Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video)

October Set List

October 2025

Set List

1.  On Our Own

2.  Desire

3.  I Wish

4.  Tel Aviv

5.  Sing, Sing, Sing

6.  Groove is in the Heart

7.  Crazy (by Gnarls Barkley)

8.  Dark Road

9.  Vogue

10.  Thriller

Spooky October 31st

Happy Halloween

Thrills, Scares, Macabre

Haunted, Paranormal, Daring

Spooky October 31st

Notebook, Sticker, Mug, Organic Tote

Accent colors - Rich Purple, Orange

A Few Friends Save Manhattan

Hallows Eve

Ghostbusters II

Released on June 16, 1989

Genre - Supernatural comedy

Directed & Produced by Ivan Reitman

Written by Harold Ramis & Dan Aykroyd

Budget - $30 to $40 million ... Box office - $215.4 million

Plot

Main Cast -

Bill Murray as Peter Venkman

Dan Aykroyd as Raymond Stantz

Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett

Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler

Rick Moranis as Louis Tully

Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore

Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz

Peter MacNicol as Janosz Poha

Kurt Fuller as Jack Hardemeyer

David Margulies as Mayor Lenny Clotch

Harris Yulin as Judge Stephen Wexler 

Janet Margolin as Prosecutor

William T. Deutschendorf & Hank J. Deutschendorf as Baby Oscar

Featuring Wilhelm von Homburg as Vigo the Carpathian 

Refer to Wikipedia for the full background about production, special effects and design, release, and more.

The original Ghostbusters film was a success.  Ghostbusters II as a sequel was said to have received negative reviews by critics but positive response from audiences.  I will always prefer the sequel for personal reasons, one being "On Our Own" (by Bobby Brown) played at a peak time in the plot.

Ghostbusters II will always be a go-to choice for this spooky time of year.

CONFESSION IN THE AFTERLIFE

- Track List -

1.  Nightboat

2.  Black Moonlight

3.  Love Voudou

4.  Bury a Friend

5.  Supernature

6.  Danse Macaabre

7.  Secret Oktober 31st

8.  Ghost Town

9.  Paint It Black

1o.  Super Lonely Freak

11.  Spellbound

12.  Psycho Killer

13.  Confessions in the Afterlife

Halloween Special - Hells Bells

 

First track on Back in Black 

Released on October 31, 1980

No. 6 on The Guardian's 40 Greatest AC/DC Songs (2020)

No. 7 on Kerrang!'s 20 Greatest AC/DC Songs (2021)

In 1981, "Hells Bells" ranked No. 50 on Billboard Mainstream Rock.

In 2012, "Hells Bells" ranked No. 39 on Canada Digital Song Sales.

In 2012, "Hells Bells" ranked No. 51 on Billboard Digital Song Sales.

Certified Gold in Brazil, Denmark, Italy, Spain, & the UK

Certified Platinum in Germany, Mexico, & New Zealand

Certified 3x Platinum in the U.S.

Certified 4x Platinum in Canada

(Wikipedia)

AC⚡️DC - Hells Bells (Remastered), HQ

Set List Special

October 2025

Halloween

Happy Birthday, Simon Le Bon

 Simon John Charles Le Bon

b. October 27, 1958

Best known - Duran Duran & Arcadia

3 Ivor Novello Awards

including Outstanding Contribution to British Music

MBE from King Charles III (2024)

(Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)

Solo projects -

- "Grey Lady of the Sea" for the 1985 Whitbread Round the World Race ... The song was released in Japan in 1988.

- "Follow in My Footsteps" for the 1989 Requiem for the Americas by Jonathan Elias

- SYN Entertainment (S - Simon Le Bon, Y - Yasmin Le Bon, N - Nick Wood) launch in Tokyo, 1998

- SYN Records founded in 2000

- SYN produced the Duran Duran album, Pop Trash, and TV Mania, a project by Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo (2000)

- "Record Collection" is the title track for Mark Ronson's third album (2010) ... Simon Le Bon collaborated on the song.  Mark produced Duran Duran's 2010 All You Need Is Now & 2015 Paper Gods.

