Guess The Iron Maiden Song!
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TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Sign Of The Cross ?
Clue 1:
This song starts with a narrative technique that is also used in a few other Maiden songs. In the case of this particular song, it takes on a double meaning.
Clue 2:
A geographical place where Maiden have been and also played nearby is to be found in the lyrics.
Clue 3:
If we look at the title of the song, it is both unique and typical for the Maiden catalogue.
Your prophecies will send us all to hell: The Legacy, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dance of Death, Running Free, Sign of the Cross,
This song starts with a narrative technique that is also used in a few other Maiden songs. In the case of this particular song, it takes on a double meaning.
Clue 2:
A geographical place where Maiden have been and also played nearby is to be found in the lyrics.
Clue 3:
If we look at the title of the song, it is both unique and typical for the Maiden catalogue.
Your prophecies will send us all to hell: The Legacy, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dance of Death, Running Free, Sign of the Cross,
PhantomOfTheOpera
Ancient Mariner
Nodding Donkey Blues
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Alexander "Antique C*nt" The Great ? 
There are some greek flare lighters involved in some way...
There are some greek flare lighters involved in some way...
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Clue 1:
This song starts with a narrative technique that is also used in a few other Maiden songs. In the case of this particular song, it takes on a double meaning.
Clue 2:
A geographical place where Maiden have been and also played nearby is to be found in the lyrics.
Clue 3:
If we look at the title of the song, it is both unique and typical for the Maiden catalogue.
Clue 4:
The lyrics have some imagery taken from the maritime sphere.
Your prophecies will send us all to hell: The Legacy, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dance of Death, Running Free, Sign of the Cross, Nodding Donkey Blues, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Alexander the Great
This song starts with a narrative technique that is also used in a few other Maiden songs. In the case of this particular song, it takes on a double meaning.
Clue 2:
A geographical place where Maiden have been and also played nearby is to be found in the lyrics.
Clue 3:
If we look at the title of the song, it is both unique and typical for the Maiden catalogue.
Clue 4:
The lyrics have some imagery taken from the maritime sphere.
Your prophecies will send us all to hell: The Legacy, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dance of Death, Running Free, Sign of the Cross, Nodding Donkey Blues, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Alexander the Great
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
The Talisman ?
PhantomOfTheOpera
Ancient Mariner
You forgot to add El Dorado to the false prophecies
PhantomOfTheOpera
Ancient Mariner
Cross-Eyed Mary
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Infinite Dreams
@PhantomOfTheOpera Sorry about overlooking that one for so long, I think you wrote that before I refreshed the page, so I didn't see your guess until now - been too busy to check in today.
Anyway, El Dorado is correct, so over to you. Explanations are due in just a second.
@PhantomOfTheOpera got it: "El Dorado." Clues explained:
Clue 1:
This song starts with a narrative technique that is also used in a few other Maiden songs. In the case of this particular song, it takes on a double meaning.
The narrator tells the listener that a story is going to be told. You were on this right away, but guessed other songs that begin in this manner. In the case of "El Dorado", it has a double meaning, since the narrator is also a deceitful fraudster who is telling lies and (made up) "stories" to trick the listerer.
Clue 2:
A geographical place where Maiden have been and also played nearby is to be found in the lyrics.
"El Dorado" is the name of an airport in Bogota, Columbia. Ed Force One landed there. The legend of El Dorado stems from the Muisca people in Colombia.
Clue 3:
If we look at the title of the song, it is both unique and typical for the Maiden catalogue.
It begins with the word El - which is unique - but El translates to "the", which is how Maiden name plenty of their songs.
Clue 4:
The lyrics have some imagery taken from the maritime sphere.
"Sailing for glory", "my ship is oversold", "my lifeboat sails away"
Your prophecies will send us all to hell: The Legacy, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dance of Death, Running Free, Sign of the Cross, Nodding Donkey Blues, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Alexander the Great
Clue 1:
This song starts with a narrative technique that is also used in a few other Maiden songs. In the case of this particular song, it takes on a double meaning.
The narrator tells the listener that a story is going to be told. You were on this right away, but guessed other songs that begin in this manner. In the case of "El Dorado", it has a double meaning, since the narrator is also a deceitful fraudster who is telling lies and (made up) "stories" to trick the listerer.
Clue 2:
A geographical place where Maiden have been and also played nearby is to be found in the lyrics.
"El Dorado" is the name of an airport in Bogota, Columbia. Ed Force One landed there. The legend of El Dorado stems from the Muisca people in Colombia.
Clue 3:
If we look at the title of the song, it is both unique and typical for the Maiden catalogue.
It begins with the word El - which is unique - but El translates to "the", which is how Maiden name plenty of their songs.
Clue 4:
The lyrics have some imagery taken from the maritime sphere.
"Sailing for glory", "my ship is oversold", "my lifeboat sails away"
Your prophecies will send us all to hell: The Legacy, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dance of Death, Running Free, Sign of the Cross, Nodding Donkey Blues, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Alexander the Great
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
El Dorado ?
PhantomOfTheOpera
Ancient Mariner
Ok, will start new round. Im trying something..
Clue 1:
This song features word that might be somewhat popular in more extreme metal lyrics and such, but in Maiden's case it's more of rare occasion.
Similar to the word there was Death Metal band from Sweden. This particular band might be more familiar via the members' other bands that they joined after the this band split up. These 2 bands that the members joined were both influenced by Iron Maiden (read it from interviews) but the music style is much more extreme. Atleast the other band has been featured as support band on Iron Maiden tour.
Clue 1:
This song features word that might be somewhat popular in more extreme metal lyrics and such, but in Maiden's case it's more of rare occasion.
Similar to the word there was Death Metal band from Sweden. This particular band might be more familiar via the members' other bands that they joined after the this band split up. These 2 bands that the members joined were both influenced by Iron Maiden (read it from interviews) but the music style is much more extreme. Atleast the other band has been featured as support band on Iron Maiden tour.
PhantomOfTheOpera
Ancient Mariner
You got it! That was fast and easy one. Your turn!
The word Carnage is rare word in Iron Maiden songs. Carnage was death metal band from Växjö, Sweden.
Michael Amott went on and joined Carcass (later he formed Arch Enemy), while Matti Kärki, David Blomqvist and Fred Estby went onto reform Dismember
Both are far more extreme metal but they have cited Iron Maiden as influence. Carcass played on the 2008 Somewhere Back In Time Tour fourth leg as support band.
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Gangland ?
(because of Sepultura's song "Arise" and Black Sabbath's unknown to me song even the presence of "rat", "grave" and "children" words)
(because of Sepultura's song "Arise" and Black Sabbath's unknown to me song even the presence of "rat", "grave" and "children" words)