♫ Foreman Lanelle - a ghostly song for October

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

It's amazing how many singers have recorded their version of this song: Burl Ives, Johnny Cash, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Sesame Street, Peter, Paul & Mary, Deborah Harry, Christopher Lee (really!?!), The Blues Brothers, and Spiderbait (for the Nicolas cage movie Ghost Rider) and many more.

Here are two of my favorite videos:
Glenn Campbell and Roy Clark guitar duet
Spiderbait's version

Read as many or a few as you want.
No page limit. Re-reads are allowed.
Duration : Oct. 1-31, 2016

Below are the lyrics. Each line might suggest to you the cover or title of a book, or a line from a story. You can choose.

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

If I get enough bribes, I will delete this link :)
Ghost Chickens in the Sky

[❀~Amy~❀]

Foreman Lanelle - A Ghostly Song for October

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An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

[Kris Mongo]

Foreman Lanelle - A Ghostly Song for October
Start: 10/1/16
End: 10/31/16

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An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
✔ A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky-This Is the Story of You by Beth Kephart ***** 10/1/16 (A hurricane scene with thundering skies)
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

✔ Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat-Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard **** 10/3/16 (boating and jet ski accident and alcohol/drunk)
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
✔ If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range-Detached by Christina Kilbourne ***** 10/10/16 (MC suffers from depression/sucide attempts, thru counseling gets help)
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

[Rachel]

Rachel's Challenge
Read as many or a few as you want. No page limit. Re-reads are allowed.
Duration: Oct. 1-31, 2016

Below are the lyrics. Each line might suggest to you the cover or title of a book, or a line from a story. You can choose.

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel Sineater , because characters in the book get branded.
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky -- A Living Nightmare ,because there's a few scenes where the boy rides piggyback on the vampire who is travelling very fast (basically flying)
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat -- Afterlife With Archie #1 , because this line reminds me of the zombies in the graphic novel.
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet The Church of Dead Girls , because the book is about the town's desperation to catch the bad guy
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky -- Dark Detectives: An Anthology of Supernatural Mysteries , because there is a seven episode saga in this anthology called Seven Stars about the constellation.
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name -- Usher's Passing , because there is a dream scene where Newlan is in a horse carriage and being lead to a place he doesn't want to go
If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride -- The House Next Door , because the main characters try to convince everyone else to change something or they will perish in the house.
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies -- The Monk , because is a scene almost straight from the book!

[NayNay]

A Ghostly Song of October
Duration: October 1/16 - October 31/16

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Vulnerable location 2870 'YOU KEEP TELLING YOUSELF THAT COWBOY'
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
The Shark location 86 'TOWARD THE TOP OF THE RIDGE
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
Three Sisters, Three Queens page 54 'HIS HOT BREATH ON MY NECK'
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
In a Dark Place page 173 'A BOLT OF FEAR WENT THROUGH HIM'
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry
A Court Affair pg 59 'HE WAS RIDING HARD'

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
In the Clearing page 252 'A BIT OF A LOST SOUL'
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies
The Virgin Queen's Daughter page 218 'NOT THE MARK OF THE DEVIL'

[Leslie]

I foresee a lot of cowboy love stories in my future

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel. - Heart of Fire 10/1
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet. The Mating Chase 10/9
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky. The Undaunted : The Miracle of the Hole-in-the-Rock Pioneers 10/29
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

[Kathy]

"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Read as many or a few as you want.
No page limit. Re-reads are allowed.
Duration : Oct. 1-31, 2016

Below are the lyrics. Each line might suggest to you the cover or title of a book, or a line from a story. You can choose.

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh - 10/6 - a ridge near the sea
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel - Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton - 10/5 - house set on fire
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel - Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox - 10/16 - cover is black
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley - 10/2 - private plane crash
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat - The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter - 10/4 - bodies found in warehouse with no electricity in summer; all responders were "soaked in sweat"
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton - 10/10 - a house set on fire (Is this a theme in this series?)

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name - The Good House by Ann Leary - 10/1 - Good is the last name of the main character
If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

[Jonquil]

Foreman Lanelle - a ghostly song for October

DONE

1 An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day- they ride their horses up the mountain The Hob's Bargain 10/11

2 through the sky 10/17


3 If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range she's a grim reaper Sixth Grave on the Edge 10/8

4 ragged sky 10/20


5 heard one call his name protagonists name in title Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle: Three Mystery Stories

6 shirts all soaked with sweat 10/10