Scarface187 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Ever listen to a song and really listen to the lyrics to find out that it was about something familiar like a historical event or a movie or a novel you read? Ever listened to a song that told a story that you could actually follow along with? Have you ever had any favorites? Please share, and next to the song, write what the song was based off of or what the song is about. Mine: Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great (The story of Alexander the Great) Iron Maiden - The Trooper (The Crimean War) Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (The poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner) Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast (Based on a dream bassist Steve Harris had) Iron Maiden - The Longest Day (The D-Day invasion) Blind Guardian - Lord of the Rings (Lord of the Rings...Obviously) Blind Guardian - Time What is Time (The book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?/ the film Blade Runner) Iced Earth - Dark Saga (Spawn) Iced Earth - Dragon's Child (The Creature of the Black Lagoon) Rush - Witch Hunt (The Persecution of witches in the 1700's(?)) Pink Floyd - Money (Greed) Nile - The Burning Pits Of The Duat (About an ancient form of execution through fire) Death - Pull the Plug (Assisted suicide) Bathory - Shores in Flames (The description of a viking attack) Yeah you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trows Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Ulver - Themes of William Blake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell. the book "Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake. No dough this post will get questions and and maybe even some fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy.The.Mountain Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 The Hurricane by Bob Dylan. It was featured in the movie and was based on a true story (debated truth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Escape? Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Pink Floyd's entire album Animals, witch carries themes from George Orwell's Animal Farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyro_ie Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Iron Maiden - Paschendale Based on a battle during World War 1. Passchendaele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeol1987 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Nirvana - Polly (about an event where a girl was kidnapped and tortured and raped, but pretended to like her captor, tricked him and got away) (my band) The Mindstems - Our American Cousin (about John wilkes booth the guy who shoot lincoln) RIP Rockstar Games 1998 - 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exits Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus Win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 You lose with that insane clown posse signature. Leonard Nemoy - The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins Based on the book "The Hobbit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin . Inspired by Lord of the Rings. Actually there are a few Zep songs that gain inpspiration from L.O.T.R. PETE STANDING ALONE - BOARDS OF CANADA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin . Inspired by Lord of the Rings. Actually there are a few Zep songs that gain inpspiration from L.O.T.R. Misty Mountain Hop? Ramble On? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Fort Minor - Kenji (About the treatment of Japanese living in America during WW2) MC Lars - Ahab (About Moby Dick) MC Lars - Mr. Raven (Edgar Allen Poe's 'Nevermore' thingy) Plan B - Some1's Switched In Harvey Nicks (Murder in Harvey Nicks by her ex-boyfriend) Plan B - Rakin' The Dead (Shallow Grave in Wansted Flats) Loads more Plan B, I swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Megadeth - The Chosen Ones(Monty Python and the Holy Grail) Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due(The Punishment Due part is based on The Punisher) Anthrax - I Am The Law(Judge Dredd) The Dickies - Killer Klowns(Killer Klowns From Outer Space) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liesofsilence Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Nirvana - Scentless Apprentice (Das Parfum by Patrick Süskind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin . Inspired by Lord of the Rings. Actually there are a few Zep songs that gain inpspiration from L.O.T.R. Misty Mountain Hop? Ramble On? Right on, buddy. Couldn't remember at the time. PETE STANDING ALONE - BOARDS OF CANADA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I think there is another one, but don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox09 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Rush - Xanadu. Based off Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Iron Maiden - Man On The Edge Based on the 1993 movie "Falling Down" Megadeth - Gears Of War Well this one's kinda obvious(and the song is much, much better than the game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oipolloi Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Why did i expect Iron Maiden to feature heavily in this thread? Don't forget Aces High, based on the battle of Britian and The Prisoner, based on the 60's TV series Condemned 84's "We're gonna win Euro '96" mentions the 1966 world cup, and has itself passed into history (though England lost Euro 96 XD) Stiff Little Fingers' "Dead man walking" is based on the tale of a black boxer who became the champion, but still faced the old bigotry. I beleive it's the same guy the film "White men can't jump" was based on. A lot of thier songs are also about stuff happening in Northern Ireland, but where written as it happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdogkiller Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Men at work_ it's a mistake a lame song based on Dr. Strangelove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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