Nanowar Of Steel - Afraid to Shoot into the Eyes of a Stranger in a Strange Land

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  • AFRAID TO SHOOT INTO THE EYES OF A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
    Drawings: / barbie.bietol_art
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    -- Music credits --
    Recorded at: TheLab Studio (Valerio Cascone) & Brianza Operosa Studios (Valerio Storch)
    Mastered By: Andrea De Bernardi at Eleven Mastering Studios
    Produced by: Christian Ice & Valerio Storch
    Mixed by: Christian Ice at Temple of Noise
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  • @nanowarVEVO
    @nanowarVEVO  2 місяці тому +195

    WE ARE ON TOUR!
    Check out our upcoming shows:
    www.nanowar.it/live

    • @RitterlichOX
      @RitterlichOX 2 місяці тому +4

      I HAVE A TICKET!
      See you in Berlin.

    • @LagunaLoiregr
      @LagunaLoiregr 2 місяці тому +1

      Sadly no Greece :( come on guys we are so close!!!

    • @maddykirin8981
      @maddykirin8981 2 місяці тому +2

      COME TO NEW YORK!

    • @lemurkubus1284
      @lemurkubus1284 2 місяці тому +4

      What a nice Tribute and Homage to Iron Maiden

    • @robertlangthaler1034
      @robertlangthaler1034 2 місяці тому

      Abbiamo gia i nostri biglietti, ci vediamo a Salzburg 🤘

  • @gwdesfa
    @gwdesfa 2 місяці тому +334

    This is not a song, it is the first PhD in maidenology.

  • @dimitarstefanov6937
    @dimitarstefanov6937 2 місяці тому +1444

    You can't have a full Iron Maiden discography in just a single song.
    Nanowar of Steel - "Hold my beer" :)

    • @pedro_8240
      @pedro_8240 2 місяці тому +51

      Not beer, lambrusco.

    • @MattiaF89
      @MattiaF89 2 місяці тому +6

      to be fair, it's not that much to gather xD

    • @sorbetto9707
      @sorbetto9707 2 місяці тому +34

      Hold my stranger*

    • @IIARROWS
      @IIARROWS 2 місяці тому +20

      Hold my Trooper Beer.

    • @chepossofare
      @chepossofare 2 місяці тому +16

      hold my barbagianni

  • @mwdiers
    @mwdiers 2 місяці тому +1099

    Mr. Baffo: Hey, let's do an Iron Maiden cover.
    Mohammed: Which one?
    Mr. Baffo: ALL of them!

    • @SoundwaveSuperior1991
      @SoundwaveSuperior1991 2 місяці тому +25

      Reasons why I love Mr.Baffo his ambition has no limits

    • @Gerhard_S
      @Gerhard_S 2 місяці тому +1

      THX for bringing this up. I don't no much Iron Maiden songs and already thought a stroke might have been involved with the lyrics.

    • @asevado
      @asevado 2 місяці тому +7

      All of them, plus queensryche.

    • @StergiosMekras
      @StergiosMekras 2 місяці тому +11

      This is basically my issue with this song. My ears kept telling me it's an Iron Maiden medley but my brain knew better :D

    • @ThyToonyman
      @ThyToonyman 2 місяці тому +7

      @@asevadothere's actually a song on Virtual XI called "Don't Look Too The Eyes Of A Stranger", I assume they went for that one

  • @clausiusvulgaris5985
    @clausiusvulgaris5985 2 місяці тому +442

    "Live to fly! Fly to live! Fly to fly!"
    That was the stranger's strangest strange reference of the strange song.

    • @24Shredder
      @24Shredder 2 місяці тому +26

      In a strange land

    • @galadballcrusher8182
      @galadballcrusher8182 2 місяці тому +6

      U forgot he mentioned fly as high as the sun that is from Flight of Icarus

    • @MetalSicily
      @MetalSicily 2 місяці тому +15

      "Fly to fly" cracked me up xD

    • @plq8561
      @plq8561 2 місяці тому +8

      fly to fly 🤣🤣🤣😂

    • @Muccablu
      @Muccablu 2 місяці тому +3

      ahah, I only regret a "Live to Live" lyric

  • @marcelocabral3748
    @marcelocabral3748 2 місяці тому +472

    I would pay to see a video of Steve Harris reacting to this music

    • @nanowarVEVO
      @nanowarVEVO  2 місяці тому +255

      we would pay as well

    • @alinmicle6114
      @alinmicle6114 2 місяці тому +7

      Me too .... hashtag :)

    • @ziafe
      @ziafe 2 місяці тому +19

      He would probably order the t-shirt with art and lyrics immediately, and wear it instead of his "Whale Oil Beef Hooked" one 🤣

    • @Cranio76
      @Cranio76 2 місяці тому +10

      you have my axe

    • @guepardo-kg2wr
      @guepardo-kg2wr 2 місяці тому +1

      Please

  • @francescodidia7413
    @francescodidia7413 2 місяці тому +509

    "Run from your wife" . Capolavoro.

