Róisín Murphy - Ramalama (Bang Bang)

Artist: Róisín Murphy Track: Ramalama (Bang Bang) Album: Ruby Blue Year: 2005
This right here is my new favorite Halloween song. Seriously. I picture zombies doing this weird jerky dance to the drumbeat...or maybe that's because I was introduced to this song through a fan made music video with zombies in it. Whatever.
I must warn you though, the first few seconds of a shrill violin may put you off, but keep listening! The "ramalama bang bang" part is my favorite. It took a while to grow on me and now I'm in love with her entrancing voice, the quirky drumbeat, and the background vocals.
Happy Halloween!
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LYRICS:
Could a body close the mind out Stitch a seam across the eye  If you can be good, you'll live forever  If you're bad, you'll die when you die  Hearing only one true note  On the one and only sound  Unzip my body, take my heart out  'Cause I need a beat to give this tune
Taking a picture of  Taking a picture of  Taking a picture of 
Oh the body swayed to music  Oh the lightning glance  If I would give it all and all  Maybe you would hear me  Ask for half a chance  Hearing only one root note  Planted firmly in the ground  Undo my heart, unzip my body and  Lend to my ear a clear and a deafening sound 
Unzip my heart 
And if I need a rhythm  It'll be to my heart I listen  If it don't get me too far wrong 
(And if I, and if I) And if I need a rhythm  It's gonna be to my heart I listen  If it don't take me too far gone 
Everybody smile please  Nobody pay no mind to me  Finger in position on the switch  A little flash photography 
Taking a picture of you  (To my heart) Taking a picture of  Taking a picture of me  Taking a picture 
Ramalama bang bang  Flash bang big bang  Bing bong, ding dong  Dum dum d-dum dum
With a hammer bang bang  Flash bang, press gang  Big bang, ding dong Dum dum d-dum dum
With a st-stammer, bang bang  Crash bang, big bang  Boing boing, boing boing  Dum dum d-dum dum
With a st' stammer (bang, bang) With a st' stammer  (Crash bang, big bang) With a st' stammer  Bang Bang  (Boing boing, boing boing)

Crash bang, big bang 

(Dum dum d-dum dum)

Bing bang, crash bang 
And if I, and if I need a rhythm  (And if I need a rhythm) Gonna be to my heart I listen  And if I, and if I need a rhythm  Gonna be to my heart I listen  And if I, and if I need a rhythm  It's gonna be to my heart I listen 
Need a rhythm 

Need a rhythm 

Need a rhythm 

Need a rhythm 

Need a rhythm 

And if I, and if I need a rhythm
VIDEO:      Here's that fan made video with zombies that I mentioned earlier:

LINKS:
    Róisín Murphy's Website: http://roisinmurphy.blogspot.com/     Róisín Murphy's iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/roisin-murphy/id17128885