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Tag Archives: Ray Parker Jr

The Ghostbusters theme song

It’s Halloween, and that means that everyone is scrambling to find seasonal music beyond Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” In the pharmacy this morning, I heard “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr, and remembered that it’s an absolute banger. This is one of a long list of songs that I loved as a kid, became embarrassed by as a …

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Posted byEthanOctober 31, 2022November 6, 2022Posted inComposition, Key Musicians, MusicTags: Brick, Chaka Khan, Cheryl Lynn, disco, eighties, funk, Ghostbusters, Herbie Hancock, Huey Lewis, Jean-Luc Ponty, movies, Patrice Rushen, pop, Ray Parker Jr, Raydio, Rufus, Stevie Wonder1 Comment on The Ghostbusters theme song
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