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Jokes:
What should you do if your date insults Iron Maiden? Run to the hills. Submitted by: Amanda
| Why did Nicko NcBrain go christian? Because god doesn't judge his nose. Submitted by: Harvey Blackwelle
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Band Name Origins:
- Hey, Bruce Dickensen is from Manor Park, East London, and a avid West Ham fan. They chose the name because West Ham Utd are known as the IRONS (also the hammers) and IRON MAIDEN sounded like a good metal name, incorporating "the Irons". Submitted by: Geforce
- Although there was a torturing device kown as the iron maiden, the band's name was more directly taken from the 1939 movie "The Man In The Iron Mask." (Source: alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden FAQ) Submitted by: Bill M.
Stupid Band Names:
- I wouldn't want to be known as a medieval torture device Submitted by: Rychendroll
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: The Beast. Submitted by: PeartNeal
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Iron Maiden" | and the album it was on was named "Iron Maiden" too! No fooling. - Chandi |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Flight Of Icarus" | The song is inspired by Greek mythology about the ill-fated flight of Icarus. But the song's title is not in the lyrics. - Hardrock Harry |
| "The Prisoner" | The word "prisoner" is mentioned several times throughout the song. However, even though the word "prisoner" is preceded by "the" in the title, in the song it is preceded by "a." - Isac |
| "Dance of Death" | 'Dance of the dead' is said once. 'Dance of death' is said 0 times. - Evan |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Bored Of The Flies" | "Lord Of The Flies" | Richard Wetfuss |
| "Lord Of The Spies" | "Lord Of The Flies" | Richard Wetfuss |
| "Women In Unicorn" | "Women In Uniform" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
| "Revolutions" | "Revelations" | Marlene L. Ram |
| "Run To The Pills" | "Run To The Hills" | heavy metal |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Number Of The Beast," | Beasts aren't given numbers. | Peter |
| "Dance Of Death," | If you are dead you don't dance. | Peter |
| "Remember Tomorrow," | You can't remember something that hasn't happened | Stephen Harris |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi | "Caught Somewhere In Time," Iron Maiden | |
| "Feel Like a Number," Bob Seger | "The Prisoner," Iron Maiden | |
| "Watching TV," Roger Waters | "The Prisoner," Iron Maiden | |
| "Warrior," Wishbone Ash | "Genghis Khan," Iron Maiden | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Fear Of The Ark" originally "Fear Of The Dark"
Yvette Bristle
"Can I Lay With Madness" originally "Can I Play With Madness"
Kevin
"Can I Ply With Madness" originally "Can I Play With Madness"
Kevin
"Can I Pay With Madness" originally "Can I Play With Madness"
Kevin
"Run To The Ills" originally "Run To The Hills"
Dr. Who Am I
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Lord Of The Fliers" originally "Lord Of The Flies"
Natalie Lundgren
"Stranger In A Strangle Land" originally "Stranger In A Strange Land"
Iris Green
"The Wicker Moan" originally "The Wicker Man"
Peter
"Run To The Chills" originally "Run To The Hills"
Mitch
"Runt To The Hills" originally "Run To The Hills"
Dobbs
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"The Wicket Man" originally "The Wicker Man"
Does he play croquet?
