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''For the [[Characters|character]], see [[Trogdor]].'' ''For other uses, see [[Trogdor (disambiguation)]].''

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''Burninating the countryside''

'''"Trogdor"''' is a [[Heavy Metal|heavy metal]] theme song for [[Trogdor|the dragon of the same name]]. Lyrics describe his penchant for wreaking havoc on [[Peasantry]]: burninating the countryside, peasants and [[thatched-roof cottages]]; these three actions are constantly revisited in Trogdor-related media. The song's opening riff often serves as a [[leitmotif]] for the dragon, accompanying many appearances of or references to Trogdor.

The song originated alongside Trogdor himself, in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]] — the email concludes with the song playing over a montage of illustrations. Though the cartoon had been nearly complete, [[Matt Chapman]] ad-libbed the song (the ending line is adapted from "and the dragon comes [[In The Night|in the night]]!", which originated slightly earlier in the email [[guitar]]) and [[The Brothers Chaps|the brothers]] liked it so much they created the additional music video segment to close the email. In [[dragon|the DVD commentary]], they credit the song for the success of the email and the enduring popularity of Trogdor.

== Detailed Information ==

'''Album:''' [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] '''Track:''' 1 
'''Time:''' 1 minute 39 seconds 
'''Artist(s):''' [[Strong Bad]] '''Written by:''' [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman]] '''Style:''' [[Power metal]] 
'''Origin:''' [[Strong Bad Email]] #58 [[dragon]] 
'''Tablature:''' [[Trogdor Tablature]]

== Lyrics ==

TROGDOR! 
TROGDOR! 
Trogdor was a man! 
I mean, he was a dragonman 
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 solos start up}'' 
''{spoken, overlapping}'' 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!

== Appearances ==

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''Sheet music''

* '''Debut:''' Email [[dragon]]
* [[Downloads]] — The version of the song heard in "dragon" is available for download.
* [[TROGDOR!]] — The song's main riff plays over the game's title screen.
** [[Arcade Game]] — Gameplay audio is heard as the characters play the [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine|TROGDOR! arcade machine]].
* ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' — The song is extended and wholly rerecorded with a new vocal track, heavier guitars, and an added bridge.
** "Trogdor" is featured in [[Strong Bad Sings on Vinyl!|the commercial for the vinyl rerelease]].
* [[Peasant's Quest]] — Elements of the song are integrated into the game's soundtrack.
** [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] — The riff plays at the end of the preview.
* [[Trogdor (karaoke)]] — Included on [[strongbad email.exe Disc Two]].
* [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] — An orchestral version of the main riff plays as part of the score. The line "and the Trogdor comes in the night" is alluded to with characters' dialogue.
* [[Happy Trogday]] — Features the rerecorded version, sans solos and bridge.
* [[8-Bit is Enough]] — The final episode of ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' prominently features Trogdor, and fittingly includes several renditions of his theme song.
* ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'' — A jazz rendition is one of the game's several background music tracks.
* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — The game [[Index Page Footer|has been described as]] being "based on the video game based on the song based on the drawing of the internet-famous Wingaling dragon!"
** The game's soundboard includes multiple renditions of the song.
** [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Playthrough]] — [[Mike Chapman]] explains that the goal of the game is to accomplish "the three things in the chorus of that song."
* [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] — Audio from "dragon" of Strong Bad singing the song's opening line plays as one of the plush's voice lines.
** This voice line is demonstrated in [[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial|the commercial]].
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — The fight with [[Mecha-Trogador]] in the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|tenth level]] features a remix of "Trogdor", composed by [[U.Z. Inu]].
* [[Trogday Micro Game]] — A chiptune version of the song plays.
** This game was later reskinned as [[Burninate the Barnyard]].
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar|Day 23]]) — Sheet music for the song is provided, albeit with some alterations:
** The time signature is standardized to 4/4.
** The highest note in the bass line (the riff in the first four and last four measures) should be B-flat instead of A.
*** In [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2022|a tweet]], Strong Bad blamed the goof on "those hacks at [[Cheap as Free|Cheap As Free]] Music".
*** [[Burninate the Barnyard]], accessible from the calendar entry, repeated the musical error.

