Given the melancholy that is expressed in the lyrics, I am surprised more people don't do a slower version of this Iron Maiden classic. This was awesome!.
Check out the group 'hellsongs' they have done some maiden. The trooper is actually a very sad song but played in major with that big galloping happy sounding riff in the original
@@arnox666 of course it's simplified its arranged for one guitar and vocal. It certainly isn't anywhere as good as the original, but power to him for covering it considering his output commercially is nothing like metal.
Wow. Im 49. I bought this cassette whene it came out. Theyre why I started playing guitar. And this is the best cover of a Maiden song Ive ever heard. He wins.
Been listening to maiden since middle school in the mid eighties. I love to hear talented men and women cover songs such as this one. This cover is very peaceful and appealing to the ears. He did a really nice job.
This hard rock metal fan just gained newfound respect and appreciation for Ryan Adams...I usually can't stand hipster/indie-alt rock critics darlings like him, but this is just so flat out good and heartfelt, it can't be denied.....wow!
I know of a few of Adam's covers and he does them in a way that's perfect. ("Wonderwall"? A-maz-ing...) The original song is definitely present, but he finds another dimension in it. He respects the song while adding his fingerprints to it.
A beautiful song, that evokes many emotions in me. It is overcoming loss, and sorrow and wants you to appreciate what you have Right Now! Many times we already have the best things in our life, and many times it's standing right in front of our eyes, and yet we always yearn for more. Then when that person is taken from us, we realize we were already living in our "Golden Years" and we should have taken the time to appreciate that gift we had all along. Up with the Irons!
Fuck... it is so great to see Maiden given the respect they have always deserved outside the metal arena. Anyone who has ever listened to metal, knows it has never gotten better than Maiden, but those on the outside haven't always given them the respect that is due. In this cover, Ryan has shown the true art of Maiden's song craft that us fans have always appreciated. And in doing so, he has shown his own great talent. Holy shit is right.
Yeah so many of those 80s songs had great lyrics and people don't know until you strip them down. The original is my favorite, but this one kind of hit me.
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas I'm travellin' on, far and wide But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else I close my eyes, and think of home Another city goes by in the night Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's gone away And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my dying day [Chorus:] So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up... make your stand And realise you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain, so easily When you can't find the words to say it's hard to make it through another day And it makes me wanna cry and throw my hands up to the sky
This is awesome and shows just how good at songwriting the members of Maiden are. One of the marks of a great song is that it will stand up to completely different versions. Credit to Ryan for doing a great cover.
I would imagine Steve Harris played this to the band on the acoustic guitar the first time he conveyed the song to them. Then they "Maidenised" it. Fabulous song whoever plays it.
@@AndalusianIrish Incidentally I saw Iron Maiden in the Cart and Horses pub in the East London in 1976, I was 21 yrs old. My old school mate Paul Mario Day was making his singing debut for them that night. I didn't know he could sing 😲 I still keep in touch with him. He now lives in Australia. Little did I know I was unwittingly part of rock history. NOBODY back then knew what was ahead of Iron Maiden. Great days❤️😅
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas I'm travellin' on, far and wide But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else I close my eyes, and think of home Another city goes by in the night Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's gone away And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my dying day [Chorus:] So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up... make your stand And realise you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain, so easily When you can't find the words to say it's hard to make it through another day And it makes me wanna cry and throw my hands up to the sky [Chorus
You realize what a beautifully written song this is when stripped down. I know real Maiden fans know how talented they really are just wish people outside the metal community knew.
Yeah when it's stripped down to an acoustic version with just the guitar and lyrics you can really appreciate just how strong the songwriting and lyrics by Iron Maiden really are. It's easy for some people to dismiss metal genres as "not real music" because it's loud and fast, but stuff like this proves that's simply not true. A lot of metal artists are some of the most technically proficient musicians in existence.
I've been out of the "metal community" since the mid 80's, and definitely know that Iron Maiden has song writing talent. I think most folks who truly appreciate music understand this, even if it's not the style they listen to most often. Just like I also know that Hank Williams Sr. was a very talented artist, but don't listen to his stuff much these days.
@@brentlanyon4654 I agree. I don't think real music fans feel that way, just that many people do. Check out Between the Buried and Me's covers of Queen vs their regular stuff if you haven't.
This is a classic example of a killer song. Any Maiden fan that thinks of this arrangement as “neutered” has metal tunnel vision and no ear . Excellent work Ryan.
