My dad had a visit the other day from a BBC location scout wanting to film a zombie TV series in his barn. He told 'em where to go. With his shotgun. He hates TV people worse than he hates zombies. Besides, as I said to him afterwards, like we need another whole series of a TV show devoted to zombies in a barn...
From The Walking Dead to World War Z, you can't go anywhere without bumping into a zombie these days. The living dead have gone mainstream... and the music industry's full of them too!
Special mention to Rob Zombie, Zombie Zombie and, of course, The Zombies.
10. David Bowie - Dead Man Walking
Late period Bowie. Trying too hard to be cutting edge and dance. Video scarily reminiscent of Dave's old mate Mr. Lynch. Still, always worth a listen.
9. Tom Petty - Zombie Zoo
Kids these days, eh, Tom? What do they look like?
8. Magnetic Fields - Zombie Boy
Discordant and disturbing, like the best low budget zombie shockers.
You seem to have diedHe's referring to the voodoo tradition of sacrificing chickens to bring back the dead. Honest.
of some form of the pox
They left you inside
your tiny black box
I heard when you cried
and I answered your knocks
Let's make you a bride
with another two cocks
7. Suede - The Living Dead
The living dead in question is a drug addict acrobat, lamented by his wife. Or maybe it's all a metaphor. FOR ZOMBIES!
6. Roky Erikson - I Walked With A Zombie
When you start your musical career in a 13th Floor Elevator before being committed to a psychiatric facility for ECT treatment, it should come as no surprise when you end up walking with a zombie.
5. Sufjan Stevens - They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahh!!!
Sufjan Stevens' songs rarely live up to their titles. But with a title like that - what could?
4. Michael Jackson - Thriller
OK, so there's not just zombies after your blood in Jacko's defining moment, but they're part of the crowd. And where else will you find the undead dancing?
3. Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler - Zombie Christmas
Zombies and Christmas go together like mistletoe and the whine from a shredded, undead throat. But Tim and Emmy make them gel in this track from their excellent festive collaboration of last year, This Is Christmas.
And they're not the only ones to find a link... see also: MXPX - Christmas Night of Zombies.
2. Adam Ant - Cool Zombie
Adam Ant is back with his first single in 17 years... and bloody hell, it's a belter! New album out in 2013.
1. The Cranberries - Zombie
No prizes for guessing our Number One, though its message is a little more serious than the rest of the songs on this chart.
Those were my favourite zombie songs. Which one gets you going "Grr!! Arrghh!!" ?
