I Wanna Be In The Cavalry: Reprise (Corb Lund) Cover
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2023
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What would you’s beauts like to see me cover next?
Greensleeves please
One,I love by Karan Casey or School days over
Hard times come again no more
River Driver by Great Big Sea
Horse soldier, horse soldier. Witch of the Westmoreland, Red River Valley?
The original really isn't complete without the reprise. Hats off to you, Colm.
For those who want to sing along:
I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war
I wanna good steed under me like my forefathers before
Courageous at first we took their worst, our positions we held stout
We clung to belief and we hung on the speech from our trusted leaders' mouths
Overwhelming odds and a hopeless cause and our cities overrun
There were them that said we was badly led and God were we outgunned
I lost count of the worthy mounts that from under me were cut
My favourite mare with her head in the air took the cannons in her gut
In the first two weeks on that bloody creek my brother lost his arm
Was only sixty days till all we prayed was get us home unharmed
O for the day that we signed our names and the well that we were wished
The men's congrats and the pats on the backs and the ladies that we kissed
The band that played and the grande parade and the patriotic shouts
All faded fast, didn't even last till the uniforms wore out
And there were none to replace nor to help us face the winters cold and bleak
That chilled to the bone the pneumonia prone and froze our bootless feet
Then the typhoid hit with its fevered fits, TB and dysentery
That proved in the end to have killed more men than the vilest enemy
We were finally forced to feed on horse and carcass we could scrounge
When the wagons stopped and we'd burnt their crops to charred and barren ground
With morale in doubt and our pride run out no honour did I see
All I seen were a thousand dreams piled dead in front of me
I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war
I wanna be in the cavalry but I won't ride home no more
Thank you. 🥲
Saint
Thank you for your time
thanks
Thank you! 💕
Colm ALWAYS understands the assignment. The first part is a banger, but this part is PERFECTION!
These two songs perfectly encapsulate why I should really sit down and make a Colm War songs playlist.
I was so sad to see you originally only did the first half. "I want to be in the Cavalry" Really needs the reprise to be whole. It turns a song of blind patriotism into a cautionary tail for forgetting that war has it's horror, not just glory. The final verse is so perfectly haunting, and tragic.
As a Cavalryman having served three combat tours and having been wounded in combat your comment is a crock of shit. War is hell but you have your brothers by your side...I don't regret one damn day of 15+ years I served my country.
@@aaronsanborn4291 you didn't actually discredit what he said? sure you might not regret it, but you even said yourself war is hell. sure having battle brothers makes it bearable, and nothing is awful all the time (except trench warfare). hell a lot of the people that lived through WW2 didn't regret their service, but not a one of them would claim war was anything other than horrible and miserable. my papaw didn't, and he only saw combat a handful of times towards the end. ask some poor grunt that got half trained and thrown into Vietnam and try to get them to say war was anything but hot, miserable, and paranoid. ask a Doughboy from WW1 what it was like to know Franz, the guy you played soccer with on Christmas and talked about your wives with, just got his position shelled into oblivion. ask a civil war soldier that just gutted his neighbor that he grew up with how he felt about it after the fact. a lot of those people might not regret what they did, but that speaks more about how strongly they felt about their convictions than it does the reality of the situation.
War is Hell, always has been, always will be. it kills heroes as often as it makes them. and if you've ever had a battle buddy die on you, or even get hurt, then you should understand that.
@@aaronsanborn4291I think we can agree that war is horror but still he proud of the men and women who still joined the military knowing that we may die in a country we've never been too. We got brothers but we can lose them too.
Despite fighting being brutal when it happens. It is a lot of fun too talking to friends. You make light of difficult situations when you are there.
Also. I thank you for your service of 15 yrs. What was your rank.
Knock it off. A man offers you his gifts and you call it sad?!
Get out of here.
You completely missed the point of Corb Lund’s songs. I Wanna Be In the Cavalry and the reprise were meant to illustrate the Cavalry in the Civil War. The original song was sung from the point of view of the Union, the Reprise from the point of view of the Confederates. Obviously the Union version was far more upbeat than the Confederate due to the fact that the Union won the war.
My father was sent to Iraq during the war on Isis. He enlisted in the Air Force as a boy fresh out of college with dreams of soaring the skies in an F-22. The horror, and lingering stale trauma of the things he saw stay with him today. This song perfectly portrays the regrets of a soldier boy who threw away his life for the promise of seeing action and defending a country that forgets him the minute the war is over. He comes back him deformed, shriveled, and a shell of who he once was. Thank you for doing this cover, Sir. Absolutely one of your best yet.