    • @mauriziogonano8905
      @mauriziogonano8905 2 місяці тому +7

      Perché la paura del virus di Charlot the harlot?🤣🤣🤣

    • @robyfiorili
      @robyfiorili 2 місяці тому +6

      ​@@mauriziogonano8905 e perché "Children of Charlotte the harlot" ? 😂

    • @francescosunteeny9515
      @francescosunteeny9515 2 місяці тому

      Che ha preso dall' anziano marinaio​@@mauriziogonano8905

    • @nicorusso4763
      @nicorusso4763 2 місяці тому +1

      Esatto

    • @fabioartoscassone9305
      @fabioartoscassone9305 2 місяці тому +4

      @@robyfiorili "c'è una fanciulla di acciaio CALDA a 5 km da te!"

  • @TheFoolArts
    @TheFoolArts 2 місяці тому +373

    "So... how many Iron Maiden songs did you cover?"
    "Yes."

  • @andywarda1481
    @andywarda1481 2 місяці тому +347

    I knew from the title I was getting some Iron Maiden. I didn't think it was scientifically possible to cram this much Iron Maiden into one song, but here we are.

    • @77Philby
      @77Philby 2 місяці тому +13

      That sounds more iron maiden than iron maiden themselves 🎉

    • @paladinminipedro707
      @paladinminipedro707 2 місяці тому +2

      and its lovely!!

    • @KeepChessSimple
      @KeepChessSimple 2 місяці тому +1

      ​Reminds me of the son of Ice Cube looking more like Ice Cube than Ice Cube looks like himself. ​@@77Philby

  • @LaF1dimenticata
    @LaF1dimenticata 2 місяці тому +247

    Great track from The Book Of Fear of the Powerslave of a Seventh Son somewhere in Brave New Senjutsu of Death Killers of the beast

    • @user-jy3tp8mh7w
      @user-jy3tp8mh7w 2 місяці тому +6

      Vogliamo un vostro crossover con i nanowar!!

    • @thegurem
      @thegurem 2 місяці тому +4

      Such a classic record

    • @hufflepuffolo3658
      @hufflepuffolo3658 2 місяці тому +6

      La F1 Dimenticata che commenta un video dei Nanowar che omaggiano gli Iron Maiden.
      Ok, posso morire felice. ❤

    • @xenogorwraithblade2538
      @xenogorwraithblade2538 2 місяці тому +4

      Dying Somewhere Back in Time on the Final Frontier in a Brave New World

    • @bonack4693
      @bonack4693 Місяць тому

      VOGLIAMO LA CANZONE METAL SULL'ANDREA MODA

  • @davidec.4021
    @davidec.4021 2 місяці тому +668

    These guys could literally revolutionise the Italian music scene and instead they just keep being absolute LADS and doing stuff like this. I love them so much.

    • @Shogun0099
      @Shogun0099 2 місяці тому +33

      What do you mean 'could', they already have!

    • @FlagAnthem
      @FlagAnthem 2 місяці тому +47

      ​@@Shogun0099 problem is nobody here seem to care.
      - BILBO BAGGINS CARABINIERE

    • @yopchaki
      @yopchaki 2 місяці тому +12

      Sorry mate, but in Italy only pop, dance and the thing of the moment are strong (right now the trap, wich has replaced rap)

    • @mattia_carciola
      @mattia_carciola 2 місяці тому +19

      ​@@yopchakiand at the same time we're a very rock-loving country. Not in the same way that, for example, in Norway metal music is more common in society, but big rock and metal artists always sold out quickly, there's always a passionate crowd, album sales have always been (in proportion, talking about the billboard rankings) higher than many other European countries... Italy is weird lol

    • @yotambraunshtein9786
      @yotambraunshtein9786 2 місяці тому

      How?

  • @DevilLycan
    @DevilLycan 2 місяці тому +234

    Friend: I want to start listening to Iron Maiden, what songs do you recommend?
    Me: Afraid to shoot into the eyes of a stranger in a strange land, from Nanowar.
    Friend: But that's not Iron Maiden.
    Me: Just listen to it.

    • @a_cord
      @a_cord 10 днів тому

      Bro, I have your propic as my computer wallpaper, the same picture

  • @doguipreacher
    @doguipreacher 2 місяці тому +266

    This is not what the metal world wanted. It´s what it NEEDED.

    • @bartvandemortel
      @bartvandemortel 2 місяці тому +7

      I feel like that’s like a lot of their songs.
      Did we want this or ask for this? No. Did we need to hear it? Yes
      You wanna hate it but you love it.

  • @alex.ann_der
    @alex.ann_der 2 місяці тому +215

    Best tribute to Iron Maiden ever. This guys just can't stop surprising.

    • @stanimir5F
      @stanimir5F 2 місяці тому +12

      What are you talking about. It's clearly Guns and Roses tribute! :D

    • @OlesMenzer
      @OlesMenzer 2 місяці тому +8

      @@stanimir5F I thought AC/DC

    • @dac2007
      @dac2007 2 місяці тому

      It says here it's Ratt

  • @impossivel2006
    @impossivel2006 2 місяці тому +22

    So, when can we expect Nanowar Of Steel - Seek and Hit the Master of Creeping Whiplash Ride the Unforgiven Sandman of Disposable Heroes that never comes?

