Trogdor (song)

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This article is about the song. For the character, see Trogdor.

Burninating the countryside

Detailed Information

Album: Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
Track: 1
Time: 1 minute 39 seconds
Artist(s): Strong Bad
Style: Thrash metal, black metal
Origin: Extended version of the song from Strong Bad Email #58 dragon. Also appears on the DVD in karaoke form.
Tablature: Trogdor Tablature

TROGDOR!
TROGDOR!
Trogdor was a man!
I mean, he was a dragon-man,
Or maybe he was just a dragon...
But he was still TROGDOR!
TROGDOR!

Burninating the countryside,
Burninating the peasants,
Burninating all the peoples,
And their thatched-roof COTTAGES!
THATCHED-ROOF COTTAGES!

{guitar solo starts up}

{spoken}
Whoa! Listen to those wicked dueling guitar solos! It's like Squeedly vs. Meedly over here. Go squeedly! Go squeedly! SQUEEDLY WINS!

When all the land is in ruin,
And burnination has forsaken the countryside,
Only one guy will remain,
My money's on...

{singing}
TROGDOR!
TROGDOR!

{spoken}
And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIGHT!

Trogdor in Guitar Hero II

In-Game Screenshot of Trogdor from Guitar Hero II, crediting the song to Strong Bad

The "meedly" in the wicked dueling guitar solos is a reference to Strong Bad Email #36 guitar.
The Brothers Chaps use this remixed version (without the additional lyrics) in Happy Trogday.
The song is an unlockable bonus track in the game Guitar Hero II for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 (see the screenshot at the right and the demonstration video on YouTube). It has become popular to use this song to compare players' scores against one another's.
- The loading screen says, "For squeedlies, mash on the trembolo. For meedlies, tune up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."
The song is partially in an unusual time signature, 9/4 time. This could also be interpreted as one measure of 4/4 time followed by one measure of 5/4 time. Additionally, there is a single 3/4 interruption immediately before Strong Bad begins screaming "thatched-roof cottages."

Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
1	Trogdor (karaoke)	8	Moving Very Slowly (video)	15	These Peoples Try to Fade Me
2	The System Is Down	9	Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song	16	The Ladies in My Town All Know My Name
3	Strong Badia National Anthem	10	I Think I Have a Chance With This Guy	17	The Theme from Dangeresque II (karaoke)
4	Oh Yeah Yeah	11	It's Like It Was Meant to Be (video)	18	Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them)
5	Because, It's Midnite (karaoke)	12	Nite Mamas (karaoke)	19	The Cheat Is Not Dead
6	Circles	13	Sensitive to Bees	20	Everybody to the Limit (Live) (karaoke)
7	Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested	14	You've Got an Ugly & Stupid Butt	*	Secret Song (video)