# What was your favorite Iron Maiden song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818 "2003-07-30T02:36:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/1 "2003-07-30T02:36:07Z")
I loathed “glam” metal during the '80s. Which is why I started listening British metal bands. Maiden was my favorite. Heres a few that stand out for me Wraithchild Run to the hills The number of the Beast Still life Aces High Rime of the ancient mariner anyone else like Maiden? ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/2 "2003-07-30T03:34:43Z")
I’m not a big fan of Iron Maiden. Not that I don’t like them, just not a big fan. My brother-in-law had an album of theirs that had a cover of Jethro Tull’s “Cross-Eyed Mary” that was killer, better than the original. (I think I’ll go post that in that other thread…) ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/3 "2003-07-30T04:15:36Z")
Even though I was never a huge Maiden fan, I always liked “Run to the Hills” and “Wasted Years”. Couple of their “epic” songs that you mentioned (“Rime” and “Aces”) were good too. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/4 "2003-07-30T04:26:51Z")
Count me as someone else who was never a fan of Iron Maiden, but I always did like “Two Minutes To Midnight”. ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/5 "2003-07-30T04:30:22Z")
It’s been many years since I was a big fan, but my favorite Maiden song is still _ **Two Minutes to Midnight** _ off the _Powerslave_ album. I used to listen to that song very loud and sing along when I was in the army; people could never tell if I was sick and eager to kill or if I meant it as a serious war protest. I think their best album was _Piece of Mind_. ---
**Author:** ![Gumbercules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gumbercules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gumbercules)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/6 "2003-07-30T04:45:17Z")
Rime and Aces for me, too. I think Powerslave was brilliant. By the time they got to Seventh Son of a Seventh Son they kind of lost me. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/7 "2003-07-30T05:09:35Z")
I like “Revelations” from _Piece of Mind_ and pretty much everything on _Powerslave_. “Can I Play With Madness” was pretty cool too. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/8 "2003-07-30T05:26:19Z")
Afraid to Shoot Strangers, from Fear of the Dark. Best guitar solo(s) ever, IMHO 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/9 "2003-07-30T05:57:35Z")
My five favorite IM songs are, definitely: 1. Flash of the Blade - Powerslave 2. Sun and Steel - Piece of Mind 3. Transylvania - Iron Maiden 4. Invaders - The Number of the Beast 5. Another Life - Killers It’s not a coincidence, but I’ve discovered that it’s one from each one of their first five studio albums! ---
**Author:** ![Somnambulist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Somnambulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somnambulist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/10 "2003-07-30T08:08:12Z")
Another vote for Number Of The Beast… plus I always liked Hallowed Be Thy Name from the same album. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/11 "2003-07-30T10:46:16Z")
run to the hills gets regular airing at work on my computer ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/12 "2003-07-30T11:20:12Z")
I just recently snapped up a cheap copy of _Somewhere In Time_, so that might bias this a bit: 1. Alexander the Great 2. Phantom of the Opera 3. Murders In the Rue Morgue 4. Where Eagles Dare 5. Infinite Dreams I notice there’s a few epics among those 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/13 "2003-07-30T11:50:26Z")
If I had to pick just one, it would be Revelations. That song knocks me out. Still Life was the first Maiden song I ever heard and it hooked me on the group, so it also holds a special place in my heart. I lost my virginity while listening to Rime of the Ancient Mariner, so that one’s memorable. Let’s see…one that no one’s mentioned…To Tame A Land, the one about “Dune”. Good stuff. It would be easier for me to find Maiden stuff I didn’t like than to list all the ones I did, so let me just say that they lost me with Seventh Son also, and I always crack up when I hear, "INVADERS! … fighting! ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/14 "2003-07-30T13:52:43Z")
How can no one have said **22 Acacia Avenue** by now? That song kick ass. Anyway my top 5 (in no order) 22 Acacia Ave Relvelations Still Life Aces High (Even better with the Winston Chuchill intro on Live After Death) Hallowed be thy name Of course now I am pissed because I should have added Trooper, Run to the Hills, Number of the Beast, Children of the Damned, 2 mins to midnight, etc etc… Hey where is **Ed the Head**? I figured he would be here by now. **Dung Beetle** which lasted longer: Your “first time” or Rhime of the Ancient Mariner? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/15 "2003-07-30T14:05:28Z")
To NYR407: Rime of the Ancient Mariner, of course! ---
**Author:** ![Opengrave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/919ad9/32.png) [@Opengrave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opengrave)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/16 "2003-07-30T14:07:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey where is **Ed the Head**? I figured he would be here by now. Funny, I was thinking that too. My vote is Hallowed be thy name. ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/17 "2003-07-30T14:16:20Z")
**Dung Beetle** , you probably should have said your first **and** second time were while listening to ROTAM. Ha! I still remember listening to ROTAM in freshman English class. We had just finished reading/disecting the poem and a friend brought in the album (Vinyl of course) to play to the class. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/18 "2003-07-30T14:35:14Z")
Well, I’m female, so no shame to me if it was a quickie!😛 ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/19 "2003-07-30T14:52:02Z")
I’ll tell you where I was, while you guys were here _talking_ about **Iron F’ing Maiden** , old Eddie was _seeing_ them live at Merriweather near Baltimore! (where’s the little head banging smilie?) I really couldn’t tell you what my favorite Maiden song was. I would guess that the top few would have to be, in no real order: Powerslave From Here to Eternity The Educated Fool Remember Tomorrow Number of the Beast (what a great live song) I guess I could name some more but it would be more like reading the back of an album. BTW the show was great. Motorhead sounded ok, I think it was more to do with the sound then anything. Dio, who I’ve never seen, was really good, I’m probably going to pick up some more of his stuff. Maiden of course was great. They pulled a couple of songs I never thought I would hear live like Die With Your Boots On. I’m actually looking into getting tickets for the Pitt show and the Columbus show in two weeks. Anyone looking for a good show should really see them this time around. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zorro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818/20 "2003-07-30T15:58:18Z")
Does nobody else like _"Bring your daughter to the slaughter_? I just like the sheer Spinaltapness of that song. By the way, I’m going to see Iron Maiden at London’s Earl’s Court on December 12th, so there! NYAAAAA! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-iron-maiden-song/191818.md?page=2)