Wednesday, March 17, 2021

OFF TOPIC, posting because this is... Nothing's surprising anymore: Bombshell Belles do SWING cover of Sabaton Metal song--"The Last Stand."

Sabaton actually posted the cover on their own YouTube channel.

As I replied to a comment about that and the differing styles: 

Cross-genre respect. Not surprising at all from Sabaton. Stand-up fellows.

The groups need to duet this, like Ricky Skaggs and Barry Gibb did with a Bluegrass rendition of "Stayin' Alive" on the Opry years ago.



SABATON Metal version: SABATON - The Last Stand (Official Music Video) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9BupglHdtM



BOMBSHELL BELLES Swing cover: SABATON - The Last Stand (The Bombshell Belles Swing Cover) - YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cav9lT-UmW0



LYRICS:

The Last Stand

In the heart of the Holy See
In the home of Christianity
The seat of power is in danger
There's a foe of a thousand swords
They've been abandoned by their lords
Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation

Then the one hundred eighty-nine
In the service of heaven
They're protecting the holy line
It was 1527
Gave their lives on the steps to heaven
Thy will be done!

For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story again

Under guard of forty-two
Along a secret avenue
Castel Sant' Angelo is waiting
They're the guards of the Holy See
They're the guards of Christianity
Their path to history is paved with salvation

Then the one hundred eighty-nine
In the service of heaven
They're protecting the holy line
It was 1527
Gave their lives on the steps to heaven
Thy will be done!

For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Come and tell their story again

Dying for salvation with dedication
No capitulation, annihilation
Papal commendation, reincarnation
Heaven is your destination

Dying for salvation with dedication
No capitulation, annihilation
Papal commendation, reincarnation
Heaven is your destination
In the name of God

For the grace, for the might of our lord
For the home of the holy
For the faith, for the way of the sword
Gave their lives so boldly
For the grace, for the might of our lord
In the name of his glory
For the faith, for the way of the sword

Come and tell their story
Gave their lives so boldly
Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again

Songwriters: Joakim Broden, Paer Sundstroem, Christoffer Roerland
For non-commercial use only.