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  • Keep music strong no matter what

  • This is a pretty great cover of Iron Maiden, but it sounds practically the same as Danny Cavanagh's (Anathema) cover from several years ago. If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Ryan Adams ripped it off of Danny Cavanagh.  Look it up and see for yourselves.

  • Not a bad cover. Though I never heard of Ryan Adams, Bryan Adams I heard of though.

  • kai gamw ta covers...

  • boooooooooo!!!

    

  • So good! I love it ;)

  • awesome cover, iam a huge iron maiden fan.Nice to here one of my fav songs done in a different way. think this covers been done very well.

    i like metal but im not really a metal head (a narrow minded fuck).

  • Really great cover i new look ! Check also my cover of wasted years on my yt profile ^^

  • @ENEMENCIO123VISION as a "Real Metalhead" you should respect other forms of music and appreciate it, you think every metal band is made up of metal heads like you? EVERY metal artist respects other forms of music and isn't close minded to think "Metal good. other bad" This is an amazing cover, if he wanted to make it sound like heavy metal, then whats the point? Iron Maiden already did that, so he chose to make it softer, and that's not always a bad thing

  • @ENEMENCIO123VISION A lot of metal is 'GAY AS HELL', as you put it.

  • I really like this, there is no point in doing a "metal" cover as your not going to beat maiden at their own game. Also i give him credit for taking an iron maiden track, the potential backlash alone would have put most other performers off.

    So well done on making it your own and kudos for having the balls to do it

  • Beautiful !!!👍👌

  • very emotional but i don`t like it

  • I'm not a really Ryan Adams fan.. or really a maiden fan for that matter.. but I really like this cover.. and I expect the guys in maiden probably do if they've heard it.. It really opens the song up.. I fail to see how some of the people on here claiming to be musicians don't appreciate a good cover..

  • All you fucks who don't like this cover are way to focused on iron maidan to even begin to be able to hear this.

  • This songe is rocking IM for life

  • hey, wasn't it Bryan Adams?

  • @jerryGorillaz Nope

  • @jerryGorillaz no,it's R-Y-A-N

  • I heard this cover on the radio live but the presenter rushed his name so I originally thought this was by Bryan Adams.

  • 1 gun please!!

    

  • intense and sheds a new light on the songs lyrics. this iron maiden picture is much nicer to look at than that radio dj giel beelen in the original video

  • beautifully done! this is called a cover!

  • As the Greatest Maiden fan alive today, I like!!!!! Thank you for your time spent on this as I know you knew we would like it. I look forward to many more Maiden covers!!!!!!!

  • Fantastic find. Great cover.

  • lov it

  • Bah, I just thought of doing an acoustic version of this song.. Ryan stole my idea

  • @dhammond249 Daamn huh?? :) You can make it anyway and let me listen to it :) I would love too

  • Amazin cover. This just shows how amazin maiden are

  • great cover, i think most maiden fans would love this, fantastic take on Ade's finest moment.

  • @LittleMonster1209 take it easy.

  • KILLER!

  • I am a life long Maiden fan since 1980. The cover is great and the band would approve.

  • You can hear his watch at the end...

  • play this on my funeral, please.

  • @FolkeBernadotte second that!

  • I obviously prefer the Maiden version, but this cover it's ok, he was cool enough to discover that this song had potential for his own style

  • This cover is really good, however this seems more...sad... Whereas the original is more upbeat. I still like it a lot though :D

  • If you guys like Ryan Adams's cover, you might like Mark Kozelek. He has some great covered of AC/DC as well as Michael Jackson, and Modest Mouse amongst others.

    ...ryan

  • @invertebrae THIS MAN SPEAKS TRUTH. Good call.

  • Best cover/song ever, Mango brought me here!

  • hmm hard to tell but a good cover

  • Pretty cool

  • Originally and emotionally charged, very good, kiss Mandy for the metalheads ;)

  • SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAB THIS SO I CAN LEARN IT!!!!

  • SKRILLEX SENT ME HERE

  • Ryan Adams did an awesome job.

    He didn't turn the song into a shitty pop song (like a lot of people do), he kept the song's feelings and just played them another way. His way.

    THAT's a cover. You have all my respect, sir.

  • i think it lacks emotion

  • LOVE YOU DRA ALWAYS

  • This song defines the meaning of a 'cover' -- taking a favorite or classic and putting your spin on it. Just like Down in a Hole, RA delivers a Home Run.

