While doing research for my new book, I was really surprised at the number of songs that the Headless Horseman has inspired (in an host of musical genres, but especially heavy metal). Here’s a Sleepy Hollow Playlist of some of the standouts:
🎃 Bing Crosby: “The Headless Horseman”
🎃 Joe Satriani: “The Headless Horseman”
🎃 Marcel Bontempi: “The Headless Horseman”
🎃 The Polecats: “Headless Horseman”
🎃 They Might Be Giants: “Headless”
🎃 Pigmy Love Circus: “Headless Horseman”
🎃 Attic: “The Headless Horseman”
🎃 Last Pharaoh: “The Headless Horseman”
🎃 Pegazus: “The Headless Horseman”
🎃 Deathless Legacy: “Headless Horseman”
🎃 William Allen Jones: “Here in the Hollow”
🎃 William Allen Jones: “Headless Horseman”
🎃 William Allen Jones: “The Galloping Hessian Rides”
I never thought about how many different takes there were out there on the Headless Horseman theme! Guess it is good foddr for songwriters looking for a Halloween-y tune!
I never realized either before delving into the research for my essay. The image of the Horseman seems to have natural appeal to rock/metal bands.