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas Travelin' on, far and wide But now it seems I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else I close my eyes and I think of home Another city goes by in the night Ain't it funny how it is? You never miss it til' it's gone away And my heart is lying there, will be 'til my dying day, So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up, make your stand Realize you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain so easily When you can't find the words to say, hard to make it through another day And it makes me wanna cry, throw my hands up to the sky So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up, make your stand Realize you're living in the golden years, hey! So understand, Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up, make your stand Realize you're living in the golden years So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up, make your stand Realize you're living in the golden years, hey!
Just beautiful. And for the people who don't like it, I get it... it's not a heavy metal version, and I love the original, but Wasted Years is such a transcending song and such a timeless and beautiful melody and lyric, it totally works in forms like this. Good for Ryan Adams. Funnily enough, a lot of people might think that THIS is the original version and say "crap" to the original Heavy Metal version if they heard it after!
Some rock tunes were created first for acoustic guitar. As far I know, it's not the case of Wasted Years, but if my memory serves me right, the song "Can I play with madness" (Also written by Adrian Smith) was originally composed to be an acoustic ballad before turning it into the song rock and metal fans know.
Absolutely fukkin amazing, iron maiden fan all my life and I never thought that anyone could make them sound like the current times, well done my friend, brilliant!!!!
Many people will not give metal the time of day to learn the lyrics actually have deep meaning. Whether you like this version of the song or not, it lets those who would never listen to Iron Maiden to actually take time out and listen to the message of the song. Now for myself I like the metal version, acoustic not my thing, but again it oddly enough this version does serve the metal world some good. The singer/guitarist is talented. Good for him. Another way of saying this is "opera, not my thing, not something i would listen to, however I can appreciate the talent of those who sing it." Does that make any sense? And those are my thoughts for today.
This... I agree with. I just don't think it's better, or "just as good." To use your analogy, a fellow whistling Mozart might sound pleasant, but don't tell me it's "better" than the opera lol.
This is amazing! God I love Iron Maiden! I can't believe what he can do with other groups songs. He could redefine the art of "cover" songs. He mastered this transition to an acoustic version!
Californication brought me here. This show is awesome on so many levels, especially the fact that it's so music-related. Plus Lemmy got on the show, which is a big plus in my book.
He always gets the tone of the voice and guitar just right. I'd easily buy an album of obscure covers from him, like Evan Dando did with "varshons". Wow..this is something special..he really gets to the point. Beautiful playing too.
Gave me a new appreciation of this song! Usually, I am so into headbanging that I don't even listen to the lyrics let alone digest them. Good lyrics. Now I like both versions.
The original has aggression and power... a type of flamboyance that comes with metal band like Iron Maiden. This cover does what every great acoustic cover does - it exposes the true melody of the song. It gives it a whole new feeling. It's very rare to find two versions of one song that can say two very different things.
Well, he just opened the door to a legion of new Iron Maiden fans. :) That's how you know you have done a great cover, when it makes you want to go listen to the band that wrote it. Amazing job,
The fact that this sounds so great, in a completely different style from the original is a great testament to whatva fantastic song it is ......its not just a great metal song, its a fantastic piece of music. Metal is so underappreciated by those outside of the metal community, but i maintain the metal has some of the best musicians and composers in the music industry!!!!
I'm a big Maiden fan and this one is one of my top three maiden songs. Anyway, this version is amazing! I love how the vocals match the sentiment and mood of the lyrics. Great job!
Love it. Great song. Very underrated. I think Adrian Smith wrote the song and I find he he’s underrated as a songwriter and a guitar player. I personally love him as I do Maiden
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas I'm traveling on, far and wide But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else I close my eyes, and think of home Another city goes by, in the night Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it til it's gone away And my heart is lying there and will be til my dying day So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years Face up, make your stand And realize you're living in the golden years Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind Can't ease this pain, so easily When you…
@@HipsterEatinShark Dude, this guy is the best singer sing writer since Dylan, go listen to some of his lyrics, he LOVES METAL, so he pays homage to his favorite bands, he's just doing what he does in his style, but he listens to Metal. Give him a break, he's damned good in his own right. He knows its not as good as the original, because he loves Maiden UTI.....🤣
This is such an awesome cover, love it. It shows a couple of things. The talent of Ryan Adams to do such an amazing cover, and the talent of Adrian Smith/Iron Maiden. I've heard it said so often and it's true, that you can tell the real quality of a song if it can be played acoustically, and it is still just as good.