  • @Metallniete
    @Metallniete 2 місяці тому +400

    The imitation of Maidens style is underrated here, I feel. This is so detailed! There are the guitars playing harmonies, the tempo, the solos, Bruces style of singing, the structure of the song... all of it.
    Really well done!

    • @mr.cookey
      @mr.cookey 2 місяці тому +16

      It just OOZES with what makes the Maiden songs what they are, and are a great joke on Iron Maiden

    • @AzazelReborn81
      @AzazelReborn81 2 місяці тому +9

      also the length of the song... :D or almost. Could have been at least 12 minutes very easily

    • @kyxmaidencollection
      @kyxmaidencollection 2 місяці тому +11

      Not to mention the useless, too long bass outro 🤣
      Edit: correction, for the first time, I've seen a use for that outro: the end credits.

    • @chopdog6563
      @chopdog6563 2 місяці тому +4

      Yeah, this song is a really good pastiche of Iron Maidenendom.
      😁

    • @InitialDuke
      @InitialDuke 2 місяці тому +19

      More like Blaze's voice !

  • @nanowarVEVO
    @nanowarVEVO  2 місяці тому +234

    LYRICS:
    AFRAID TO SHOOT INTO THE EYES OF A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
    Fly on your way, fly as high as the sun, wasting love with women in uniform
    Run to the hills, run from your wife, caught somewhere in time into acacia avenue
    Be quick or be a long distance runner
    No prayer for the long distance runner
    The loneliness of the long distance runner to the hills
    Seventh son of the long distance runner
    Afraid, to shoot into the eyes of a stranger
    A stranger in a strange world of a strange land
    Afraid to look to the eyes of a stranger
    The stranger of a stranger in a strange land
    Flash of the Blaze, Aces high, falling down, the evil that the long distance runner do
    Running free, live to fly, fly to live, fly to fly, do or diet or be a long distance runner
    Children of Charlotte the harlot
    The number of Charlotte the harlot
    Fear of the virus of Charlotte the harlot
    The virus of the ancient Mariner
    Can I play with Charlotte the harlot
    Hallowed Be thy Charlotte the harlot
    You'll take my virus but I'll take yours too
    Only the long distance runner die young

    • @lucamoresco3626
      @lucamoresco3626 2 місяці тому +6

      Flash of the Blaze è la perla!

    • @KhudurLagamar
      @KhudurLagamar 2 місяці тому +1

      There were lyrics here? Strange.

    • @lukzioiggy
      @lukzioiggy Місяць тому +1

      166 tocco di classe vintage 😂😂 per vecchi come me

  • @victoriapennyblythe7479
    @victoriapennyblythe7479 2 місяці тому +29

    0:45 The Nokia 3310 with the dial number 166 on the screen is a reference to their old Iron Maiden parody, _The Number Of The B1tch._

    • @BADC0FFEE
      @BADC0FFEE Місяць тому +7

      also to the fact that 166 was a common prefix for hotline numbers in italy in the 90s

  • @ErenB-kh4qi
    @ErenB-kh4qi 2 місяці тому +87

    So the references I could catch in chronological order:
    1 Afraid to Shoot Strangers
    2 Stranger in a strange land
    3 Don't look to the eyes of a stranger
    4 Flight of the Icarus
    5 Wasting Love
    6 Women in Uniform
    7 Run to the hills
    8 Caught somewhere in time
    9 22 Acacia Avenue
    10 Be quick or be dead
    11 Loneliness of a long distance runner
    12 No prayer for dying
    13 Seventh son of the seven son
    14 Flash of the blade
    15 Aces high
    16 The evil that man do
    17 Running free
    18 Children of the damned
    19 Charlotte the harlot
    20 The number of the beast
    21 Fear of the dark
    22 Virus
    23 The rime of the ancient mariner
    24 Can I play with madness?
    25 Hallowed be thy name
    26 The trooper
    27 Only the good die young

    That is roughly 15 percent of the Iron Maiden's whole discography 😳

    • @richardstrikesback8798
      @richardstrikesback8798 2 місяці тому +20

      Well, the first reference I heard was the bass intro from Blood Brothers. Later I heard many more riffs I should actually name instantly (but sadly, I can't). So I think we can easily get 25% if we dig a little more.

    • @Ethnicparty
      @Ethnicparty 2 місяці тому +7

      man on the edge (falling down)

    • @Ilgeometra1980
      @Ilgeometra1980 2 місяці тому +7

      And Strange World

    • @SwissCheese667
      @SwissCheese667 2 місяці тому +10

      @@richardstrikesback8798 It's the intro of Blood Brothers combined with the one of Lightning Strikes Twice.

