There are multiple theories about the meaning of "Saturday Night," from the metaphorical death of a relationship to the guilt-riddled responsibility the narrator takes for the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. The Misfits aren't known for their use of metaphor or songs about failed relationships, so the theory that seems most obvious may well be the most accurate. The song begins by mentioning that there are 52 ways to murder anyone - two more than there are ways to leave your lover, coincidentally - and goes on to mention people screaming and going viciously and quietly away under the cover of night. Still, the relative ambiguity of the lyrics does leave some room for interpretation.
"Saturday Night" is a rare Misfits ballad, reminiscent of a 50s be-bop tune, and can be found on the album Famous Monsters, released in 1999 after Glenn Danzig had been replaced by frontman Michale Graves. It's the second studio album by the Misfits featuring Graves; the title is riffed from an old horror magazine, Famous Monsters of Finland. The covers of the magazine featured part of the title written in the same style that the Misfits would borrow for their new band name logo in 1981, when they also dropped "the" from the band name and became simply Misfits.
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