Talk:The Trooper

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[edit] Covers?

Can we try and make a list of all the bands who have covered this song as I am aware that the following have: Children Of Bodom Dream Theater Coheed & Cambria

  • Vital Remains, Bound for Attack, and Morbid Angel have also covered it 75.40.60.114 02:04, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
    • As far as I know Children Of Bodom have only covered it live (if at all) and the version found on the web is actually by a band called Sentenced. RustyBadger 11:20, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
  • I agree, this article is very sloppy in the sense that there isn't even a divider between the main back story of the song before jumping right into the next paragraph about only two of the cover versions. Someone should include something noting that the song has been covered by "countless other artists as well" after the list, as that it's true, there are so many unrecorded/unsigned artists who perform this song. Xanofar (talk) 00:38, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Two I know of: Hand Of Doom Orchestra, on their album Hand Of Doom Plays Iron Maiden's Piece Of Mind and Scott Lavender on his album The Piano Tribute To Iron Maiden.Xanofar (talk) 00:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Iced Earth plays he intro at the end of the last disk of Alive in Athens, as a teaser to the crowd at the tail end of "Violate." Sherick (talk) 18:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Music Video

In the music video for "The Trooper," what film did that footage of the Charge of the Light Brigade come from?

  • It comes from the 1936 version of The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Michael Curtiz with Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and David Niven.--Darz Mol 19:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


What is the significance of the poster? Why is this soldier holding a british flag?

Because it's from the point of view of a british trooper, perhaps?

The song is about the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War, and is at least partially based upon Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

It is indeed. Marlinspike 16:28, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thats no soldier, thats Eddie! Magicana 06:11, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lyrics

Can we get a list of lyrics, e.g. like on Flight of Icarus, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kris laRoye Jr (talk • contribs) 16:54, 10 May 2007

you can find them all over the internet. — Prodigenous Zee - 08:45, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pop References

Did anyone notice that in the TV Show "The 4400" in Episode 6 of Season 4, the character Curtis Peck was listening to The Trooper in his headphones? I forget exactly what the scene was and what he said about the song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.129.208 (talk) 05:09, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Iced Earth also has a song with cover art that looks very similar to The Trooper (it was intentional). It may be worth including that in the article. Xanofar (talk) 00:40, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Londonderry Mural

I added a bit about a mural in Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The single's cover art forms the majority of the mural.82.46.190.172 21:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Any links to the image would be appreciated. Partly for citing and also because I want to see it. :) Xanofar (talk) 00:41, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reference...?

The line "The single's cover art forms part of a Loyalist mural in the city of Derry in Northern Ireland." is followed by the little [1], with a link, presumably to a reference at the bottom of the page. However, when I clicked on the [1] it didn't go anywhere, and when I scrolled down I found out there isn't a reference section, and no reference [1]. It sounds to me like someone deleted a reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AnticScarab3 (talk • contribs) 01:34, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Signature Song?

I don't think you can consider The Trooper as a signature song... Andy Johnston (talk) 17:34, 3 April 2008 (UTC)