    • @rockdaff
      @rockdaff 11 днів тому +1

      I think there's also a riff from Deja Vu and the rythm from lightning strikes twice is in all the song too

  • @PierreJeanPierre
    @PierreJeanPierre 2 місяці тому +86

    1:18 that moment the wife appears is now officially responsible for a huge coffee stain over my whole screen, I wasn't ready for this

  • @AzazelReborn81
    @AzazelReborn81 2 місяці тому +32

    That Nokia 3310 dialling 166 though… 😂😂😂 the number of the harlot

    • @evangelineirene6994
      @evangelineirene6994 2 місяці тому

      Just remember ...
      166 is the number of the Bitch
      144 is the number of the Whore
      666 is the number of the Beast
      Don't make a mistake since it is an expensive hotline call.

  • @mr.loadingscreen2334
    @mr.loadingscreen2334 2 місяці тому +13

    Norwegian reggaeton was the first thing I heard about you. You guys are great, your songs always make me laugh. Keep it up, its fucking awesome. Maybe I'll see you live someday

  • @a41wilde57
    @a41wilde57 2 місяці тому +9

    We need "run from your wife" T-shirts

  • @tseropian
    @tseropian 2 місяці тому +13

    once you've seen Eddie the Harlot, you cannot unsee it.

  • @synswojejstarej666
    @synswojejstarej666 Місяць тому +9

    Be quick or be a long distance runner - pure gold

  • @cc1883
    @cc1883 2 місяці тому +54

    Loved the "the number of the bitch" self reference 😂

    • @DevineEscapes
      @DevineEscapes 2 місяці тому +9

      That was for us old schoolers

    • @saveriogrande2219
      @saveriogrande2219 2 місяці тому +4

      What is the difference between 666 and 166? 666 is the number of the beast. 166 is an old hotline number.

    • @karlm1495
      @karlm1495 2 місяці тому +2

      a man of culture here

    • @metalstorm7506
      @metalstorm7506 2 місяці тому

      YES !!

    • @Aracnah
      @Aracnah 2 місяці тому +1

      @@saveriogrande2219 There is another though: 144. Should have included that one too

  • @ChristianIce
    @ChristianIce 2 місяці тому +74

    Legend says that the long distance runner was caught somewhere on the dark web, but without fear of the dark he explored all the evil that men do.

    • @Undriel
      @Undriel 2 місяці тому +1

      Underrated comment. Then I looked at the commenter. Genius.

    • @Uvtond
      @Uvtond 2 місяці тому +5

      CRISTIAN AIRTE!

  • @pierreoconnor5635
    @pierreoconnor5635 2 місяці тому +15

    Producer: Okay, how many Maiden songs you want to revisit?
    Nanowar: Yes.

  • @undead9999
    @undead9999 2 місяці тому +105

    So basically the whole Iron Maiden musical history in one song.
    Another masterpiece!

  • @metallarocomesideve9
    @metallarocomesideve9 2 місяці тому +8

    The most impressing part is that Mohamed Abdul is making a 3 guitars all in one ❤

  • @LazarusMuller
    @LazarusMuller 2 місяці тому +170

    Some people (and bands) have no shame! 😂As a long-time Maiden fan, I should not approve of such disrepectful behaviour... but I do! Long live the power of the metal of the iron and the maidens (of steel)!🤘🤘

    • @firefox3187
      @firefox3187 2 місяці тому +37

      At least when its a band that can make, a gospel Christmas Viking metal song about The IKEA catalog. I’ll give them a pass to play around with a Maiden song. 😂

    • @blangolyz5261
      @blangolyz5261 2 місяці тому +1

      Whatever

    • @firefox3187
      @firefox3187 2 місяці тому

      @@blangolyz5261???

    • @mattia_carciola
      @mattia_carciola 2 місяці тому +4

      Long live the Power of the power of the power of the power of the power

    • @lucamoresco3626
      @lucamoresco3626 2 місяці тому +3

      and of the long distance runner

  • @kukakuma
    @kukakuma 2 місяці тому +23

    This is better than most serious Maiden covers or tributes

  • @WolfenYT
    @WolfenYT 2 місяці тому +18

    MASTERPIECE OF MIND

  • @spacetraveler9197
    @spacetraveler9197 2 місяці тому +40

    Steve Harris watching this video: "Amazing! Let me remember when we wrote this song... 🤔"

  • @lucamantoani8624
    @lucamantoani8624 2 місяці тому +38

    Thanks to this song, Mr Baffo has become a plane pilot 😂

  • @Benneducci
    @Benneducci 2 місяці тому +52

    This is why I love Nanowar - I have no idea what I just watched, get none of the references, all the jokes flew right over my head, and I'm still having a great time and laughing happily. Bit by bit, the 'what the hell was that about" questions will by answered by people in the comments, and once I know I'll still be having a great time and laughing happily. May Dog bless you all, Nanowar!

    • @riffrff
      @riffrff 2 місяці тому +6

      same, plus I'm watching it with my 7yo son who points at the screen and asks "dad whats' that?" and I honestly can't answer, and we still both enjoy the experience.

