{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"Who Originally Sang \u201cMonster Mash\u201d? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6CrfqVtPKV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/who-originally-sang-monster-mash\/\">Who Originally Sang \u201cMonster Mash\u201d?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/who-originally-sang-monster-mash\/embed\/#?secret=6CrfqVtPKV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Who Originally Sang \u201cMonster Mash\u201d?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"6CrfqVtPKV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Monster-Mash.jpg","thumbnail_width":250,"thumbnail_height":242,"description":"Bobby \u201cBoris\u201d Pickett. The American singer and comedian recorded \u201cMonster Mash\u201d in 1962 with a group credited as the Crypt-Kickers. The famous voice is not Boris Karloff. Pickett is impersonating him. And the entire song began because that impression went down well during a completely different musical performance. More than six decades later, \u201cMonster Mash\u201d remains one of the most recognisable Halloween recordings ever made. Who was Bobby \u201cBoris\u201d Pickett? Bobby Pickett was an aspiring actor and singer with a talent for impersonating famous horror performers. He particularly enjoyed imitating Boris Karloff. Karloff was strongly associated with the Frankenstein monster..."}