The Transylvania Twist

Happy Hallowe'en, dear reader!

...and we all know what this means - it's time for the clip that scares my dear sister witless, every time:

The Return of Count Yorga

It's traditional.

Among those unfortunates who were born on Hallowe'en: Dick Francis, Helmut Newton, John Candy, Russ Ballard, Chiang Kai-shek, Barbara Bel Geddes, Peter Jackson, Jan Vermeer, Bernard Edwards, Johnny Marr, Ethel Waters, Annabella Lwin, Zaha Hadid, Vanilla Ice, the truly monstrous Jimmy Saville, Michael Landon, Tom O'Connor, David Ogden Stiers, and...

The Cheeky Girls. [Who happen to have been born in Transylvania, Romania!]

Oh, the horror...

Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)

Twins of Evil, indeed.

Bonga, Bonga, Bonga

It is that time of year when all bets are off as to what rubbish will top the UK charts for the Festering Season. Undoubtedly it will be some codswallop by a warbler who won X-Factor or similar (who, by this time next year, will no doubt be appearing on Splash! or Celebrity Super Spa or another grotesque "reality TV" concoction).

However, it is also the season for newspapers to dig out some of the worst seasonal pop pap ever released, and, in the true spirit of Xmas, I thought I'd share a slew of absolute corkers.

How about The Cheeky Girls and Andy Newton-Lee [whoooo?]?

Cheeky Girls with Andy Newton-Lee - Xmas-time Love

Then there's Miss Cyndi Lauper's worst ever moment:

Cyndi Lauper - Christmas Conga

And finally, if anyone ever thought the New Kids on the Block were "cool", surely that must have been dispelled by this!

New Kids on the Block - Funky, Funky Christmas

It'll all be over soon.