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Kelly Clarkson took \u201cMonster Mash\u201d to the Kellyoke stage for a Halloween edition of The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em> in 2022, giving the familiar seasonal song a dramatic rock treatment. Instead of leaning into the playful novelty style of the original, her version used a darker arrangement and a more theatrical mood.<\/p>\n

Bobby \u201cBoris\u201d Pickett first released \u201cMonster Mash\u201d in 1962. The song became a Halloween staple and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its popularity resurfaced on the chart in 2021, when it returned at No. 37\u2014nearly six decades after its debut.<\/p>\n

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Kelly Clarkson covers the Halloween song <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A darker Kellyoke<\/h2>\n

Clarkson\u2019s performance was staged in an eerie forest setting, and she wore an elaborate Halloween costume. The familiar tune began with a very different feel from Pickett\u2019s cheeky original: the arrangement turned it into a haunting rock ballad, building a more dramatic atmosphere around the lyrics.<\/p>\n

\"Kelly
Kelly Clarkson sings Monster Mash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The change gave Clarkson room to deliver the song with vocal intensity, including soaring high notes. Rather than simply reproducing the original, the cover shifted its character, setting a theatrical performance against a song many listeners associate with Halloween fun.<\/p>\n

That contrast became a central part of the response. Comments on the original YouTube performance video\u2014which has since been deleted\u2014included praise for the arrangement, the rock interpretation and Clarkson\u2019s vocals. Some commenters said the new approach brought another dimension to the well-known song, while others celebrated the unexpected genre shift.<\/p>\n

A seasonal song, reworked<\/h2>\n

\u201cMonster Mash\u201d has endured as a recognizable Halloween hit, but Clarkson\u2019s take offered a different way to hear it. The cover paired the song\u2019s familiar identity with a darker musical direction and the staged atmosphere of the show\u2019s Halloween special.<\/p>\n

The performance was a Kellyoke interpretation rather than a new version of the song itself, but its arrangement changed the mood substantially. For viewers who knew the original as a playful party favorite, Clarkson\u2019s rock-ballad approach made the old seasonal tune feel more dramatic. The staging, vocal performance and musical shift together gave the cover its distinctive character\u2014and prompted viewers to praise how freshly the classic had been presented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KELLY CLARKSON GAVE \u201cMONSTER MASH\u201d A HALLOWEEN MAKEOVER WITH A MUCH DARKER SOUND.<\/p>\n

For a 2022 Halloween edition of *The Kelly Clarkson Show*, Clarkson brought Bobby \u201cBoris\u201d Pickett\u2019s familiar hit to the Kellyoke stage.<\/p>\n

First released in 1962, \u201cMonster Mash\u201d became a seasonal favorite and even returned to the Billboard Hot 100 decades later.<\/p>\n

Clarkson\u2019s staging and arrangement took the song in a dramatic rock direction, putting her powerful vocals at the center of the performance.<\/p>\n

Comments on the original performance praised the musical change and her delivery. The full story takes a closer look at how the cover reworked the Halloween classic.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcd6 Read the full story in the first comment \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musicflow-soulful-tunes"],"yoast_head":"\nKelly Clarkson Recasts \u201cMonster Mash\u201d as a Dark Rock Performance - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=47369\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kelly Clarkson Recasts \u201cMonster Mash\u201d as a Dark Rock Performance - New50\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KELLY CLARKSON GAVE \u201cMONSTER MASH\u201d A HALLOWEEN MAKEOVER WITH A MUCH DARKER SOUND. 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