- As of 2020, Simon hosts the music show WHOOOSH! with Katy Krassner.

(Wikipedia)

On October 27, 1958, the world welcomed Simon John Charles Le Bon.  On October 27, 1958, "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards became the first song by an African American to land No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100.  "It's All in the Game" also reached No. 1 on UK Singles. (Wikipedia)

Highlights aside, Happy Birthday Simon.  May your day be filled with love, laughs, and content happiness.

"It's All in the Game"

Release the Beast

Set List Sunday

October 2025

Mysterious

Nirvana - Come As You Are (Live On MTV Unplugged, 1993 / Rehearsal)

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)

Music In the Dark - Nirvana

Former members -

Kurt Cobain - Lead vocals & guitar

Krist Novoselic - Bass

Dave Grohl - Drums

Genres considered - Grunge, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock

Nevermind

2nd album

(major record label debut)

Released in September 1991

Range of emotions - dark, humor, disturbing

Range of themes - alienation, frustration, anti-establishment, sexism, loneliness, troubled love

Top 10 worldwide

Replaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at No. 1 on Billboard 200 (January 11, 1992)

300,000 copies in sales a week

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Stats I

- Opening track & lead single 

- Over 13 million in sales worldwide

- One of the best-selling songs of all time

- 2 MTV Video Music Award wins

- Most-played video on MTV Europe (Guinness World Records, 2000)

- No. 80 on RIAA's Songs of the Century (2001)

- No. 41 on VH1's 100 Greatest Rock Songs (2000)

- No. 3 on joint MTV/Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Pop Songs (2000)

- No. 2 on NME's 100 Greatest Singles of All Time (2002)

- No. 3 on Q's 1001 Best Songs Ever (2003)

- No. 10 on Rolling Stone's The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (2007)

- No. 1 on Rolling Stone's 50 Best Songs of the Nineties (2019)

- No. 5 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2021)

- Included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll (1997)

- Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (2017)

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Stats II

- No. 6 on Billboard Hot 100 (peaked the same week Nevermind reached No. 1 on the albums chart)

- No. 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks

- No. 7 on UK Singles Chart

- No. 1 in Belgium, France, New Zealand, & Spain

- No. 5 in Australia

- No. 32 on Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Chart 

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Point of interest

- Did not initially chart

- Only sold well in U.S. locations with an established fanbase

- Intended to build a base

- Not expected to be a hit

- Heavy rotation on campus & modern rock radio stations

- "None of us heard it as a crossover song, but the public heard it and it was instantaneous..." - Danny Goldberg, Gold Mountain (Nirvana's management)

- Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song...lost to Eric Clapton...one of the 10 biggest upsets in Grammy history (Entertainment Weekly)

- Nirvana grew uncomfortable with the success & eventually dropped its performance in concerts

- "I still like playing 'Teen Spirit', but it's almost an embarrassment to play it...Everyone has focused on that song so much." - Kurt Cobain (1994)

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Certifications 

Gold in Sweden

2x Platinum in Brazil & Germany

3x Platinum in Denmark, Italy, Portugal, & Spain

5x Platinum in the UK

7x Platinum in New Zealand

8x Platinum in Canada

12x Platinum in Australia

Diamond in the U.S.

(Wikipedia)

Back to album

Brought Nirvana into global superstar status

Kurt Cobain was named the "voice of his generation"

