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"The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" is a single by German
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, released in 2003. It contains five different versions of this track, one of their most popular songs, which originally appeared on the album ''
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, in contrast to the band's usual power metal sound. The single's cover art was painted by
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. At concerts, it is not unusual for Hansi Kürsch to only sing the first and third lines of the song, then possibly the final verse or chorus, and leave the audience to sing the rest. The song has been covered by German
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on their album ''
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Track listing

# "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (New Studio Version) – 3:30 # "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (Live, Milano, October 10, 2002) – 4:32 # "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (Live, Munich, May 5, 2002) – 4:29 # "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (Live, Madrid, June 4, 2002) – 4:30 # "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (multimedia track: Live, Stuttgart, May 6, 2002) – 4:18


Charts

''#40 Germany'' ''#31 Italy''


Personnel

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Hansi Kürsch Hans Jürgen "Hansi" Kürsch (born 10 August 1966) is a German singer, best known as a member of the power metal band Blind Guardian. One of the founders of the band, he has been its lead vocalist since its creation in 1984, and also acted as ...
– vocals and strings arrangement *
André Olbrich André Olbrich (born 3 May 1967) is a German musician, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of power metal band Blind Guardian, in which he serves as one of the main composers with other founder Hansi Kürsch. Olbrich was ranked n ...
– acoustic lead guitar and backing vocals *
Marcus Siepen Marcus Siepen (born 8 September 1968) is a German guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian. For the biggest percentage of Blind Guardian's songs, particularly in more recent years, he ...
– acoustic rhythm guitar and backing vocals


References

1992 songs 2003 singles Blind Guardian songs Fantasy music Virgin Records singles Songs written by Hansi Kürsch Songs written by André Olbrich {{metal-song-stub