    • @Kleyguerth
      @Kleyguerth 2 місяці тому +7

      To understand all the references you need to know a lot of things and listen at least seventy times the discography of Iron Maiden

    • @aunjohnsen5041
      @aunjohnsen5041 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Kleyguerthit’s basically every well known Iron Maiden song, either by title or by prominent lines of the lyrics. From their debut until mid 90’s at least, didn’t catch references to any of the newer songs though, maybe need to watch it several times to catch the rest?

    • @Kleyguerth
      @Kleyguerth 2 місяці тому +2

      @@aunjohnsen5041 I'm pretty sure they stopped at "Futureal". I'm sure I would catch references up to "Dance of Death". Also there's not much wiggle room, every single word is a reference and I got them all.
      There's some of not very well known Iron Maiden songs, like "Only the good die young", "Don't look into the eyes of a stranger", "Flash of the Blade" and "Virus"

    • @aunjohnsen5041
      @aunjohnsen5041 2 місяці тому +4

      @@Kleyguerth I’ll probably rewatch this a couple of times over the next week, and guess I will catch even more references. I am not 100% on maiden, so I might need refreshers there to catch them all. And not just the words, but also the artworks, the riffs, the bass lines, the drum fills, and the melody lines. Highly complex. Anyways, this is entertaining!

  • @donkorleone5188
    @donkorleone5188 2 місяці тому +51

    Mr Dickinson, please don't sue them.

    • @repluggedx3265
      @repluggedx3265 2 місяці тому +6

      They are on the same festival this year: RockHarz 🤘

    • @mino73T11
      @mino73T11 2 місяці тому +7

      I imagine him holding his belly due to excess laughter, rather than thinking to sue them...

    • @0num4
      @0num4 2 місяці тому +11

    • @lucamoresco3626
      @lucamoresco3626 2 місяці тому +1

      @@0num4 Nanowar? They've got to go.

    • @emeseorosz9803
      @emeseorosz9803 2 місяці тому +3

      I'm pretty sure Bruce would love that song, knowing well his sense of humour. 😃

  • @Shinsuful
    @Shinsuful 2 місяці тому +40

    Iron Maiden definitely should play this song on tour 🙃
    Or maybe change openning Doctor Doctor to this one...
    Or record a jam session ...🤪
    Or maybe all things I just wrote 😀

  • @GMSirLawrence
    @GMSirLawrence 2 місяці тому +76

    Back to the glorious English songs season (Kill the Dragon for the Village and The Power of the Power of the Power).
    So proud of you as fellow Italian!

    • @OlesMenzer
      @OlesMenzer 2 місяці тому +5

      This is madness! No, this is Metal-la-la-la-la!!!

  • @igyaztan6996
    @igyaztan6996 2 місяці тому +60

    Raphael Mendes should have been invited!😂❤

  • @sir.giacomo
    @sir.giacomo 2 місяці тому +101

    canzone registrata con il milione di posti di lavoro creati come chitarristi deegli iron maiden dai sottosegretari alla presidenza della repubblica del true metal

  • @TabRipley
    @TabRipley 2 місяці тому +7

    When I wanna listen to Iron Maiden but I have no time

  • @ziafe
    @ziafe 2 місяці тому +49

    Erano decenni che Steve e soci non ci aggiornavano su Charlotte. Fortuna che ci siete voi! 💘

  • @Ael_bzh
    @Ael_bzh 2 місяці тому +4

    The thing that got me was the second solo, it was the best parody i have heard in years and all that without lyrics

  • @xSdm200x
    @xSdm200x 2 місяці тому +73

    Ive tried to dysect the lyrics to find all the Maiden references in the songtext. To flesh out the answers I used ai.
    Here are all the references I found:
    1. Afraid to Shoot Strangers: A track from the album "Fear of the Dark" (1992), dealing with the fear and confusion of soldiers in battle.
    2. Stranger in a Strange Land: A single from the album "Somewhere in Time" (1986), about an Arctic explorer who dies and is found frozen years later.
    3. Flight of Icarus: This seems to be alluded to with the line "Fly as high as the sun," referencing the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus, paralleled in the Iron Maiden song from the album "Piece of Mind" (1983).
    4. Wasting Love: A track from "Fear of the Dark" (1992), discussing the emptiness of one-night stands.
    5. Women in Uniform: A non-album single released in 1980, covering the song originally by Skyhooks.
    6. Run to the Hills: One of Iron Maiden's most famous songs, from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), depicting the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers.
    7. Caught Somewhere in Time: The opening track from "Somewhere in Time" (1986), dealing with themes of time travel.
    8.Acacia Avenue: Likely referring to "22 Acacia Avenue," a song from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), about the life of a prostitute.
    9.The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner: A track from "Somewhere in Time" (1986), inspired by the short story of the same name.
    10. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: The title track of the album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988), dealing with a mythical child with clairvoyant powers.
    11.The Number of the Beast: Title track of the album "The Number of the Beast" (1982), inspired by a nightmare of bassist Steve Harris, dealing with the theme of hell and damnation.
    12. Flash of the Blade: A song from the album "Powerslave" (1984), about a young swordsman seeking vengeance.
    13. Aces High: The opening track of "Powerslave" (1984), depicting a British RAF pilot fighting during the Battle of Britain in WWII.
    14. Running Free: The band's debut single from their self-titled album (1980), about a young man's adventures on the streets.
    15. Live to Fly: Likely a misquote or blending of "Aces High" lyrics, pertaining to the theme of flying and freedom.
    16. Children of the Damned: A track from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), inspired by the films "Village of the Damned" and "Children of the Damned."
    17. Charlotte the Harlot: A song from the debut album "Iron Maiden" (1980), about a prostitute. This character is revisited in "22 Acacia Avenue."
    18. Fear of the Dark: The title track of the album "Fear of the Dark" (1992), dealing with the universal fear of darkness and what lies within it.
    19. Rime of the Ancient Mariner: A lengthy track from "Powerslave" (1984), based on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about a cursed sailor's tale.
    20. Can I Play with Madness: From the album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988), dealing with a young man's confrontation with a prophet.
    21. Hallowed Be Thy Name: A song from "The Number of the Beast" (1982), contemplating a man's thoughts just before his execution.
    Edit 1: Yes, the commenters below are correct, I used ai. I used ai to fill in the gaps, after writing down the titles I knew.

