Goth Talk: Nightmare Before Christmas Covers Album and What Single Goths Are Listening To

One of favorite series of sketches from Saturday Night Live is Goth Talk. The skits featured Chris Kattan and Molly Shannon as hosts of a goth-centric public access show from St. Petersburg, Florida. It's funny because its a spot on ribbing of the culture. It's funny because it's true.

Fast forward to the internets age, and goth scene is still funny. "Bela Legosi's Dead" is still funny. Goths working at Cinnabon is still funny. With YouTube, goths can make endless video diaries like Rob Lowe did on the show. Goths shopping for Nightmare Before Christmas at Hot Topic in the mall is commonplace.

So the Disney peops are cashing on the 15 years of Jack Skellington merchandise by releasing an all covers version of the Danny Elfman soundtrack. Here's the tracklisting, at least Amy Lee (the patron saint of goth chicks) is getting work these days:

• DeVotchKa, "Overture"
• Danny Elfman, "Opening"
• Marilyn Manson, "This Is Halloween"
• The All-American Rejects, "Jack's Lament"
• Amiina, "Doctor Finkelstein/In The Forest"
• Flyleaf, "What's This?"
• The Polyphonic Spree, "Town Meeting Song"
• The Vitamin String Quartet, "Jack And Sally Montage"
• Sparklehorse, "Jack's Obsession"
• Korn, "Kidnap The Sandy Claws"
• Rise Against, "Making Christmas"
• Yoshida Brothers, "Nabbed"
• Rodrigo Y Gabriela, "Oogie Boogie's Song"
• Amy Lee, "Sally's Song"
• RJD2, "Christmas Eve Montage"
• Plain White T's, "Poor Jack"
• Datarock, "To The Rescue"
• Shiny Toy Guns, "Finale/Reprise"
• Danny Elfman, "Closing"
• The Album Leaf, "End Title"

Also, some forward thinking web entrepreneurs are cashing in on goth's loneliness with their own dating site called Goth Scene. Now, the forsaken outcasts in Oklahoma who aren't busy making crystal meth in their basements can go online and find similar brethren.

If you have time to kill today, browse the site. It's choice. That picture to the left -- the guy looks like James Franco and the girl looks like the runner-up in the Miss Tori Amos pageant. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what their musical tastes are. For some reason, a lot of profiles mention that their favorite show is That 70s Show. Strange.

I left the spelling as is....

Single, Dark & Lonely -- 24 -- Nox Arcana, Renholder, Lamb of God

sleep, those little slices of death.-- lynard skynard, usher, michael jackson

Is looking for deep dark passionate love -- Buckcherry, Seether, Julien-K

Eat your hear out!!! -- Metallica, Pantera, Disturbed

Smart calm deathmetal fan...-- Gojira, Necrophagist, Queens of the Stoneage, Mastodon

Dark Lord looking for Dark Enchantress -- nothing, I just like the headline

I think everybody goes through a goth phase at some point. That hottie, Christina Hendricks from Mad Men, was a goth chick back in the day. Now, she's like super glam. I mention it because it's just an excuse to post a picture.

Comments

[Cara]

"Goths working at Cinnabon is still funny."

I want that embroidered on a pillow