I first came across this song on Pandora, and it sent shivers down my spine. It's one of those songs that gets into your head and burrows in deep. When I learned it was a cover, I went to look up the original version and it just didn't have the same effect. Sarah's voice is powerful in a subtle way. Haunting and beautiful.
Being from Belfast myself, I grew up on the streets in which the Shankill butchers operated, it wasn't until last year when I read the book that I realised how evil this group was, n knowing that the streets that I played on as a kid was used as a chopping board a mere 20 years before, it sends chills thru me. Infact one of the Shankill butchers lives across the street from where I'm currently living, he is an evil man he would of dropped a concrete slab on your head for looking at him wrong an
having heard both versions i cannot say which is the better of the two! i personally would like to see her do this song with a bit more...oh wots the word. if it were just a little more sinister. I can hear in her voice she's capable!! very lovely song.
Hey, was nice to dance with you, thanks for learning me the 2 step :D, now your known over the sea =) in the little country switzerland xD best regards andreas
YESSSS!!! I'm so happy I found her. I was bored at school and Jarosz is my boyfriend's last name so I googled it and found her. Shes amazing. This is the exact music I like. :D
if you'd remember it was the decemberists who wrote this song, itd make more sense. its like in 'a cautionary song' (So be kind to your mother/Though she may seem an awful bother/And the next time she tries to feed you collard greens/Remember what she does when you're asleep) its like this song is told to children them to frighten them into listening to their parents, just like a cautionary song is told to guilt them into...eating their greens. ^^
Could I talk a little about the historically real Shankill Butchers in Northern Ireland ? They were a genuine nightmare, one of those horror stories which on paper will mildly haunt generations to come. They are all dead monsters by now.
It's a good cover, but I think I like The Decemberists' version better. It was creepier, but it was also very captivating--like a disturbing fairytale or lullaby.
I hate to agree, but I agree... though I wouldn't use the word superior, I'd say better improved upon? I feel like I should be walking through an old abandoned circus ground on halloween with bats and serial killer clowns coming after me while listening to the musical break between the lyrics. It's awesomely spooky!
To be fair, Lenny Murphy was never a sweet little boy. He was robbing his classmates at knife point when at school. Probably a born psychopath who would have been a killer with or without ‘The Troubles’.
He wrote it as a reference a parental bedtime scare tactic - "everybody knows if you don't mind your mother's words, a wicked wind will blow ribbons from your curls, the shankill wanna catch you awake" Kind of like when a parent says if you dont behave santa wont bring you anything. He was talking about the strange and omnious fairytale it became.
After hearing this i had to researcher the shanekill butchers, and they were a Belfast group of murderers who killed Catholics! (In Ireland) Look up the documentary if you are interested :)
Diamond Crafters They were a bunch of sadistic murderers. They would kill anyone Protestant or Catholic, UVF or IRA soldiers. It didn't matter to them.
@marrykyart Glorifying torture and murder in an age of awful sectarianism. Might be "Bad ass" but it's morally reprehensible. You're evidently too young to remember the horrendous troubles in Belfast which is still in the lifetime of a great many people. If you are old enough to remember this then shame on you.
I love that a /vast/ majority of the posters on this vid are saying "F. the SB! Bastards!" or the opposite, and backing them. While yes, what the SB did was reprehensible, you've got to look at the other side of the story, too. Remember, the UVF and IRA (used as a broader term for all parties) were THE two most violent organizations in Irish history. That said, while no-one should be backing them, no-one should be condemning them either. I mean, the French Resistance aren't viewed as terrorists.
The French Resistance weren't into kidnapping random people because of their religion and carving them up. Even other Protestant Loyalists are believed to have tipped off the IRA about Lenny Murphy's movements so they could kill him.
@@moominpic I mean I guess. Instead they just murdered women for the foul crime of sleeping with the Germans in a desperate attempt to make their shitty, occupied lives slightly better. Or because of them falling in love with their captors. Or because they were just human and horny. No resistance movement has a perfectly clean record.
Well for all of your bickering, you've apparently missed the point of both the song, and the interpretation. This song is about the Grim Reaper. It's about a mother's protective warning to her little girls to not be off and running about in the night, less they be caught up by the evil creatures of the night. Also a stern warning to young women to listen to their mothers protective wisdom, less they find themselves, sadly, beyond anyone's ability to assist them because of their life choices.
I know this is 12 years old but I can’t believe you wrote that dribble. I only hope now this long after this post your older and more mature.it’s about a band of sick people murdering people.