    • @Kleyguerth
      @Kleyguerth 2 місяці тому +32

      22. Virus, A song from "Best of the Beast" (1996)
      23. Don't Look Into the Eyes of A Stranger, a song from "Futureal" (1998)
      24. The Evil That Men Do, another song from "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988)
      25. Only The Good Die Young, yet another song from "Seventh Son of a Senventh Son" (1988)
      26. Strange World, a song from their debut album "Iron Maiden" (1980)
      27. "Falling Down" is a reference to "Man on the Edge", a song from "The X Factor" (1995), a song about an office worker about to commit suicide due to financial struggles
      28. Be Quick Or Dead, song from "Fear of the Dark" (1992)
      29. No Prayer for the Dying, song from "No Prayer for the Dying" (1990)
      30. "You'll take my virus and I'll take yours too" is a reference to "The Trooper", a song from "Piece of Mind" (1993). The song starts with the lyrics "You'll take my life but I'll take yours too".
      Oh and "Live to Fly" isn't a misquote, Aces High has exactly that verse in its chorus. (Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high)

    • @RiimukiviMusic
      @RiimukiviMusic 2 місяці тому +7

      Yes, that's a proper AI answer. It just needed a bit of fact check, but a good idea.
      Edit: this was meant to be comment to the guy who posted the first part 😊
      2nd edit: And I want to emphasize that there's absolutely nothing wrong with that; I just would've appreciated denouncing it as an answer from AI 👍

    • @d1234as
      @d1234as 2 місяці тому +9

      31. Blood Brothers: the bass line in the end is the intro of the song, from the album Brave New World.

    • @TrueRainsie
      @TrueRainsie 2 місяці тому +7

      I believe "be quick or be a long distance runner" in the first verse is a reference to "Be quick or be dead".

    • @xSdm200x
      @xSdm200x 2 місяці тому +3

      @@RiimukiviMusic you are correct, Ive added the hint :) i wrote down the song titles I got by going through the lyrics and let ai do the rest. Did not mean to decieve, was just a bit naive. But no offence taken. Thanks for pointing it out. You help make the internet a better place. :)

  • @IHateNicolasCage
    @IHateNicolasCage 2 місяці тому +98

    I love how much love “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” got here, considering Maiden themselves have only played it once.

    • @milagrosgutierrezmartin9506
      @milagrosgutierrezmartin9506 2 місяці тому +1

      And Googling it to make sure I didn't miss Maiden making such a song, turns out that besides it actually being a song there's a movie by that title in which it was based! And it's british too!

    • @WKDPOWER
      @WKDPOWER 2 місяці тому +2

      Just one of many Maiden songs that took inspiration from film. Always been one of my favourite Maiden tracks. F*** knows why the band hate it so much.

    • @milagrosgutierrezmartin9506
      @milagrosgutierrezmartin9506 2 місяці тому +2

      @@WKDPOWER Didn't even know it existed. Not on any live, not on any compilation. Don't know why they hate it, it's pretty good!

    • @raze7x
      @raze7x Місяць тому +2

      Not pretty good, it's awesome!

  • @endriuz77
    @endriuz77 2 місяці тому +4

    Flash of the Blaze😂😂😂😂

  • @jeffreygould101
    @jeffreygould101 2 місяці тому +19

    "Fear of the Virus of Charlotte the Harlot" Love it!🤣

    • @nanowarVEVO
      @nanowarVEVO  2 місяці тому +12

      The virus of the ancient mariner!

    • @christianschroeder4
      @christianschroeder4 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@nanowarVEVOoh boy, go on board can burn as hell 😜😂

  • @espenstoro
    @espenstoro Місяць тому +5

    How to sound more like Maiden than Maiden.

  • @MacOriginalGamer
    @MacOriginalGamer 2 місяці тому +39

    The crossover we all wanted, but never thought would happen! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @chamaileon81
    @chamaileon81 2 місяці тому +3

    This might be the maidenest song that was ever maidened.

