The Golden Rule & Too Young to Kill

Song(s): The Golden Rule & Too Young to Kill

Artist: Zac Hanson & Hanson

Two Hanson Halloween songs in a row! Not only that but TWO in one day! Let's goooo!!!

First up, The Golden Rule. This is one of those silly Zac songs found on the member exclusive album Super Digital Pants! I've shared a song from this album once before. Check it out! Super Digital Pants (and it's predecessor, Digital Pants) is a collection of goofy, totally random and bizarre songs conjured up from the madness that is Zac Hanson's brain! 😂 I won't lie, although the subject matter of most of these songs are completely wacky, Zac can write super catchy tunes and really belt it out, making them sound genuinely good! For example, see Traci Brown. This song was written long before my time as a Fanson. From what I've read, Zac wrote it as a challenge given to him from a fan...I think? Or a fan won a contest where Zac would write a song using her name...not totally sure. All I know is this one is actually kinda pretty and Zac's voice sounds incredible on it, even if the lyrics are confusing, lol. Also check out Refresh (Gospel) (inspired by this hilarious video 😂 shared in April of 2010! 4 years before I discovered Hanson!). Another song before my time but it proves this boy can really SAAANG!!

Anyway, I'm not as familiar with this track, but it's been waiting on my list of potential Halloween songs to share for a while, so it's time it finally sees the light of day! Be sure to follow the "Golden Rule" of Halloween...which apparently is to dress up in an awesome costume and party all Halloween night long! 🎃🎉And never stay home alone...💀 Fun Fact: the songs An Evening at the Big-top & Zombie are featured on the Digital Pants album.

Let me tell you a story about a boy who broke the golden rule

Never be alone on Halloween night

He decided to stay home and give candy to Trick or Treaters

He didn't want a costume or go to a party

As the candy emptied and he turned off the porch light to go to bed

He realized he wasn't alone at all

There's something underneath my bed

And I don't think that this is in my head

I'm in a tragedy

I stayed home alone on Halloween

And now the fear has taken hold of me

Will I be a feast? It's a mystery

Is it man or beast

Oh let me go

As that boy turned around he knew he had made a grave mistake

Cuz the worst would be a foot

He wished for a silver bullet or a stake, anything to fend the beast of the night off

But that was the last night he would see as a human

So let me give this advice

Never break the golden rule

There's something underneath my bed

And I don't think that this is in my head

I'm in a tragedy

I stayed home alone on Halloween

And now the fear has taken hold of me

Will I be a feast? It's a mystery

Is it man or beast

I'm in a tragedy

My second offering is this incredibly unique, more story than song, Too Young To Kill, from Hanson's 2010 Member's EP Time & Trouble. Although not as explicitly Halloween-sounding in lyrics and subject matter as The Golden Rule, the idea of killing and murder and becoming an outlaw fits the macabre themes often associated with Halloween. Isaac sounds exactly like an old cowboy, re-telling his memories of how he became an outlaw, warning all future cowboy hopefuls about what life on the run entails. It's the most unique sounding Hanson song I have ever heard! Very Johnny Cash-esque. I also get a little Elvis vibe from the vocal. Isaac was the perfect choice for this track! 

Uhhh, I don't know why the first line of the song is missing...

It was only a case of passion spurned

We were only sixteen when the crime occurred

We fled the scene in a stolen truck

And we got away, beginner's luck

We hit the road as the sun came up

Seven hundred miles by the time we stopped

After that night it was all downhill

I was too young to kill

Her father said our love would never last

And what you're feeling now soon will pass

And Jenny's got a plan to finish school

So you better give it up now, you little fool

Well, he timed his fist and my face he struck

Jenny yelled "No!" as I tried to get up

I pulled my gun and his face went pale

Son, you're too young to kill

So we got away Scott-free

So we thought

And outside Santa Fe is where we got caught

And as Jenny stepped in front of me

Well a shot rang out

She fell to her knees

Got my diploma at the county jail

Only eighteen but I've written my will

Headline read in the Daily Mail, he's too young to kill

He's too young to kill

I actually LOVE this live version! Wow! Isaac's vocals are impeccable! 🤩 And can we appreciate those whistling skills!? Coming from someone who can't whistle, I am impressed. Sorry about the noisy audience 🙄

Isaac explaining the song Too Young to Kill, very interesting!

HAPPY "TERRIFYING" TUESDAY! 😱