Corb Lund @ Hideaway BBQ "Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier" @ Hideaway BBQ in Raleigh, NC 10.6.07

[bdfgli]

IYACYAS

[sasha6z]

love this song so much <3 Greetings from Russia!

[Mr19cavscout92]

@toytuner Hell yeah. Scouts out and like always scouts lead the way. Hooah

[alanIgutnov]

(silly ipad change it and sent it before i finished) I meant Balaclava battle itself and the Charge of light brigade, a truly remarkable moment of battle worth to be remembered. Strange thing is, that previously I refer to the same article on Wikipedia then read about "The thin red line" but didn't remembered about two cavalry charges. Thanks again!

[alanIgutnov]

@aziggen1 Thank you for a tip! I've just read about Balaclavas

[alanIgutnov]

Tumbs up for Corb Lund and this song! Can't get enought of listening it continiously for past three days!

But could somebody explain to me the following words in this song:

"Mine was not to reason why, mine was but to do and die

At Crimea with the charging light brigade".

I'd tried to clarify to myself facts, mentioned in this song, and got almost everything (even including Mayerthorpe tragedy), but this is still a mistery to me. What exact noteable cavalry action took place at Crimea and when?

[aziggen1]

@alanIgutnov

Do a search for the poem "Battle of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson....tells the story of the battle of Balaclava in the Crimean war.

[aziggen1]

@aziggen1

sorry Battle = Charge



[joezasada]

@alanIgutnov

Look up the Charge of the Light Brigade and the Crimean War on Wikipedia for the answers you seek...

[7pipewelder]

love this song

[himmler251]

POLISH CALVARY IN WW2 HAD BALLS charging German tanls and machine gun wielding Infantry with lances and sabers

[bookworm1962]

This is one of my favorite serious Corb Lund songs - the history of horse soldiers right up to modern times.  Awesome song writing talent.

[123456789mischief]

The more I hear of this band the more I like them.

[JMunn55]

I love this song so much!

[tmech123]

? what is the most common french frase... I GIVE UP

[plasterdbastard]

Canada's answer to "The Highwaymen" by the Highwaymen.

[baseball4life122]

haha he screwed up the lines at the chraging lat brigade part

[rexmundi2012]

Very, very well written.

There is an added verse on the CD, during 'fade out', referring to Australians at Beesrsheba in WW1 and the legend of the Poles charging panzers at Mokra on Sept.4th 1939.....

[Toytuner]

This song should be the Cavalry Theme Song. Hooah to all my fellow Cav Soldiers!

[tprdfh51]

WTG Corb & the Hurtin Albertins!

[ViejoCabo]

mohpa, I was in Afganisthan with The Spanish Army, Canadians are a valiant fighters

[mohpa1126]

@ViejoCabo hi there. thanks for the coment. i now a lot the the troops are getting lots of flack but they are doing good work over seas. my goal some day is to join the armed forces.

[JessiLooWho]

That guy the song was dedicated to is one of my dad's friends ... i cried the first time i heard this.

[mohpa1126]

@JessiLooWho i believe u when u said the u cried. every time a Canadian soldier dies it makes me want to join the forces even more. even though it was been a while tell ur dad my condolences about his friends death.

[mohpa1126]

Why dont you all shutup listen to the song and support our troops. God bless the Canadian Corps.

[RenaeTN]

Great song

[UtahBob06]

Garryowen!

[pdogone1]

the french army didnt route as a whole but fought as they retreated...

[Bobbias]

Absolutely amazing song. Normally I don't listen to much of this stuff, but there's something about this song that I can't get enough of.

[tmd8774]

classic

[KirbSleep]

CORB RULES !!!!!  Woot!!

[fatzfoxwell]

Poetic license or oversight, either way, it does not hurt the song. I hope some GI somewhere gets a shot of encouragement and validation of their role in the history they are making from this. The song manages to do those things without taking sides on the politics -- not becoming a patriotic rant nor a pacifist dirge. I'd like to see more great and honest songs/literature/movies, etc. acknowledging the real life and death crap we send the best of our people into.

[ytubelover1]

does it really matter this is  a amazing song historically accurite or not

[fatzfoxwell]

I like his music and I like history. My minor bone is that it was the calvary of Prussia (an ally of Britain) that "routed Bonaparte at Waterloo." Brits would have lost it if they had not been rescued by the Germans.

[scumhunter1966]

Quite true, although I think we can put that down to poetic license

[WolfKing02]

He also dosen't say that it was the english. All he says is that it was a horse soldier that routed Bonaprte

[bjayr99]

"I'm a wretched Englishman, routing Bonaparte at Waterloo..."? Seems like he's saying it was an Englishman who was the horse soldier.

