Songs about Ghosts
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
This country song was written in 1948 by Stan Jones. It is about a cowboy who sees a vision of devilish cattle be driven across the sky by damned cowboys. The vision comes with a warning that if he does not change his ways, he will eventually join them. The song has been recorded by numerous people including Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, and Elvis Presley. The most famous (and probably favored) version is sung by Johnny Cash, a song he performed on The Muppet Show.
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"The Ghost Song"
This song fits into this category for two reasons. First, because it relates part of Jim Morrison's fascination with Native American spiritualism. Second, because the song, which is performed by Morrison, was recorded and released seven years after his death. It was the first of several new Doors songs that dubbed music to existing poetry recital tapes.
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"Ghostbusters"
This song probably seems cheesy to anyone who did not grow up in the 1980s. Like all popular songs of its era, it was played so often that it is almost despised (a fate shared by songs "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and "My Heart Will Go On"). Still, it is instantly recognizeable the minute you hear the first few notes.
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Other Ghost Songs
Here is a list of a few other songs that talk about ghosts:
- "A Nightmare on My Street" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
- "Ghost" by Michael Jackson
- "Ghost" by Pearl Jam
- "Ghost" by Phish
- "Ghost" by Neutral Milk Hotel
- "Ghost" by Cavo
- "Ghost" by Indigo Girls
- "Ghost Deini" by Ghostface Killah
- "Ghost of the Blues" by Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
- "Ghost On the Canvas" by Paul Westerberg
- "Ghost on the Highway" by Gun Club
- "Ghost Rider" by Suicide
- "Ghosts" by Fanfarlo
- "Ghosts I-IV" by Nine Inch Nails
- "Ghosts N' Goblins" by The Advantage
- "Girl and the Ghost" by KT Tunstall
- "Glass and the Ghost Children" by Smashing Pumpkins
- "Grey Ghost" by Henry Paul Band
- "Hank William's Ghost" by Darrell Scott
- "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays
- "Holy Ghost" by Alex Bradford
- "Home By The Sea" by Genesis
- "Is There a Ghost" by Band of Horses
- "Misguided Ghosts" by Paramore
- "My Ghost" by Glass Pear
- "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" by Sonic Youth
- "Phantom 309" by Ferlin Husky
- "Prophecy: Ghosts" by Albert Ayler
- "Rock 'N Roll Ghost" by The Replacements
- "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" by Warren Zevon
- "Sleeping with Ghosts" by Placebo
- "The Banshee" by Henry Cowell
- "The Ghost In You" by The Psychedelic Furs
- "The Ghost of Hank Williams" by The Revival Preachers
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad " by Rage Against the Machine
- "The Ghost of You" by My Chemical Romance
- "The Ride" by David Allan Coe
- "This House is Haunted" by Alice Cooper
- "Trams of Old London" by Robyn Hitchcock
- "Walking With a Ghost" by Tegan and Sara
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