Iron Sembello - "She's a Trooper"

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From the 1983 Michael Sembello/Iron Maiden tour.
Music used in this mashup:
Michael Sembello - Maniac
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
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[@stooge81]

She's an Iron Maniac.

[@jeremygauer7883]

😂👍

[@themusicmystic]

🤖♀

[@jinoziniosti5633]

Maniac Maiden

[@jeffreypaul9428]

I've always said Iron Maiden's keyboardist is completely underrated.

[@louisb5563]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@himjim2469]

"You can't play HEAVY METAL on synthesizers"

[@flekkzo]

Aka Steve Harris’ bass tech

[@drivers99]

Iron Maiden has synths on “Somewhere in Time” and “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” albums.

[@richpeltier9519]

@@himjim2469 OMG this fucking joke. That was from the Behind The Iron Curtain VHS. Still got mine. Been making this joke since Seventh Son dropped. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

[@VENZUL0]

I don't know what's more impressive, the musical mashup or combining two bands from opposite ends of the spectrum yet with the same wardrobe. Nary a sleeve in the joint. Excellent as always.

[@Susan406]

We lived through the Sleeve Shortage of the '80s. Dark times.

[@widdershins5383]

This made me laugh more than I should have lol

[@dvened]

lol well spotted hahah

[@gking407]

Sleeves are for slackers 🤣

[@skullkrusher4078]

All of the material for sleeves was being redirected to making shoulder pads on women's business suits. Dark times indeed.

[@VNeto94]

What's even funnier is that what Iron Maiden is wearing suits the 80's dance style.

[@amberalexandrabayleycooke212]

True! ☺️

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

That was our stepping out clothes in the '80s. 😂

[@jakedee4117]

I know right ?! The only difference is the heavy metallers have skulls and spikes on their sweaty leotards

[@conradpham]

What are you saying? It's the eighties. Everyone dances.

[@AngrierGorilla]

funny enough both songs are from the same year: 1983

[@poppanoxiana6186]

this is what internet was made for

[@amessina6691]

He's a maniac and he's mashing like he's never mashed before.🤟💃

[@tomandmichellehansen4112]

The mash pit at this show was amazing

[@666LonesomeSailor]

The mushrooms brought me to mashrooms like nothing else could do before!

[@sklivvz]

Adrian Smith's solo is actually even better with the Maniac chord sequence. So good!

[@gabrielstern4992]

But it is cut short but yes Adrian the so called more commercial sounding iron maiden writer trooper solo although edited adds a nice contrast to this Mashup and I am a huge iron maiden fan.

[@simonattwood5147]

It makes him sound like a totally convincing 80's LA studio hack!

[@grilledspaghetti]

It's so very similar to the actual Maniac solo it's almost plagiarism.

[@davidphelps7048]

Right???? Holy shit!!!!

[@hasrinmacintoshjawie]

Indeed. Thicker sound from the Les Paul/humbucker pickup vs thinner sound from the Stratocaster/single coil pickup. Huge difference.

[@jamesjastrzebski1536]

Two of the best things about 1983, The Trooper and Jennifer Beals in a leotard, together at last!

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Exactly!!!

[@scorpiorising3741]

For sure. I do believe that was a body double however.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

@@scorpiorising3741 I ain't complaining either way.

[@BazookaToe]

@ Scorpio Rising, bouncing something off that ass and it ain’t quarters 😝

[@MobinKiadeh]

@@TheRealAlpha2 it was only a body double for the final dance when she was doing the spinning bit on the floor, and the body double was a guy.

[@kooskansloos4834]

I can't believe how good this actually is.

[@justchillinout2002]

I'm just waiting for my Iron Sembello concert t-shirt to arrive in the mail.

[@apologyisnothepolicy]

This only proves how awesome "Maniac" is. Yes, it's 80's pop music but back then pop songs had great musical arrangements and talented people recording them

[@xebio6]

And a shredding guitar solo no less, unheard of in recent years in pop

[@deantodd8103]

Pop in the 80s was usually pop-rock, so there's that. And synth pop, which was the 80's equivalent of piano rock like Elton John. So, yeah, 80s pop was really good stuff.

[@rockhopper01]

Up the leg warmers!

[@johndanielsforJesus]

😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@Locnar79]

😂😂 Yes!

[@lonecrusaider]

Another win Bill. I play these in my truck at intersections and people freak out.

