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Banshee
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Nick Soma

Entry from Banshee in Nur Ein X.

Must use the voice or mouth sounds as an instrument (other than vocals)

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Nick MacSoma - Banshee
featuring Cookie Blue

Passin o'er the hills there is a shadow in the night
A drunkard on his way homeward, he's just been in a fight
Barman wouldn't pass him another pint of ale
Now that poor ol' barman's soul, to heaven it did sail

From the misty mountains nears a ghastly sight well known
A creature from the fairy world, not made of flesh and bone
Banshee's on her way, and now with her that man must go
Banshee's gonna take his hand and lead him down below

(chorus)
Hark! the screeching barn owl underneath the blood red moon
A certain sign for all us mortals of impending doom
Lo! a spectral vision's rising from the misty lake
The wailing Banshee's come your squalid soul with her to take

And as he sees her pale face, as he sees her coming near
As he sees her bloodshot eyes, he falls down pleading, full of fear
"Have mercy on me, I have sinned, but anything I'll do;
A servant of the Lord I'll be, I swear to God, it's true!

"I shall live a simple hermit life and never drink no more
If only you could spare me like you did spare me before."
"Mavourneen, you've been roving and a-rambling for too long"
She says, "And this is why I've come to take your soul along"

(chorus)

He tries to run away from her but all his bones, they freeze
Upon hearing the Banshee's scream, he falls down to his knees
Banshee's leaning down and kissing him the kiss of death
Without any resistance he then breathes his final breath

(chorus)

Whoa ho fol lol de oh, beneath the blood red moon
Whoa ho ra da de aye oh, the Banshee brings us doom
Whoa ho fol lol de oh, from the misty lake
Your soul is cursed, and now the Banshee's come for it to take

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JonPorobil

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In spite of the Irish instrumentation, this reminds me very much of "Ghost Riders in the Sky." Not necessarily a bad thing, as I really like that song, but I kept waiting for some kind of break akin to the "Yipee Yi-Ay" part of that song, and we don't really get that. There's the part with your doubled vocals, but that's not really enough of a lift for me. I still really like the vibe of this song, and the lyrics are great. I also really like the vocal effects in the background. But it gets a little samey after a while and runs a bit longer than it should. In spite of the nitpicks, this was one of my favorites this round. It's just that we're getting to the point where a showing that would have been something to be proud of in Round 1 is now barely in the top half of Round 4. Lots of competition!

Nick Soma - Banshee | Nur Ein