Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones."
The popularity of HBO's "Game of Thrones" extends to celebrities and notable figures like President Obama, so it should come as no surprise that some famous people have snuck in for cameos.
Though Ed Sheeran's appearance on the season seven premiere was anything but subtle (though the song he sang did have a hidden meaning), other musical cameos might have gone unnoticed by the average viewer.
Take a look at the six cameos from bands or musicians you might have missed:
Season seven kicked off with an epic episode featuring Ed Sheeran as a Lannister soldier.
Sheeran's character was introduced while he was singing a song to a group of fellow Lannister soldiers. And not just any song, but a ballad straight from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire."
In the books, a singer named Symon Silver Tongue tried to blackmail Tyrion Lannister by writing a ballad about his secret affair with Shae.
Here are the song lyrics, written about Tyrion and Shae:
He rode through the streets of the city,
Down from his hill on high,
O'er the wynds and the steps and the cobbles,
He rode to a woman's sigh.
For she was his secret treasure,
She was his shame and bliss.
And a chain and a keep are nothing,
Compared to a woman's kiss
For hands of gold are always cold
But a woman's hands are warm
Read more about the hidden meaning behind this song here.
The Hardhome massacre was a perfect cameo opportunity for Mastodon.
American metal band Mastadon suited up for the epic massacre on season five's "Hardhome." The three band mates all played wildlings who were slaughtered by White Walkers and wights, and then were re-animated into wights themselves.
The band had a funny anecdote about being in the break tent with a man decked out in White Walker prosthetics.
"He's saying, 'Can ya please, can someone please get me a straw for my hot cocoa? I'd like to drink it please!'" band member Brann Dailor told the Wall Street Journal. "And he's just so brutal, and he looks so scary and epic, and he's just a dude who wants some hot cocoa."
A member of Coldplay was present for the Red Wedding.
Coldplay drummer Will Champion played, well, a drummer on season three's gut-wrenching episode "Rains of Castamere." His role was that of a musician-turned-traitor — the band at the Red Wedding swapped instruments for crossbows and helped murder the Starks.
That wasn't the last time Coldplay was involved with "Game of Thrones." In celebration of Red Nose Day, Coldplay teamed up with the cast to create a mock musical of the series.
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