Spooky Songs for Creepy Kids

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Spooky Songs for Creepy Kids
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Compilation album by
Released2010
Recorded2008/2010
Genre Dark cabaret
Length55:46
Label Mars Needs Music
Producer Voltaire
Voltaire chronology
To the Bottom of the Sea
(2008)
Spooky Songs for Creepy Kids
(2010)
Hate Lives in a Small Town
(2010)

Spooky Songs for Creepy Kids is a compilation album released in 2010 by Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire. It is a collection of Voltaire's songs, ranging from 1998's The Devil's Bris to 2008's To the Bottom of the Sea , with lyrics slightly modified in order to be more child-friendly (done by removing profanity and references to sexual intercourse). It also features some songs that were adapted in order to suit better for the world of the MMORPG AdventureQuest Worlds , in which Voltaire usually participates. It furthermore features two songs on which Voltaire collaborated for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy .

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Land of the Dead (From The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy )" Ooky Spooky (2007)1:59
2."Brains! (From The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)" Boo Hoo (2002)5:14
3."Vampire Club ( Twilight Version)"Boo Hoo (2002)3:11
4."Cannibal Buffet (Kid's [ sic ] Version)"Ooky Spooky (2007)3:56
5."Day of the Dead ( AdventureQuest Worlds Version)"Ooky Spooky (2007)3:34
6."Tempest (AdventureQuest Worlds Version)" (instrumental) To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)3:41
7."This Ship's Going Down (AdventureQuest Worlds Version)"To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)3:21
8."To the Bottom of the Sea (AdventureQuest Worlds Version)"To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)3:51
9."The Beast of Pirate's Bay (AdventureQuest Worlds Version)"To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)5:02
10."Crusade (Kid's Version)" Then and Again (2004)4:50
11."Goodnight Demonslayer (Original Version)"Then and Again (2004)4:49
12."When You're Evil (From the Deady Mini-Game by Artix Ent.)" The Devil's Bris (1998)4:38
13."The Beast of Pirate's Bay (Original Version)"To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)5:01
14."Day of the Dead (Kid's Version)"Ooky Spooky (2007)3:33

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