I could never forget our veterans. It would mean forgetting my grandpa and uncle, and I promised myself I'd never forget. 🫡
I was in iraq in '07. I don't miss that shithole.
My deepest thanks to your father.
The way people are thrown into war with no care for their future disgusts me
My husband was shot in the leg in Iraq. He can't even read books or listen to songs about war anymore, the experience was so damaging. But I feel like doing it in his stead helps me understand him. Thanks, Colm. Beautiful vocals and instrumental as always.
Good heavens, that was beautiful! I didn't think you could top your cover of the original, but you blew it out of the water in one fell swoop! Thank you for making this one man, it's incredible!
Agreed
The two songs tell a story together, the first a young boy that never saw war excited for it, the second a man who has seen far too much in far too little time.
While they can double as this, the original meanings were from opposing sides of (I believe) the American civil war
@@epicbobbingfan I can see where it could seem like that, however, it more so applies to one song being very clearly a young boy who WANTED to be in the cavalry. this is best shown with the line "Let me earn my spurs" which means whoever is singing has NOT seen combat. you only earn your spurs after your first real battle, This song is someone that was in the cavalry and saw the true horrors that came with it. I can see where the second song sounds like the defeat of the confederates, if you have a source to show the meaning, I would like to see it as I have been unable to find one.
@@GodfaddaI’d say that both songs are from the Confederate’s point of view, one being a young, hot-blooded boy joining up to fight the “Yankee Invaders” and then the second part was for the end of the War, when, in hindsight, the young soldier, now haunted by the things he had done and seen, looks back and realizes that he and his friends were doomed from the start. There truly was no feasible way for the confederacy to win the War, and the Rebel Leadership should’ve understood that before sending hundreds of thousands of young men to their deaths.
@@epicbobbingfan That's what I thought at first, but then my friend pointed out that in the Corb Lund music video he is wearing the post Civil War, Indian Wars uniform.
@@jtmartin1170 As a Canadian I have a differant prespective, to me this song speaks of the 1st world war. Where people at the start iof the war where eager, cavalry was still seen as a thing, and an exciting thing to be involved in, yet swiftly the cavalry became infantry footsloggers in the trenches like everyone else. Richtofen, Bishop, both got their starts as Cavalarymen, but where so disillusions with the ground fighting they signed up for their nations air forces. But at the same time, I think that's the beauty of this song, it can referance a number of differant wars during the "era that cavalary died"
Something about how you convey that pained anger in these sad songs always makes them that much more dear for me. Love em always!
THIS!!! I’d love to see Colm cover “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” for that very reason
I've shown both version to my Mum. She says the first one is live when my brother first joined the army. The second is when he was lucky enough to retire for the army. My brother her son. Both of your versions bring him to mind just at different point in his life. There's the gung-ho edit and then there's the seem some shit edit.
Mum thanks you for both versions.
Would be very interested in your cover of "Don't forget your old ship mate". You've already done plenty of sea shanties, but this one I'd very much like to hear😊
Same.
AGREED.
As soon as the chorus of Colms joined in, all I could picture was this being the reprise at the end of a musical, and it was glorious.
I Wanna Be in the Cavalry and it's Reprise would be perfect bookends!
Well done, Colm, and keep it up! You have a gift.
@@blaquerose121 I think these songs take place during the American civil war?
It literally was written as a reprise to the original, by the same performer.
@@blaquerose121Have you read "All Quiet on the Western Front"?
@@LincolnTheNerd that makes sense considering the wording of the songs, I didn’t know that thank you
@@johnnythemachine6949 if you’re saying “he dies at the end” yes I am in fact aware of that, upon further thinking it was wrong of me to say that, I more meant when I said that as in the idea of a soldier that slowly becoming disillusioned to the cause after seeing what wars really like
The main song & reprise both together are a great exemplification of one of my tabletop rpg characters. Start out so gung ho and then the harsh reality sets in and you have this moment of "oh god, what have I signed up for?"
This song could be used to Describe Napoleon's invasion of Russia, high hopes at first, then everything went down the crapper. literally leading to them freezing.
Both of your covers for this are so wonderful in their own ways, absolutely loving them both. I actually just listened to the original yesterday, so this was a nice surprise today ahah
“I wanna be in the Cavalry if I must go off to war. I wanna be in the cavalry… but I won’t ride home no more”
This song is beautiful and heartbreaking. Fun fact: more soldiers died in the US civil war than every other war they’ve fought combined (as of this comment)
More US soldiers, far more soldiers overall died in both world wars, those just didn't hit the US that badly
@@auroraourania7161 you make a fair point and I was unclear :)
Yeah, pretty sure the Somme alone killed more total than the us civil war
Comparing the Soviet Union to the United States
8,800,000 to 10,700,000 Soldiers died fighting for the Soviet Union
the U.S. Lost 416,800 Soldiers in WWII
Aghhh he finally covered this one! I've listened to Colms "I want to be in the cavalry" an unhealthy amount of times hahah. I myself was in an Army Cav unit and his cover i think is my favorite version of that song and I've been eagerly awaiting the Reprise ever since!
