I actually found it very easy to read and thought it was a super fast read–two hours at most. I brought the book home for Clark but he said he didn’t really like the way it was written (it is typed with handwritten comments). It has clearly been republished since he is now famous. But he published it under the name Sam Riddleburger and it was called The Qwikpick Adventure Society. This book was actually his first book published.
I have enjoyed just about everything that Tom Angleberger has written (interestingly, he is famous for his origami Yoda series, which I actually like less than his other books). Not bad for a song you only hear if you go on a ride. Like this note from Wikipedia: “the organist actually played the song backwards to achieve the discord that the composer intended.” So yes, it’s a goofy song, and if you don’t pay too much attention to it, it’s just a not very scary ghost song, but there’s a lot going on (hand it to Disney for being really into their production values). Everything about that song is incredible to me.
And it’s like, this is for a silly kid’s record - but they were committed to making something special. The harmonies are the tightest harmonies I have ever heard ever. This is really, really well done.’ I never in my entire life heard background vocals that sounded as tight as that. But the then I grew up, and I went back and listened to it, and was like, ‘This is brilliant. The record would sit with my other records and I would see it in there, and I would be like, ‘Do I have the bravery to listen to it right now?’ And sometimes I would, and I was mesmerized by it. When I was a kid, I was so attracted to this song, but I was scared of it.
He loves the vocals by Thurl (who was also the singer of The Grinch songs) and the bizarre chord progression: Am, B, Am, B♭, Am, F, Am, F7, Am, E7, Am. And because I absolutely wanted to type the name Thurl Ravenscroft. The whole interview was outstanding–I learned so much from him–but I wanted to focus on this song because he raves about it (and because it is Halloween). It was brought to my attention by John Congleton during his excellent interview with Bob and Robin on NPR. I’ve been to the Haunted Mansion perhaps a dozen times and I recognized a line from it (when the ghosts appear next to you in the ride), but I can’t say I ever paid attention or even thought about to this song before. This song is the theme to Disney’s Haunted Mansion.
SOUNDTRACK: THURL RAVENSCROFT AND DISNEY FRIENDS-“Grim, Grinning Ghosts” (1960s).
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