Round 1 Poll 39
Select the sequestered song to survive the skirmish:
Bound For Hell - The Mercenaries
Ma Sar - Zalfa
Bound For Hell： 「The Mercenaries were a garage-rock-ska-punk-ish band performing on the Sydney, Australia pub circuit around the 1980s, and alas, they never really took off. They produced a single album, 'Soldiers of Misfortune' which was never formally released and only given on CD to band members. (Your friendly neighbourhood submitter happens to be the lead singer's daughter.) 'Bound for Hell' is the band's most popular original composition, and was used as a gig closer.」
Ma Sar： 「It's the kind of music that stays with you.
I love the dreamy quality of the song; it feels almost nostalgic in a way, between the synth and guitar, the singer's strong, but soft vocals over top. Even if I can't understand the words, this kind of song resonates with me. I love seeing how artists from other countries approach music. Foreign, but familiar.
I honestly don't know much about the song or artist. Music tends to get lost in translation. I can't read or understand Arabic, so googling's a no go. From English searches she may be from Lebanon and lived in France. She has a facebook and a soundcloud, but she's only got 1.1K followers and she hasn't posted anything since September of 2022. Who is she, is she doing well? Are her songs hits in her country? Is she still making music? I'm about to go down some obscure rabbit holes to get my hands on a cassette or CD or something. If anyone can speak Arabic please help me」
