Guess The Iron Maiden Song!
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Clue 1: 1953-2018
Clue 2:
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Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
Clue 5:
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Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Good guesses, but no: Sun and Steel, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, The Edge of Darkness, Mother of Mercy, Running Free, Holy Smoke, The Assassin, The Man Who Would Be King, Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Shadows of the Valley, Dance of Death, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
Clue 2:
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Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
Clue 5:
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Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Good guesses, but no: Sun and Steel, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, The Edge of Darkness, Mother of Mercy, Running Free, Holy Smoke, The Assassin, The Man Who Would Be King, Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Shadows of the Valley, Dance of Death, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Tailgunner
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
Caught Somehwere in Time
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
No More Lies
Clue 1: 1953-2018
Clue 2:
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Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
Clue 5:
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Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Clue 10:
Good guesses, but no: Sun and Steel, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, The Edge of Darkness, Mother of Mercy, Running Free, Holy Smoke, The Assassin, The Man Who Would Be King, Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Shadows of the Valley, Dance of Death, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger, Tailgunner, Caught Somewehere in Time, No More Lies
Clue 2:
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Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
Clue 5:
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Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Clue 10:
Good guesses, but no: Sun and Steel, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, The Edge of Darkness, Mother of Mercy, Running Free, Holy Smoke, The Assassin, The Man Who Would Be King, Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Shadows of the Valley, Dance of Death, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger, Tailgunner, Caught Somewehere in Time, No More Lies
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Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Public Enema Number One
Clue 1: 1953-2018
Clue 2:
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Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
Clue 5:
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Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Clue 10:
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Clue 11: At a time when the song seemed even more topical than usual, the song was introduced like this: “This is a song about war and the men who fight them”.
Good guesses, but no: Sun and Steel, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, The Edge of Darkness, Mother of Mercy, Running Free, Holy Smoke, The Assassin, The Man Who Would Be King, Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Shadows of the Valley, Dance of Death, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger, Tailgunner, Caught Somewehere in Time, No More Lies, Public Enema Number One
Clue 2:
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Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
Clue 5:
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Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Clue 10:
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Clue 11: At a time when the song seemed even more topical than usual, the song was introduced like this: “This is a song about war and the men who fight them”.
Good guesses, but no: Sun and Steel, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg, The Edge of Darkness, Mother of Mercy, Running Free, Holy Smoke, The Assassin, The Man Who Would Be King, Murders In The Rue Morgue, Stranger in a Strange Land, Shadows of the Valley, Dance of Death, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger, Tailgunner, Caught Somewehere in Time, No More Lies, Public Enema Number One
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
2 Minutes To Midnight
That's a winner! Your turn.
Clues explained:
Clue 1: 1953-2018
1953 and 2018 were the years The Doomsday Clock was set exactly at two minutes to midnight.
Clue 2:
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A still shot from the movie "Full Metal Jacket". The film's script was co-written by Michael Herr, whose 1977 book "Dispatches" inspired Bruce when he wrote "2 Minutes to Midnight". The line "blood is freedom's stain" is taken from the book.
Clue 3: In more than one way, the song could be inspired by a song by a band Maiden shared stage with in 1980.
White Spirit (featuring Janick Gers). Maiden played with them at the Reading Festival in 980. Their song "Midnight Chaser" has a guitar riff which is very, very similar to "2 Minutes to MIdnight". Obviously, the name of the songs also share the word "midnight".
Clue 4: The London Gleaner
In the video for "2 Minutes to Midnight", there is a newspaper report about missile theft. This fictional rag is called "The London Gleaner".
Clue 5:
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A still photo of a camera from the opening scenes of the "2 Minutes to Midnight" video.
Clue 6: A geographical name appears in the lyrics. This name often comes in tandem with the name of a nearby town. Post-reunion, Maiden played for the first time in a city with the same name as this town, although in a different country.
Belsen. Belsen is a small German village that partly gave name to Bergen-Belsen, the Nazi concentration camp. Maiden has played in Bergen, Norway, on three occasions post-reunion.
Clue 7: In the lyrics to the song you’ll hear the name of a hit TV series from the 2000s, a multiple Academy-Award winning movie from the 1970s, an Iron Maiden album, a fairy tale and a criminal offence.
"Mad Men". "Jaws". "Killers". "The Golden Goose". Treason.
Clue 8: The song’s live debut took place at a venue which is located next to a football stadium. This stadium opened on the very same date as the song's premiere, although 54 years earlier.
The song's live debut was on the first night of the World Slavery Tour, at Hala Torwar (nowadays known as Arena COS Torwar) in Warsaw, August 9th, 1984. It's right next to Legia Stadium, which opened on 9th of August 1930. (I'll admit the latter part is not that helpful, but it was too much of a coincidence to leave out).
Clue 9: A British singer associated with a band from another continent was one of the first persons outside the Maiden camp to hear this Maiden song. Another band from the same continent has a name and also a song that points you to this elusive Maiden song. This song was released on the band's fifth album the same year as the Maiden song you're looking for was released.
Bruce played AC/DC singer Brian Johnson a mix of the song the song at Compass Point studios, Nassau. Australian rock stalwarts Midnight Oil has a track called "Minutes to Midnight" on their 1984 album "Red Sails in the Sunset".
Clue 10:
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The map highlights the countries whose flags are depicted on the "2 Minutes to Midnight" single cover.
Clue 11: At a time when the song seemed even more topical than usual, the song was introduced like this: “This is a song about war and the men who fight them”.
Bruce introduced the song thus right before the beginning of the Gulf War at Wembley Arena on December 18th, 1990, as can be heard on the excellent bootleg named "Sledgehammer".
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
Clue #1 : have a Tic Tac, for God's sake!
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
No to both