I think The Trooper was one of Iron Maiden’s best songs, loved it as a kid, love it now. So while listening to this mashup of The Trooper with The Monkees’ I’m a Believer, my kid came running out and yelled “Shrek!”, which made me realize how much the music of our childhood can make us grin. Yes, a song about charging headlong into battle knowing you face certain death makes me smile. Especially when mixed this way:

When I saw this cover of Guitar World Magazine I thought it was kind of insulting to Iron Maiden. If they gave Guitar World permission to do it then I question Iron Maiden’s credibility, but I doubt that’s the case and I also doubt they needed permission. I don’t think Dan Donegan is a bad guitar player at all. I just don’t dig this mockery (Or tribute whatever they want to call it) of a classic Iron Maiden work of art. Now if it was Dave Murray or Adrian Smith that would be a different story.
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