Guess The Iron Maiden Song!
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chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
Hallowed be thy Name
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
Charlotte the Harlotte
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
To Tame A Land
No.
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Clue 1: Trace your way back 50 years...
Clue 2: The lyrics connote strongly to an early influence on Iron Maiden (although this influence is less manifest at the present day).
Clue 3: The protagonist of the song expresses a strong desire for something, a desire which was later questioned by Blaze Bayley. This desire also relates directly to clue 2.
Clue 4: The title of the song only consists of one or several words that can be found in other Maiden song titles.
Clue 5: The song is a fusion between to very distinctive parts.
Incorrect guesses: Wasted Years, The Prisoner, Empire of the Clouds, Iron Maiden, Strange World, 2 MTM, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Hallowed bT Name, When the River runs Deep, Phantom of the Opera, Out of the Shadows, Charlotte the Harlot, Blood on the World's Hands, To Tame a Land.
Clue 2: The lyrics connote strongly to an early influence on Iron Maiden (although this influence is less manifest at the present day).
Clue 3: The protagonist of the song expresses a strong desire for something, a desire which was later questioned by Blaze Bayley. This desire also relates directly to clue 2.
Clue 4: The title of the song only consists of one or several words that can be found in other Maiden song titles.
Clue 5: The song is a fusion between to very distinctive parts.
Incorrect guesses: Wasted Years, The Prisoner, Empire of the Clouds, Iron Maiden, Strange World, 2 MTM, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Hallowed bT Name, When the River runs Deep, Phantom of the Opera, Out of the Shadows, Charlotte the Harlot, Blood on the World's Hands, To Tame a Land.
Jer
'Til Tomorrow
Oops. King Of Twilight.
That's completely correct!
Clue 1: Trace your way back 50 years... Nektar formed in 1969, in Germany (in Hamburg, not Dresden, though).
Clue 2: The lyrics connote strongly to an early influence on Iron Maiden (although this influence is less manifest at the present day).
"A chance to be free." Free was another 70s act which was a major influence on Iron Maiden. Dave Murray's black & white '57 Stratocaster used to belong to Paul Kossoff of Free This guitar was a mainstay for Murray in the 80's, but hasn't been played onstage since the early 90s.
Clue 3: The protagonist of the song expresses a strong desire for something, a desire which was later questioned by Blaze Bayley. This desire also relates directly to clue 2. "A chance to be free" - In The Clansman, Bayley sings: "Is it right to believe / In the need to be free"
Clue 4: The title of the song only consists of one or several words that can be found in other Maiden song titles. I.e. The Man Who Would Be King and Twilight Zone.
Clue 5: The song is a fusion between to very distinctive parts. Maiden's rendition actually incorporates two Nektar songs, Crying in the Dark and King of Twilight. Both songs are from their 1972 album A Tab In The Ocean.