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When you play the game of thrones, you swing or you die

Punters at New York City's legendary B.B. King's Blues Club were treated to something a little bit special the other night during a New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band gig, when the six-piece ensemble busted out a Dixieland-style rendition of the iconic opening theme from HBO's record-breaking juggernaut franchise Game Of Thrones.

Whether you're a Sydney or Perth resident planning to catch the show's Kingslayer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, at Supanova Pop Culture Expo over the next couple of weekends or you're just a dyed-in-the-wool Westeros tragic, this video -- dedicated to Wildling warrior Ygritte (Rose Leslie) -- ought to put some spirit in your toes and a smile on your face. It's fan footage, so the audio does peak out occasionally, but you more than get the truly wonderful, brilliantly cacophonous drift.

BRB -- gonna try syncing this with the Red Wedding, because if there is any way to make that scene better, this is it.