Throwing back to the week of October 31, 1956, we find Jim Lowe’s ‘The Green Door’ at #1, holding back Elvis Presley’s ‘Love Me Tender,’ at least for a couple of weeks.
The song was written by composer Bob Davie and lyricist by Marvin J. Moore and first recorded by Lowe. Later versions were released by Bill Haley and Crystal Gale, among others. A 1981 version by Welsh performer Shakin’ Stevens spent a month at #1 on the UK chart.
That’s about all I have to say about this song, so I’ll flesh out today’s Halloween post by sharing my top five horror/thriller movies of the year so far:
1. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
3. Resident Evil
4. Send Help
5. Obsession
I’ll have more to say about these films when I get to my 2026 movie recap posts in a few months, but I’ll note that the first three have a fighting chance at my year-end top ten list.
Happy Halloween!
Watching till the morning comes creeping
Green door, what’s that secret you’re keeping?
There’s an old piano
And they play it hot behind the green door
Don’t know what they’re doing
But they laugh a lot behind the green door
Wish they’d let me in
So I could find out what’s behind the green door
Knocked once, tried to tell them I’d been there
Door slammed, hospitality’s thin there
Wonder just what’s going on in there
Saw an eyeball peeping
Through a smoky cloud behind the green door
When I said “Joe sent me”
Someone laughed out loud behind the green door
All I want to do
Is join the happy crowd behind the green door
Midnight, one more night without sleeping
Watching till the morning comes creeping
Green door, what’s that secret you’re keeping?
Green door what’s that secret you’re keeping?
Green door!
