Guess The Iron Maiden Song!
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damage_case
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damage_case
Trooper
Clue #01: 13156
Clue #02: Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
Clue #03: There's a song by Billy Joel from 1983 whose title says something about our searched Maiden song.
Clue #04: The song was played live by only six different Maiden members (while in Maiden - solo shows etc. doesn't count).
Incorrect guesses: The number of the beast; The Prisoner; Wasted years; Charlotte the harlot; Wasting love; Fear of the dark; The longest day; Bring your daughter to the slaughter.
Clue #02: Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
Clue #03: There's a song by Billy Joel from 1983 whose title says something about our searched Maiden song.
Clue #04: The song was played live by only six different Maiden members (while in Maiden - solo shows etc. doesn't count).
Incorrect guesses: The number of the beast; The Prisoner; Wasted years; Charlotte the harlot; Wasting love; Fear of the dark; The longest day; Bring your daughter to the slaughter.
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Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
We can rule out "Iron Maiden" then.
Neither can it be, mathematically:
- any song played by the reunion line-up that had been played before by any other singer than Bruce, including Blaze songs ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal", "Lord of the Flies", "Sign of the Cross" and "The Clansman") - which would make 7 people involved.
- an early song that Bruce and Nicko ended up playing ("Wrathchild", "Drifter", "Prowler", "I've Got The Fire", "Running Free", "Sanctuary", "Phantom of the Opera"... which were basically played by everybody in London and their cousin)
- a song played by just one line-up ("Total Eclipse", "TLOTLDR", a Blaze-period-only song, "Infinite Dreams, "Still Life", "To Tame A Land") except for the 1999-2024 line-up.
Which means, we may be looking for a song from the reunion period (with Nicko then) BUT the contents of the brackets suggest it may have been played outside Iron Maiden.
Considering that:
- Steve has never played a Maiden song with British Lion.
- Adrian Smith has often played "Wasted Years" on solo outings or with Richie Kotzen but now with Simon Dawson, it makes 7 people involved.
It leaves us with Bruce, who has played:
"2 Minutes To Midnight" (played by Blaze -> out)
"Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter" (in)
"Flight of Icarus" (in)
"Flash of the Blade" (never played by the rest of Maiden -> out)
"Revelations" (in)
"Powerslave" (reunion line-up + Simon Dawson -> out)
"The Trooper" (only played in 1990 in London but played by all line-ups since 1983 -> out)
"The Prisoner" (played by the reunion line-up + Clive Burr -> out)
By this probably incomplete reasoning, plus the fact that this song made "Easy Money" by being released as a single in post-Christmas time and that "Unchain your backdoor/ Invite me around" is the singer's plea to "give [the addressee] one more chance to keep you satisfied", I would venture:
"Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter"
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damage_case
Trooper
Oh, I'm afraid I wasn't clear in the brackets. This refers exclusively to performances at Maiden concerts; performances by Maiden musicians at solo shows are not to be considered!
Regardless, I find your analysis very impressive and no, it's not BYDTST.
Regardless, I find your analysis very impressive and no, it's not BYDTST.