"The Undefeated" SOUND TRACK now online: "Amanda" sings "Minstrel Boy" from the closing credits

www.amazon.com ^ | July 15, 2011 | Amanda

[RonDog]

The INITIAL MARKETING of this amazing new movie has certainly been UNDERWHELMING...

...so it certainly helps that they have such EXTRAORDINARY TALENT to promote...

...such as this haunting melody...

...which could be the new "Sarah Palin" ANTHEM.

Or not. ;)

[RonDog]

"The Undefeated" SOUND TRACK now online: "Amanda" sings "Minstrel Boy" from the closing credits

That would be, from her Artist Overview page:

At a Glance

Birthname: Amanda Lameche
Nationality: Swedish
Born: Mar 24 1985 (26 years old)

Biography:
Amanda Louisa Kretz Lameche, known professionally as Amanda, (born March 24, 1985 in French Alps, France) is a French-born, Swedish pop singer who started getting involved in music after her family settled in Täby, Sweden.

While taking dance classes, she joined the musical The Sound of Music and was soon singing "Little Stars" at Gothenburg's World Athletic Games.

Amanda became the first young female pop act to sign with Madonna's Maverick Records, making her professional debut with "You Don't Stand a Chance", from the Rugrats in Paris movie soundtrack. In 2000, Lameche recorded her debut album, entitled Everybody Doesn't and released it in 2001.

The title track "Everybody Doesn't" was her first and only single to date, peaking at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100. There was a scheduled release for a second single, "Can't Stop My Love", but due to lack of album sales, Maverick cancelled the single and dropped Amanda. In 2006 Signature Records gave her a new record deal to record an album set for release in December 2007.

Amanda's younger sister Anaïs Lameche soon joined Laila Bagge's Swedish girl group Play. Amanda received writing credits on Play's debut single, "Us Against the World."

[RonDog]

ping

[RonDog]

See also, from en.wikipedia.org:

"The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Irish air. It is widely believed that Moore composed the song in remembrance of a number of his friends, whom he met while studying at Trinity College, Dublin and who had participated in (and were killed during) the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

However, the song gained widespread popularity and became a favourite of many Irishmen who fought during the United States Civil War and gained even more popularity after World War I. The song is notably associated with organizations that historically had a heavy representation of Irish-Americans, in particular the police and fire departments of New York, Boston and Chicago and those of various other major US metropolitan areas, even after those organizations have ceased to have a substantial over-representation of personnel of Irish ancestry. The melody is frequently played at funerals of members and/or officers of such organizations who have died or been killed in service, typically on bagpipes. Unsurprisingly, given its lyrics, it is also associated with the Irish Army and with traditionally Irish regiments in the British, United States and other armies.

The words to the song The Son of God Goes Forth to War can be set to this melody.

Lyrics

The minstrel boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death ye will find him;
His father's sword he hath girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him;

"Land of Song!" said the warrior bard,
"Tho' all the world betray thee,
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"

.

The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain
Could not bring his proud soul under;
The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again,
For he tore its chords asunder;

And said "No chains shall sully thee,
Thou soul of love and bravery!
Thy songs were made for the pure and free
They shall never sound in slavery!"

[Melian]

Also available on iTunes, but you have to search for “Minstrel Boy AP Amanda.” It doesn’t show up if you just search Minstrel Boy.

[WayneS]

Just so you’ll know, someone misspelled ‘Minstrel’ in the ad with the picture of Gov. Palin.

[JimRed]

The minstrel Boy, to the war has gone,
In the ranks of death you will find him;
His father’s sword he has girded on
and his wild harp slung behind him...

[Comstock1]

The Joe Strummer version that appears on the Black Hawk Down sound track is a better version in my opinion.

[AnAmericanMother]

You can find an excellent setting here, for piano, by C.V. Stanford (a fine church musician in his own right, and Irish by birth):

http://www.libraryireland.com/Irish-Melodies/The-minstrel-boy-1.php

“The Son of Man Goes Forth to War” doesn’t really fit, as it is in 86.86 meter (common meter or C.M.), while this is 98.98.87.87 - fairly common in Irish ballads but not usual in hymns.

[RonDog]

Sean Connery also sings a powerful version of this song at the end of "The Man Who Would be King" -- as does Chief O'Brien, in one of the Star Trek episodes...

...but those are all more DEPRESSING storylines.

I prefer this more UPLIFTING version, from the end of "The Undefeated."

Have you see this new movie about Sarah Palin's accomplishments in Alaska?