    Nothing worse than a cover that sounds exactly like the original. Check out the Offsprings cover of the Ramones "I wanna be Sedated"

  • As a lifelong iron maiden fan and a lifelong ryan adams fan this video single handedly made my day!

  • Well done!

  • is there a tab for this version available?i want to learn it :D

  • As a life long metalhead, Iron maiden worshiper, and steve harris disciple, i approve of this cover.

  • @theb4ssm4ncometh As a 38 year old METAL HEAD who has been playing Metal guitar for over 28 years....i extremely DISAPPROVE of this cover... This "musician" is a ROYAL douche...Adams sucks ass ....he does things for SHOCK value not for artistic merit....

  • @harveydents You sir, are a nob.

  • @harveydents Says the jackass that listens to a shitty ass hair metal band like Iron maiden, cause face the facts bud....Iron maiden is lame as shit, but I respect the musical value, and just tell me what the fuck maiden has done for artistic merit? Besides piss off real metal fans......stop being a troll and fuck off...lol...why so serious fuck face?

  • Nice cover, but I like the original better. It is not only the slick multiple guitars but also the harmonic chorus voices of the Iron Maiden singers

  • Ryan adams is a fan of metal, "alternative" rock, indie and lots of other kinds of music and that is the best way to be. I guess all the dislikes are from maiden fans who can't deal with a change to one of their songs. I listen to everything from Megadeth to the beatles and it's all good. They are all songwriters, all musicians. Let's come together and crush (c)rap music....

  • This is a great cover

  • F^îng amazing..Ryan Adams rulez

  • Wow, Ryan Adams never ceases to amaze me with his musical versatility.

    

  • shit.....love..love...love

  • Quite fucking true

  • Not really digging this cover

  • this is so fucking great! cant stop listening to it

  • Can't stop listening to this. May be the first cover that I like as much as the original. Well done, RA.

  • Thumbs up is you see 666 likes!

    UP THE IRONS!

  • fucking dig this!

  • sick!

  • I've been a huge maiden fan for about 25 years. And this is an EXCELLENT an honoring tribute to an amazing band. Thanks Adam!

    Sebastian Sidi

  • DRA IS THE MAN .

  • Absolutely beautiful! I love it. It seems he missed a couple words on the "you never miss it till it's gone away" part, but otherwise it was friggin golden!

  • although i generally only listen to rock and metal, this is a really good cover. definately the cover to listen to if you want it mellowed out.

  • Bullshit!

  • @Achamoth666 shut yo fooking fack san! show a genius some proper respect!

  • DRA Does it again SUPERB !!!, I know he reads these comments, SO Hey Ryan well done dude, Peace & Love AJ x Come have a listen to my stuff on my channel, ALL original songs, You might even like it !

  • I have always been a huge Maiden Fan, but if I want to mellow out there is nothing better than Ryan Adams!

  • Rockitoutblog brought me here!

  • The words are easier to understand :D Much, much, much easier.

  • Stop fighting and just enjot it :-) Don't you guys have better things to do than to be negative. Go and make out or something :-)

  • Fantastic! I never woulda thought...ok, it's Ryan.

  • cool version with another feeling . Good cover

  • The band Damone covered this back in 2006. I wonder if Ryan heard that version? I know they are big fans.

  • cant stop listening to this. one of my fav songs from iron maiden

  • Stunning!

  • great :)

  • I've been on the brazilian metal scenario for years, but also played lots of brazilian bossa nova, samba and others... This version is like the combination of both my influences, Iron Maiden and all bossa nova composers. Obviously , you can't remember bossa nova listening to this, it's just a personal view.

  • so good !!

  • iron maiden covers are awesome

  • I also grew up listening to Maiden. I love RA and weather you like this version or not he did a great job with it and it goes to show what a well written song the original is. Really cool!

  • Brilliant....dont even know the original but its a great song

  • WOW, good job Ryan Adams.

  • I demand the tab :P

  • Wasted Years on the bouzouki by Beth Patterson, check it out....  UP THE IRONS!!!!

  • Leave it to Ryan Adams.... Amazing cover!

  • Hell yes. 

  • beautiful

  • Wonderful song by A. Smith. Excellent cover by R. Adams.

  • hmmm... I'm usually a fan of covers in different style for metal songs, but I totally hated this one. :(

  • Ok, now I'm not a fan of country. In fact I hate most country, just not my style. Nor am I a fan of acoustic covers of metal songs, they normally don't sound good. HOWEVER, this is AMAZING!!!! Best Maiden cover I have EVER heard!!!