And they did pretty much exactly the same thing -- the only difference is they won. Basically, if you're going to thumbs me either way on this, consider this as the point to my whole comment. Both sides of The Troubles, Shankill Butchers inclusive, should be neither revered or despised for acting so desperately, merely studied and learned from.
Er, the song makes them into fairy tale boogeymen, which is very much on par with what these monsters were; like in El Laberinto del Fauno, the real ogre is all too human.
Hail Murphy????? oh just noticed his user name. Guess that explains it. However it's a bit unsettling to know that there is a " for want of a better name" human out there that would post a comment like that. I guess today we have all sorts amongst us, even crack heads like this. Still think, great singer bad choice of topic for a song.
I wouldn't read to much into it. It's about a group who would hunt Irish Catholics in Belfast, and written from the perspective of a parent telling their child a "boogey man" story.
I agree with you and I am a Decembrists fan but saying, 'the general consensus among critics' just sounds so goddamn arrogant and quite frankly isn't true we all know there might have been one or two critics at most to compare the two versions and your just trying to further solidify your opinion by saying 'everyone thinks her version is better' when in reality this isn't true.
@FIntyMAcC10 ain't that hypocritical lol. The original IRA? That did right for Ireland, it was a bunch of freedom fighters. The Provisional IRA? That's something else entirely as bad. In the 70's? The worry wasn't about a Islamic Extremist committing a suicide bombing, the worry was about a member of the Provisional IRA. THERE'S a fecking HUGE difference.
giving a haunting song a perfectly haunting sound. She is great and I could listen to her all day.
Was on a peaky blinders binge and it brought me here.. glad it did
Cheers mates🍻💙
The bridge solo section gives me chills EVERY time. One of my favorite lead breaks ever.
Amazingly haunting song.
I just heard this song on the jukebox in a country bar in Wasco CA. Congrats Sarah, you've arrived in places you didn't even know existed!
Wow! A jukebox in Wasco! Kudos from Visalia!!
I Love this song, well i Love all of her music. It is so nice to see talent these days.
Her songs have such feelings.
Shes got such an amazing voice. It really touches the heart.
I first came across this song on Pandora, and it sent shivers down my spine. It's one of those songs that gets into your head and burrows in deep. When I learned it was a cover, I went to look up the original version and it just didn't have the same effect. Sarah's voice is powerful in a subtle way. Haunting and beautiful.
now here's a real voice. age is no matter, she captivates her audience singlehandedly. this is a sweet rendition of a dark song.
It should not have a sweet rendition. It's a song about a real incident or series of incidents.
Being from Belfast myself, I grew up on the streets in which the Shankill butchers operated, it wasn't until last year when I read the book that I realised how evil this group was, n knowing that the streets that I played on as a kid was used as a chopping board a mere 20 years before, it sends chills thru me. Infact one of the Shankill butchers lives across the street from where I'm currently living, he is an evil man he would of dropped a concrete slab on your head for looking at him wrong an
give an adress for where he lives please asking for a friend .....
Don't look at him wrong then , or you could ask Shaun Flynn to look at him wrong.
the song is so creepy but i really love hearing the guitar instrumental in the beginning. i wish there was an instrumental version ~
This cover is fantastic!
Sounds awesome!
Thanks for uploading this, been looking it for days. Thanks.
unique, beaufiful voice!
NPR brought me here lol. SWEET!
Brilliant cover!
having heard both versions i cannot say which is the better of the two! i personally would like to see her do this song with a bit more...oh wots the word. if it were just a little more sinister. I can hear in her voice she's capable!! very lovely song.
It's not a lovely song at all. What's wrong with you
wicked sweet
Darren King from MuteMath sent me here. I'm glad he did, I really like this. :)
love this
You're amazing.
Damn good.
good song
@CherchezMoi Good on you for taking the time out to write that
gave me chills
The original was better.
This is a nice cover
Hey, was nice to dance with you, thanks for learning me the 2 step :D, now your known over the sea =) in the little country switzerland xD best regards andreas
Good, she certainly does a good cover.
