(Jewish Group) The 10 most terrifying (Jewish) songs for Halloween
Due to Halloween’s pagan origins, Rabbinic law prohibits the Jewish celebration of the popular autumn holiday, which might explain why there’s usually a notable scarcity of “slutty rabbi” costumes at your typical All Hallows’ Eve bacchanal. But the dark allure of haunted houses, jack-o’-lanterns and (let’s be honest here) candy corn is often too powerful for all but the most observant Jew. So for your trick-or-treating pleasure, we’ve assembled this spine-chilling playlist of classic Halloween-appropriate songs recorded by Jewish rockers.
Fleetwood Mac — “Black Magic Woman”
Witches and Halloween go together like chicken soup and matzo balls, and there aren’t many rock songs about wicked enchantresses that are more iconic than this one. Written and sung by original Fleetwood Mac leader Peter Green (née Greenbaum) in 1968, “Black Magic Woman” cast an even more powerful spell on the American populace via Santana’s 1970 rendition.
KISS — “Creatures of the Night”
Born Stanley Eisen and Chaim Witz, KISS co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons inspired countless Halloween costumes with their band’s grease-painted visages and outrageous stage outfits. On their hard-charging 1982 single “Creatures of the Night,” KISS echoes the words of another all-time Halloween costume favorite — Count Dracula — whose rapturous declaration “children of the night, what music they make” marked him as a rock ’n’ roll fan many decades before the real thing came along.
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