[La Enchiladita]

This idiotic non-article gets placed in sidebar, but news about a terrorist attack in China and about Turkey siding against Syria.... no, that’s not important enough to put in sidebar. Sheesh....!!! Is the Sidebar for NEWS or not???

[Kaosinla]

Agreed....Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros version is a wonderful and powerful rendition. This is too “tween/American Idol/cookie cutter” IMO.

[j.argese]

I will have to buy that. I have 3 versions now. I first heard the song on Star Trek TNG, Miles O’Brian and the Warden from the Shawshank Redemption.

[RonDog]

I'm sorry that YOUR thread was not kept in the Sidebar where you wanted it.

The Moderators here have a tough (UNPAID) job — and will often aggravate SOMEBODY, no matter WHAT they do.

I'm sure that you would agree that the LONG-TERM solution to difficult international problems like the ones that currently concern you (terrorist attacks in China, Turkey siding with Syria, etc.) will require dumping the current occupant in the White House.

And, MANY of us on this forum believe that SARAH PALIN represents our BEST POSSIBLE opportunity for “regime change” in Washington, DC in 2012.

Finally, those of us familiar with “The Undefeated” see this extraordinary movie as a powerful CAMPAIGN TOOL to help make that happen.

If you would have joined us when “The Undefeated” was shown (briefly) in Orange County last month, you might now understand the passion behind this new movie about Governor Palin’s accomplishments in Alaska — and would perhaps now appreciate the importance of this musical “anthem” which was used to end that film.

We are working a ANOTHER local showing of “The Undefeated” here in southern California — and I will ping you to the thread announcing that event.

I plan to also post THAT thread somewhere here on the Sidebar — in part to notify local FReepers, but also to feed the “Google-bots” — who LOVE FR, almost as much as **we** do.

[RonDog]

I plan to also post THAT thread somewhere here on the Sidebar — in part to notify local FReepers, but also to feed the "Google-bots" — who LOVE FR, almost as much as **we** do.

It looks like we just got some BIG TIME help getting the word out about this wonderful new mp3's availability!

Josh Painter just cross-posted this information on his WELL-READ (and MUCH RESPECTED) website, texansforsarahpalin.blogspot.com:

Powerful anthem from 'The Undefeated' soundtrack available online
As an inexpensive download
*

The single, "Minstrel Boy," from the "The Undefeated" soundtrack is now available online as an MP3 download here.

If you have seen "The Undefeated," this is the the powerful anthem sung by the artist Amanda at the film's end and during the closing credits. The download costs only 99 cents.

h/t: Free Republic

- JP

Thanks for the HAT TIP, Josh!

[cookcounty]

Poor kid doesn’t realize that in order to advance in Show Business, she will now have to loudly condemn Palin, preferably with much foul language.

[RonDog]

Here is ONE version of the third verse.

The FIRST half of this is DIFFERENT from what Amanda sings, but the SECOND half (in bold) is the same, from m.fanfiction.net:

The minstrel boy will return, we pray.

When we hear the news, we will cheer it.

The minstrel boy will return one day,

Torn in body but not in spirit.

Then he may play on his harp in peace

In a world such as God intended.

For the bitterness of man must cease,

And every battle must be ended.

[RonDog]

Here is the FIRST HALF of the third verse that Amanda sings, from wikipedia:

The Son of God Goes Forth to War is a hymn written in 1812 by Reginald Heber^[1]. It was used in the film version of The Man Who Would Be King, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine, but was set to the tune of The Moreen/The Minstrel Boy and had reworked lyrics (which had already happened in the original short story)^[2].

The Son of God goes forth to war,
a kingly crown to gain;
his blood red banner streams afar:
who follows in his train?
Who best can drink his cup of woe,
triumphant over pain,
who patient bears his cross below,
he follows in his train.

That martyr first, whose eagle eye
could pierce beyond the grave;
who saw his Master in the sky,
and called on him to save.
Like him, with pardon on his tongue,
in midst of mortal pain,
he prayed for them that did the wrong:
who follows in his train?

A glorious band, the chosen few
on whom the Spirit came;
twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew,
and mocked the cross and flame.
They met the tyrant's brandished steel,
the lion's gory mane;
they bowed their heads the death to feel:
who follows in their train?

A noble army, men and boys,
the matron and the maid,
around the Savior's throne rejoice,
in robes of light arrayed.
They climbed the steep ascent of heaven,
through peril, toil and pain;
O God, to us may grace be given,
to follow in their train.

[Mr. Silverback]

Somewhere, Chief Miles O’Brien is smiling.

[Rebelbase]

Here’s one for your iPod!