TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Only The Good Die Young ?
Guess The Iron Maiden Song!
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Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Out of the Silent Planet?
No to those
Clue 1: In the lyrics of this song, you will find the name of a band who has opened for Maiden.
Clue 2:
For a Maiden song, the song starts off in a fairly unusual way.
Clue 3:
The song tells a tale that could make the song a prequel to an Iron Maiden album title.
Clue 4:
The song tells its story using a change of narrator.
Clue 5:
The song is an album track. It was not released as a single from its parent album, but has later been released on a Maiden single.
Clue 6:
The song has been played live. When the song was first played live, it was played right after the song that preceded it on the album. Later on the tour, due to changes to the setlist, fans could hear the song right after a non-album feature from the setlist
Clue 7:
The name of a Rainbow album may take you a step closer to the song.
Clue 7B:
Bonus clue regarding the song's live history (clue 6): The song has been played on several tours. Even so, I get the impression that it is not a huge favourite among Maiden fans.
Clue 8:
The song title is not unique for Maiden. You can find the same song title used on a hugely successful debut album, and also on a less successful, but still record-holding, last studio album by another artist with a spectacular career. A band musically closer to Maiden has also used the same song title.
Clue 9:
The song has an intro part that is repeated at the end of the song, although with some differences in instrumentation and, I believe, also tempo (I haven't fact checked the tempo bit, but it certainly feels like the tempo is different).
Clue 10:
Thematically, the song is no outlier in Maiden's catalogue. A verse from a song on "Dance of Death" sums up the situation of the songs lyrical self.
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away: Aces High, Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Invasion, Blood on the World's Hands, Sign of the Cross, Satellite 15... The Final Frontier, Revelation, Senjutsu, If Eternity Should Fail, The Clairvoyant, Moonchild, Run to the Hills, Hallowed be thy Name, The Edge of Darkness, The Aftermath, El Dorado, Wrathchild, When Two Worlds Collide, The Assasin, To Tame a Land, Only The Good Die Young, Out of the Silent Planet
Clue 2:
For a Maiden song, the song starts off in a fairly unusual way.
Clue 3:
The song tells a tale that could make the song a prequel to an Iron Maiden album title.
Clue 4:
The song tells its story using a change of narrator.
Clue 5:
The song is an album track. It was not released as a single from its parent album, but has later been released on a Maiden single.
Clue 6:
The song has been played live. When the song was first played live, it was played right after the song that preceded it on the album. Later on the tour, due to changes to the setlist, fans could hear the song right after a non-album feature from the setlist
Clue 7:
The name of a Rainbow album may take you a step closer to the song.
Clue 7B:
Bonus clue regarding the song's live history (clue 6): The song has been played on several tours. Even so, I get the impression that it is not a huge favourite among Maiden fans.
Clue 8:
The song title is not unique for Maiden. You can find the same song title used on a hugely successful debut album, and also on a less successful, but still record-holding, last studio album by another artist with a spectacular career. A band musically closer to Maiden has also used the same song title.
Clue 9:
The song has an intro part that is repeated at the end of the song, although with some differences in instrumentation and, I believe, also tempo (I haven't fact checked the tempo bit, but it certainly feels like the tempo is different).
Clue 10:
Thematically, the song is no outlier in Maiden's catalogue. A verse from a song on "Dance of Death" sums up the situation of the songs lyrical self.
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away: Aces High, Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Invasion, Blood on the World's Hands, Sign of the Cross, Satellite 15... The Final Frontier, Revelation, Senjutsu, If Eternity Should Fail, The Clairvoyant, Moonchild, Run to the Hills, Hallowed be thy Name, The Edge of Darkness, The Aftermath, El Dorado, Wrathchild, When Two Worlds Collide, The Assasin, To Tame a Land, Only The Good Die Young, Out of the Silent Planet
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Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Heaven Can Wait
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Paschendale ?
Clue 1: In the lyrics of this song, you will find the name of a band who has opened for Maiden.
I can't Accept my soul will drift on forever. Accept opened for Maiden on a number of dates on the World Slavery Tour.
Clue 2:
For a Maiden song, the song starts off in a fairly unusual way.
That synth tone played before the guitar and bass begin.
Clue 3:
The song tells a tale that could make the song a prequel to an Iron Maiden album title.
Live After Death: The story outlined in HCW is about a person wanting to postpone death.
Clue 4:
The song tells its story using a change of narrator.
The personal narrator we meet at first tells the story for the most part, but another character appears and addresses the narrator in the "take my hand"-part of the song.
Clue 5:
The song is an album track. It was not released as a single from its parent album, but has later been released on a Maiden single.
A live version of HCW appears on the b-side on the 1988 "The Clairvoyant" maxi single.
Clue 6:
The song has been played live. When the song was first played live, it was played right after the song that preceded it on the album. Later on the tour, due to changes to the setlist, fans could hear the song right after a non-album feature from the setlist
HCW was first played right after "Sea of Madness" on Somewhere on Tour. When the latter song was dropped, HCW was for a number of dates played after the infamous Guitar Solo the band added to the setlist on that tour.
Clue 7:
The name of a Rainbow album may take you a step closer to the song.