Brought grunge and alternative rock to the mainstream 

Brought renewed interest in punk culture among teenagers and young adults

One of the most acclaimed and influential albums in the history of music

Added to the National Recording Registry in 2004

Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 

No. 6 in 2020 & 2023

Review Scores (Contemporary) -

Chicago Sun-Times - 4/4 Stars

Chicago Tribune - 4/4 Stars

Entertainment Weekly - A-

Kerrang! - 5/5

Los Angeles Times - 35/4 Stars

NME - 9/10

Q - 4.5/5 Stars

Rolling Stone - 3/5 Stars

The Village Voice - A-

Review Scores (Retrospective) -  

AllMusic - 5/5 Stars

The A.V. Club - A

Blender - 5/5 Stars

Christgau's Consumer Guide - A 

The Daily Telegraph - 5/5 Stars

Pitchfork - 10/10

Q - 5/5 Stars

Rolling Stone - 5/5 Stars

The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 5/5 Stars

Spin - 5/5 Stars

Track List -

1.  Smells Like Teen Spirit

2.  In Bloom

3.  Come as You Are

4.  Breed

5.  Lithium

6.  Polly

7.  Territorial Pissings

8.  Drain You

9.  Lounge Act

10.  Stay Away

11.  On a Plain

12.  Something in the Way

13.  Endless, Nameless

Certified Gold in Finland

Certified 2x Gold in Mexico 

Certified Platinum in Austria, Brazil, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland*, Portugal, Spain, & Switzerland ... *BMG Release

Certified 2x Platinum in Germany

Certified 3x Platinum in Argentina, Japan, & Poland* ... *Geffen/Universal Music Release

Certified 4x Platinum in Italy  

Certified 5x Platinum in Australia

Certified 6x Platinum in Denmark

Certified 7x Platinum in New Zealand

Certified 8x Platinum in Belgium

Certified 9x Platinum in the UK

Certified 13x Platinum in the U.S.

Certified Diamond in Canada & France 

(Wikipedia)

AC/DC - Back In Black (Official 4K Video)

I got nine lives

Cat's eyes

Salem

Pointed hat.  Black flowing gown.  Gruesome face with crooked nose.  Sinister cackle.  Spell book.  Cauldron.  Crystal ball.  Wooden broom.  Imagined on screen.  Cemented in popular culture.  "I'll get you my pretty" and "It's just a bunch of hocus pocus" are forever iconic lines in spooky, family friendly cinema.  A painted picture of a Halloween staple.

The television series, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, cast light on what a new generation took interest in.  Unique, young, managing life with a special ability.  Unconventional stamp on pop culture witchery.  Her companion was a talking cat.

A magical cat then...and this brings me to the concluding edition of witches on Spring to share on Set List in this haunting month of October 2025.

Colorfully pointed hat.  Orange cape.  Superstition.  Magic.  Mysterious.  Frightening.  Black cat on Halloween.  His companion - a pumpkin with an oh so wicked smile.

What's included -

Notebook, Mug, Sticker, Organic Tote Bag

Accent colors -

Rich Purple, Deep Navy, Orange, Red

Salem

Haunted Mansion

In this edition of the crazed Halloween spirit, I am highlighting the defining staple to Halloween - the haunted mansion as either innocently created by Disney or terrifyingly created by real life haunted houses.  Attraction-goers visit for joy.  Paranormal investigators visit as their profession.  For now, the visual will say the rest with lighthearted spook and thrill.

Haunted Mansion

Notebook, Sticker, Mug, Tote

Deep Navy, Orange

The Haunted Mansion

Original - Soundtrack

SUPER LONELY FREAK

- Track List -

1.  Nightboat

2.  Black Moonlight

3.  Love Voudou

4.  Bury a Friend

5.  Supernature

6.  Danse Macabre

7.  Secret Oktober 31st

8.  Ghost Town

9.  Paint It Black

10.  Super Lonely Freak

11.  Spellbound

12.  Psycho Killer

13.  Confessions in the Afterlife

Halloween Special - Welcome to the Jungle

Opening track on debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987)

Released in the UK in September 1987

Released in the U.S. in October 1988

No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100

No. 24 on UK Singles Chart

Greatest hard rock song of all time, VH1 2009

Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 

No. 467 (2004) ... No. 473 (2010) ... No. 491 (2021)

No. 764 in Q's 1001 Best Songs Ever 

Certified Gold in Germany & the U.S.

Certified Platinum in Brazil, Denmark, & Italy

Certified 2x Platinum in the UK

(Wikipedia)

Point of interest - The official music video for "Welcome to the Jungle" has been viewed 659 million times on YouTube.

Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

Set List Special

October 2025

Halloween

Happy Halloween!