[@kylekenan2321]

Whenever I play these around others, they wonder wtf I'm listening to lol

[@BuBornham]

I literally bought into KZbin Music just so I could have Bill and a few other mash-up artists' playlists downloaded straight onto my phone. It's like I got an iPod full of these wild creations.

[@troyevitt2437]

I once passed an upscale restaurant playing the String Quartet Sabbath CD. All these bourgeosie chuckleheads with their Chateaubriand and vintage wine had no idea they were basically listening to "We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n' Roll" having no clue.

[@codydaniel3097]

I do the saaame with these, too!! It makes people legit wonder if they've walked into a parallel dimension 😆

[@nickodemusc2124]

I truly hope this is a regular occurrence. Might have to blast it out in a queue at mcdonalds drivethru

[@chuckfinley6747]

So glad Maiden outgrew their synth pop phase. Steve Harris’s amazing bass playing always got lost during this phase.

[@troyevitt2437]

It ended up on Injustice For All.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Funny the comercial song Adrian never wrote. And if maiden recorded the trooper sounding like this Steve Harris would have gotten pissed thank God maiden never worked with mutt Lange. As mutt would have wanted maiden songs to sound like this like he ruined Def leopard.

[@Cobra-ky9bt]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@YTiswoke]

Phase? You mean the Roland synth-GUITARS ( you said it was pop?) used on "Somewhere in Time"?.... Steves Bass is front and centre like its always been ( its his band ) - i dont really know what you mean.....

[@glasgowbeck]

Whenever I hear the lyric "she dances like she's never danced before" I always imagine it being as if she never has danced before i.e. a total newbie, limbs flailing. And a maniac. I just love that mental image. You're welcome

[@AngrierGorilla]

LOL! now I can't un-think it! 🤣

[@ThreadBomb]

She's doing the Spandau ballet.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Too complete opposites put together gotta love the humor considering I am a die hard maiden and in the past Bruce and Adrian were accused of bieng the commercial ones in maiden always trying to push maiden in more commercial directions. I guess this Mashup would be the type of song that would have been the more commercial sounding song Adrian never wrote.

[@vadimastprojects8770]

I always thought that line sounded absolutely ridiculous and made no sense. At least she will die by a Russian cannonball.

[@darthmeow1370]

I always thought the same thing, GMTA! Or at least, overly literal ones.

[@AndyRehfeldt]

Hahahaha. Classic!

[@blueblade455]

The official Andy Rehfeldt approval. 👍

[@wolfiethedog76]

This is PERFECT....WOOF!

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Woah woah woah, the gods of mash up are commenting on each other now. This is dangerous. If a mash up mash up happens the universe could implode on itself.

[@CreativeWarrior-]

Hey Andy! Awesome to see you out here! I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!

[@deadvince]

I did a double take when I saw the username lol, what’s up Andy?? You’re awesome!!!

[@daddymag]

My god. It's like this was right there, waiting to be discovered, for almost 40 years.

[@vivianvennicia]

Disco metal. Another masterpiece.. Play this for Nana at Thanksgiving. 👍

[@timbrown1790]

Started by KISS, perfected by Iron Maiden

[@davidroys]

My band actually plays both of these songs, just not at the same time. Very cool as usual!

[@stephenkennedy9687]

U know what needs to be done

[@s2hull]

This is how legends are made.

[@panachevitz]

Make it happen.

[@ThreadBomb]

Obviously you've been doing it wrong.

[@SedatedGhostwriter]

This is your sign to combine them

[@Caffeine_Club]

Ladies and gentlemen.... the greatest mashup artist to ever live: Bill McClintock.

[@felipeparra9056]

This exudes 80’s energy, it’s overwhelming

[@brucegoodman6767]

Had no idea Bruce Dickerson could weld and dance so good

[@IFHorus]

Back in the day Iron Maiden would go from aerobics class straight to the stage.

[@Zodi77]

Friend: A new McClintock mashup is out. Me: I just upvoted it. Friend: Did you listen to it? Me: Not yet.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Exactly.

[@danstone8783]

Now this is playing with madness.

[@johndanielsforJesus]

I see what you did there. 😉 I was a "late bloomer" to Maiden, not sure why, but "Madness", and that album, was my entry, into that band.

[@jonquixote7691]

I see the titles of these videos and think, "That's so weird. How the hell does that work?" Then I listen and think, "That's so weird. How the hell is this working?" You are a mad genius, Bill.

[@Andystuff800]

The answer is music theory.

[@Syclone0044]

@@Andystuff800 yeah if you watch his interviews he explains exactly how he does it and he makes it sound surprisingly straightforward. He’s never combining two truly random songs; he finds two songs written with the same rhythm/musical structuring and that’s the essence of what makes these possible and how they can fit surprisingly well. I don’t know a ton about music but an example is the most common rock beat is “4/4”, where it’s 4 bars of 4 notes/beats each, repeating throughout the song. If you think of 2 or 3 classic rock songs, you can probably count in your head: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, ..and then you’ll notice that’s precisely when it changes to the chorus, which also fits exactly this timing. PS: the opposite are the most random “time signatures”, bands like TOOL and Mudvayne even switch between multiple peculiar time signatures during a single song, which is pretty cool. Even Master of Puppets has some distinct changes like if you think about the middle breakdown “Master! Master! Where’s the dreams that I’ve been after?”, then the solo, but especially at the end of the solo when there’s a pause, before it resumes with “......It was worth all that”. I remember seeing in Guitar Hero how the music bars would suddenly have this bizarre bunched-up segment during that silence (with no notes 🟢🔴🔵🟡🟠 on them) and I always wondered what it meant, until I learned this.

[@jaklumen]

@@Syclone0044 4/4 is very danceable. After that, 3/4 (waltz) or even 6/8 (military march), although such is FAIRLY rare.. 4/4 is the absolute go-to. I was a music student and was surprised how much of this stayed steeped in my head. I talked with Brian Hazard once, who covered Depeche Mode's "Shake The Disease"- he went from a straight 4/4 to a 3/4 waltzy beat, combining the cover with some composition content from "Shouldn't Have Done That". I guess when you go to school and have enough music theory drilled into your head, it never leaves you

[@lordblue223]

That is Bill McClintock magic!

[@NameName2.0]

Mashup songs do one of two things One - Fail miserably. Two - Succeed so hard you'd think it was the actual song.

[@maddogkarateman2950]

Those guitar gallops during the Sembello verse has to be the most metal moment that Sembello has ever had.

[@xebio6]

Sembello was a hell of a shredder himself (he plays the solo on the original) but I see your point, the galloping adds so much, genius as always on Bill's part

[@vadimastprojects8770]

@@xebio6 Sembello should replace Janick Gers in Maiden immediately.

[@KingsOfCalifornia]

I finally figured out why I love these mashups. Each song stands on its own. But when they are mixed, they become parodies of each other. Makes my brain laugh and smoke.

[@InklingFan77Mettaton1936]

Also the Titles Are clever And Amazing Too.

[@Jett-Crash]

Parody implies a bad thing. Most of these are genius.

[@brendanmcg8566]

Bruce Dickenson vocal tracks are just absolutely insane.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Its really strange how the Maniac guitar solo carries on almost exactly where Adrian Smith's solo goes next - spooky! :D

[@xebio6]

That kind of detail sets Bill apart from the rest

[@MammaApa]

This must be what my father felt like just before he died of a stroke.

[@DougBohm]

The trading off of the riffs and guitar licks is stellar.

[@Doin]

The way you mixed the Flashdance chorus with the Trooper guitar lick is really well done!

[@JosiahGould]

You've turned this song into a tale of a battalion going up against a Russian Dancing Maniac, and them getting slaughtered in the process... Amazing work again sir.

[@codexdelux]

Oh no, its the Bolschoi Maniacs:D

[@Dystopia1111]

Charge of the Flashdance Brigade.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Yes instead of soldiers wars will be fought with pop dancers from the world of American idol and crappy voice shows. And America's got talent crap.

[@gabrielstern4992]

What better way to try and outdo your enemy then with dancing and sex.

[@slacknhash]

Russian Dancing Maniac? This is what happens when not enough people buy that Russian Dancing Men game...

[@kashmyr2972]

Once again, you have made it impossible to hear these two songs the same way again. Just brilliant!

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

What am I thankful for in 2021? Uncle Bill McClintock. Absolutely tremendous!

[@toddegoldberg]

When my band plays our punk/metal version of loverboy working for the weekend i always sneak in a trooper chorus yell and lead guitar line. And we also do maniac and have not thought to mix these 2. Impressive. Most impressive.

[@stevevernon1978]

You know what needs to be done.

[@rebelradio71]

I’m coming to watch your band. I can appreciate that kind of stuff

[@AngrierGorilla]

From the first seconds I was anxious for the dueling guitars... and I wasn't disappointed! 🤩 You're a maniac Bill!

[@Panhead49EL]

Back when pop music had legit guitarwork. (Replaced these days by "guest rapper").

[@AngrierGorilla]

@@Panhead49EL true! for example Eddie Van Halen in Beat It

[@ThreadBomb]

@@AngrierGorilla Classic!

[@thomasking5472]

@@AngrierGorilla or Steve Lukather in almost everything else!

[@tracyinthemoment]

5-6-7-8! Pirouette, headbang, run-in-place, metal stance. Very good, Eddie! Again from the top… 💀💃 McClintock Mashups are the Best!!!

[@tonycortes1777]

😍 Jennifer Beals 😍 Bill is the Les Claypool of this Genre 😆 Hybridcore is a MUST for the Grammys 😆 " And the winner for breakthrough artist of the year....Bill McClintock, congratulations !!!! " 😆

[@kimarajamison6951]

You made an 80's jam more 80's for everyone to enjoy!

[@rikbitter]

Thumbnail should have been Eddie on a chair in a leotard w/ a deluge of water pouring over him. Missed opportunity.

[@BillMcClintockMashups]

😂 I wish I had the photoshop skills for that.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

YES! Someone needs to accept that challenge!

[@gabrielstern4992]

That would have been funny Eddie the ead in a leotard and maybe throw in vic Rattlehead in cross dressing and the helloween pumpkin in there in a dress. Would beat pop junk any day.

[@Youknowwhatkillsmysoul]

You done good ​@BillMcClintockMashups

[@jeshkam]

I don't know who Mr McClintock is, but imo he probably is some legendary music producer. There's no way an amateur KZbinr could make these brilliant mashups. It's a work of a genius.

[@HugoMacOs]

The dancers who were not approved in that audition disliked this video!

[@HugoMacOs]

In time: I'm a 1980 kid and I grew up watching those movies! Jennifer Beals will soon become a GILF! She is stunning till this very day!

[@Belgand]

I think the harder part would be somehow imagining a world where these don't go together. Sembello already shreds.

[@optcyn]

I always thought Sembello/Maniac was underrated. That’s solo is awesome.

[@jmori9]

The scale of this man's genius will never fail to astonish..

[@darylshawnmusic]

0:39 The ass-to-ass confluence is just one of the reasons why Mr. McClintock is a bloody genius.

[@nerothos]

That chorus actually gives me chills.

[@aeromedical6776]

I am a diehard Iron Maiden fan and this mash is absolutely brilliant! I was in tears when Bruce started belting “You’ll take my life, but I’ll take yours too” to the Flashdance synth.

[@AlexSolomon91]

This has no business going this hard ❤

[@claysmell]

the beginning is just genius... and the "dualing" solos LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@strawbarry7834]

“You’ve got big dreams? You want mashups? Well, mashups cost. And right here is where you start paying … in spandex.” - Lydia Grant, maybe probably.

[@olgak.1139]

Fame 👌

[@Megacliff]

So well edited and mixed together. Thank you for your gift, Bill.

[@ericandy88]

All we needed was Bruce pulling on a chain & water rushing down on him from the ceiling.

[@frankmartinez3020]

80$ pop & metal 2gether 4ever !! I can actually hear every word Bruce is saying !! 🙃🤯

[@tonisiret5557]

Keeping both guitar solos 👌👍

[@CaptOrbit]

The dueling guitars section was both so seamless and perfect that I had to back it up just to watch that part alone five or six times. This one is definitely another feather in your cap! Keep them coming!

[@OldMovieRob]

I can't get over how seamlessly you can blend songs like this.

[@amberalexandrabayleycooke212]

OMG!!!! This is ....😲😲😲🤩🤩🤩☺️....more than awesome!!! I'm speechless. So we can say that "she's dancing like a trooper!!!"(a gorgeous trooper! ❤️) ... Thumbs up,of course!!! 👍🏻👍🏻✨✌🏻♥️🇮🇹🙋🏻‍♀️🤟🏻

[@s2hull]

Nobody does it better than Bill. Nobody even comes close.

[@DrTomoculus]

I remember when this hit the radio back in the day, and Iron Maiden fans were in shock, but Michael Sembello fans couldn't get enough.

[@robinmorris5416]

Ahh, another hit from our twin dimension that slipped through a wormhole and landed on KZbin. Love it,

[@olgak.1139]

That's a hell of a comment!

[@theoreoman4597]

The trooper doesn't get enough love. This is amazing.

[@jamessparks3876]

Such an upbeat song about war, death, and destruction

[@copytekk]

This is absolutely sick. That's it... You've killed it. With the guitar stabs during the verse?! Sick.

[@sydthegoat88]

One of the best ones yet, pure class

[@mawsafgjp4619]

These outfits.......this is why todays music cannot compare.

[@sheumack]

This man is a genius.

[@endcensorship874]

You brilliant bastard, you did it. You freaking did it.

[@stevevernon1978]

just like EVERY TIME

[@PauloRomanini]

Freaking unbelievable! Amazing work, man!

[@MorticiaObscurum]

Iron Maiden adds yet another guitarist to their lineup.

[@fullclipaudio]

I certainly didn't see this one coming - you win Bill, you win.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I saw "Iron Sembello" and knew it was something special. 😂😂

[@ChannelStarface]

There is no stopping Bill McClintock. God Bless and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@abduktedtemplar]

These are the kind of mashups I need in my life. More please!

[@adamsimpson2683]

Judging by the number of views, this mashup is definitely underrated.

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

This just highlights Bruce Dickinsons amazing voice.

[@351tgv]

Also how good Sembelo song really was.

[@jesuschristdestroysmarxism3916]

@@351tgv Sembelo actually was. A good Singer

[@beyondwisdom5880]

Love it 😍 Love it 🥰 Micheal and The Maidens first album was definitely their magnum opus 😱🤗

[@alexandreungaro6343]

I've literally just muted myself and my skype call just to hear this. Some things in life are just too important, such as Bill's mashups.

[@mrtrillionfold]

Another Perfect Bill McClintock Special!!!!🤘🏼

[@morlock2086]

Uncle Bill, you are a madman!

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

King of mashups! Thank you bill!

[@julos71]

Bill, like a wizard you manipulate and mix paradoxical elements from my childhood. It is always a pleasurable experience but now I think you have reached new heights!

[@JV-qd1uf]

Omg this is frickin amazing…I’m a huge Maiden fan and this might be their best collaboration ever!!! I actually couldn’t stop laughing friggin awesome!

[@My_handle_3]

Mr. McClintock is right. You'll never appreciate either of these bands fully until you hear them play each other's music... simultaneously.

[@BrooklynZBoyz]

Unbelievable, I almost danced in my living room. These mixes are absolutely the best.

[@realguitarshredder]

I never knew i needed this. Incredible. This is a new genre

[@formerfatboy90]

Michael Sembello's keyboardist and his red newsboy cap really ties the video together. The way he plays to the camera is just so campy that I can't help but watch.

[@BazookaToe]

The dual guitar solo is what sells it for me 👍

[@thrashinashley458]

I have told my fellow rocker friends about this channel and how I can't unhear certain songs. Fucking gold. My favorite is the Rock Lobster/Reining Blood. Good job, Sir McClintock.

[@theena]

My brain is confused and happy at the same time. How do you do it, Bill? PS: that call-and-response guitar solo was beautiful as fuck.

[@cnfuzz]

Moises and a daw software and some puzzling

[@Lazy_eye_blobFish]

Hi everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed day. Thank you for keeping me happy Mr. Bill -Gabe🤎

[@EuskadiJoloMas]

THIS is the 80's I remember!

[@JoeWolf]

Brings back memories of me hugging the walls at the roller skating rink.

[@thewitchfindergeneral81]

And he’s done it yet again, excellent job!

[@kulderx]

Thank Q. would love to see more videos. The WORLD is watching.

[@alldjmixeswererecordedwith5728]

i am so grateful for this channel grew up playing guitar 🎸 loving metal and just ❤️ all the 80’s , 70’s and 60’s tunes love the visuals as well awesome for those 5 mile tred mill sessions TY B McClintock 👍🏼👍🏼

[@ianwagj]

Holy hell... This is glorious!

[@OrbGoblin]

This is a masterpiece, I honesty love this song on its own merits

I like the fact they are all wearing matching workout gear (tricot and Spandex) really fashionable these days. 👍 And Bruce dances like she never danced before.

[@rodolfoacostar]

Same as with the Earth, KISS and Fire mashup, McClintock adds another layer to Iron Sembello that just blows my mind: the source materials are from the same year. In the case of "Boogie Wonderland" and "I Was Made for Loving You" both are 1979; in the case of "The Trooper" and "Maniac", both 1983. Little details that just make my day... p.s. Often, the names of your neobands and neosongs are just brilliant! "She's a Trooper", hahaha.