I have seen photos of Ryan wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts, so he is obviously a true fan of the band before he covered their song. he picked a great song to make a cover of. It really does lend itself to being stripped down and slowed down like this. Great version. Would love to see Ryan make a single of it officially.
Stop postings about "it's better than the original", an original work is unique and the owner of the music. This performance is a tribute to one of the best bands that have ever existed, the Maiden.
@@zlatkoc7113 I watched Calif S06 few minutes ago. I thought at first, it must be something from some hairmetal band of late 80'. Some huge MTV hit. I was shocked! Iron Maiden! Great!!!
Ryan Maiden
Adams in time
underrated comment. props dude.
😂😂😂
@rmegens This comment will never get the recognition it deserves.
You win the comments
Hank fuckin Moody brought me here
HAHA same
hank fucking moody
Given the melancholy that is expressed in the lyrics, I am surprised more people don't do a slower version of this Iron Maiden classic. This was awesome!.
***** Me either... the slower this song, the greater is going to get!
***** Me either... the slower this song, the greater is going to get!
Check out the group 'hellsongs' they have done some maiden. The trooper is actually a very sad song but played in major with that big galloping happy sounding riff in the original
Because the original is much better.This is not awesome,it's a simplified version,as always....diet music !
@@arnox666 of course it's simplified its arranged for one guitar and vocal.
It certainly isn't anywhere as good as the original, but power to him for covering it considering his output commercially is nothing like metal.
Wow. Im 49. I bought this cassette whene it came out. Theyre why I started playing guitar. And this is the best cover of a Maiden song Ive ever heard. He wins.
Yep, couldn't agree more. Its quite beautiful.
See Stuart Cliffords version. You're welcome
Ha! Me too. Big 50 next year! Man I've had wasted years..... But now I'm sober boom boom.
True Maiden fans will appreciate this
True music fans will appreciate this.
Matt Fabi ....yes true .. yes
Wet Pussy Apparently
Been listening to maiden since middle school in the mid eighties. I love to hear talented men and women cover songs such as this one. This cover is very peaceful and appealing to the ears. He did a really nice job.
True humans will appreciate this
Wonder if Adrian Smith has heard this. It's his song afterall.
One of the greatest songs ever written , played and sung beautifully
This hard rock metal fan just gained newfound respect and appreciation for Ryan Adams...I usually can't stand hipster/indie-alt rock critics darlings like him, but this is just so flat out good and heartfelt, it can't be denied.....wow!
This cut was arranged and delivered to IRON MAIDEN per Ryan Adams and Adams got the storyline from me… that’s the music industry
his lyric provider provided this storyline for IM from my portfolio…I wrote this
sounds to me like it is the soul of the song.
For years I have thought that the lyrics were so very deep and spoken from a place of long life experience. Beautifully rendered.
I know of a few of Adam's covers and he does them in a way that's perfect. ("Wonderwall"? A-maz-ing...) The original song is definitely present, but he finds another dimension in it. He respects the song while adding his fingerprints to it.
A beautiful song, that evokes many emotions in me. It is overcoming loss, and sorrow and wants you to appreciate what you have Right Now! Many times we already have the best things in our life, and many times it's standing right in front of our eyes, and yet we always yearn for more. Then when that person is taken from us, we realize we were already living in our "Golden Years" and we should have taken the time to appreciate that gift we had all along. Up with the Irons!
One of the best cover version ever made. Simply amazing.
See Stuart Cliffords version. You're welcome
Fuck... it is so great to see Maiden given the respect they have always deserved outside the metal arena. Anyone who has ever listened to metal, knows it has never gotten better than Maiden, but those on the outside haven't always given them the respect that is due. In this cover, Ryan has shown the true art of Maiden's song craft that us fans have always appreciated. And in doing so, he has shown his own great talent. Holy shit is right.
Same goes for MEGADETH! Very underrated band! IMO, better than MAIDEN
I'm a huge Maiden fan and I love this.
+Zamblee Best comment on youtube ever ! I'm a radio by the way.
Im a huge Maiden fan too! This was a great cover!
Yeah so many of those 80s songs had great lyrics and people don't know until you strip them down. The original is my favorite, but this one kind of hit me.
