"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, … See more

Pickett was an aspiring actor who sang with a band called the Cordials at night while going to auditions during the day. One night, while performing with his band, Pickett did a … See more

A version was performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band on the UK TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set for which they were the house band. A … See more

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The song is narrated by a mad scientist whose monster, late one evening, rises from his slab to perform a new dance, with a name implying it is inspired by the Mashed Potato, a popular dance of the early 1960s. The dance becomes "the hit of the land" when … See more

Various cover versions of "Monster Mash" have been recorded:
• The esteemed Mad scientist/Ringmaster of The Circus of Horrors Doktor Haze released a version … See more