Sweeney Todd, Witchcraft '70 and Running from This Nightmare
Vivienne Vayne spins spooky songs, vintage horror trailers, sound effects and station breaks, with a bit of history, a fact or two and a terrible joke between them. A Stupid Potato show.In this episode:0:00 The Night Shift on Stupid Potato0:11 Vivienne Vayne opens episode 81:46 Stephen Sondheim - Sweeney Todd — "Not While I'm Around" is a duet from Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street between the characters Tobias Ragg and Mrs. Lovett that debuted on Broadway in 1979. The 2007 film version features Edward Sanders as Tobias and Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, while the 2023 revival includes performances by Gaten Matarazzo and Annaleigh Ashford. Josh Groban, who played the barber in the 2023 production, has released his own recording of the song.5:23 Witchcraft '70 — A 1970 Italian mondo-style documentary directed by Luigi Scattini and Lee Frost about occult and witchcraft practices claimed to exist around the world, narrated by Edmund Purdom and featuring controversial footage of alleged rituals and cult activities.6:19 Tuesday Knight - Running from This Nightmare — "Nightmare," also known as "(Running From This) Nightmare," is a song by American recording artist and actress Tuesday Knight that serves as the opening song for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, in which she co-starred. Although the song was not officially released as a single or included on the original soundtrack when the film came out, it became a cult hit among horror fans and is one of Knight's most well-known songs. The song was officially released as a single in 2015.7:58 Vivienne Vayne on Zoomin' At The Zombie8:09 Zoomin' At The Zombie (1940) — A jazz instrumental recorded by John Kirby and His Orchestra on July 9, 1940, featuring trumpet, clarinet, alto saxophone, piano, bass and drums, released on Okeh Records.10:51 John Williams - Main Title (Jaws) — John Towner Williams is an American composer and conductor who has created many famous film scores over his seven-decade career, blending