In case you forgot, Halloween is right around the corner. It won't be the same as usual, but there is still one thing that we can appreciate, quarantine or not: THE "MONSTER MASH."
In honor of the best Halloween song of all time, here are 21 of the best tweets about it:
1. This reminder that not even 2020 can ruin the "Monster Mash":
“Halloween is cancelled” Nah your Halloween is cancelled. Ain’t a damn thing stopping me from dressing up and shaking my ass to the Monster Mash in my house
2. This interesting point about Halloween night sex:
If you have sex on Halloween is it a monster mash or a graveyard smash?
3. And this point that's basically "weird flex but OK":
monster mash starts w a humblebrag about how late that dude stays at work
4. This joke about Dracula:
[Dracula giving his son "the talk"] Dracula: you see when two monsters love each other very much, they- Dracula's son: they do the mash Dracula: *nodding* they do the monster mash
5. This great suggestion for the song's usage:
[puts on a song to set the mood] date: ...is this the monster mash?
6. This comparison to another legendary song:
You: WAP Me: Monster Mash
7. And this EVEN BETTER one:
When I was, A young boy, My father, Took me into the city, To see a monster mash
8. And this somewhat less favorable comparison:
monster mash: - old - overrated - no references to judaism werewolf bar mitzvah: - spooky - scary - boys becoming men - men becoming wolves
9. This good point:
monster mash is the only song with a rave review right in its own lyrics
10. This very accurate description of what happens when you're trying to concentrate:
Me: Gotta concentrate in this lecture My brain: HE DID THE MASH Me: HE DID THE MONSTER MASH Brain: THE MONSTER MASH Me: IT WAS A GRAVEYA
11. This joke that made me hungry:
[Cop in a crypt kitchen] “One more time, Mr Frankenstein. What exactly did they steal?” “They took the mash?” “They took the monster mash?” “The monster mash” [cop, nodding knowledgeably at the broken tombstones] “It was a graveyard smash”
12. And this reminder that the "Monster Mash" is not even the real Monster Mash — it's just about a Monster Mash:
Much like the eponymous film "Infinite Jest" inside the world of Infinite Jest, the Monster Mash is no— [gets dragged off stage with a cane]
13. And this suggestion that it's all a conspiracy:
oh the monster mash is just a dance? yeah that's exactly what the government wants you to think
14. This fun lyrics joke:
they did the mash they did the monster mash the monster mash it was a
15. This troubling realization:
It's that time of year again where I remind you all that there's no evidence in the text that the Monster Mash takes place on Halloween. It's just a fun party for monsters that could be in April for all we know.
16. This wonderful suggestion:
Why do they play the national anthem before sporting events when they could just play the monster mash
17. And this even better one:
can't stop thinking about a horror movie where you know somebody is about to be killed because Monster Mash starts playing
18. This questionable claim:
Probably only around half the stuff in the monster mash actually happened
19. This relatable sentiment:
imagine hearing monster mash for the first time. i would give anything
20. This "Monster Mash" mashup (see what I did there?):
monster mash
21. And finally, this reminder that not even famous musicians are immune to the song's charm:
I just did the mash... I did the Monster Mash.. Bitch.