Halloween Tunes: “Back to back, belly to belly”—Zombie Jamboree

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Is he stumbling or dancing? Hard to tell.

Nobody has written a whole lot about the song. “Zombie Jamboree.” Sources seem to agree that it was originally performed by a fellow named Lord Intruder in the 1950’s.

It’s a calypso tune that was picked up by The Kingston Trio and Harry Belafonte, both of whose versions are available on Freegal.

I came across a site which shows photos of “The Official Zombie Jamboree Dancers.” If you’ve always thought that Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, and the Osbourne family are zombies, here’s your proof.