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Byron Bay
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Rabid Garfunkel

Entry from Byron Bay in Nur Ein X.

Must feature a guest who has never been in a Nur Ein song before.

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Byron Bay
by Rabid Garfunkel
(Guest performers from the Alan Lomax archives, from the tracks "Whoa, Buck"-vox, and "Black Women"-chain gang field tools)

Won't you come down to Byron Bay (x3)
We'll work the sun away

Won't you come down to Byron Bay (x3)
We'll work the sun away

Draw yourself a line from the ears to the eyes (x3)
And swing your hammer, hey!

Draw yourself a line from the ears to the eyes (x3)
And swing your hammer, hey!

Right between the eyes, that's where you gotta hit 'em (x3)
Or you won't get any pay

Won't you come down to Byron Bay (x3)
We'll work the sun away

Reviews

2 posted notes

Caravan Ray

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WTF? This one didn't really hit the title for me

JonPorobil

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The lyrics are weird and mysterious; I have no idea what you're singing about, but I get the impression that you know. Still, I wouldn't mind a little explication of the line "Draw a line from the ears to the eyes." Two things are holding this song down near the bottom of my list. First is the vocals. They get better as the song goes on, but the improvement is only from "sucky" to "passable." Vocals have always been one of your weak points, and I'm sure that's not news to you. The second thing is that I don't think you fulfilled the challenge in good faith. To me, there's a difference between a guest and a sample. The sample you used is interesting and well-placed (prison work songs are some fascinating source material), but it also drew attention to the fact that these chain gang songs were recorded literally halfway around the world from Byron Bay, so that just raises further questions. But hey, with reworked vocals and maybe a different title (pending an explanation from you), this could be a real keeper.

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