Ryan Adams got this TO IRON MAIDEN, BTW...THE STORYLINE IS MINE: MORE THAN LIKELY THE CHOREOGRAPHY IS ADAMS’
Adams has done this with quite a few big name artists and my storylines
Ryan makes this song more relatable for most people. Love both versions.
Please record this on an album. This is FANTASTIC
This speaks volumes for the unbelievable talent of both Maiden and Mr. Adams. Two of my favorites.
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas
I'm travellin' on, far and wide
But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but
someone else
I close my eyes, and think of home
Another city goes by in the night
Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's
gone away
And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my
dying day
[Chorus:]
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain, so easily
When you can't find the words to say it's hard to
make it through another day
And it makes me wanna cry and throw my
hands up to the sky
Love Iron Maiden. And love his cover. This guy is a genious, really
This is awesome and shows just how good at songwriting the members of Maiden are. One of the marks of a great song is that it will stand up to completely different versions. Credit to Ryan for doing a great cover.
Well said. A truly good song can work with different instrumentation, or a spare setting like this
Agreed. People who have never heard the IM version may never realize just how heavy this song is when they perform it.
I would imagine Steve Harris played this to the band on the acoustic guitar the first time he conveyed the song to them. Then they "Maidenised" it. Fabulous song whoever plays it.
@@rfurdaylee Ooh I hadn't thought of that!
@@AndalusianIrish Incidentally I saw Iron Maiden in the Cart and Horses pub in the East London in 1976, I was 21 yrs old. My old school mate Paul Mario Day was making his singing debut for them that night. I didn't know he could sing 😲 I still keep in touch with him. He now lives in Australia. Little did I know I was unwittingly part of rock history. NOBODY back then knew what was ahead of Iron Maiden. Great days❤️😅
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas
I'm travellin' on, far and wide
But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but
someone else
I close my eyes, and think of home
Another city goes by in the night
Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's
gone away
And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my
dying day
[Chorus:]
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain, so easily
When you can't find the words to say it's hard to
make it through another day
And it makes me wanna cry and throw my
hands up to the sky
[Chorus
You realize what a beautifully written song this is when stripped down. I know real Maiden fans know how talented they really are just wish people outside the metal community knew.
São universos distantes !!!
Yeah when it's stripped down to an acoustic version with just the guitar and lyrics you can really appreciate just how strong the songwriting and lyrics by Iron Maiden really are. It's easy for some people to dismiss metal genres as "not real music" because it's loud and fast, but stuff like this proves that's simply not true. A lot of metal artists are some of the most technically proficient musicians in existence.
I've been out of the "metal community" since the mid 80's, and definitely know that Iron Maiden has song writing talent. I think most folks who truly appreciate music understand this, even if it's not the style they listen to most often. Just like I also know that Hank Williams Sr. was a very talented artist, but don't listen to his stuff much these days.
@@brentlanyon4654 I agree. I don't think real music fans feel that way, just that many people do. Check out Between the Buried and Me's covers of Queen vs their regular stuff if you haven't.
Watch Stuart Clifford's version,just a British grandpa on the acoustic,haunting.
2.2m views is testimony!
This is a classic example of a killer song. Any Maiden fan that thinks of this arrangement as “neutered” has metal tunnel vision and no ear . Excellent work Ryan.
OMFG This is .... My jaw is still dropped on the floor... AMAZING!!!!
Beautiful! One of Iron Maiden's very best songs taken to yet another level. Kudos to Ryan Adams! 👍
Ryan Adams brought me here. But when my favorite show played a song by my favorite artist, I was quite pleased.
And he's wearing an Emperor shirt. Maybe this dude is cooler than we give him credit for!
Good catch!
Everyone wears an Emperor shirt and says "I like black metal"..gay trendy poser
@Nick Bundy good call
He's not…………………...
I was replying to Kayla Eidson……………..I could care less what he's wearing ………..
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas
Travelin' on, far and wide
But now it seems I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else
I close my eyes and I think of home
Another city goes by in the night
Ain't it funny how it is? You never miss it til' it's gone away
And my heart is lying there, will be 'til my dying day,
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up, make your stand
Realize you're living in the golden years
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain so easily
When you can't find the words to say, hard to make it through another day
And it makes me wanna cry, throw my hands up to the sky
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up, make your stand
Realize you're living in the golden years, hey!
So understand,
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up, make your stand
Realize you're living in the golden years
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up, make your stand
Realize you're living in the golden years, hey!
