Halloween is a time for ghouls, trick or treats, pumpkins, and music! From Monster Mash to Thriller or Werewolves of London, finding tunes suitable for the season is an annual cottage industry for radio stations, magazines, and all other manner of media.

We’re no different, having posted such songs and others in past years. And as much as I wanted to offer up the amazing Dandy Warhols’ version of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” (do find it on your own) this year, the video’s wicked tone seemed a tad too dark for a year in which many people have endured their own pandemic hells.

So, instead, this: the bouncy “Spiderwebs,” from ska-influenced band No Doubt, led by the dynamic Gwen Stefani, circa 2012 on the Ellen show.

Enjoy, and happy Halloween.

Lyrics

You think that we connect
That the chemistry’s correct
Your words walk right through my ears
Presuming I like what I hear

And now I’m stuck in the
The web you’re spinning
You’ve got me for your prey

Sorry, I’m not home right now
I’m walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I’ll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I’ll call you back

You’re intruding on what’s mine
And you’re taking up my time
Don’t have the courage inside me
To tell you please let me be

Communication, a telephonic invasion
I’m planning my escape

Sorry, I’m not home right now
I’m walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I’ll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I’ll call you back

And it’s all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls

Now, it’s gone too deep
(Now, it’s gone too deep)
You wake me in my sleep
(Wake me in my sleep)
My dreams become nightmares
(Dreams become nightmares)
‘Cause you’re ringing in my ears
(Ringing in my)

Sorry, I’m not home right now
I’m walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I’ll call you back
A likely story, but leave a message
And I’ll call you back

And it’s all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter, matter, matter, matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls

Ooh, the spiderwebs
Leave a message and I’ll call you back
I’m walking into spiderwebs
So, leave a message and I’ll call you back

It’s all your fault, I screen my phone calls
No matter, matter, matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls

It’s all your fault
It’s all your fault
No matter who calls
No matter who calls

I’m walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message and I’ll call you back
I’m walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message and I’ll call you back

It’s all your fault
(I’m walking into spiderwebs)
No matter who calls
(Leave a message and I’ll call you back)
I gotta screen my phone calls
(I’m walking into spiderwebs)
It’s all your fault
(Leave a message and I’ll call you back)

No matter, matter, matter who calls
(I’m walking into spiderwebs)
I screen my phone calls
(Leave a message and I’ll call you back)

I’m walking into spiderwebs
Leave a message and I’ll call you back