== Fun Facts ==

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:16em; font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|-
| https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/2c/TrogdorGH2.jpg/210px-TrogdorGH2.jpg Playing "Trogdor" in ''GH2''. The song is credited to Strong Bad.
| https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/a/aa/Guitar_Hero_II_Trogdor_Bonus.JPG/170px-Guitar_Hero_II_Trogdor_Bonus.JPG "Trogdor" listing in the ''Guitar Hero II'' store.
|}

=== Remarks ===

* The song is partially in an unusual time signature, 9/4 time.
** Additionally, there is a single 3/4 interruption immediately before Strong Bad begins screaming "thatched-roof cottages".
* The first verse haltingly describes Trogdor as "a man", "dragon-man", or "just a dragon". The concept of Trogdor being partially human (such as a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Weredragon weredragon]) has almost never been revisited, and he is simply treated as "just a dragon" in all appearances excepting [[Cover version|covers]] of the song.

=== Trivia ===

* The dueling guitar solos are performed by [[J. Christopher Arrison]] and [[Y-O-U|Matt Sonnicksen]], as discussed on [[The Brothers Chaps]]' ''[[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|Late Nite JengaJam]]'' appearance.
* The song is featured as an unlockable bonus track in the game ''[[Guitar Hero|Guitar Hero II]]''. The song is notable for its difficulty: the notes per second during the solo exceeds the engine's strum limit (in the [[NTSC]] version).
** The loading screen reads, "For squeedlies, [[Mash|mash]] on the trembolo. For meedlies, tune up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."
* An alternate version of the outro was posted to [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]] on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2018|December 3, 2018]].

=== Inside References ===

* The onomatopoeia "meedly" was previously used to describe a guitar solo in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[guitar]].

=== Fast Forward ===

* The song has been a part of [[Limozeen]]'s setlist at all of their live shows.
** A recording of the performance at [[Limozeen Live! - 27 Mar 2008|their March 2008 show]] appears on the album ''[[Archive'd n' Live'd]]''.
* [[Trogdor Was A Man]] reframes the song as a '70s jam by [[The Pow-uh Surge]], a concept [[Strong Sad]] finds anachronistic.

== External Links ==

* [https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/trogdor "Trogdor" on Songwhip]

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/58-dragon Listen to the original version of the song in "dragon"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html Listen to the original version of the song in "dragon"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.swf view the Flash file for the original version of the song in "dragon"]

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/happy-trogday Listen to an abridged CD version of the song in "Happy Trogday"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/trogday.html Listen to an abridged CD version of the song in "Happy Trogday"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/trogday.swf view the Flash file for an abridged CD version of the song in "Happy Trogday"]
* [https://trogdorboardgame.homestarrunner.com/soundboard Listen to multiple versions of Trogdor] on the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Website|Trogdor!! The Board Game Soundboard]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center;background-color:#A9F25E;" | [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]]
|-
|
[[Everybody Everybody]] · [[Stave It Off]] · [[Skills of an Artist]] · [[Caleb Rentpayer|Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme]] · [[Caleb Rentpayer|Funeral Dirge]] · [[Now I'll Do A Dance]] · [[CGNU Fight Song]] · [[Videlectrix|Videlectrix Chime]] · [[StrongBadZone]] · [[Smells Like Peanut Action]] · [[Meet Marshie]] · [[No Probalo]] · [[3 Times Halloween Funjob (song)|3 Times Halloween Funjob]] · [[Cheat Commandos Theme Song]] · [[Teen Girl Squad (theme song)|Teen Girl Squad]] · [[4 Gregs]] · [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] · [[Strong Badia National Anthem]] · [[Homestar Runner Presents: Presents]] · [[The Cheat Is Not Dead]] · [[Because, It's Midnite]] · [[Peasant's Quest Theme]] · [[Santam'n Is A Blademan]] · [[Stinkoman Level 1]] · [[Dethemberween Thnikkaman]] · [[Todaybor Day Is Labor Day]] · [[Anew App (song)|Anew App]]
[[Decemberweenvent Calendar Character Variations|Character Variations]] · [[Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)|2024 Revisit]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#ccccff;text-align:center;" | [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''1'''
| '''Trogdor''' ([[Trogdor (karaoke)|karaoke]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''8'''
| [[Moving Very Slowly]] ([[Moving Very Slowly (video)|video]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''15'''
| [[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''2'''
| [[The System is Down (song)|The System Is Down]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''9'''
| [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''16'''
| [[The Ladies in My Town All Know My Name]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''3'''
| [[Strong Badia National Anthem]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''10'''
| [[I Think I Have a Chance With This Guy]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''17'''
| [[The Theme from Dangeresque II]] ([[Dangeresque (karaoke)|karaoke]])
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''4'''
| [[Oh Yeah Yeah]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''11'''
| [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]] ([[It's Like It Was Meant to Be (video)|video]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''18'''
| [[Somebody Told Me (Now I Believe Them)]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''5'''
| [[Because, It's Midnite]] ([[Because, It's Midnite (karaoke)|karaoke]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''12'''
| [[Nite Mamas]] ([[Nite Mamas (karaoke)|karaoke]])
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''19'''
| [[The Cheat Is Not Dead]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''6'''
| [[Circles]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''13'''
| [[Sensitive to Bees]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''20'''
| [[Everybody to the Limit (Live)]] ([[Fhqwhgads (karaoke)|karaoke)]]
|-
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''7'''
| [[Let's Get Started on Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''14'''
| [[You've Got an Ugly & Stupid Butt]]
| style="background-color:#e0e0ff;text-align:center;" | '''*'''
| [[Secret Song]] ([[Secret Song (video)|video]])
|}