Now we need to make Iron Maiden do a cover of Let It Ride.
I simply adore him. He can cover anything & make it 1000% better!
Some of the greatest lyrics ever put to paper. An all time classic, and a fantastic rendition.
They say the mark of a good song is whether it can be played legitimately with a guitar or piano and a voice. Proven true here.
Just beautiful. And for the people who don't like it, I get it... it's not a heavy metal version, and I love the original, but Wasted Years is such a transcending song and such a timeless and beautiful melody and lyric, it totally works in forms like this. Good for Ryan Adams. Funnily enough, a lot of people might think that THIS is the original version and say "crap" to the original Heavy Metal version if they heard it after!
Some rock tunes were created first for acoustic guitar.
As far I know, it's not the case of Wasted Years, but if my memory serves me right, the song "Can I play with madness" (Also written by Adrian Smith) was originally composed to be an acoustic ballad before turning it into the song rock and metal fans know.
Absolutely fukkin amazing, iron maiden fan all my life and I never thought that anyone could make them sound like the current times, well done my friend, brilliant!!!!
Beautifully done. You not only did a great song justice but you made it your own. Bravo.
That lends itself to an acoustic treatment so well! Who knew? Ryan Adams is a great artist.
Many people will not give metal the time of day to learn the lyrics actually have deep meaning. Whether you like this version of the song or not, it lets those who would never listen to Iron Maiden to actually take time out and listen to the message of the song. Now for myself I like the metal version, acoustic not my thing, but again it oddly enough this version does serve the metal world some good. The singer/guitarist is talented. Good for him. Another way of saying this is "opera, not my thing, not something i would listen to, however I can appreciate the talent of those who sing it." Does that make any sense? And those are my thoughts for today.
This... I agree with.
I just don't think it's better, or "just as good." To use your analogy, a fellow whistling Mozart might sound pleasant, but don't tell me it's "better" than the opera lol.
Eeeh. No.
Thats funny since about half of Iron Maiden lyrics are just cringey high-school poetry summaries of 80s B-movies.
Real maiden fans Will appreciate this, cheers.
This is amazing! God I love Iron Maiden! I can't believe what he can do with other groups songs. He could redefine the art of "cover" songs. He mastered this transition to an acoustic version!
Keep coming back to this, such a wonderfully realised version.
Californication brought me here.
This show is awesome on so many levels, especially the fact that it's so music-related. Plus Lemmy got on the show, which is a big plus in my book.
In love with this cover !! 🤘
Best cover yet Ryan! Only problem is that it needs to be longer!
Amazing voice, style, and a guitar genius. Ryan is amazing.
He always gets the tone of the voice and guitar just right. I'd easily buy an album of obscure covers from him, like Evan Dando did with "varshons". Wow..this is something special..he really gets to the point. Beautiful playing too.
His version of the Dead’s Wharfe Rat is stunningly beautiful
Gave me a new appreciation of this song! Usually, I am so into headbanging that I don't even listen to the lyrics let alone digest them. Good lyrics. Now I like both versions.
The original has aggression and power... a type of flamboyance that comes with metal band like Iron Maiden. This cover does what every great acoustic cover does - it exposes the true melody of the song. It gives it a whole new feeling. It's very rare to find two versions of one song that can say two very different things.
Well, he just opened the door to a legion of new Iron Maiden fans. :) That's how you know you have done a great cover, when it makes you want to go listen to the band that wrote it. Amazing job,
Iron Maiden best band all over the world
IMO, MEGADETH is better. Both bands are great though! MAIDEN used to be my favorite, but, now, I would have to say MEGADETH is!
One word. Beautiful!!
A masterpiece. Really love the song anyway and Ryan adds another dimension to it. Superb.
I love this ive been a maiden fan since the 80's this is wonderful
Fucking awesome...much respect to him for doing this cover.
Saw Ryan open for the Stones about 10 years ago...he's really good.
Just one word: fantastic!!!
Sure looks like he is wearing an "Emperor" T-shirt. Man of many talents and tastes, that's for sure!
Love it!! I always listen to covers with an open mind and ear. Awesome! Just awesome
I wish I could hear this cover on Spotify :(
I dont always listen to covers , but when I do on this its awesome !
The fact that this sounds so great, in a completely different style from the original is a great testament to whatva fantastic song it is ......its not just a great metal song, its a fantastic piece of music. Metal is so underappreciated by those outside of the metal community, but i maintain the metal has some of the best musicians and composers in the music industry!!!!
