Supernatural - Shankill Butchers (The Benders)

ETA: Look, you guys, this is just a silly video for a silly TV show. I didn't realize when I made it that the Shankill Butchers were real and I apologize for any offense. Please take your political arguments elsewhere. I'll be screening comments from now on.

A creepy song for a creepy episode. Music is "Shankill Butchers" by The Decemberists. Clips are from Supernatural episode 1.15, "The Benders." Enjoy!

Lyrics:


The Shankill Butchers ride tonight
You better shut your windows tight
They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives
And taking all their whiskey by the pint

'Cause everybody knows
If you don't mind your mother's words
A wicked wind will blow
Your ribbons from your curls
Everybody moan, everybody shake
The Shankill Butchers wanna catch you
Awake

They used to be just like me and you
They used to be sweet little boys
Then something went horribly askew
Now killing is their only source of joy

(Chorus)

The Shankill Butchers on the rise
They're waiting till the dead of night
They're picking at their fingers with their knives
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs

(Chorus)

The Shankill Butchers wanna cut you
The Shankill Butchers wanna catch you
Awake
Awake
Awake
Awake

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• benders
• shankill
• butchers
• dean
• sam
• winchester
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[remedy63]

what has this got to do with the Shankill Butchers? Is the group that sing this song called the shankill butchers? If it is that sick the shankill butchers are loyalist murders

[maychorian]

The group that sings this is The Decemberists--they sing folk songs that they've written themselves. The video has nothing to do with the real Shankill Butchers. It's from Supernatural, an American TV show about two brothers hunting evil things. I'm sorry, I meant no offense. I did not know that the Shankill Butchers were a real group of people until after I made this video. I just like both The Decemberists and Supernatural, and thought that the song was appropriate for the episode.

[loveslapper]

I'm from Northern Ireland, This song is about a loyalist (Protestant) Gang led by Lenny Murphy, that roamed Belfast in the mid to late 70's, they tortured and killed Random Catholics. they scared everyone in Belfast.. A Great book is written by Martin Dillon called the shankill butchers. I truly recommend it. the singer in this has obviously read it.

[RUA100]

grow up lads

[MissStability]

You're right, this song is damn creepy, and atmospherically great for this episode. Well done!

[MaleficaWitch]

Supernatural, the only show you learn something new by reading the comments in Fanvids :-D

Did I mention, that I love this show?

[ouwin0]

although the shankill butchers were a loyalist gang they themselves were not Protestants and several Protestants were killed as well as catholics

[rayt17]

weird i was watching an unrelated supernatural video, the typed in shankill butchers cos i wanted to watch something about what happend and i got this

[Shaftsus]

lol my favourite tv series

[lestweforget1912]

and 80s....

[sean2kk8]

what has supernatural got to do with the shankil butchers

[RedeemedGuitarist]

There were Irish themselves though. Weren't they protestants who terrorized Catholics?