But yeah, we should evaluate Corb as a songwriter and not an amateur historian. :)

[jamesbutlerwright]

Ummm not really! The British, Dutch and Hanovarian armies had already held the line against the French when the Prussians arrived. The Prussian 1 Corps had been slowed by Durette when the Imperial Guard was sent to the attack and defeated by The British Foot Guards and 52nd Foot, routing the rest of the French Army. Besides, the song is about the cavalry and the Household and Union brigades had already charged, destroying a brigade of French horse, an infantry Division & capturing 2 eagles.

[Trefellin]

Except the French weren't really routed at Waterloo. They managed to retire well. It's not a rout until your cavalry pursuit the enemy to complete disintegration like at Jena-Auerstedt.

[scumhunter1966]

Apparently he just won best Folk song writer of the year.

[Oslosfantasi]

Hilsen fra oslo

[Oslosfantasi]

Hilsen fra oslo

[Oslosfantasi]

Hilsen fra oslo

[Oslosfantasi]

Hilsen fra oslo

[IluvABbeef]

Kudos to Corb mentioning the tragic downfall of the 4 mounties at Mayerthorpe, Alberta.

This is a great song, I've had this stuck in my head all afternoon, never can get enough of listening to it over and over again.

[CrazzyOntarian]

Never be ashamed to be a nerd Corb. This song will definatly go down in the books with the like of Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot.

I can;t wait for the video either.

[mashbury]

cant wait for the video to come out.

[nwtrunner]

I think this goes down in the catalogue of great Canadian songs along with those of Gordon Lightfoot, Ian Tyson, and Neil Young. Fantastic lyrics and Corb's delivery is superb. The Hurtin' Albertans back it all beautifully. Thanks for posting this and thanks Corb for being a history nerd who can write lyrics and sing!

[winchester18862003]

I have to disagree on one point. This goes into the catalogue of great songs...Canadian or other wise. It's one of the greatest songs in any nationality.

[nwtrunner]

Well, I'll take your disagreement winchester! Corb covers many nationalities in this song. This belongs in the pantheon of great tunes of the world. Period.

[winchester18862003]

Thanks, I assume that from your username you are from the Northwest Territories. Where about. I used to live in Labrador. I love the North.

[nwtrunner]

Yeah winchester - am in NWT and also used to live in Labrador for about 11 years. Totally agree on loving the northlands!

[caper2x]

The eternal spirit of the Horse Soldier lives on, although their descendant may now ride the sky in gunships and charge to battle in Stryker fighting vehicles. And yes, it maybe also a 'she' that now leans out of the open door of a hovering scout to engage insurgents with her M4 rifle.

My heroes have always wore Stetsons.

[caper2x]

The eternal spirit of the Horse Soldier lives on, although their descendant may now ride the sky in gunships and charge to battle in cavalry fighting vehicles. And yes, it may be a she that leans out of an open door to engage insurgents with her M4 rifle. My heroes have always wore Stetsons.

[JasonRashkan]

awesome song, I like the way he pronounce Khan which by the way is the correct way...

[toomin13]

Saw him live a couple weekends ago, almost had me in tears at this song. Came out in traditional Mountie garb, held hand over heart at the part about mayerthorpe.

Amazing.

[definenormal087]

Love the song. Hurray for history nerds!

[CP47]

I like how he has like, a 2-step beat to "minor" music... meaning it's like, a Gypsy chord progression mixed like, with a country melody, giving it this unique sound. I was blown away when I heard this song, even after being in awe of what he did with the simplicity of (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots (like, with 2 chords he created this amazing melody and feel). I love Corb Lund.

[slowmode122]

Very nice song, well made. Good job!

[thepoint08]

For all the yalls out there: 4 RCMP constables were gunned down by a crazy, living near the town of Mayorthorpe.

For the unfamilair yalls, RCMP = Mounties: Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

[CP47]

It's truly a sin what happened to those young men. I think "Mayerthorpe's cries" were heard by all of Canada. God Bless the Mounties.

[kemano2]

excellent, gives you a great bit of history.

[sudburylawyer]

Could this have been writeen by an american? Canada rocks!

[CptJimEd]

...Old Horse soldiers....ride on!

[winchester18862003]

I see you found this one to. Cool

[Thatbeat1974]

If you like this clip and the others i have posted, i have a full dvd of the entire show from the Hideaway BBQ.

[toomin13]

God loves the Cavalry, and the soul of the warrior will never die.

[Cazzers]

oh man, I love this guy beyond all words.

[winchester18862003]

This is a tribute to all of us old soul Horse Soldiers. Maybe there is still hope for us. God loves the CAVALRY!!

[flash46196]

I would love to hate them but not after this track. Nice guys real nice.

PPCLI Mech. Inf.

[panjshir07]

Kudo's well done I love the inclussion of the Afghan Northern Aliance in the lyics.

Best Wishes, and happy trails,

Ian Bach

[Thatbeat1974]

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