Songs
Halloween
Description
"Halloween" is a song originally composed and performed by Regina Spektor and Jack Dishel. The song was never officially recorded or released. "Halloween" was first performed live at The Belasco in Los Angeles, CA on 2025-02-22 as part of the Songs (and Other Songs) series of shows. The song was performed an additional two more times during the same run of shows, the next day also at The Belasco on 2025-02-23 and finally at Thalia Hall on 2025-03-03 in Chicago, IL.
Jack Dishel confirmed that the song was partially written in 2006 but not completed until the week before its live debut. Given when the song was first written and content of the songs lyrics (referencing "Silver Lake", a town in California and "Halloween"), it's likely that the song was first conceived near the time of Regina's performance in Avalon, CA on 2006-11-02.
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Lyrics
It's Halloween in Silver Lake
You're Oswald and I'm JFK
We don't know half the people here
But the bathtub's full of ice and beer
That flapper there by Frankenstein
cut Chaplin on the bathroom line
He made a face behind her back
and the zombie girls tried not to laugh
We spoke outside beneath the ghosts
and talked about the other coast
Our friends are living everywhere
in different states of disrepair
We used to say "we're gonna do it"
But now it's different shades of "screw it"
Oh dreams, oh dreams, where have you gone?
See that guy in normal clothes
Teaching Einstein dominoes
He'd stand on bars and read aloud
The words he said sent chills around
But now his eyes are so detached
from chasing things he couldn't catch
A simple win was all he needed
But every time he left defeated
Oh dreams, oh dreams, what have you done?
It's 6AM
We're still awake
You're Oswald and I'm JFK
But you and I won't stand around
While shots from nowhere take us down
Yeah you and I won't stand around
While shots from nowhere take us down
The sun is up, the party's done
The monsters are all going home
Oh dreams, oh dreams, wait up for me
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Song Facts
Release Status:
Unreleased
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Jack Dishel
Alternate Titles:
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Written:
2006-11-02
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First Official Release:
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Song Stats
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Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
less than a month
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
0
# of Times Performed Live:
3
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