Sally's Song - Fiona Apple

My friend Jamie let me know about a new Disney cover album coming out September 30!

The project is called Nightmare Revisited and features new recordings of every track from the Nightmare Before Christmas, including the score!

Manson's version of This is Halloween returns on this disc but all the other tracks feature rock/hard rock/emo artists that appeal to the goth and emo crowd who have given Nightmare Before Christmas cult status.

Track list (songs only):

Jack's Lament – All American Rejects
What's This? - Flyleaf
Town Meeting Song – Polyphonic Spree
Jack's Obsession - Sparklehorse
Kidnap The Sandy Claws - Korn
Making Christmas – Rise Against
Sally's Song – Amy Lee
Poor Jack – Plain White Ts
To The Rescue – Datarock
Oogie Boogie’s Song – Rodrigo y Gabriela

I don't know about you but this sounds awesome! Check out this link for the complete track list.

To celebrate this news, I have posted a version of Sally's Song by FIONA APPLE from the Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack re-release from a few years ago.

I love this version. It's so melancholy.

Sally's Song Fiona Apple 2006

What's This? - Fall Out Boy

Christmas is just around the corner so I have declared this Christmas Week at Covering the Mouse! Each day this week will feature a special Disney Christmas cover song for your enjoyment! We begin this week with What's This from Disney's stop-motion Halloween/Christmas movie Nightmare Before Christmas.

What's This is the song Jack Skellington sings when he discovers Christmas Town. He has the wonder and excitement of a littel child as he sees the magic of Christmas, something he's never experienced in Halloween Town. The song was originally written and performed by Danny Elfman and this cover version was rearranged by pop/punk group FALL OUT BOY.

Fall Out Boy's arrangement is great! I was so against it when I first heard that they covered this song. I know that this quartet from Chicago has had a few hit songs and a double platinum album but I'm not really a fan of the group so I was not looking forward to hearing their take on one of my favourite Disney songs. But once I heard it I quickly changed my tune! It's probably one of the best Disney covers I've heard! I especially like the character that Patrick Stump puts into his vocals. He has great range and makes the song super fun.

What's This? Fall Out Boy 2006

This is Halloween - Marilyn Manson

When I heard that Disney was re-releasing the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack I couldn't believe it when I read who was going to be doing cover songs on the album. Marilyn Manson? Fall Out Boy? Panic! at the Disco? Could these bands really pull off Disney cover tunes? The answer is yes! Well, for the most part, anyway.

These days, Nightmare Before Christmas has gained a huge cult following of wannabe goth and emo teens and Disney has seen this and released a whole ton of merch to cater to this crowd. Knowing this, it makes it easier to realize why Disney picked the artists they did for this album.

Now, about this track. MARILYN MANSON is a perfect match for this Danny Elfman classic! Both styles work together in complete unison! The song works with Manson's goth-industrial sound and lyrically, it is as if Elfman was writing this song about Manson himself! And hearing Manson sing lines like I am the clown with the tear-away face and I am the monster under your bed! doesn't sound unusual at all! Absolutely perfect! This is one of my favourite Disney covers.

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope it is a spooky night!

This is Halloween Marilyn Manson 2006