Guess The Iron Maiden Song!

Prowler said:
Don't talk to strangers --> DIO --> DIO live at Donnington (that's what I thought, when I saw your comment)
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Yeah, something along those lines. Though it's probably wrong. The "signature part" made me think of the almost polka-like instrumental section in that song lol

On the other hand the distorted riff after the intro in Don't Talk to Strangers could be seen as the inspiration for a couple of Maiden songs. Let's see what the next clue will bring!
 
Clue 1:
This Maiden song has a signature part that is inspired by a well-known song by another band. This other band have released a version of their song on a live album with a name that will make you think of a Maiden album. If you know which album this is, you will find the Maiden song you're looking for on the following album.

Clue 2:
A part of the song title consists of a figure of speech. If you know the meaning behind this figure of speech, there is an apparent contrast between that part of the song title and the subject matter of the song lyrics.






Now we live in a world of uncertainty: Fear is the Key, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
 
No takers? Ok, let's try another clue, then:


Clue 1:
This Maiden song has a signature part that is inspired by a well-known song by another band. This other band have released a version of their song on a live album with a name that will make you think of a Maiden album. If you know which album this is, you will find the Maiden song you're looking for on the following album.

Clue 2:
A part of the song title consists of a figure of speech. If you know the meaning behind this figure of speech, there is an apparent contrast between that part of the song title and the subject matter of the song lyrics.

Clue 3:
The song isn't one of Maiden's most epic and progressive compositions. Still, it has a rather untypical structure, both lyrically and the way it deviates from a standard verse-chorus-verse formula.




Now we live in a world of uncertainty: Fear is the Key, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
 
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No takers? Ok, let's try another clue, then:


Clue 1:
This Maiden song has a signature part that is inspired by a well-known song by another band. This other band have released a version of their song on a live album with a name that will make you think of a Maiden album. If you know which album this is, you will find the Maiden song you're looking for on the following album.

Clue 2:
A part of the song title consists of a figure of speech. If you know the meaning behind this figure of speech, there is an apparent contrast between that part of the song title and the subject matter of the song lyrics.

Clue 3:
The song isn't one of Maiden's most epic and progressive compositions. Still, it has a rather untypical structure, both lyrically and the way it deviates from a standard verse-chorus-verse formula.

Clue 4:
The lyrics present a number of problems, but also solutions to them.


Now we live in a world of uncertainty: Fear is the Key, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger, Be Quick Or Be Dead, Blood On The World's Hands
 
No takers? Ok, let's try another clue, then:


Clue 1:
This Maiden song has a signature part that is inspired by a well-known song by another band. This other band have released a version of their song on a live album with a name that will make you think of a Maiden album. If you know which album this is, you will find the Maiden song you're looking for on the following album.

Clue 2:
A part of the song title consists of a figure of speech. If you know the meaning behind this figure of speech, there is an apparent contrast between that part of the song title and the subject matter of the song lyrics.

Clue 3:
The song isn't one of Maiden's most epic and progressive compositions. Still, it has a rather untypical structure, both lyrically and the way it deviates from a standard verse-chorus-verse formula.

Clue 4:
The lyrics present a number of problems, but also solutions to them.

Clue 5:
The song has been played live. Its live debut preceded the tour of the album on which it appeared. The live debut of the song took place in a city that also has an apparent link to the song's lyrics.



Now we live in a world of uncertainty: Fear is the Key, Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger, Be Quick Or Be Dead, Blood On The World's Hands, Virus, Justice of the Peace, The Unbeliever
 
jeanpoleon said:
22 acacia avenue
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Correct! Your turn, @jeanpoleon


Clues explained:


Clue 1:
This Maiden song has a signature part that is inspired by a well-known song by another band. This other band have released a version of their song on a live album with a name that will make you think of a Maiden album. If you know which album this is, you will find the Maiden song you're looking for on the following album.

According to Adrian Smith, the song's chugging guitar intro was inspired by Queen's "Now I'm Here". This song was originally released on "Sheer Heart Attack", but also features on the "Live Killers" album.


Clue 2:
A part of the song title consists of a figure of speech. If you know the meaning behind this figure of speech, there is an apparent contrast between that part of the song title and the subject matter of the song lyrics.

The term "Acacia Avenue" is often used methaphorically to signify a quiet, repsectable, somewhat boring, middle-class street. Not where you'd expect to find Charltte and her harlotry.


Clue 3:
The song isn't one of Maiden's most epic and progressive compositions. Still, it has a rather untypical structure, both lyrically and the way it deviates from a standard verse-chorus-verse formula.

Sort of self-explanatory, I guess. The song has the guitar driven part with another verse played twice, then the "get out from all this madness"-part is played twice. Then, at last, the chorus appears. With such a strong opening, you'd expect a return to the intro part, but that never happens. The lyrics also change its point of view, telling a story from different perspectives, to differennt characters in the lyrics. In short, the song seems to contain many songs in one (one of them of course being Urchin's "Countdown"). Still, "22 Acacia Avenue" is so immediate and barn-storming that it doesn't feel like one of Maiden's epic songs.



Clue 4:
The lyrics present a number of problems, but also solutions to them.

1. Depression and loneliness. Solution: Pay Charlotte a visit.
2. Charlotte's "mad life". Solution: Pack your bags and come with me.


Clue 5:
The song has been played live. Its live debut preceded the tour of the album on which it appeared. The live debut of the song took place in a city that also has an apparent link to the song's lyrics.

The song was first played 15th of November 1981 at the Rainbow in London, the city where also Charlotte lives. This was the penultimate show of the "Killer" world tour.
 
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