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song: Shankill Butchers
artist: Sarah Jarosz
album: Song Up in Her Head
released: 2009-06-16length: 4:16
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The shankill butchers ride tonight
You better shut your windows tight
They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whiskey by the pint
'Cause everybody knows
If you don't mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan, everybody shake
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
But something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy
'cause everybody knows...
[Repeat:]
The shankill butchers on the rise
They're waiting till the dead of night
They're picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs
'Cause everybody knows...
[Repeat:]
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
The shankill butchers wanna cut you
The shankill butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake
Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Ellen Jarosz ( jÉ™-ROHZ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her debut studio album, Song Up in Her Head, was released in 2009 and the song "Mansinneedof" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Country Instrumental Performance. Her second studio album, Follow Me Down, released in 2011, received a Song of the Year nomination from the Americana Music Association's 2012 Honors and Awards. Her third studio album, Build Me Up from Bones, was released on September 24, 2013 through Sugar Hill Records. Build Me Up from Bones was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and its title track was nominated for Best American Roots Song. In 2016, Jarosz released her fourth studio album, Undercurrent. The album won two Grammy Awards (Best Folk Album and Best American Roots Performance for the song "House of Mercy").

On June 5, 2020 she released the album World on the Ground, her first solo studio album in four years. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards (Best American Roots Song and Best Americana Album) with Jarosz winning in the Best Americana Album category.

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Comments ( 43 )
Posted 15 years ago by Paul_in_Australia:
"The Shankill Butchers is the name given to a loyalist gang, many of whom were members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The gang conducted paramilitary activities in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the 1970s. It was most notorious for its late-night abduction, torture and murder (by throat slashing) of random Catholic civilians. The Shankill Butchers killed at least 30 people (including a significant number of Protestants) in sectarian attacks, paramilitary feuds, personal grudges and bombing raids. Despite extensive police resources being channelled towards the capture of those responsible, a wall of silence, created by a mixture of fear and respect in the Shankill community, provided few leads that could be followed.

According to Conor Cruise O'Brien, the Butchers, led by Lenny Murphy, brought a new, frightening level of paramilitary violence to a country already hardened by death and destruction.<1> While the majority of the gang were eventually caught and received the longest combined prison sentences in British legal history, Murphy and his two chief lieutenants escaped prosecution. He was later killed in November 1982 by the Provisional IRA, likely acting with loyalist paramilitaries who perceived him as a threat."

Wow. 

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Posted 6 years ago by jazong:
Colin Meloy is a fantastic writer, and his (The Decembrists) version is every bit as good. It may be even more haunting than this version. I'd love to hear it on RP once in a while.

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Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankill_Butchers
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Posted 4 years ago by Btravelen:
bruceandjenna wrote:
Beautiful voice and arrangement.

Each time she sang, "Everybody knows," I thought of Leonard Cohen.. But she's ain't him.
 
Kinda brought to mind Regina Spektor
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Posted 15 years ago by Manbird:
BillG wrote:


What's the correct pronunciation?
 
Shankill is a small town in Ireland not far from where I grew up. We pronounced it Shan-kill. Pretty much as she says it in the song. 
Apparently there are 2 Shankills. I lived near the one near Loughlinstown where I went to school. 
It looks like this is the reference in the song, though. 

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Posted 9 years ago by kcar:
mandolin wrote:
...that syncopated mandolin and toy piano sounds very cool - easy seven with potential for an eight...

 
Yes—playful and sinister at the same time. 
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Posted 5 years ago by unclehud:
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
"The Shankill Butchers is the name given to a loyalist gang, many of whom were members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The gang conducted paramilitary activities in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the 1970s. It was most notorious for its late-night abduction, torture and murder (by throat slashing) of random Catholic civilians. The Shankill Butchers killed at least 30 people (including a significant number of Protestants) in sectarian attacks, paramilitary feuds, personal grudges and bombing raids. Despite extensive police resources being channelled towards the capture of those responsible, a wall of silence, created by a mixture of fear and respect in the Shankill community, provided few leads that could be followed.

According to Conor Cruise O'Brien, the Butchers, led by Lenny Murphy, brought a new, frightening level of paramilitary violence to a country already hardened by death and destruction.<1> While the majority of the gang were eventually caught and received the longest combined prison sentences in British legal history, Murphy and his two chief lieutenants escaped prosecution. He was later killed in November 1982 by the Provisional IRA, likely acting with loyalist paramilitaries who perceived him as a threat."

Wow. 

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Posted 10 years ago by calypsus_1:

SHARON GILCHRIST, SARAH JAROSZ, BRIAN WICKLUND - OLD SETTLER'S FESTIVAL by Ron Baker
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake/

Photo by Ron Baker, taken on April 22, 2006

Copyright All rights reserved



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Posted 10 years ago by bb_matt:
Not a bad cover. 
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Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48:
10s are only earned...{#Flamed}truth hurts if your guilty
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Posted 15 years ago by SusanHiddenPoet:
{#Curtain}  Stunning voice! {#Bounce}
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Posted 15 years ago by That_SOB:
This is a very attractive young lady, and she plays the mandolin like a fast forward angel...

 Now if yer juss gunna bitch n' moan bout Blue Grass music don't check this out !!
She is diverse and talented.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_TESu0FSKI&feature=related
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Posted 3 years ago by jp33442:
Another hidden gem from radio paradise
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Posted 5 years ago by e_b:
jazong wrote:
Colin Meloy is a fantastic writer, and his (The Decembrists) version is every bit as good. It may be even more haunting than this version. I'd love to hear it on RP once in a while.


 
Every bit as good?  The Decemberist's "version" is the original, is it not?
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Posted 6 years ago by Randomax:
said it before - and you know I'll say it again (annoying I know).....nice Wimberley, TX girl.
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Posted 11 years ago by fredriley:
robh wrote:
I think the history of the Shankhill butchers is something that is better consigned to history.The tune is bleak
After saying that:
It unnerved me
It made me think
It made me google the lyrics and then comment

Bugger...it must have had something as I want to hear it again!

 
That is the mark of a truly good song, that it makes you think and gives you the willies. 8 from the spooked Nottingham jury.
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Posted 11 years ago by midreaming:
to the so dusty and dreary nay sayer - drink less coffee. ..smell more roses.
easy 9 for me.
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Posted 11 years ago by DaidyBoy:
This is not inspiring me on a dreary Monday morning.  Sorry.
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Posted 11 years ago by Antigone:
Interesting that the original is not in the library.

The Shankill butchers ride tonight,
You better shut your windows tight.
They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives,
And taking all their whiskey by the pint.
'Cause everybody knows,
If you don't mind your mother's words,
A wicked wind will blow your ribbons from your curls.
Everybody moan,
Everybody shake,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
Awake.

They used to be just like me and you,
They used to be sweet little boys.
But something went horribly askew,
Now killing is their only source of joy.
'Cause everybody knows...
If you don't mind your mother's words,
A wicked wind will blow your ribbons from your curls.
Everybody moan,
Everybody shake,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
Awake.

The Shankill butchers on the rise,
They're waiting till the dead of night.
They're picking at their fingers with their knives,
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs.
'Cause everybody knows...
If you don't mind your mother's words,
A wicked wind will blow your ribbons from your curls.
Everybody moan,
Everybody shake,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
The Shankill butchers wanna cut you,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
Awake.
Awake.
Awake.
Awake.
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Posted 11 years ago by snap_dragon:

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