Boris Karloff sings Monster Mash on Shindig! Recreated!!

[garebear1015]

That's I gore.

[orangehornet57]

I heard that Boris Karloff did sing it himself. He said that he didn't have the lisp from Pickett's version.

[michaux6000]

allways love this song , got the 45 rpm.

[virgy45]

Great work! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks.

[shatros]

Thank you so much I knew Boris Karloff did a version of this. I was in first grade and remember watching this on TV it was in fact the first time I heard this song and thought this was the original until a few years later when everyone I knew insisted that only Bobby Picket did this. I thought for years that I must have remembered it wrong. Seeing your video just brought back into focus my actual memory of this very cool version. I hope someone digs up the whole video of this some day.

[boomerang905]

I just love it. This is soooo cute and makes me miss old Boris. I saw it on Shindig back in the day......as long as it had a great beat it was cool and clean. We did the 'mash' real fast off of this....fun! Great Halloween party music for kids or adults I think. : )

[Tonithenightowl]

Another reason I love Boris Karloff.

[kwassagirl]

Isn't YouTube a wonderful joy - enabling everyone to revisit the wonderful past world of music! How else would we see and hear these wonderful oldies! Thanks so much for posting.

[jonsilence]

Smashing!...thanks so much for taking the time to put this together. Its a rare and special treat.

[stratocat9999]

I remember that show! It was a trip!

[E123OMEGArobot]

I thought Karloff was the monster, not the doctor. I want a version, where He plays everyone, including the little girl.

[AlgisKemezys]

this is so good.

[mackawack12346]

This is the song I listen to repeatedly in my basement while drinking sour mash out of my boot and pointing a gun at the paining of my mother on the wall. Bang! Bang! Bang! You'll never take me back you whore!

[marbleann]

Even if it Bobby Pickett I always imagined Boris singing it. Love it.

[Alexthebewildered]

This video is using the audio from Bobby "Boris" Pickett, with an edited video of Boris Karloff. Boris Karloff isn't singing here kiddies.

[jusstargazin]

wow, I haven't heard this song in a very long time.. Thank you so very much... I love it...

[JDBCreations]

This is the version of Monster Mash I've been looking for! This is the best one. Anyone know where I can download it?

[frankenstien53]

Hello UNCLE ......Missing You Lot's.. Ever Loving Frank..xxx

[samiun2]

This is great

[gayboylaca]

This is very good. I like this recreated version. 

[classicvinylbiz]

Boris Karloff narrates "Peter and the Wolf," 1940s recording:

watch?v=EmgNPA5EwmM

thanks and regards.

[hildman5]

very very good

[balrog13571]

It's not really him, but this song is great no matter what! That said I believe I have heard the original one with him on a website. Just when you think he can't get any more epic he does stuff like this!

[siys]

I'd always heard there was a version of Monster Mash by Boris Karloff, but I've never been able to find it and I'm Mr. Halloween of Nightmare City Halloween, the oldest running Halloween radio program!! Thanks for this share!

[godzzla]

Great site! I have it under my favorites and check it out regularly.

The hero here is Lionelatwill for finding the original audio of the Shindig episode where Boris actually sang the song. He taped the audio with his reel to reel next to the TV. Genius! I put it to video recreation and is under the video responses on this page. Glad you liked it and I'm looking forward to check out more on your site in the next few weeks, with Halloween season coming, the best time of the year!!!@siys 

[rdadal]

Whan you just listen to Boris Karloff, he had a great speaking voice. Very pleasant to listen to.

[pylgrym]

Definitely jolts the old electrodes! Thanks so much for the "MASH!" Is that the Orlons on backing vocals?

[RedLightBulbs]

You are my hero for uploading this.

[angel7publications]

I have never seen this. I am a Boris Karloff fan, but I never knew he could rock. Great.

[MyMerlin1]

The British Greats was Karloff , Cushing and Lee.

[tedfio1tedfio1]

Classic Boris!

[redstarboy93]

Super bien !!! Thankx for the post !

[colliertng]

Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing, Lon Chaney, Vincent Price, & All The Other Greats Are Gone!!! Only Christopher Lee remains. When he passes away, That will be a Great Loss For Everyone Who Love Great Horror Movies!!!!

[kcope001]

Boris Karloff was grace, talent, elegance, and just general awesomeness personified!

[pfordsq]

Nicely done , but Karloff may have been asked to do "Monster Mash " , but actually did "Peppermint Twist" , of all things. It IS a great episode.

[denimcowboy501]

I put on my computer the version that sounds like Boris Karloff and the video showing Bobby Picket at a Halloween party. He sang Monster Mash as the party. Now I would think that even after so many years the voices would sound somewhat alike. But they don't!