YESSSS!!! I'm so happy I found her. I was bored at school and Jarosz is my boyfriend's last name so I googled it and found her. Shes amazing. This is the exact music I like. :D
My favorite Decemberists song. This was a very beautiful cover.
touché
I think this version is just a tiny bit too fast. I wish it were a bit slower. But it's an excellent cover.
thedogbird44 you can adjust the play speed if u want☺️
If it was any slower it would put me to sleep
if you'd remember it was the decemberists who wrote this song, itd make more sense. its like in 'a cautionary song' (So be kind to your mother/Though she may seem an awful bother/And the next time she tries to feed you collard greens/Remember what she does when you're asleep)
its like this song is told to children them to frighten them into listening to their parents, just like a cautionary song is told to guilt them into...eating their greens.
^^
My fave song noe
Could I talk a little about the historically real Shankill Butchers in Northern Ireland ? They were a genuine nightmare, one of those horror stories which on paper will mildly haunt generations to come. They are all dead monsters by now.
i like this version wayyyy better
My bff showed me this song and said "yeah I listen to it everyday " and at that moment I knew she was insane like me 😅 I'm a bad influence
Respect to maneggl who can throw his respect around like loose confetti
It's a good cover, but I think I like The Decemberists' version better. It was creepier, but it was also very captivating--like a disturbing fairytale or lullaby.
I hate to agree, but I agree... though I wouldn't use the word superior, I'd say better improved upon? I feel like I should be walking through an old abandoned circus ground on halloween with bats and serial killer clowns coming after me while listening to the musical break between the lyrics. It's awesomely spooky!
They used to be sweet little boys...
Yeah That Verse Really Drug Me In As Well !!!
To be fair, Lenny Murphy was never a sweet little boy. He was robbing his classmates at knife point when at school. Probably a born psychopath who would have been a killer with or without ‘The Troubles’.
This is something straight out of Dishonored.
The original song was better.
FGAU, Up the UDA, UVF.
I like this version better than the original, just because her voice is more... mysterious.
Too upbeat for the song. Original is much better
He wrote it as a reference a parental bedtime scare tactic - "everybody knows if you don't mind your mother's words, a wicked wind will blow ribbons from your curls, the shankill wanna catch you awake" Kind of like when a parent says if you dont behave santa wont bring you anything. He was talking about the strange and omnious fairytale it became.
Are you sure about that?
@koga711 Frankly, she leaves 'em in the dust with this :)
After hearing this i had to researcher the shanekill butchers, and they were a Belfast group of murderers who killed Catholics! (In Ireland) Look up the documentary if you are interested :)
+Jim Morrison I wonder what way your bread is buttered ??
Diamond Crafters They were a bunch of sadistic murderers.
They would kill anyone Protestant or Catholic, UVF or IRA soldiers. It didn't matter to them.
OganessonOG they would only kill catholics they only killed 2 prods on accident
It's things like this song that makes one feel both mushy (in a heart-melting way) and yet so BA for being Catholic. I love it.
What about this song screams "Catholics are Badass"? The Butchers killed Catholics, lol
@marrykyart Glorifying torture and murder in an age of awful sectarianism. Might be "Bad ass" but it's morally reprehensible. You're evidently too young to remember the horrendous troubles in Belfast which is still in the lifetime of a great many people. If you are old enough to remember this then shame on you.
If you like this Sarah J. song -- you'll like the rest.
That's the point isn't it? This song is part of the tradition of children's tales that warn that the world is a scary place where evil exists.
sarah jarosz does a good cover of this, but not half as creepy as the decemberists. ^^
@Einchy1 I feel comfortable condemning a bunch of cereal... wait, WHAT?
If Bran Stark had listened to his mom and stopped climbing the entire Game of Thrones series would have been different.
You wouldn't happen to have an mp3 of sarah jarosz playing "come on up to the house?"
I know this is declasse, but you should buy it from Sarah & support her. Another flame war starts...
Charles Field no, you're right about that.
I love that a /vast/ majority of the posters on this vid are saying "F. the SB! Bastards!" or the opposite, and backing them. While yes, what the SB did was reprehensible, you've got to look at the other side of the story, too. Remember, the UVF and IRA (used as a broader term for all parties) were THE two most violent organizations in Irish history.
That said, while no-one should be backing them, no-one should be condemning them either. I mean, the French Resistance aren't viewed as terrorists.
The French Resistance weren't into kidnapping random people because of their religion and carving them up. Even other Protestant Loyalists are believed to have tipped off the IRA about Lenny Murphy's movements so they could kill him.
@@moominpic I mean I guess. Instead they just murdered women for the foul crime of sleeping with the Germans in a desperate attempt to make their shitty, occupied lives slightly better. Or because of them falling in love with their captors. Or because they were just human and horny. No resistance movement has a perfectly clean record.