The spirit of Halloween is defined in such ways as haunting, scary, spooky, mischief, lighthearted, delicious, and innocent.  Haunting ghost stories, scary houses, spooky costumes, neighborhood pranks, lighthearted fun going door to door for delicious treats, and children being children on a generally innocent holiday.

And then horror films come out just in time.  Cable networks air classics in spine-tingling genres.  Family-friendly films and programs air throughout the month.

Let's consider family-friendly.  Parents with kiddos.  Parents with teens.  Families with pets, such as dogs or cats.  Of course, having furry ones this time of year is always fun just to see how long they will tolerate being dressed up (if that is something families like to do).

Cats are known for affection and independence, not so much for fashion.  Dogs on the other hand brave the elements, or lack thereof, on a daily basis so they define creativity by their creative owners. 

In this edition of Halloween on Set List, I am featuring an adorable pup cozily wrapped in a scarf and knit hat while holding on to a happily smiling carved pumpkin.

Happy Halloween!

- What's included -

Notebook, Mug, Sticker, Organic Tote Bag

Accent colors - Orange, Medium Grey

Dark Road

Set List Sunday

October 2025

Mysterious

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video)

Music In the Dark - Guns N' Roses

Classic Lineup

Izzy Stradlin - Rhythm Guitar

Steven Adler - Drums

Axl Rose - Vocals

Duff McKagen - Bass

Slash - Lead Guitar 

The name Guns N' Roses is a blend of L.A. Guns & Hollywood Rose.

Genres considered - Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Appetite for Destruction

Debut album

Released in July 1987

Initial struggle

("No one wanted to know about it." - Slash)

Commercial success after touring and significant airplay for "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," & "Sweet Child o' Mine" one year after release 

"Welcome to the Jungle" - most requested video on MTV only after convincing from the band's record company (same pitch to radio stations)

No. 1 on Billboard 200

Best-selling debut album in the U.S.

7th best-selling album of all time in the U.S. - over 18 million copies

One of the best-selling albums worldwide - over 30 million copies

"Sweet Child o' Mine" Stats

- No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

(band's only U.S. No. 1)

- No. 24 on UK Singles Chart

- No. 37 on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos

Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 

- No. 196 (2004) ... No. 88 (2021)

- No. 6 on Q magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks (2005)

- No.  7 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s

- No. 210 on RIAA's Songs of the Century

- As of March 2012, over 2 million in digital sales.

"Sweet Child o' Mine" Certifications

Gold in the U.S. 

(Physical - 500,000/Digital - 3,126,000)

Platinum in Germany & the U.S.*

*Mastertone

2x Platinum in Denmark

3x Platinum in Italy

4x Platinum in Spain

5x Platinum in Portugal & the UK

8x Platinum in Australia & New Zealand

Diamond in Brazil

(Wikipedia)

Back to album

Review Scores -

AllMusic - 5/5 Stars

Christgau's Record Guide - B-

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 5/5 Stars

Entertainment Weekly - A

MusicHound Rock - 5/5 Stars

Pitchfork - 10/10

Rolling Stone - 5/5 Stars

The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 5/5 Stars

Spin - 5/5 Stars

Sputnikmusic - 2/5

No. 62 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012 & 2020)

Listed in Q magazine 

The 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time (2001)

The Greatest Classic Rock Albums Ever (2004)

The 40 Best Albums of the '80s (2006 - No. 10)

Listed in Pitchfork

The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s (2002 - No. 59)

The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (2018 - No. 86)

No. 42 on VH1's Greatest Album of All Time (2003)

No. 32 on The Definitive 200 Albums (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2007)

No. 37 on Slant Magazine's The Best Albums of the 1980s (2012)

Classic Albums Hall of Fame, Clash (2012)

Track List -

Original Release -

G side -

1.  Welcome to the Jungle

2.  It's So Easy

3.  Nightrain

4.  Out ta Get Me

5.  Mr. Brownstone

6.  Paradise City

R side -

1.  My Michelle

2.  Think About You

3.  Sweet Child o' Mine

4.  You're Crazy

5.  Anything Goes 

6. Rocket Queen

Certified Gold in Finland, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, & Sweden

Certified 2x Gold in France

Certified Platinum in Austria, Brazil*, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, & Switzerland

*Including Super Deluxe Ed.

