Good morning everyone....

Howdy Herb....
How to portray this historical event in such an abbreviated lyric form was a bit tricky.
But....figured if I stuck to the (somewhat) known and accepted facts I could flesh it out.
The numbers of Persian army are all over the place....up to 250K.
In my ignorance, I tend to think that about 100k or so is more accurate.
Herodotus was known to exaggerate a bit. smile

Howdy Brad....
Many thanks for giving a listen and commenting.
It was a fun write and glad you found it worthy of your time.
I just ad-libed the into/outro and decided to keep it.
"We are the Unknowns....see you next time"

Mornin' Blue....
Yeah....Ken is a fine musician and I feel fortunate to have his creativity on my drivel.
After coming up with "Atlantis" a few months ago I kept pondering what might be another interesting topic to grapple with.
Thanks for chiming in and the very kind words.

Howdy Bapu....
Ha....you nailed it....an "old fossil" I am.
Surprisingly enough, I woke up above the dirt again today!
Good point....It didn't occur to me the audience could be perceived as grumblings of those on the battle field.
I almost think my lead vox is a bit too up front but I'm guilty of that on most of my stuff. smile
Thanks to all again for giving it a spin and all the kind comments....much appreciated gentlemen.
It took about a week, with clip board/yellow legal pad constantly in hand, to get the lyrics fleshed out.
As soon as I stumbled on BIAB 'style' I knew that was the one.
Don't know what I'll tackle next.

Have a great weekend everyone....

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