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THE TROOPER (Iron Maiden Cover)

from RANDOM ACTS OF MUSIC (unreleased singles) by Bobtown

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As a reward for funding our Kickstarter campaign, some backers got to choose a song for us to cover. This was our friend John's selection. We had to dig deep for this one.

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(WORDS & MUSIC BY IRON MAIDEN)

You take my life, but I'll take yours too
You fire your musket, but I run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand, there's no turning back

The bugle sounds, the charge begins
But on this battlefield, no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath
As I plunge on into certain death,

Oh, oh

The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near, yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day

Oh, oh

We get so close, near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below

And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear, I draw my parting groan

credits

from RANDOM ACTS OF MUSIC (unreleased singles), track released May 3, 2013
IRON MAIDEN: words & music
FRED STESNEY: bass guitar, backing vocals, arrangement; artwork
KATHERINE ETZEL: drum samples; backing vocals, arrangement/tracking/mixing
KAREN DAHLSTROM: acoustic guitar, lead & backing vocals
ALAN LEE BACKER: electric guitars, banjo, backing vocals
JEN MCDEARMAN: backing vocals

Recorded at Bell & Bear Studios, Brooklyn

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Bobtown Brooklyn, New York

"If you're looking for acoustic gothic-folk-Americana kissed with gorgeous harmonies then look no further." -Americana UK

NYC-based Bobtown's four full-length CDs show their evolution from mostly a capella arrangements to full instrumentation, with bits of folk, Americana, pop, bluegrass, rock, and gospel all bound together by a continuous thread of innovative vocal harmonies.
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