The Pumpkin Brigade

Spooky Halloween rock parody with male vocals • hammy baritone lead with winked delivery and ghost-choir “boo!” responses • crunchy surf-rock guitars, stomping toms, and walking bass drive the groove • haunted pipe organ, wailing theremin, and xylophone “bone-rattle” countermelodies add cartoonish charm • verses creep with palm-muted “sneak” riffs and pizzicato strings → choruses burst into chant-along hooks → bridge drops to a graveyard spoken aside, then a cheesy key-change shred outro • production wide and campy: spring + slapback reverb, thunderclap stingers, door-creak hits, wolf howls, bright top, tight low end • [HALLOWEEN ROCK PARODY] [MALE VOCALS] [SURF GUITARS] [PIPE ORGAN + THEREMIN] [CARTOONISH SFX] [CHANT HOOKS] [SLAPBACK REVERB] [BPM 138–154]

[Instrumental intro] [Verse 1] They walk the night, they give us a fright, Marching onward, they climb to new heights. We don’t know from where these shadows roam— They appeared on October the first, in our home. [Pre-Chorus] They march ahead with spirits high, They try to scare, but we just smile. [Chorus] The Pumpkin Brigade is on the move, They sure do know just how to groove. They’re marching, trying to make us afraid— Behold the glorious Pumpkin Brigade! [Verse 2] The children act scared, but they have their fun, Screaming like prey as they laugh and run. The pumpkins are pleased, never knowing the smiles, As children play chase, following for miles. [Pre-Chorus] They march ahead with spirits high, They try to scare, but we just smile. [Chorus] The Pumpkin Brigade is on the move, They sure do know just how to groove. They’re marching, trying to make us afraid— Behold the glorious Pumpkin Brigade! [Bridge] Halloween draws near, the brigade grows larger, The pounding of boots is beating harder. The sight they make fills us all with awe— Rows of pumpkins that make us drop our jaw. [Chorus] The Pumpkin Brigade is on the move, They sure do know just how to groove. They’re marching, trying to make us afraid— Behold the glorious Pumpkin Brigade! [Final Chorus] The Pumpkin Brigade is on the move, They sure do know just how to groove. They’re marching, trying to make us afraid— Behold the glorious Pumpkin Brigade! [Instrumental outro]

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