 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#363;text-align:center;" | [[Trogdor]]
|-
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''[[Toons]]'''
| colspan="2" | [[dragon]] · [[Arcade Game]] · [[Snowglobe]] · [[Happy Trogday]] · [[Trogday 08]] · [[Trogdor Was A Man]] · [[Happy 20th Trogday!]]
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''[[Games]]'''
| colspan="2" | [[TROGDOR!]] · [[8-Bit is Enough]] ([[Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon]]) · [[Trogday Micro Game]] ([[Burninate the Barnyard]]) · [[Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics]]
|-
| style="background-color:#62d45f" | '''[[Peasant's Quest]]'''
| [[Peasant's Quest Walkthrough|Walkthrough]] · [[Peasant's Quest Items|Items]] · [[Peasant's Quest Responses|Responses]] · [[Peasant's Quest Preview|Preview]] · [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|Proposed Sequels]] · [[Peasant's Quest Theme|Theme Song]] [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Movie Trailer]] · [[Peasant's Quest Animatic|Animatic]] · [[Peasant's Quest Outtakes|Outtakes]] · [[Your Hair is Messed Up]] · [[Here's How We Made It]]
|-
| style="background-color:#62d45f" | '''[[Trogdor!! The Board Game]]'''
| [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Items]] · [[Meeple Character Variations|Meeples]] · [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Website|Website]] · [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP|Rulebook EP]] · · [[Six-Sadded, Die (series)|Six-Sadded, Die]]
|-
| style="background-color:#393" | '''[[Characters]]'''
| colspan="2" | [[Rather Dashing]] · [[Peasants]] · [[Kerrek]] · [[Jhonka]] · [[Poor Gary]] · [[The Red and Blue Knights]] · [[Troghammer]] · [[The Keepers of Trogdor]] · [[Baby Lady & Her Baby]] [[Mendelev and Dongolev]] · [[Naked Ned]] · [[Old Man]] · [[King of Peasantry]] · [[Ron Cumberdale]] · [[Pterodactyl]] · [[Munchox]] · [[Sluushfuund]]
|-
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''[[Places]]'''
| colspan="2" | [[Peasantry]] · [[Trog-Cave]] · [[Scalding Lake]] · [[Thatched-Roof Cottage|Thatched-Roof Cottages]]
|-
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''Dragons'''
| colspan="2" | [[The S is for Sucks Dragon]] · [[Wormdingler]] · [[Dragons|Other dragons]]
|-
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''Variations'''
| colspan="2" | [[Trogador]] · [[Mecha-Trogador]] · [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]] · [[Frishy Freshy Dragonman]]
|-
| style="background-color:#393;text-align:center;" | '''Other'''
| colspan="2" | '''"Trogdor" song''' ([[Trogdor (karaoke)|karaoke]], [[Trogdor Tablature|tablature]]) · [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine]] · [[Consummate V's]] · [[Main Page 27]] · [[Museum of Trogdor]] [[Trogday (holiday)|Trogday]] · [[Trogdor Poster]] · [[Draw Trogdor Again]] · [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10]] ([[Stinkoman Level 10 Launch Trailer|Trailer]])
|}

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