About this episode
It's spooky season and hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot have a new batch of songs about ghosts to share. They're joined by Sam Weller, author of many books on Ray Bradbury and the gothic short story collection Dark Black, to discuss spooky music. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Record a Voice Memo: https://bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Featured Songs: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Long Black Veil," Kicking Against The Pricks, Mute, 1986 Roky Erickson and the Aliens, "If You Have Ghosts," The Evil One, 415, 1981 Joy Division, "Dead Souls," Still, Factory, 1981 Psychedelic Furs, "The Ghost In You," Mirror Moves, Columbia, 1984 Suicide, "Ghost Rider," Suicide, Red Star, 1977 Johnny Cash, "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky," Silver, Columbia, 1979 Caroline Herring, "Long Black Veil," Golden Apples of the Sun, Signature Sounds, 2009 Daniel Johnston, "Casper the Friendly Ghost," Yip/Jump Music, (Self-Released), 1983 Pat Benetar, "Wuthering Heights," Crimes of Passion, Chrysalis, 1980 Kate Bush, "Wuthering Heights," The Kick Inside, Harvest, 1978 Scott Sorry, "Black Dog Dancers," (Single), Generation X-Ray, 2021 Elton John, "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)," Honky Château, Uni, 1972 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians, "My Wife and My Dead Wife," Gotta Let This Hen Out!, Midnight Music, 1985 The Raveonettes, "Apparitions," Raven In the Grave, The Raveonettes, 2011 Mekons, "Ghosts of American Astronauts," So Good It Hurts, Twin/Tone, 1988 Ladytron, "Ghosts," Velocifero, Nettwerk Productions, 2008 The Goldstars, "Stroll In Hell," Stroll In Hell (Single), The Goldstars, 2021 Black Sabbath, "Black Sabbath," Black Sabbath, Vertigo, 1970 The Velvet Underground and Nico, "Sunday Morning," The Velvet Underground and Nico, Verve, 1967 Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .