Talk:In the Army Now (song)

lyrics change between original (Bolland) and Status Quo version
here are noticable changes made by Quo :

Smiling faces on the way to Nam ==> Smiling faces as you wait to land

if you wanna survive, get out of her bed ==> If you want to survive get out of bed

Shots ring out in the dead of night ==> Shots ring out in the dad of night

is this solution a reality? ==> Is this illusion or reality

Others small changes does not alter meaning that much. But that's interresting to note how that song was an anti-military song first, and how cynical it was. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.237.53.226 (talk) 08:27, 2 April 2011 (UTC)


 * "in the dad of night" - really? Have you even heard the version by Status Quo? Wtf is "the dad of night"? What utter nonsense! Gwladys24 (talk) 10:32, 27 May 2014 (UTC)


 * "get out of her bed" it was get out of bed in the original version too. Same with "is this solution a reality"


 * And the changes between the first Status Quo version and the 2010 one are much more interesting:
 * Nobody knows that you left for good ==> Count the days till you´re back for good


 * A vacation in a foreign land, Uncle Sam does the best he can ==> You're on your way to a foreign land, now's the time to do what you can


 * Smiling faces as you wait to land, But once you get there no one gives a damn ==> smiling faces as you wait to land, side by side every woman and man


 * You've got your orders better shoot on sight, Your finger's on the trigger But it don't seem right ==> You've got your orders better put things right, your finger's on the trigger now it's time to fight


 * Now this is war propaganda... just so wrong and sad Brushturn (talk) 22:45, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Noddy holder guest vocal
Current text reads: "Lead singer of English rock band Slade, Noddy Holder has long been *incorrectly rumoured* to have made a vocal appearance on the Status Quo version, performing the line "Stand up and fight."[2]" If you see the reference article, is states the exact opposite of this statement: "We can confirm that it *is* Nod's voice." My emphasis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.109.42.210 (talk) 08:40, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Evils Toy cover version
The German band Evils Toy (no apostrophe; now T.O.Y.) also did a cover version, easily found on YouTube etc. Removed from article by a soup Nazi. Those who like finding sources please restore. Equinox ◑ 08:52, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Sabaton cover version
The Swedish Power Metal band Sabaton also made a cover of the song (the non-2010 pro war revised lyrics but the 1986 version) in their album "Carolus Rex" in 2012 as a bonus track. 109.214.178.227 (talk) 12:26, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

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Pause between army and now
Should this article say that somewhere in the lyrics, there is quite a long pause between the word "army" and the word "now"?Vorbee (talk) 21:03, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

True message defused
By giving help to the war machine, it could be said that this group is shamefully helping to suport the status quo. Given this, is it possible for comment to be added as to how a good anti-war lyric was subverted into a blatantly army barmy song? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.151.2.53 (talk) 17:51, 6 May 2023 (UTC)