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New Order- Love Vigilantes

Of Monsters and Mem- Little Talks

The Specials- Ghost Town

Swearin'- Grow Into A Ghost

Psychedelic Furs- The Ghost In You

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These are really good, man. Forgot that OMAM track.

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Liked for Psych Furs

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The Of Monsters and Men song was the first one that came to my mind!

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"Spirits in the Material World" The Police, from the LP Ghost in the Machine

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Double points, Mike!

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Ghosts That We Knew - Mumford and Sons

Love Like Ghosts - Lord Huron

Ghost Towns - Radical Face

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Nice. I dig that Lord Huron tune. Thanks for being here, Demi. Great to have you. Cheers.

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Cheers, Matty! Happy New Year! :)

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Under Your Thumb - Godley and Crème

Ghosts of Cable Street - The Men They Couldn’t Hang

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I had forgotten about The Men They Couldn't Hang. Nice pull, Lou.

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I’m continually amazed that anyone else has even heard of them 😂

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Tom Waits....Big Joe and Phantom 309

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Oh I how I love a Tom Waits suggestion. Nicely done, sir.

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My two favorite "ghost songs" come from two of my fave bands, each of whom occupy far different spots on the wide genre spectrum: "The Ghost at Number One" by Jellyfish (1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgKjC2V4xfk

and, "Home By the Sea" by Genesis (1983), about a haunted mansion "overlooking a foreboding sea," as Phil introduces it in concerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgKjC2V4xfk

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Nice picks, Brad. Jellyfish are such a good band. So overlooked.

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love that genesis song

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Paris 1919 by John Cale

Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen

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Hell yes, Sanman!

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The first one that came into my head (instantly) was The Ghost In You by The Psychedelic Furs. This was also the first time that I visualized what a psychedelic fur would look like.

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Honestly, it was the first one in my head too. How had I never even visualized a psychedelic fur before? I wonder if I can do that without my brain veering to the gutter.

Great to have you here, my friend.

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The Mekons - Only You and Your Ghost Will Know

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Nice to see the Mekons getting some love.

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I write supernatural fiction, so obviously I believe in them.

Phantom Writer- Gary Wright

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Nice! Thanks for being here, David.

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I have to confess that I love Ghostbusters (the movie and the song). Fun and very danceable, which we need in 2025.

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song: Neutral Milk Hotel - "Ghost"

album: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I - IV

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“Caleb Meyer” by Gillian Welch and “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” by Warren Zevon.

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"Ghost" by Indigo Girls; "Ghost Town Blues" by Social Distortion; "Ghost of a Rose" by Blackmore's Night; and "Ghost of a Chance" by Rush.

The last doesn't quite fit the theme, but ... it's Rush, and I'm me, so ... 🤷

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"The Ride," by David Allan Coe

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