Jen
"Hallowed Be Thy Fame" originally "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
Peter
"Hallowed Be Thy Game" originally "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
Peter
"Hollowed Be Thy Name" originally "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
Peter
"Stronger In A Strange Land" originally "Stranger In A Strange Land"
Lydia Helton
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" | "The Rise of the Great Paul Marine" | Grandpa |
| "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" | "The Rise of the Great Paul Mariner" | Grandpa |
| "2 Minutes to Midnight" | "Who Visits at Midnight?" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "The Number of The Beast" | "Coast City Comics" | Goggleboy |
| "The Trooper" | "The Scooper" | Luis Matias |
| "2 Minutes to Midnight" | "2 Minutes to Christmas" | Dylan Baranski |
| "Fear of the Dark" | "Fear of the Duck" | Grandpa |
| "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | "Harold Be Thy Name" | Grandpa (artist formerly known as Rik Goldsmith) |
| "Run To The Hills" | "Run To The Drills" | Fack Sabbath |
| "The Trooper" | "The Vigilante" | Dylan Baranski |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| The Wicker Man | Basket Weaving | tictacs941 |
| Run To The Hills | Sport Shoes | Worawat |
| Aces High | Any Casino | Big Mark |
| No More Lies/No More Lice | Bug Repellant | Dr. Angelo |
| The Number Of The Beast | Occult Store | dried flowers |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Run to the Hills | Native American Reservation | weathergirl123 |
| Fear Of The Dark | Lighting Repair | brainstem |
| Number of the Beast | Church | nightrain express |
| Run To The Hills | Teletubbies | Mewtwo |
| Virus | Microsoft | Anna Buehnenheim |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| You Better Run Pat Benatar | Run To The Hills Iron Maiden | You Better Run To The Hills | Sheila Oh |
| Keep On Running Journey | Run To The Hills Iron Maiden | Keep On Running To The Hills | G |
| Spice Up Your Life Spice Girls | Aces High Iron Maiden | Spice Up Your Aces High British dance pop + British heavy metal - A match! | Scotty Dangerously |
| Born To Run Bruce Springsteen | Run To The Hills Iron Maiden | Born To Run To The Hills | Mark |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Iron Butterfly Maiden
Iron Butterfly combined with Iron Maiden
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Iron Wine and a Maiden
Iron and Wine combined with Iron Maiden
Instant fun!
Submitted By: Damian
Five Iron Maiden Frenzy
Five Iron Frenzy combined with Iron Maiden
Submitted By: Chris Caldwell
Molly Maiden
Molly Hatchet combined with Iron Maiden
Heavy metal housekeepers.
Submitted By: Rob
There are additional Iron Maiden Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter"
Misheard Lyrics: Threw lovely lipstick on your leather
Fight the pillow, make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your light becomes your tomb (Later) So pick up your foolish bride (Later) Fetch a doughnut Original Lyrics: True love and lipstick on your linen
Bite the pillow, make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your life becomes your tomb (Later) So pick up your foolish pride (Later) Fetch your daughter | "Flight of Icarus"
Misheard Lyrics: Fly on your way, like a N**ger,
Fly as high as the sun Original Lyrics: Fly on your way, like an eagle
Fly as high as the sun |
"Number of the Beast"
Misheard Lyrics: In the mist, dark niggers move and twist
Original Lyrics: In the mist, dark figures move and twist
| "Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Misheard Lyrics: Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the jungle Original Lyrics: Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the gendarmes. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Alexander the Great"
Misheard Lyrics: Near to the east, in a part of ancient Greece,
In an ancient land called Macedonia, Was born a son, to be the master; The legend, his name, was Alexander. Original Lyrics: Near to the east, in a part of ancient Greece,
In an ancient land called Macedonia, Was born a son, to Philip of Macedon; The legend, his name, was Alexander. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Christopher Tuggy I first heard this song on a copied cassette and my friends and I wrote down the lyrics as best we could decipher them. It wasn't until years later when I finally bought the album and saw the lyrics that I realized I had been singing it wrong all that time. |
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Funniest Song Lyrics:
"22 Acacia Avenue"
The Funny Lyrics: Stop all this screwing!
Why They're Funny: Basically this whole song is directed at Charlotte the Harlot, a prostitute and trying to get her to 'mend her ways', so to speak. It's just a very funny line.
Submitted by: Metalgirl162002
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Run to the Hills"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Run to the Hills, Run for your lives
Why They're Repetitive: For the first, last, and ONLY time, this is not a damn Megadeth song!!!!!
Submitted by: ironman
| "Out Of The Silent Planet"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Out of the silent planet
Why They're Repetitive: Fair enough it's a good song, but it has surely the king of all repetitive lyrics. In the space of 6 and a half minutes, Bruce manages to sing 'Out of the silent planet' at least 34 times...
Submitted by: Will Garner
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Can I Play With Madness"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You're blind, too blind to see
Why They're Nonsensical: Being unable to see is sort of covered by blind
Submitted by: scrumpton
| "Wasted Years"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Ain't it funny how it is,
you never miss it 'til it's one away Why They're Nonsensical: It's not funny at all - of course you don't miss things before they go away. Do you miss things you still have??