"Down to Earth". This is also the name of a 2003 film which is a remake of the film "Heaven Can Wait" from 1978.
Clue 7B:
Bonus clue regarding the song's live history (clue 6): The song has been played on several tours. Even so, I get the impression that it is not a huge favourite among Maiden fans.
Self-explanatory, I guess. I like the song, but I also understand those who find both the chorus and the singalong a bit naff.
Clue 8:
The song title is not unique for Maiden. You can find the same song title used on a hugely successful debut album, and also on a less successful, but still record-holding, last studio album by another artist with a spectacular career. A band musically closer to Maiden has also used the same song title.
Meat Loaf has a song called "Heaven Can Wait" on his 1977 mega-selling debut album "Bat out of Hell". Michael Jackson's last studio album "Invincible" from 2001 is the most expensive in history, and has a song named "Heaven Can Wait". Lastly, Gamma Ray has a song and an EP called "Heaven Can Wait".
Clue 9:
The song has an intro part that is repeated at the end of the song, although with some differences in instrumentation and, I believe, also tempo (I haven't fact checked the tempo bit, but it certainly feels like the tempo is different).
Self-explanatory
Clue 10:
Thematically, the song is no outlier in Maiden's catalogue. A verse from a song on "Dance of Death" sums up the situation of the songs lyrical self.
"No more lies" has this verse:
"Time is up, it couldn't last
But there's more things I'd like to do
I'm coming back to try again
Someday maybe I'll wait 'til then"
I can't Accept my soul will drift on forever. Accept opened for Maiden on a number of dates on the World Slavery Tour.
Clue 2:
For a Maiden song, the song starts off in a fairly unusual way.
That synth tone played before the guitar and bass begin.
Clue 3:
The song tells a tale that could make the song a prequel to an Iron Maiden album title.
Live After Death: The story outlined in HCW is about a person wanting to postpone death.
Clue 4:
The song tells its story using a change of narrator.
The personal narrator we meet at first tells the story for the most part, but another character appears and addresses the narrator in the "take my hand"-part of the song.
Clue 5:
The song is an album track. It was not released as a single from its parent album, but has later been released on a Maiden single.
A live version of HCW appears on the b-side on the 1988 "The Clairvoyant" maxi single.
Clue 6:
The song has been played live. When the song was first played live, it was played right after the song that preceded it on the album. Later on the tour, due to changes to the setlist, fans could hear the song right after a non-album feature from the setlist
HCW was first played right after "Sea of Madness" on Somewhere on Tour. When the latter song was dropped, HCW was for a number of dates played after the infamous Guitar Solo the band added to the setlist on that tour.
Clue 7:
The name of a Rainbow album may take you a step closer to the song.
"Down to Earth". This is also the name of a 2003 film which is a remake of the film "Heaven Can Wait" from 1978.
Clue 7B:
Bonus clue regarding the song's live history (clue 6): The song has been played on several tours. Even so, I get the impression that it is not a huge favourite among Maiden fans.
Self-explanatory, I guess. I like the song, but I also understand those who find both the chorus and the singalong a bit naff.
Clue 8:
The song title is not unique for Maiden. You can find the same song title used on a hugely successful debut album, and also on a less successful, but still record-holding, last studio album by another artist with a spectacular career. A band musically closer to Maiden has also used the same song title.
Meat Loaf has a song called "Heaven Can Wait" on his 1977 mega-selling debut album "Bat out of Hell". Michael Jackson's last studio album "Invincible" from 2001 is the most expensive in history, and has a song named "Heaven Can Wait". Lastly, Gamma Ray has a song and an EP called "Heaven Can Wait".
Clue 9:
The song has an intro part that is repeated at the end of the song, although with some differences in instrumentation and, I believe, also tempo (I haven't fact checked the tempo bit, but it certainly feels like the tempo is different).
Self-explanatory
Clue 10:
Thematically, the song is no outlier in Maiden's catalogue. A verse from a song on "Dance of Death" sums up the situation of the songs lyrical self.
"No more lies" has this verse:
"Time is up, it couldn't last
But there's more things I'd like to do
I'm coming back to try again
Someday maybe I'll wait 'til then"
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Clue #1: the lyrics feature a particular type of character that, on previous albums, have been either mentioned or have had a whole song in their name.
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
Could the character be Charlotte The Harlot ?
And the right song to guess : From Here To Eternity ?
And the right song to guess : From Here To Eternity ?
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
One of you has guessed one of the songs referred to in the first clue. 
Clue #1: the lyrics feature a particular type of character that, on previous albums, have been either mentioned or have had a whole song in their name.
Clue #2: "As Above, So Below"
Incorrect guesses: From Here To Eternity/ Lord of Light/ The Pilgrim/ 22 Acacia Avenue/ Afraid to Shoot Strangers
Clue #1: the lyrics feature a particular type of character that, on previous albums, have been either mentioned or have had a whole song in their name.
Clue #2: "As Above, So Below"
Incorrect guesses: From Here To Eternity/ Lord of Light/ The Pilgrim/ 22 Acacia Avenue/ Afraid to Shoot Strangers
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
The Number Of The Beast ?
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Once again, good guess but no.