I see to remember first hearing this in the last season of Californication. Beautiful song and so beautifully performed.
Emperor T shirt !! GREAT
Huge Maiden fan, always liked Adams version of the Oasis tune, then stumbled on this. Totally did it justice.......
phenomenal.
Love to see that a great tiny House channel appreciates metal!!!
wow, ive ben into ryan adams for a few minutes, never knew he covered this!!! awesome
Beautiful rendition. Loved it.
I'm a big Maiden fan and this one is one of my top three maiden songs. Anyway, this version is amazing! I love how the vocals match the sentiment and mood of the lyrics. Great job!
I was in Paris when this came out on Californication. Ahh, good memories of good times.
WHY?! Why am I just now discovering this gem?! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I just can't get enough of this cover tune. More bourbon please.
One of the best cover version ever made. Period. Eternal classic by the Maiden.
Love it.
Great song. Very underrated. I think Adrian Smith wrote the song and I find he he’s underrated as a songwriter and a guitar player. I personally love him as I do Maiden
Nice cover version.
Respect, that was great. It sums up the sentiments that Ade was trying to put across very well.
Up the Irons, Ryan! \m/ \m/
I LOVE THIS... so beautiful
I would have to put this right up there with the origional version and I'm a huge Maiden fan. Such a great cover, Ryan Adams never seases to amaze
Best Iron Maiden cover ever!!!
The metal fans might disagree but I like this version
no true Maiden fan will ever say a word against this beautiful cover mate!
We don't disagree
Nope we all agree this was beautiful
Best cover ever!
By far in a way the greatest cover I've heard for a long, long time
Hard to go wrong with perfect song! Bravo!!!
Beautiful, outstanding effort! UP THE IRONS!
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas
I'm traveling on, far and wide
But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but someone else
I close my eyes, and think of home
Another city goes by, in the night
Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it til it's gone away
And my heart is lying there and will be til my dying day
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years
Face up, make your stand
And realize you're living in the golden years
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain, so easily
When you…
It's pretty hard to improve on Iron Maiden. This is just brilliant. I think I like this as much as the original.
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@@HipsterEatinShark Dude, this guy is the best singer sing writer since Dylan, go listen to some of his lyrics, he LOVES METAL, so he pays homage to his favorite bands, he's just doing what he does in his style, but he listens to Metal. Give him a break, he's damned good in his own right. He knows its not as good as the original, because he loves Maiden UTI.....🤣
I listened à lot of covers of this song but this one is the best
That's talent. Always knew I liked this guy. Even before I stumbled on him doing a cover from one of my all time favorite bands Maiden!!!
beautiful
This is such an awesome cover, love it. It shows a couple of things. The talent of Ryan Adams to do such an amazing cover, and the talent of Adrian Smith/Iron Maiden.
I've heard it said so often and it's true, that you can tell the real quality of a song if it can be played acoustically, and it is still just as good.
Heard this song live from Iron Maiden. This take...awesome!
Incredible! No other word could describe your version of this song. Iron Maiden would be proud of your version.
they were :)
I love this so much!
Steve Harris was very proud of this version.
I am guessing Adrian Smith was even prouder since he actually composed this song!
Adrian Smith composed it
@@killzer48 yes , he was
Up The Irons!!! Nice Job Brother, That Was Awesome!!!🤘🏼
I have seen photos of Ryan wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts, so he is obviously a true fan of the band before he covered their song. he picked a great song to make a cover of. It really does lend itself to being stripped down and slowed down like this. Great version. Would love to see Ryan make a single of it officially.
Acoustic but not slowed down
Awesome cover! A lot of metal bands have covered pop and country songs throughout the years it is nice to see a pop star doing a metal cover!
I like Iron Maiden. I like Emperor. I like Ryan Adams.
Stop postings about "it's better than the original", an original work is unique and the owner of the music. This performance is a tribute to one of the best bands that have ever existed, the Maiden.
Brought me here after an episode of Californication. Beautiful rendition!
Same. This song ended the episode perfectly.
@@zlatkoc7113 I watched Calif S06 few minutes ago. I thought at first, it must be something from some hairmetal band of late 80'. Some huge MTV hit. I was shocked! Iron Maiden! Great!!!
Wow great version of a totally killer song,kudos Ryan!