his favorite Michael Jackson song |
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Oct 3, 2022 6:47:25 GMT -5
It's got a dark atmosphere and dark subject matter which is all it needs to be counted imo. Idk, Thriller is more camp whilst there is a sense of danger in Dirty Diana. that makes half of The Weeknd's discography Halloween songs I mean, pretty much, he's like the king of Halloween. Blinding Lights, Party Monster, Initiation, Starboy, Kiss Land, The Hills, False Alarm, Faith, Life Of The Party, In The Night, Heartless... also, Somebody's Watching Me > > > Thriller |
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 3, 2022 7:28:15 GMT -5
In your opinion, which song is MJ's best Halloween song? Thriller is somewhat a ripoff of Off The Wall which i think is better . take away the Vincent Price rap and video and it would not be as popular. American actor What makes "Off the Wall" a Halloween song, though? I'm not seeing it with "Dirty Diana" either; the general mood maybe, but then lyrically it's about a groupie so I'm not sure. |
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Oct 3, 2022 7:30:43 GMT -5
that makes half of The Weeknd's discography Halloween songs I mean, pretty much, he's like the king of Halloween. Blinding Lights, Party Monster, Initiation, Starboy, Kiss Land, The Hills, False Alarm, Faith, Life Of The Party, In The Night, Heartless... Would also say Until I Bleed, Often, Dark Times, Prisoner, A Lonely Night, Starry Eyes, High for This, After Hours, House of Balloons, D.D., Life of the Party, Montreal, Same Old Song, and of course Wicked Games fit the dark moody nocturnal hedonistic vibe of Halloween. And that's not even getting into features like Low Life, 6 Inch, Pray 4 Love (SKELETONS as well, Travis and Abel should collab more often tbh), Or Nah, Might Not |
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Post by jdanton2 on Oct 3, 2022 7:38:25 GMT -5
Thriller is somewhat a ripoff of Off The Wall which i think is better . take away the Vincent Price rap and video and it would not be as popular. American actor What makes "Off the Wall" a Halloween song, though? I'm not seeing it with "Dirty Diana" either; the general vibe maybe, but then lyrically it's about a groupie so not exactly Halloween material. more so since it is similar to Thriller though the first 15 seconds are very Halloween sounding. |
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Post by M5AGTS on Oct 3, 2022 7:45:41 GMT -5
Apparently, according to Pulse, anything is a Halloween song. So that means I can say Sunroof and California Gurls, cause having a head, just a head, out of a sunroof is hella creepy, and California Gurls is a happy song, just like how trick or treating is happy. Or what about Candy Shop by 50 Cent, cause candy goes with trick or treating you know.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 3, 2022 7:55:14 GMT -5
What makes "Off the Wall" a Halloween song, though? I'm not seeing it with "Dirty Diana" either; the general vibe maybe, but then lyrically it's about a groupie so not exactly Halloween material. more so since it is similar to Thriller though the first 15 seconds are very Halloween sounding. Hmmm ok. I always thought "Thriller" was considered a Halloween song because of the lyrics and video, helped by Vincent Price of course. |
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Oct 3, 2022 8:06:23 GMT -5
I mean, pretty much, he's like the king of Halloween. Blinding Lights, Party Monster, Initiation, Starboy, Kiss Land, The Hills, False Alarm, Faith, Life Of The Party, In The Night, Heartless... Would also say Until I Bleed, Often, Dark Times, Prisoner, A Lonely Night, Starry Eyes, High for This, After Hours, House of Balloons, D.D., Life of the Party, Montreal, Same Old Song, and of course Wicked Games fit the dark moody nocturnal hedonistic vibe of Halloween. And that's not even getting into features like Low Life, 6 Inch, Pray 4 Love (SKELETONS as well, Travis and Abel should collab more often tbh), Or Nah, Might Not yes yes yes. thank you for reminding me of Pray 4 Love, haven't heard the song in ages. I'd also add: Too Late, In Your Eyes (the sound not so much, but with the MV yeah), Gasoline, Heaven or Las Vegas, Wanderlust. |
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Post by After Minutes on Oct 3, 2022 8:24:57 GMT -5
To be fair I could actually see a few of Abel's songs getting a decent spike in streams on Halloween
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