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"Soldiers of Misfortune" is a song written and recorded by Filter for their fourth studio album, Anthems for the Damned. It was premiered on MySpace on February 25, 2008 as the album's first single and was released to radio stations on March 18, 2008. It was added to Amazon.com's MP3 download section and the iTunes Store on April 29, 2008.[1]
The song is described by singer Richard Patrick as a "sardonic anti-war/pro-troops song." Its first-person narrative was inspired by a letter from a Filter fan who had enlisted in the Army Reserves to get his college tuition paid; in his final year of college, he was shipped off to Iraq where he died from a rocket attack and small arms fire after just a few days of duty.
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The video for the song features the band performing while shots of soldiers and war are shown, as well as plastic soldiers shooting each other.
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The last group of lyrics in the song seems to be a direct reference to a song called "Over There" by George M. Cohan. Whereas the song by Mr. Cohan was designed to be an uplifting song targeted to boost troop morale, Filter appears to be taking a much more subdued and less enthusiastic approach, reflecting a more serious approach to the current situation that US troops may be facing during the confict in Iraq.
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