  • @conradpham
    @conradpham 2 місяці тому +32

    Iron Maiden entire Discography in under 7 minutes.

  • @stanimir5F
    @stanimir5F 2 місяці тому +31

    I am liking it before it is released because I am sure it will be a quality song!
    Up the steels!

  • @gustavmetal
    @gustavmetal 2 місяці тому +17

    Producer: So, what Iron Maiden song are you going to parody this time?
    Nanowar: YES.

  • @EuMa-zk4bb
    @EuMa-zk4bb Місяць тому +3

    This is a masterpiece. The lyrics are profound and well put together and inspired across many albums. The music absolutly has a Maiden touch. Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @milagrosgutierrezmartin9506
    @milagrosgutierrezmartin9506 2 місяці тому +10

    I died at the long distance runner. And then they kept going with it. The evil that the long distance runner do indeed.

  • @Luca_Orellano_23
    @Luca_Orellano_23 25 днів тому +3

    3:59 _Dessa parte pra frente me gerou um arrepinho_

  • @Pr1ck4chu
    @Pr1ck4chu 2 місяці тому +15

    I always think "they surely must be running out of ideas and ways to surprise us soon?".
    That's one of very few things that i'm glad that i'm always wrong about.

  • @dinolamberti6807
    @dinolamberti6807 2 місяці тому +3

    Il made in Italy non è morto e non morirà mai \m/

  • @GentleHeretic
    @GentleHeretic Місяць тому +4

    So kind of Nanowar to help Maiden write their first Quadruple-Disc Album.

  • @HaroldCone
    @HaroldCone 2 місяці тому +4

    Seven sons of Charlotte the Harlot. Eddie has been busy at work

  • @Aluzcz
    @Aluzcz 2 місяці тому +2

    I love how each of the tunes is slightly off not to brake any license :D but still even when each of them is bit off its Iron Maiden :D

  • @artvandelay6421
    @artvandelay6421 2 місяці тому +28

    Absolute beast of a song fellas. When your mother says she can make Iron Maiden at home better than the albums, and she was right. Kudos from Australia.

    • @giacomoneri1782
      @giacomoneri1782 2 місяці тому +1

      When an Italian mother says she can make it better at home, she can make it better at home.

  • @iDEATH
    @iDEATH 2 місяці тому +9

    This is so much fun, but the most impressive thing is not what they did here, but that they did it in less than 7 minutes.

    • @ziafe
      @ziafe 2 місяці тому +1

      Charlotte isn't cheap, and isn't young either, you can't expect anything longer than that.

    • @iDEATH
      @iDEATH 2 місяці тому

      😅@@ziafe

  • @resilience7105
    @resilience7105 2 місяці тому +7

    Im been a fan of iron maiden for over 25 years since im 14, and this is magnificent

  • @dhmandhmandhman
    @dhmandhmandhman Місяць тому +2

    Ok. Now we know that the long distance runner has at least 7 sons. It's good to get an update after so many years.

  • @jamescheddar4896
    @jamescheddar4896 20 днів тому +2

    "the virus of the ancient mariner" that STD has better lore than world of warcraft

  • @WormholeJim
    @WormholeJim 2 місяці тому +7

    It works. Just listening to the music, I could be fooled into thinking this was Iron Maiden and then stand around increasingly weirded out by my inability to pin down which number I was listening to. Pretty well, done because that playing style is taxing to say the least but you nail it. Watching the vid, I realize the lyrics are as if Dickinson forgot to put on his oxygenmask flying to his next gig. Seems like it's basically as many maiden-lines as possible crammed into the verses and never mind if it makes any sense. But the cartoons are awesome! I don't know how many nights I've been sitting listening to Maiden while drawing Eddie from the album covers. It puts me right back in that mellow late-night mood.
    Overall a great and suitably weird homage to a bunch of essentially very weird characters having formed this awesome band👍

  • @StroncandoLOrrore
    @StroncandoLOrrore 2 місяці тому +9

    Per favore, ESIGO la reaction degli Iron! Immagino già le faccette di Nicko 🤣

  • @user-iu2wt6vf9t
    @user-iu2wt6vf9t 2 місяці тому +7

    Per la perfezione assoluta, uno fra Mr. Baffo e Potowotominimak deve prendere il brevetto da pilota 🤣

  • @vitore.sanches7712
    @vitore.sanches7712 2 місяці тому +2

    Nanowar truly captured the essence of Iron Maiden in this! Even the "man, this song just keeps going and going" feeling. XD True masters of the craft!

  • @snorky7639
    @snorky7639 2 місяці тому +12

    If you see closely you can see iron maiden refeceres, trust me i’m an expert

  • @gaiuslegion5166
    @gaiuslegion5166 2 місяці тому +9

    Crazy tribute to a great band and delirious lyrics just like your style! Great work! Up to the Stranger

  • @ignaziosemproni
    @ignaziosemproni 2 місяці тому +4

    As a long -distance-runner-to-the-hills-Maiden-fan myself, i absolutely ADORE this.