Submitted by: Will Garner
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: As The Guards March Me out To The Courtyard
Somebody Cries From A Cell 'God Be With You' Why They're Misrhymed: it doesnt rhyme
Submitted by: AMiRONG8
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Holy Smoke"
The Lyrics: Think they'll have a Lincoln for their bed
Product Brand Name: Licoln
Submitted by: Mihir
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Song Title Space Change:
"Bring Your Daughter Tot -- He's Laughter" originally "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter"
Submitted by: Iris Green
"Die With Your Boot, Son" originally "Die With Your Boots On"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Bring Your Daughter Tot -- He Slaughter" originally "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter"
Submitted by: Ruby Spinel
"Runt O' The Hills" originally "Run To The Hills"
Submitted by: Natasha Bly
Band Name Anagrams:
Do Nine, Irma Submitted by: Joanna
Ned Moran II Submitted by: Alexis
The second in a lineage of guys named Ned Moran
Ron Medina I Submitted by: Alexis
The first in a lineage of guys named Ron Medina
Marnie Dion Submitted by: Valerie Cameron
I Mar Donnie Submitted by: Valerie Cameron
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Life Of Lord Seth" originally "Lord Of The Flies"
Submitted by: Rachel Stedman
"The Numbers Of The Beat" originally "The Number Of The Beast"
Submitted by: Quyjibo
"Noise Travel" originally "Revelations"
Submitted by: James D
"Saw Yard Tees" originally "Wasted Years"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Sad Wet Years" originally "Wasted Years"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"22 Acacia Avenue"
The Lyrics: If you're feeling down, depressed and lonely, I know a place that we can go, 22 Acacia Avenue, Meet a lady that I know.
Why: Acacia Avenue/Road/Street etc. is a term used to describe a typical London suburb (e.g. Bananaman lived at 29 Acacia Road.) The person in the song was a friend of Bruce Dickinson, Maiden's lead singer, and a, er, prostitute.
Submitted by: Jakko Wakko
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Sanctuary (single)"
The original cover art showed the band's mascot, Eddie, attacking Margaret Thatcher. The artwork was quickly edited to have Thatcher's eyes censored by a black bar, by request of record label, EMI.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
Super Long Pop Songs:
"When the Wild Wind Blows" Length: 10:59
Submitted by: Evan
"The Man Who Would Be King" Length: 8:28
Submitted by: Evan
"The Talisman" Length: 9:03
Submitted by: Evan
"Starblind" Length: 7:48
Submitted by: Evan
"Isle Of Avalon" Length: 9:06
Submitted by: Evan
There are additional Super Long Pop Songs available.
Song Title Acrostics:
POM: "Piece Of Mind"
Submitted by: Hardrock
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Floored Of The Lies" originally "Lord Of The Flies"
Submitted by: Margo Gram
"Thine Of Sea Cross" originally "Sign Of The Cross"
Submitted by: Janis Ian Fleming
Names as a Word Bank:
I ran in a Maids Diamond Den Submitted by: Chazm
Mean mad red midair demon moaned in inane manner in one reindeer ear; made eerie din. Submitted by: Meredith Corpening
I earn maiden Submitted by: Jonathan S.
See, they attract girls and "I earn" sounds like..
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Iron Damon originally "Iron Maiden"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Iron Damon originally "Iron Maiden"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Hidden Messages:
"The Number of the Beast"
Another Derek Riggs addition on the cover. Look very closely at the people dancing in the flames--Not all are dancing. There are quite a few there in various sexual positions.
Submitted by: Heather Loeffler
"Powerslave"
The old Derek Riggs Maiden covers always have something hidden. The Powerslave cover has Mickey Mouse in the hieroglyphs. You have to look very closely and carefully for it. It is located in the bottom right corner just above the sphinx on the left and beneath the first jackal. Either check it out on the original vinyl or on the cd cover (you'll need good eyes or a magnifying glass). You might see it on a very good scan on the web.
Submitted by: Heather Loeffler
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Being a punchline in a movie."
In "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", the titular pair are in medieval England when they're captured by the King's men. The king orders that they be put in the iron maiden. Thinking he means the band, Bill and Ted yell "Excellent!"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Irons or Maid Service
Submitted by: Hardrock
Missing Parts:
"22 Acacia Avenue"
No mention of other addresses
Submitted by: Rychendroll
