Anything Can Happen On Halloween

Fall is in the air and finally I’m in a place where I can enjoy it, because it actually FEELS like fall. But, along with my familiarities with fall: the cool air, the falling leaves, and pumpkin spice filling the air, there is Halloween! Halloween and Thanksgiving are my two all time favorite holidays. (Alright, so we don’t get Halloween off from work, but that doesn’t mean that it ceases to be a holiday.) I’m still not sure what I will be doing on Halloween night – (I’m thinking of going to a Halloween party hosted by Seattle’s Jet City Improv – they are LOTS of fun) – But until then, I am certainly having fun on the nights leading up to Halloween. I’ve started making some of my favorite seasonal delights using the most wonderful ingredient of the Fall: Pumpkin. And who could go through a Halloween season without watching It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown? I haven’t gotten to see one of my all-time favorite movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas, yet – but that’s one of those wonderful films that one can see anytime between Halloween and Christmas. (Or, if you’re like me, ANY time of the year is great for that movie.) But last night my brother and his partner introduced me to a new Halloween treat… or rather, trick: An absolutely horribly funny 80’s crap film entitled, The Worst Witch, starring Fairuza Balk and Tim Curry. It’s actually funny that the plot of this film is along the same vein as Harry Potter, (but Harry Potter is so much better.) But the highlight of this film is a song sung by Tim Curry. You will have to actually see this number to get the full effect, but in honor of Halloween, Tim Curry, and complete buffoonery, here are the lyrics. (I used a bold font to highlight my favorite part.)

I wouldn’t change places
With anyone tonight
We’ll carve pumpkin faces
And watch the witches flight
Every human heart will shudder
Every soul will shake with fear
Tonight, the creepiest
Tonight, the scariest
Tonight, the most wonderful night
Of the year
Anything can happen on Halloween
Your dog could turn into a cat
There may be a toad in your bass guitar
Or your sister could turn into a bat
Christmas time brings the snow
Summer time brings the sun
But on Halloween your blood begins to run
Something’s funky going down now

Anything can happen on Halloween
It’s better than a video
Gremlins gonna mess up every cassette
From London to Idaho
April first can be fun
New Year’s Eve is a bore
But on Halloween your flesh begins to crawl
Oh, I’m losing control
Anything can happen on Halloween
Your toenails grow long and your hair turns green
Your teacher could become a sardine
Your dentist could turn into a queen
Has anybody seen my tambourine
I may start playing Begin the Beguine
The craziest night you’ve ever seen
This hairy, scary, creepy, crawly,
Halloween.