[ Lyrics | Audio | Music Video | Live Performances | Lawsuit ]
Lyrics
(written by Ray Parker Jr.)
Ghostbusters!
If there's something strange
In your neighborhood,
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
If there's something weird,
And it don't look good,
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
If you're seeing things
Running through your head,
Who can you call?
Ghostbusters!
An invisible man
Sleeping in your bed,
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
If you're all alone,
Pick up the phone,
And call...
Ghostbusters!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
I hear it likes the girls.
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
If you have a dose of a
Freaky ghost, baby,
You'd better call...
Ghostbusters!
Let me tell you something
Bustin' makes me feel good!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!
Don't get caught alone! No, no!
Ghostbusters!
When it comes through your door,
Unless you just want some more,
I think you'd better call...
Ghostbusters!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
I think you'd better call?
Ghostbusters!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
I can't hear you!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
Louder!
Ghostbusters!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
Who can you call?
Ghostbusters!
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!
[fade out]
(Lyrics transcribed entirely by hand and ear by Paul Rudoff)
Audio
You can download the album version of the song from this page.Music Video
If you haven't seen this video, step out from the rock you've been hiding under. Without a doubt this is the most famous video from the entire Ghostbusters franchise, and the one that gets the most airplay. It stars Ray Parker Jr. (naturally) and Cindy Harrell; with cameo appearances by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Teri Garr and Peter Falk (plus a few that I couldn't identify). It is rumored that the reason this video has not been included on any of the Ghostbusters DVDs is because of legal issues involving the celebrity cameos. Information at the Music Video Database.Two alternate versions of the video exist. One is the Pop-Up Video version, which feature little trivia bubbles over the video. The other is a Weird Al Yankovic edit, shown during his AL-TV special on September 3, 1984 (Labor Day in the U.S.), which replaces the celebrity cameos with shots of him and his friends (see below).
Regular Music Video
[SCREEN SHOTS WILL EVENTUALLY BE PLACED HERE]
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-- EXTERNAL LINKS --
Unaltered with Copyright Screen at End
* Flash (Spike) - Streaming / Download (gives url) (small: 240x180)
Taped from VH1 Classics (from KobraVideos.com)
- Contains the original audio track. [audio skips at 0:55, and it breaks up a tad near the very end]
- Contains the complete video, with Chevy Chase and the sign at the end.
* Flash (Daily Motion) - Streaming / Download (BEST COPY I COULD FIND)
* Flash (Zippy Videos) - Streaming / Download (save as .flv)
PLEASE READ: If someone can find the original copy of this file (named "Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters [Kobra].mpg" as listed here), please upload it to a free file hosting service (such as MegaUpload or QuickSharing) and send me the link so that it can be shared with other Ghostbusters fans. This file would be the best copy of the video available on the net (the complete video, with the highest quality, and with the original audio track).
Taped from MTV2, Audio Dubbed from CD
Although this file contains the entire video, it does not contain the original audio track, which would contain the voices of the celebrities who have cameos in the video. It was replaced with the song from the soundtrack CD, so it lacks the celebrity voices. Sadly, this is the most common file available on the internet.
* Flash (YouTube) - Streaming / Download
* Flash (Spike) - Streaming / Download (gives url)
* Flash (Google) - Streaming / Download
* Flash (ZippyVideos) - Streaming / Download (save as .flv)
* Flash (Daily Motion) - Streaming / Download
* Flash (Daily Motion) - Streaming / Download
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* Windows Media (VideoCodeZone) - Streaming / Download (23.5 Mb, 4:10, 640x480) (has a website address layed over it) (from this page)
Taped from VexPop
- Incomplete! Fades out just as Teri Garr comes on screen. You never see Chevy Chase with the cigarette or the logo on the Sonytron.
- Contains the original audio track.
- Video is primarily logo-free and unmarked.
- Video and audio quality isn't the greatest.
* Flash (Daily Motion) - Streaming / Download
Live Performances
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Lawsuit
Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement claiming that the bassline of "Ghostbusters" was stolen from "I Want A New Drug." They settled out of court in 1995 for an undisclosed sum and an agreement that neither party discuss the case publicly. In 2001, Lewis broke his silence by dissing Parker in an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music," which prompted Parker to slap him with a lawsuit. "The offensive part was not so much that Ray Parker Jr. had ripped this song off," says Lewis, who goes on to blame the arrogance of music industry execs who thought they could simply pay him off for stealing his melody. "In the end, I suppose they were right. I suppose it was for sale, because, basically, they bought it."Some people say that the shared bassline between I Want A New Drug and Ghostbusters sounds very similar to Pop Musik, which came out before both of them. You can judge the songs for yourself by watching and listening to the music videos listed below.
Huey Lewis & The News - I Want A New Drug
* Flash (YouTube) - Various Copies (search results)
M (aka Robin Scott) - Pop Muzik
* Flash (YouTube) - Various Copies (search results)
Lawsuit, filed Thursday, claims singer's 'Behind the Music' comments broke earlier suit's confidentiality agreement.
by Teri vanHorn
Fri. March 23.2001 9:20 PM EST
Ray Parker Jr. is suing Huey Lewis over comments he made in his "Behind the Music" special, accusing the pop singer of breaking a confidentiality agreement concerning Parker's 1984 hit "Ghostbusters."
The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, states that Lewis breached the agreement by publicly discussing the lawsuit he filed against Parker 17 years ago, claiming "Ghostbusters" infringed on the copyright of Huey Lewis and the News' hit "I Want a New Drug".
The settlement agreement Lewis and Parker reached for that lawsuit in 1995 banned them from revealing any information that was not included in a press release they jointly issued at the time. The press release stated that the matter had been "amicably resolved."
Parker's lawsuit quotes Lewis (born Hugh Cregg) saying on "Behind the Music": "The offensive part was not so much that Ray Parker Jr. had ripped this song off, it was kind of symbolic of an industry that wants something — they wanted our wave, and they wanted to buy it. ... [I]t's not for sale. ... In the end, I suppose they were right. I suppose it was for sale, because, basically, they bought it."
That money was paid to resolve the lawsuit was protected by the confidentiality agreement, Parker claims.
The lawsuit states that the confidentiality agreement was "directly related to [Parker's] comfort, happiness and welfare," and that Lewis' comments were "inflammatory and disparaging" and "false" and caused Parker emotional distress.
Parker is seeking an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages as well as lawyer's fees and "further relief as the Court deems just and proper."
Huey Lewis' lawyer, Gerry Margolis, said he could not offer comment when reached Friday evening (March 23). He said he had just received a copy of the suit and had not had a chance to review it fully.
(originally posted at: http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1442127/03232001/lewis_huey.jhtml)
Saturday March 24, 2001 - 4:17 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A legal battle over the theme to "Ghostbusters" is back to haunt musician Huey Lewis.
Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is suing Lewis for allegedly violating a confidentiality clause in a legal agreement the two had reached in a previous lawsuit over the hit song "Ghostbusters."
In 1984, Lewis sued Parker and several other parties, claiming Parker plagiarized "I Want a New Drug" in composing "Ghostbusters."
Lewis, whose real name is Hugh Cregg, was one of the composers of "I Want a New Drug."
The parties reached an agreement in 1995 that included a confidentiality clause, according to Parker's suit filed Thursday. Parker alleged that Lewis violated that agreement by discussing the suit during an interview for the VH1 series "Behind the Music."
Lewis could not immediately be reached for comment.
Parker has asked for compensatory and punitive damages along with attorney's fees and costs.
Copyright © 2001 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Ghostbusters copyright © 1984 Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. All rights reserved.