Shane Rhyne

While I usually rely on historical trivia to guide me in choosing a song of the week, this week’s selection is inspired by a series of comments I made this week on Twitter.

As you may know, popular culture is awash in vampires lately. With the debut of yet another movie based on yet another vampire-themed young adult novel, we are confronted yet again with the bloodsuckers.

Hey, don’t get me wrong. I like a good vampire story, too. But, selfishly, I see no personal profit potential in the vampire trend. By the time I would be able to get anything produced for publication, I fear the trend will have crept back into its coffin waiting to be revived in another decade or so.

I expressed on Twitter the desire to create a new trend that I could cash in on. Zombies are starting to pick up serious momentum, but a true trendsetter is able to look beyond the immediate needs of the consumer and anticipate the next big thing. Thus, I envision a future trend for vikings.

Yes, vikings. And after slogging through a few examples of Viking metal on Last.fm (yes, such a genre exists), I was discouraged that I might not ever find a Viking song worthy of selection for this week’s song of the week.

But, then, happily I was reminded of the perfect song for this week’s selection by Aunt B (who, incidentally, is one of my favorite bloggers to read on a regular basis. Check out her blog, Tiny Cat Pants, as soon as you can).

And, so without further ado, I bring you a Viking-edition of the song of the week: Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song.”

And, as an added bonus I bring you (courtesy of R. Neal’s reminder in the comments of my Volhalla post) the fury of the Viking kittens. Be prepared for pillaging. They are your overlords. (The usual location at vikingkittens.com doesn’t seem to be working, so I’ve liked to a different location for now.)