OUT ON 21st October
A Halloween Special
Inspired by the 1973 film The Exorcist, a supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin & produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel. The film starred Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl (Regan) and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.
Exorcist Rap was recorded many years ago, on analogue 8 Track Tape, when my then studio was built around a Tascam 38 x ½ inch recorder, a struggling to survive Mixing Desk, a Roland TR909 Rhythm Composer and very little outboard equipment!
Earlier this year, I acquired another Tascam 38 and had it fully rebuilt and all my tapes baked and restored and came across Exorcist Rap, and decided to run with it for Halloween! We discovered that we had bounced a lot of tracks together for extra recording space and sorting out the good from the bad was a mammoth editing task for Nigel Browning Ward the producer. He slowly and painfully stripped the song down and rebuilt it to about 30 individual tracks in total, he then decided what to keep and set about creating this digital mix.
The song focuses on Regan McNeil, the young girl character in the film, she was played by Linda Blair who was 12 when she was cast for the part, later earning her a Golden Globe Award.
It was a lot of fun making the video, and spookily, on the set, a lighting bulb exploded and briefly set fire to the green screen backdrop, hastily put out by my crew armed with ‘at the ready’ fire extinguishers!
I hope you enjoy it !
The recording was a collaboration of a number of friends and musicians and no-one can quite remember exactly who did what : and exactly who was there in the studio !
Definitely present were :- Debbie Curtis, Euan Leckie, Andy Grover, Simon Lague, Mark Lague, Paul Finbar Saunders, Dave Beeson, Nigel Browning Ward and possibly one or two others!
The original track was recorded and mixed in just a few hours and went off on cassette tapes to those involved for personal use and has quietly waited until now to materialize!
Video Actors
Ian Murphy, Tony Heathcote, Dee Heathcote, Richie Wright, Cooper Cassidy, Andy Aliffe, Lesley Groom, Shirley Khan, Matthew Khan
Film & Video Director & Editor Jim Groom
Video Crew: Alan Vaughan : Nigel Ward : Steve Fisher : Graham Good : Mark Hammond : Jerry Combes : David Greaves : David Barton Reynolds : Lisa Monroe, Alison Tate, Pete Harris, Craig Stevens.
Sound Recording by Nigel Browning Ward
Recorded at Nazing House Studio, Amersham, (a very haunted property)!
Final Production Mixed at DCRBB London.
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Lyrics :
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He fought her for her body and never let her rest
He forced upon his presence for she was now possessed
He used her as a figure head to let them see his path
In turn they strapped her to the bed
Yet still he made them cower
The demon didn’t listen he thought only of the Priest
He’d come for a single mission to proclaim himself the beast
The woman didn’t know it her daughter had gone away
She couldn’t quite believe it the devil was here to stay
Go fetch the shrink don’t you think she’s gone crazy
Go get the Priest to kill the beast up inside her
He fought her for her body he never let her rest
He forced upon his presence for she was now possessed
He used her as a figure head to let them see his path
In turn they strapped her to the bed
Yet still he made them cower
The demon didn’t listen he thought only of the Priest
He’d come for a single mission to proclaim himself the beast
The woman didn’t know it her daughter had gone away
She couldn’t quite believe it the devil was here to stay
Go fetch the shrink don’t you think she’s gone crazy
Cut up inside don’t try to hide the devil’s inside you
Don’t mean a thing cos she’s turned green
Can’t you help me
Go get the Priest you have the beast up inside you
Ego te absolvio in nominie patris sancti Quod nomen est Lucifer a sum
Repeat
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The translation of the Latin :-
Ego te absolvio in nominie patris sancti Quod nomen est Lucifer a sum
I absolve you in the name of the holy father—whose name is Lucifer.
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The global music publishing rights to Exorcist Rap are owned by DCRBB Music Publishing and the master recording rights are owned by DCRBB Records
Distributed worldwide by CD Baby
© Debbie Curtis : DCRBB Records & Music Publishing 2026
ISRC : GBWCA2600029
UPC Barcode : 885000712951
PRS Tunecode : 537877ET
PPL
Catalogue Number : 2600029
ISWC T-314.289.204-0
Music Recording Date : Lost & Unknown!
Release Date Music : 20261021
Release Date Video : 20261021
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