[TheRealInvaderZim]

BK has a neck :):):)

[kingslice75]

Reminds me of the Criminologist from Rocky Horror Picture Show

[gentrifuge]

Splendid. The Elsa Lanchester (BOF) was a nice touch, too.

[wompeter1]

I agree that it does reinforce the idea that Karloff did this, but I wonder if the man could have carried it off at his age anyway. Did he nail it?

[godzzla]

It would have been great if he would have released his own studio version, but the clip has been found, and although very short at under a minute, I think he nails it. You can hear the missing minutes of the Shindig episode and see my other video recreation by clicking the link above under video responses. It even has the classic Lurch segment, also missing. This clip was taken from the show "Shivaree".

[glasscitadel12]

@wompeter1 bet he could've. that was a little after "thriller".

[libraryjim59]

It would have been nice to have Karloff's voice instead of Picket's, (the soundtrack is out there somewhere). Still, nice effort.

[godzzla]

I made a second clip with the actual Karloff audio, along with the rest of the missing songs from the Shindig episode once it was discovered. It's above under video responses. This video was made a couple years ago when all I had was Bobby's version.

[Grausig13]

I appreciate the effort, but to a degree this helps reinforce the misconception that this recording is Karloff.

[godzzla]

You are right, Grausig13. Being a lifetime Bobby Boris Pickett Monster Mash super-fan for my entire life makes me assume that everyone knows this, and recognizes his voice. Unfortunately this is not true. I fixed the the notes on the video to now explain this. Thanks for the heads-up.

[facel2]

loved this song from the first time i herd it .remember it well

[LuvIzAhl]

Excellent work

[KrazyKatey101]

i get to play this song at a halloween parade!!!

[adman1048]

Bobby "Boris" Pickett is the vocalist, not Karloff

[SpacesINbetweenful]

lol  : )

[redwing46901]

i THOUGHT IS WAS GRAVELY DEELISHIOUS AROOOO!!

[MattKCW]

Sexy.

[walkintall7]

that was great!

[teresaponziani]

Wonderful job on this video!!!

[cadaverismortus]

grate good job !!

[Mavarla]

*WELL DONE*! :-D

[tomhamilton8]

how can he sing when he's talking

[RevDarkehorse]

GREAT STUFF!!!

[08whitesoxluvr]

ha sorry bout another comment but when he says dracula was there that could of been sad for him. cuz he did what 7 movies wit his friend bela?

[08whitesoxluvr]

it must of been nice for him to see that scene from his old movie from almost 30 yrs at that time. i didnt know he sung this!!!?

[oneandatwo]

He didn't sing it; he just thought it was good and asked to go on tv.

[Clearhighlighter]

SCREAM !!!

[maddiecool99]

pooy poo. poo pooy moster poo

[godzzla]

Actually ayokay123 the authentic audio is the above link from lionelatwill. And a huge thanks to him for recording it 44 years ago, and preserving the reel to reel tape with special care. I put a video recreation together with clips from the original show and the original audio, and you can find it at the godzzla you tube link above titled 'Shindig Halloween Recreated w/ Boris & the Monster Mash.'

[ayokay123]

The audio from this clip is the famous Bobby "Borris" Pickett song. Karloff liked it so much that he did this clip. Too bad the audio is lost.... :(

[mrgoodvibrations]

Wow I didn't know Boris Karloff doing the lyrics, a holloween classic!

[JubalCalif]

Truly awesome! I faintly recall seeing this scene on TV when it first aired (I was only eight years old, so naturally my memory is a bit hazy). I love the late great Mr Karloff. Truly one of the great screen icons! And 'Monster Mash" is one of the best novelty songs of all time. Thanks for sharing with us!

[l11432]

isn't this Bobby Boris Pickett?

[BackStreetAngel14]

Thanks for posting!!!

[Meskenit]

This looks edited.

[Jcolinsol]

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[iCarlys2s2]

A legend!!! on Frankstein

I loved!!

[Coelacanth1938]

You ever notice that the most famous horror stars were really some of the best actors of our time? Boris was stuck in a wheelchair when he did this and Vincent Price turned garbage roles into pure gold. But these days, the youngsters seem to spend most of their time in rehab.

[osfs3411]

Absolutely. Coelacanth. John Carradine was another one who made unwatchable films at least mildy entertaining.

[russellhughes84]

well Coelacanth your right about the famous horror movie stars of the golden age of our time but i stll say that the bat man should sing the classic monster mash song don't you agee?

[jeffchandler1962]

this is great, but the song is Bobby Pickett singing

[blinko656]

One of the best out there! I know they take time. Here forever.

[Risti28]

This is Great!!

Thnx for posting.

[NEWREDDAWN]

Thank you. Great work.

[sidngra]

brilliant how it was dubbed

[sleepwalkboxershorts]

Karloff was a legend! This clip is brilliantly edited.

