(NEXSTAR) – The lyrics of “Monster Mash” are a bit fantastical ... was why the background vocalists were singing about shoes — of all things — during the song’s bridge.

As he explained in one interview, "You had two choices as a young man, you could either ... enthusiastic about the idea of singing a song called “Monster Mash.” As she later told Billboard ...

The Mummy and The Wolf Man. This, plus an early interest in comedy, sewed the seeds of “Monster Mash.” Pickett didn't grow up singing. He served for a year-and-a-half in the Korean War as part ...