Now if he could do covers for the navy and artillery. XD
Thank you for your service Brother. :-)
I am Cavalry too.
IF YOU AIN'T CAAAV!!! 😆
@@noctusfury6918 And the Engineers and Marines?
I'm not sure they'd make it to Fiddler's Green though, they might have to keep on marching, straight through. 😄
@AflacMan13 iF YoU aiNT Cav hur durr ;) I was a Medic in a cav unit and you scout boys always gave me an aneurysm. Heh love ya Brother
@@AflacMan13 Oh yeah, them too. Might as well add the infantry while we're at it. Maybe even Guard units. XD
Very good version! You do Corb Lund and Stan Rogers proud.
Hey, I also suggested a Stan Rogers song. You're pretty based for having that taste in music.
Which one? Please tell me it was The Idiot.
@@nickyboy22071989 YEP!
@@GeneralDelta072 I hadn't seen your suggestion for "The Idiot" until after seeing this comment. "I Wanna Be In the Cavalry" has a writing credit for both Corb Lund & Stan Rogers, so that's why I said he does both of them proud. The tune for "I Wanna Be In the Cavalry" is adapted from "The Idiot". And I have an odd fondness for certain Canadian artists given my never having been to Canada or having any connection to it. You can't really go wrong with pretty much any of their songs.
@@WaynettePorter how 'bout IanTyson then?
I love the dicotomy of these two songs. First song, they're all hyped up and ready to stick it to them! Second song he's like... "so uhm... my horse got blown up. We ran out of food last week, so... we had to eat my brother's horse. I'm pretty sure I have dysentery. I think I need a hug."
Thank you so so much for doing the reprise too! I love that the two songs create a whole image.
You should do "we didn't start the fire" either a cover of the Fallout boy cover, or make your own. Obviously in an irish folk or rock. Love your stuff, keep rockin.
I’m so glad you did the reprise, I’ve wanted you to do this
What a lovely performance! Could you do Over the Hills And Far Away by Gary Moore?
I'll second this! Great song!
OH HELL YEAH
NOW THAT’S SOLDIERING.
Pleeeeeeease
fun fact: at 1.25x speed almost sounds like the original song's speed!
Was soooo hoping Reprise would be done. I love this duology of songs.
I'm not crying: you're crying, there's ninjas cutting onions in here, it's raining on my face, pick your answer. This hit me really hard. Well done.
As an Albertan I applaud seeing Corb Lund getting his due. Great work!
Also, I had ancestors who fought on the Union side in the 4th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War so this makes a fella think what they went through.
can i ask where in IL?
@@FishnWithWillyOttawa area :D
Granville specifically.
@@rabidspatula1013 oh
Absolutely beautiful, Colm. Haunting and a stunning reverie to the lifestyle of the average cavalryman, tinged with both a desperate plea for survival but a resigned acquiescence to their fate. Well done, love ya, keep up your amazing work, please.
Your cover of the original was amazing. I am so glad you did the reprise too! Its such an important message conveyed through song.
Corb Lunds horse soldier would be nice to see by you
Absolutely brilliant! Such emotion and power, especially with the backing instrumentation.
I love this song so much I always look forward to a new video!
The first version: cheery and optimistic.
This version: really of war punches you in the face.
If you want to do one to bring all the Aussies to tears you could do "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda." Or "I was only 19"..... not a dry eye in the house
Honestly Colm, you’ve gotten me into Irish music this past year and a half. And now for the last few months, I’ve been wanting to visit Ireland one day. Getaway from reality, and spend a month in Ireland. When will that trip happen idk…hopefully one day. And when I go, maybe I’ll have the luckiest day ever and get the chance to meet you, that would be a dream come true!
It bought a tear to my eye. Fantastic Job Colm. 🥲
Same. Sounds to me, by how you made it slow, comes across as a march at a funeral.
Now… *They have come whole*
Thank you so much, Sir Colm
4 minutes boiii!
I’m so happy you did a reprise of this, as it’s one of my favorite songs on your channel.
Keep up the great work! 💯
This is absolutely beautiful, perfect for a funeral
Thank you for doing the reprise! The original really described that feeling so many years ago in 2001 when we were so damned ready, and this... this just captures what it feels like now. Thank you sir.