I want the MP3. D:
I gotta agree, I could do without the harmonies.
However overall I'm pleased Ms. Jarosz's version of this song.
Yeah even still, you can't compare grease with the Shankill butchers, I'm just finished the book about them and its very disturbing
@jpalmer222 Exactly what she was aiming for, I'm sure.
I loved the original, but this is better.
If you take the vocal harmonies out, this is a perfectly good cover.
Original is the best version, but this one nice too.
wow great cover
0:12-1:12
this song reminds me of the purge
While I like the Decemberists more, I prefer her version of this song.
well at least that makes one of you
POOR OLD LENNY, MET THE IRA ONE DAY, THEY SHOT HIM 20 TIMES,AND THEN THEY WALKED AWAY
@therebelmedic I feel comfortable condemning a bunch of cereal killers who murdered random civilians.
SO creepy!
Well for all of your bickering, you've apparently missed the point of both the song, and the interpretation. This song is about the Grim Reaper. It's about a mother's protective warning to her little girls to not be off and running about in the night, less they be caught up by the evil creatures of the night. Also a stern warning to young women to listen to their mothers protective wisdom, less they find themselves, sadly, beyond anyone's ability to assist them because of their life choices.
I know this is 12 years old but I can’t believe you wrote that dribble. I only hope now this long after this post your older and more mature.it’s about a band of sick people murdering people.
And they did pretty much exactly the same thing -- the only difference is they won.
Basically, if you're going to thumbs me either way on this, consider this as the point to my whole comment. Both sides of The Troubles, Shankill Butchers inclusive, should be neither revered or despised for acting so desperately, merely studied and learned from.
Er, the song makes them into fairy tale boogeymen, which is very much on par with what these monsters were; like in El Laberinto del Fauno, the real ogre is all too human.
IN a way it is doing what a lot of folk songs based on real murders do.
better than the original
Uhh...no.
can anyone tell me the chords for this cover?
no
Get Yourself on Later with Jools Holland ASAP
Better than the original.
Hail Murphy????? oh just noticed his user name. Guess that explains it. However it's a bit unsettling to know that there is a " for want of a better name" human out there that would post a comment like that. I guess today we have all sorts amongst us, even crack heads like this. Still think, great singer bad choice of topic for a song.
God Bless the Devils Brigade, UVF
lest we forget
sing it darling
@Biverix Fucking typos, how do they work?
The Shankill butchers
A case study of mass murder
By Martin Dillon
@philmont
I wouldn't read to much into it. It's about a group who would hunt Irish Catholics in Belfast, and written from the perspective of a parent telling their child a "boogey man" story.
just so you know, they killed prods to mate
She does The Decemberists justice (in my opinion)
I agree with you and I am a Decembrists fan but saying, 'the general consensus among critics' just sounds so goddamn arrogant and quite frankly isn't true we all know there might have been one or two critics at most to compare the two versions and your just trying to further solidify your opinion by saying 'everyone thinks her version is better' when in reality this isn't true.
much better than the Decemberists. she is a brilliant talent.
No it isn't. Like, at all. That's like saying "Strange Fruit" sung by The Hanson Brothers would sound better than Billie Holliday. Gtfo lol
Ireland for the Irish, not for London or for Rome!!
Then why are there so many Irish living in mainland U.K. get your facts right.
Would scream at a performer at the marienttes being worked......I would.........
Alot more than you or her! I have alot of relatives who live in belfast and lived through the atrocities ok. She is abysmal, a bit like you! x
Considering the context and background of the song, this cover is immensely upbeat and icky.
not as creepy as the Decemberists
It's a really good cover. Exceptional. But I don't see how a cover could ever be better than the rendition of the person who actually wrote it.
A real-life gang of Bogey men led by a madman, Lenny Murphy - though all were reactionaries
@FIntyMAcC10 ain't that hypocritical lol. The original IRA? That did right for Ireland, it was a bunch of freedom fighters. The Provisional IRA? That's something else entirely as bad. In the 70's? The worry wasn't about a Islamic Extremist committing a suicide bombing, the worry was about a member of the Provisional IRA.
THERE'S a fecking HUGE difference.
Googling your boyfriend's name isn't weird or anything....
TIOCFAIDH AR LA
KAH
Well it disturbs me, I wouldn't want my children hearing it, kids shouldn't be exposed to such evil
She's good, but she can't touch the Decemberists. He brings more soul. But I'm biased. :)