Certified 3x Platinum in Argentina & Italy

Certified 4x Platinum in Denmark & the UK

Certified 5x Platinum in New Zealand 

Certified 7x Platinum in Australia 

Certified 18x Platinum in the U.S.

Certified Diamond in Canada

(Wikipedia) 

Mysterious Ways

She moves in mysterious ways, oh

*Magic*

The open secrets hidden underneath a witch's hat.  A witch's silent spells, potions, and mysterious ways.  A witch's cackle to declare her power.  She does move in mysterious ways.

In this edition of her Halloween staple, I am featuring the most iconic emblem of magic both spooky and lighthearted - the witch's hat.  The hat caps bold glam and muted class.

What's included -

Notebook, Mug, Sticker, Organic Tote Bag

Accent color -

Rich Purple

*Magic*

Cocoa House

In this edition of the crazed Halloween spirit, I am highlighting the definition of a house that is not necessarily crazy but more backwards in logic.  Think possible from impossible and anything hopeful can happen even if there is no sense.  All you need is a sweet tooth.  The visual will say the rest of it.

Cocoa House

Notebook, Sticker, Mug, Tote

Bright Green, Hot Pink, Rich Purple, Orange

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Original Album

SECRET OKTOBER 31ST

- Track List -

1.  Nightboat

2.  Black Moonlight

3.  Love Voudou

4.  Bury a Friend

5.  Supernature

6.  Danse Macabre

7.  Secret Oktober 31st

8.  Ghost Town

9.  Paint It Black

10.  Super Lonely Freak

11.  Spellbound

12. Psycho Killer

13.  Confessions in the Afterlife 

Pumpkin Patch

Reminisce moment 

Do you remember Halloween when you were very young, such as just into elementary school?

What was your costume?  What was your dream costume?  

Did you trick or treat?  Did you get favorite goodies?  Did you get the "Halloween requisite" sugar high?  Did you trade candy with friends?

Did your family decorate?  If yes, did you go all out or stay low key?  

Did you pick out pumpkins at a pumpkin patch to carve out for seeds or carve for decoration?  If for decoration, a happy grin or goofy face or oh so scary?

When I was little, I wore costumes but my dream was always Cinderella.  I was not allowed to trick or treat outside of my condo building but I did get favorite goodies.  My family and I did not decorate but we always went to the local pumpkin patch to create a happy grin.

As an adult, I display lighthearted decorations, watch spooky (not scary) television programs, and candy is a must.  My last costume was in the seventh grade.  My last venture to a pumpkin patch was at the age of ten.  I still pick out small selections from time to time.

Pumpkin patches.  If a no for costumes, getting treats, or decorating, pumpkins are a bare minimum must even if you don't carve.  Innocence of the October holiday starts with the pumpkin and grows from there.

So,

On this Tuesday where pumpkins are the special theme on Set List, enjoy the perfect visual for the holiday staple.

Pumpkin Patch

- What's included -

Notebook, Mug, Sticker, Organic Tote

Accent colors - Orange, Rich Purple

Color Me Halloween!

Set List Portrait

Early Monday, October 13

Harvest sky, mostly clouds with a Fall threat of rain

Gently mild with a light breeze

Leafy littered ground

So sad the trees

Nature's colors abound, yellow & red & orange & plum & brown

So sad the trees

To the left, a content black cat

To the right, an easily spooked orange cat

A mystery program airs in the background

Hum of everyday chores is the day's playlist

A bit unkempt around the house but there is time...

...or is there

Two weeks ago, welcome Fall in October

Two weeks ahead, color me Halloween

Days, weeks, months, seasons

Welcome Fall 

Welcome Fall holidays

Welcome holiday season

A bit unkempt, nervous energy

Time picks up

Colors become more vivid, more detailed, more defined

So let's start with today's colors -

No audio, just visual

Color Me Halloween!

- What's included -

Notebook, Mug, Sticker, Organic Tote

Accent colors - Orange, Rich Purple