24 July 2012
Just listened to this song from the second series of HBO's Game of Thrones. I haven't seen the series yet, only episode one, as I'm reading A Clash of Kings before I do that. I know the lyrics come from A Storm of Swords (A Wiki of Ice and Fire proved incredibly useful in finding that). There seems to be a bit of disagreement about the song. Some think it's a dreadful performance of it. I think the lyrics are great, but that's 'cos Martin wrote them. I'm talking about the tune and singing. I don't know what I think of it, to be honest. I'd like to hear what fans of the series think. If you haven't heard it but have read the books, type the title of this Opuss into YouTube and select the version of your choice (same song of course, but the people who put it on have a habit of arranging them differently.)
The Rains Of Castamere • Opuss № I