Number One Halloween Hit: ‘Monster Mash’ Or ‘Thriller?’
'Monster Mash' reached number one status for two weeks before Halloween in 1962. Though the song is looked at as a nostalgic Halloween anthem today, what a lot of people don't know is that it was written as a parody. The original purpose of 'Monster Mash' was to poke fun at the popular dance crazes at the time...