Iron Maiden: British Rock n Roll at its best

[stavros]

ALEXANDER THE GREAT (356-323 B.C) "My son ask for thyself another
kingdom, for that which I leave
is too small for thee"
(King Phillip of Macedonia - 339 B.C.) 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
At the age of nineteen
He became the Macedon king
And he swore to free all of Asia Minor
By the Aegian Sea
In 334 B.C.
He utterly beat the armies of PersiaAlexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a legend 'mongst mortal menKing Darius the third
Defeated fled Persia
The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes
Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well
And he founded the city called Alexandria
By the Tigris river
He met King Darius again
And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela
Entering Babylon
And Susa, treasures he found
Took Perseopolis the capital of PersiaAlexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a God amongst mortal menA Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke
And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'
And legend said that who untied the knot
He would become the master of Asia
Hellenism he spread far and wide
The Macedonian learned mind
Their culture was a Western way of life
He paved the way for Christianity
Marching on, marching on
The battle weary marching side by side
Alexander's army line by line
They wouldn't follow him to India
Tired of the combat, pain and the gloryAlexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
He died of fever in Babylon
IRON MAIDEN - SOMEWHERE IN TIME. 1986

[marcus]

I imagine that it's better when you can hear it with music ... :-)All the bestMarcus

[Linda]

Not necessarily..

[marcus]

LOL!A true "Laconic" response, Linda. I bow to you.Marcus

[Halil]

Queen: "We are the Champions" is *the* ATG theme.:-)Halil

[Steve P]

Forget that bubblegum rock of the iron maids!The WHO's "My Generation" has been ATG's theme for decades! And the WHO are number 1 Brittish rockers.

[chris]

HiIn spite of their image, Bruce Dickinson (I think was lead vocals) had the benefit of a very good education, and is now, in addition to being a performer, a commercial airline pilot. The head banging didn't do lasting damage.