You said, that beautifully
I actually prefer this version to the first one. A rendition of the Edmond Fitzgerald would be a nice like this
Another beautiful cover! Thanks so much Colm for sharing with us your amazing talents
As beautiful as this was
I would love to hear your take on Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier
Hearing this makes me want to hear you sing "The Idiot" by Stan Rogers.
I'll never be able to hear the first part the same again
didn't expect this one, such a sad cover. didn't expect to shed a few tears for this tune.
Gorram, that just sends a shiver up your spine. Fantastic job, Colm
This version is probably from the perspective of a soldier who has survived the horror of war, versus the first one which is most likely from a new draftee
colm you are criminally underrated, you are so talented, you can play every instrument under the sun if you wanted to and your voice is incredible, thank you for sharing your music with us.
This video felt so sad I almost cried.
i have 3 suggestions,
horse soldier I think its by corb lund
the road not taken by the high kings
Valhalla calling me
Absolutely fantastic, cant stop listening.
Don't think I've ever seen a more talented versatile musician, instrument player or vocalist, Brilliant job!
Always love your music
Beautiful melancholy rendition of a somber song.
Knocked it out of the park again! Plenty of empty space in the instrumentation, perfect for really capturing the vibe of the song.
As for requests, I would love to hear your take on Three Score and Ten! It's a beautiful shanty, made me cry the first time I sat down and listened to the lyrics.
Only one person on Earth can top a cover of Colm and it's Colm himself.
Clicked immediately
Wow song now so good
It's just incredible how well you are your own band, you've got everything covered and it all sounds awesome!
Absoultly memorizing ❤
Beautiful.
Oooh, so glad to see this on here.
This is incredible. Everything you do, amazes me anew
Im just so glad you're back to showing your instrument playing and irish songs!!! Please keep these up I was so sad when you were only doing rock and disney and i didnt see any instruments.
Corb Lunds Horse Soldier album is one of my absolute favorite. Discovered your cover OF come out Ye Black and Tans earlier today and then this popped up and I feel it was meant to be. Going to have to check out the rest.
when a master vocalist meets a master lyricist, greatness happens.
Have to say you have the best sounding Irish singing voice ❤ Everytime I Think Irish I hear this sound
This is probably the most beautiful thing i have ever heard
Lay Me Down in the Cold, Cold Ground
I think it'd be great to see a cover of "Black and White" or "Black Letters" by The Dreadnoughts. Both are amazing songs by an amazing Canadian folk punk band.
Good to have this after the triumphant first half, to show the horrible truth that comes with combat
YES. Ever since you did the first one I've been hoping you'd do the Reprise. Absolutely fantastic.
Love this!!!! 😍🔥
One of my fave covers of yours and you absolutely smash it out of the park with this reprise!!!!!
When war has lost is glamour. What a contrast with the original.
Awesome!
I want to say that I love the lighting you have for this video. Thank you for introducing me to such a lovely song!
Love your take on the reprise. Didn't know there was one until I came across your cover. Love how you made it into a funeral march of sorts.
This is one of my favourite songs of all time omg!!! SO comforting, thank you for making a cover 🥺🥺🥺
wowww I also like this calm version!!!!
Beautiful as always Colm. Your voice is wonderful. I could and have listened to you all day.
Love it you did and amazing job! I absolutely loved the other cover you did of this song it was an instant fav!
Your other I wanna be in the cavalry has become one of my favs! Buzzing for this one
Ahhh, its so nice to see Corb lund get some wider recognition... I love his songs! I really liked yer cover too!
Beautiful :)
Outstanding, Colm!
I will never get tired of these amazing covers! Wonderfully done sir 💚
I'm so glad you decided to cover this version of the song as well! The first one is so good, but this version just resonates so much differently. Absolutely beautifully done.
Hits different when you listen to the First half with this following it up. Great work as always you magnificent Bard, you.
Amazing, as always, Colm ❤
OMG… I did not know this was here… very beautifully done sir ❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Listening to this made me feel like I was marching at the reverse arms in a beautiful dress uniform clad in blue at a military funeral. Damn good music, that was 🫡
I would love to hear you sing The British Grenadiers.
Saw this appear on Spotify this morning and instantly knew today would be a good day
This is...REALY...Good. Thank you.
Almost there from princess and the frog.
It’s my favorite Disney princess song
A reprise of an amazing cover on your channel? YES, PLEASE!
good stuff.
Was waiting for you to cover this ever since you done the first one ❤ fantastic stuff man. Keep it up