[pigglee]

you can't tell in this video

but one of the dancers was

a very young teri garr

[donnowhonono]

elsa lancester at 0.44

[Ronnysan50]

Boris Karloff real name is William Henry Pratt

[VBmanji95]

my dad really like Boris his cool almost got all the movies with him (my dad)=)

[beatityatube]

Very cute girls dancing in the background. Shame to think they are all someone's granmaw's today. Great job!

[drwatson58]

Is there anywhere I can get/buy a copy of Boris on Shindig show?

[sidngra]

try ebay

[TokyoXplorer]

Karloff the Uncanny,total legend and my favourite actor of all time!

[guccieinundachzig]

in original he sings the peppermint twist in that vidio^^

[tapthat2012]

nice job.

[70bonnie]

CRAZY!!! GOTTA LOVE OLD BORIS. I do remember seeing this on tv when it originally aired I think it was on American Bandstand over 40 yrs. ago.There will never be another quite like Karloff.

[GCNetwork]

I totally agree.. Boris Karloff was a one of a kind and one of the greatest icons in cinema history...

[shaineoc]

boris ismhis stage name he is my great great grandfather its crazy

[parkman35]

No way is that Big Boris singing. He's lip syncing Pickett.

[godzzla]

There was a missing video segment to a Shindig episode where Boris Karloff actually sang the song. I made this clip a few months ago because it couldn't be found, and yes,you're right, it is Pickett singing the song. The title refers to Karloff visually singing the song. Thanks to Lionelatwill, however, the real audio clip was found. An amazing find.

[eddboris]

godzzla, I have just opened an account with You Tube, because I discovered your tapes. Wow! Thank you. My brother was one of the Gauchos ad did the Shindig show on these tapes, and I very much want to know your sources for obtaining them. I am hoping there is a DVD somewhere that I can pruchase. What do you know regarding that?

[jazzfanjohn]

I second that. Amazing!

[normvogel]

Is the clip of Boris actually singing the song available on YouTube?

Thanks!

Norm

[godzzla]

Only the audio has been found so far. You can hear it on YouTube thanks to Lionelatwill!

[tappinthatass]

I have a question: Monstar Mash was by Boris Pickett and the Crypt Kickers but I also Boris Karloff was famous as the mummy and other horror things so did you mean Boris Pickett sings the Monster Mash above or Boris Karloff ? Was curious if the two Boris's were being confused ?

[tommailloux]

11/23

happy birthday Boris Karloff!

[MICKEYSMONKEY]

hahaha...One of the greatest nonesense songs ever...Boris Rocks!

[godzzla]

It might have been from the show 'Shivaree', that I used in the recreation. That is available at Ultracoolsixties blog. Pretty cool.

[surfstyley]

if this show had lurch singing on it then it's not lost.. i saw a 16mm film of the show forsale on ebay a few weeks ago, and it never sold..

[143AC]

It's too bad the song with Boris

Karloff and the "Shindig"Singer

is lost,

Hopefully?

The song and the kinnie film will

be found and salvaged soon?

[godzzla]

Eureka! Thanks a ton for posting the audio clips. They sound great! I've been searching for proof the segment existed for years, and now I'm convinced. It must have been a great show for you to remember it so well, and that you taped it. You're a genius. Thank-you for making my Halloween.

[lionelatwill]

OK, I was up late last night and I posted the audio of Boris doing monster mash from 1965. The short version is on youtube and the long, complete segment is on google video. shouldn't be hard to find. Happy Halloween!!

[lionelatwill]

Good news,

I just found the original reel to reel tape with Boris doing "Monster Mash" on Shindig. I will post it as soon as I can transfer it. John

[ZimGod889]

my birthparty gonna be on at the 27 i'm 10

[godzzla]

You are the only person that has ever said they have anything from the original. If you could

find the tape it would be a classic to post on this site. What a Halloween treat that would be.

[lionelatwill]

I remember the original broadcast well, I recorded (the sound only) on a reel to reel tape recorder. I know I still have that tape put away somewhere. Although I haven't heard it in quite awhile, I do remember it. Boris talked more than sang through the first few lines of the song, afterwich it morphed into Ted Cassidy doing "The Learch" a novelty number with a lot of grunts. As a kid I remember searching all the stores for this record with no success.

[stalzz]

cool recreation! I wish the original was out there someplace!!

[greektown]

this is awesome. Best one i've seen.

[InfamousMonsters]

AWESOME!!!!!

[blondeebr]

I still love this song i remember when i was young

[SHTRICE]

I agree, great fun to watch.

[misterniceguy1960]

There's something truly marvelous about the idea of Bobby Pickett's brilliant Boris Karloff impression being re-enacted by Karloff himself. Multiple levels of reality and artifice overlapping.

[DrunkenSeveredHead]

Thank you VERY MUCH for this, Godzzla!