Voltaire - The Straight Razor Cabaret OFFICIAL

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Every time I played this song for people when I was working on it, they all said the same thing. They'd listen to it and say, "Did you say 'face raper'?" lol. I'd explain to them that it was the only thing that rhyme with straight razor. They would then point out to me that face raper doesn't actually rhyme with straight razor. Oh well, it was as close as I could come. Other people have asked me if this song is about the joker from batman. It isn't but maybe I was subconsciously inspired by his exploits.

Credits:
Aurelio Voltaire- Vocals/Guitar
Brian Viglione- Drums
Franz Nicolay- Accordion
Maxim Moston- Violin

LYRICS:

In a café
On the Champs-Élysées
I saw a girl the other day
I was beguiled
'Til I saw her smile
It was a gash across her face

Not long ago, she found that she was alone
So she wandered into the vaudeville show
She should've known it'd be bad,
She saw the name that it had:
The Straight Razor Cabaret
The first act was a stripper
And the host looked like Jack the Ripper
But the audience was dreary
So he slashed them smiles from ear to ear

He used a straight razor,
'Cause he's a face-raper
And there's nothing he hates more
Than a stick in the mud
And if he tells a joke,
You better laugh until you choke
At the Straight Razor Cabaret

When I went down to Camden Town
I saw a man reading the Bible
I won't in haste describe his face
For I might be sued for libel

Not long ago, he found that he was alone
So he wandered into the vaudeville show
He should've known he'd be maimed
When he discovered the name:
The Straight Razor Cabaret
While a strumpet stroked a donkey
The host juggled five dead monkeys
But the audience were snobs
So he took a knife right to their gobs

He used a straight razor,
'Cause he's a face-raper
And there's nothing he hates more
Than a stick in the mud
And if he does a trick
You better laugh until you're sick
At the Straight Razor Cabaret

They call him straight razor
'Cause he's a face-raper,
And there's nothing he hates more
Than a stick in the mud
If he pulls a gaffe
You better bloody up and laugh,
At the Straight Razor Cabaret
At the Straight Razor Cabaret
At the Straight Razor Cabaret

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[Pirateskiss]

I love this song ! I'm a huge fan of your music! This song would be great to play as some background music to a video of a collection of pictures from a photoshoot I am doing with some of my friends. The shoot is called Cutting Edge Beauty. I was wondering if I credit you for it would you be okay with me using this song?

[VoltaireMusicPage]

Yes! You can use the song. Just please credit me "The Straight Razor Cabaret by Aurelio Voltaire" and please include a link to my homepage here and please do not include the name of the song in the title of your video. That's all. Enjoy, have fun and good luck with your video!!!!

[Hiddenlions]

I love this song and I've been trying to work with animation for a while, would you mind if I attempted to create an animation based on this song? :)

[VoltaireMusicPage]

Go for it!

[4ulquiorra4schifer4]

Awesome song. I know it might not have been intentional but this sounds like a club or cabaret that the joker would open. wsould you get offended if i ever decided to make a music video to this dressed up as the joker from the dark knight or should i go with sweeney todd? :)

[VoltaireMusicPage]

Not at all! Go for it! And be sure to share the link. ; )

[bloodlesscharge]

I had a full comment thought out about that

Joker:Do you know how i got these scars?

Batman:No

Voltaire:Oh, but i do

[VoltaireMusicPage]

er... I don't know. ; )

[Samantha Hall]

Strangely, I think this would turn out to be quite an interesting business... for those interested in such violence, of course.

[TheHannahfied]

I hear that Jeff the killer goes to the Straight Razor Cabaret.

[UltimaAwesome]

Link?

[snakefire411]

yeah he did.

[thebassistsoldier]

Why yes, he did!

[BigBirdBOSS123]

Reminds me of the Joker

[thedr1911]

wait didnt you do the brain song on the grim adventures of billy and mandy?

[Another3919]

it somehow reminds me of jeff the killer