how to play spooky atlanta rhythm section

I’m gonna tell you all what my heart’s been a-dyin’ to be sayin’. If you decide someday to stop this little game that you are playin’, I get confused, ’cause I don’t know where I stand, You always keep me guessin’, I never seem to know what you are thinkin’.Īnd if a fella looks at you, it’s for sure your little eye will be a-winkin’. Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you. I call you up and ask you if you want to go and meet and see a movie,įirst you say no, you’ve got some plans for the night, In the cool of the evening when ev’rything is gettin’ kind of groovy, In 1979 ARS covered the song and released it on “Underdog”, and according to the album’s entry on Wikipedia, “The album contained two songs which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The Classics IV version of the song added lyrics which we all associate with the song and as a single it peaked at # 3 in the US as a pop single. The Mike Sharpe version of Spooky peaked at #57 on the Billboard Pop Hot 100, which was pretty good for a Jazz group. Per Wikipedia, “Mike composed the tune along with help from Harry Middlebrooks and recorded the song at Liberty Records. Spooky however, was originally composed by Mike Sharpe (Shapiro) and recorded as a saxophone jazz instrumental. Spooky was a billboard hit for the group Classics IV in 1968 and then again in the late 1970s for the Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS). This is my instrumental version of Spooky….arranged, performed (Yes, that’s me playing electric guitar, string bass, keyboard and synthesizer.) and recorded by me.

You can download your copy at CD Baby by clicking this link. Just in time for Halloween….you can play my version of Spooky at your party or as background music as you open the door for Trick or Treaters.

How to play spooky atlanta rhythm section