  • @Daigoooo
    @Daigoooo 2 місяці тому +6

    RUNNING FREE, LIVE TO FLY, FLY TO LIVE, FLY TO FLY!!!Absolute music

  • @TailgunnerATC
    @TailgunnerATC Місяць тому +2

    3:59 harmony onwards is more Maiden than Maiden ❤

  • @christopheraune-nu7dx
    @christopheraune-nu7dx 2 місяці тому +3

    I was afraid to look into this strange video in a strange website

  • @ontaka5997
    @ontaka5997 2 місяці тому +13

    The only thing missing in this song is more "clicking" sound of the bass guitar.
    Then it would have been a perfect Maiden song with Blaze on vocals.

  • @robyfiorili
    @robyfiorili 2 місяці тому +3

    For those who don't know, 166 was the hotline prefix in Italy

  • @GothicNight21
    @GothicNight21 2 місяці тому +6

    The "fun" fact is that the music and composition are really awesome. The layers, voices, guitars... Amazing ❤

  • @manuelgonzalezmiguel6148
    @manuelgonzalezmiguel6148 2 місяці тому +13

    Pure art, you never let us down, thanks Nanowar of Steel.
    And long live the Maiden too.

  • @VaultCourier380
    @VaultCourier380 2 місяці тому +11

    Besides the amazing references of this amazing track, you're very underrated as musicians. Bravissimo 😁

  • @MetalPilgrim
    @MetalPilgrim 2 місяці тому +3

    I very much approve this song!🤣

  • @kyrasoze516
    @kyrasoze516 2 місяці тому +6

    This is somehow more Iron Maiden than Iron Maiden. And I'm here for it.
    How the fuck they managed to make a narrative out of this is beyond me, but i applaud them for it.

  • @martinkasper197
    @martinkasper197 2 місяці тому +3

    I, as the 7th son of a 7th son, recommend this...👍🤘🎸🎤🤣🤣

  • @izelennkhan1887
    @izelennkhan1887 2 місяці тому +2

    "Flash of the Blaze"
    Yeah, he did not last.

  • @Sandman-cr6zn
    @Sandman-cr6zn Місяць тому +2

    This is brilliant, I was laughing my ass off more with every line 😂😂

  • @ulaknap3239
    @ulaknap3239 2 місяці тому +4

    This is strangely unsettling. Like, I know how the melody should go, and it goes the other way but it's also the right way, and I know where it should go from there, but then it does a seemless U-turn into another one... Anyone else feels like they're in a backseat of a car speeding down a mountain road?
    Incredible work, guys, keep it up.

  • @LaPantalladelMaster
    @LaPantalladelMaster 2 місяці тому +15

    Beautiful homage to Metallica!

    • @brentwaid4397
      @brentwaid4397 11 днів тому

      I hear Iron Maiden not Metallica

    • @justjoe5373
      @justjoe5373 10 днів тому +2

      ​@@brentwaid4397What are you talking about? This is 100% Anthrax

    • @texas8322
      @texas8322 10 днів тому +1

      ​@justjoe5373 Dude, this is nothing but a tribute to Autograph 😂

    • @brentwaid4397
      @brentwaid4397 8 днів тому

      @@justjoe5373 😂😂😂…google Iron Maiden album covers and then look at the illustrations of the video and thumbnail. The lyrics have Iron Maiden songs in it.

  • @aguzza
    @aguzza 2 місяці тому +4

    Listening to this song while being a Long Distance Runner for working reasons.
    Thank you, Nanowar Of Steel, as usual! ❤

  • @BigBoy4004
    @BigBoy4004 2 місяці тому +2

    This is nothing but ACE!!!! Fly to fly... Yes!! 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @fmrbass4563
    @fmrbass4563 2 місяці тому +4

    - How many Iron Maiden references you can put into a song?
    Nanowar of Steel: Yes

  • @claudioviola1445
    @claudioviola1445 2 місяці тому +9

    The mic attached to the blade like a handle always blazes me. The guys literally baileyed out this time.

  • @SonnyPaints
    @SonnyPaints 2 місяці тому +2

    My favorite band ever, I thought I was going to be mad, but no! You guys are absolutely fucking amazing! Great job. ❤

  • @christostsaridis1182
    @christostsaridis1182 2 місяці тому +2

    Can't stop laughing at Murray's solo

  • @phoctifino
    @phoctifino 2 місяці тому +6

    Einstein level genius... Up the slightly rusting Italian Irons

  • @lucamoresco3626
    @lucamoresco3626 2 місяці тому +4

    Flash of the BLAZE. Another pearl...

  • @faraoneriformista6309
    @faraoneriformista6309 2 місяці тому +4

    166 the number of Charlotte the harlot: vi voglio bene. Davvero. Grazie per questo splendido e folle pout pourri maideniano. Bravi

  • @julienrouche-lestonnat997
    @julienrouche-lestonnat997 2 місяці тому +5

    When there are too many good Iron Maiden songs that you cover all of them at once... Brilliant !

  • @unigodspawn
    @unigodspawn 2 місяці тому +15

    The amount of nanolore in this song is amazing, this band has never dissapointed me. ☕