  • @rushlover91 This has absolutely NOTHING to do with country music. LOL

  • anyone known of a link to a guitar tab of this cover??

  • Brilliant version. Nice one fella!!

  • love Iron Maiden and love Ryan Adams

  • Very cool take on a great tune!

  • Its a nice version, but I like the power of Bruces vocals, the roar of steves bass and Adrians, Daves, and Janicks guitars. Not to mention Nickos kick butt drum fills.

  • @ikeman1156 Janick wasn't in the band at the time, but I agree with the rest! Great cover though...

  • @bennyveo I was talking about the live version of this song. I prefer the live version and I just got used to it I guess hahah. This was on the Somewhere in Time album. Where I believe was Adrian's best album.

  • @ikeman1156 ah yes, live Maiden is indeed the best!

  • This is a cool cover.

    those who don't like it are obviously not open minded.

  • @AliceF10 Really? Maybe they are also entitled to an opinion of like or dislike. Now disliking it before youve heard it would indicate a closed mind. Personally i think it sucks. And i listened to it twice.

  • @AliceF10 Well Bruce and the boys liked it, so I think that is what really counts.

  • @AliceF10 I thought the cover was great, but I think you are a cunt for saying such a thing. People like what they like, and not liking this doesn´t have anything to do with being open minded. 

  • @YetiLovesMetal i phrased it incorrectly better was those " who don't think this is a well done cover" are not open minded of course people have different taste but there's a difference between not liking something and discrediting a good performance because it doesn't suit your hearing style.

    Btw Go Fuck yourself .

  • @AliceF10 really? if someone hates what you like they are close minded? yeah that makes sense , open minded or not its not a good cover and thats a fact

  • @AliceF10

    First off, I do like it, but I dislike comments like these: "If you don't like what I like, then you are not openminded". What a retarded comment! To each his own!

  • @AliceF10 or it could be their style of music... Personally i like it, but i understand those who doesnt like it.. I dont like Bieber, but still im openminded about it

  • @AliceF10 or it could be their style of music... Personally i like it, but i understand those who doesnt like it.. I dont like Bieber, but still im openminded about it

  • @AliceF10 fuck off. This cover is cool, yeah, but calling people dimwitted because they don't like the same music as you is arrogant beyond comprehension.

  • @AliceF10 Wow, what a cunt.

  • nice

  • Sucks.

  • this is great!!!

  • This...this is amazing. Great reinvention of a classic

  • This is fantastic...

    

  • Oh my god, heaven forbid, might have to ruin a great song, great band, in this way? This makes us understand how music artists of today, are rich in ideas .. The metal is metal and that's it! long life to the iron maiden!

  • Leave it up to Ryan Adams to make me see the beauty in an Iron Maiden song. I am a fan of this cover AND the original now. Great song!

  • this is actually really rather good

  • Very, very good!

  • epic!

  • Finally an awesome acoustic version of a Metal song that doesn't turn it into a shitty Pop song.

    Great job, sir.

  • great version of the song,maiden are bollocks tho.Overblown teenage/old man/sad bastard music..i should know i was one of them nuggets..Adrian Smith im sure will hear this and wonder why he never had the balls to play the song this way. maiden are a heavy metal pantomime act.....'cept the stuf with dianno when they were nearly s punk band,much better.

  • @bigbigsound that is a big statement sir, a BIG statement.

  • @bigbigsound I suppose all the "punk" bands have a track record like Iron Maiden. It was a brave and totally justified decision by Steve Harris NOT to conform to the record labels in the late 70's and play punk.Thanks to his leadership and vision we have songs today like this one. Well done to Adrian Smith for the fantastic lyrics in this song and well done to Ryan Adams for giving us another take on a excellent song.. UP THE IRONS

  • @bigbigsound Did someone step too abruptly over your bridge?

  • @AtticusStount heh heh thats good im gonna use that :-)

  • a ace interprettation and does manage to get across the multiple guitar lines

  • @pappadopolos yeah you should take a shower.

  • @Enraged10 LOL!

  • Good one, I've got one to :)

  • ok this was badass... and I usually hate Iron maiden covers

  • Maiden Fan from way...way back and I love this. Shows us all that music is not generational but continuous!!!!!!!

  • great

  • sounds pretty good +1

  • I have to admit, probably the best Maiden cover I've heard...Wasted Years has always been a personal fave

  • Iron Maiden is one of my favourite bands but you can't have every cover of a song being done in the same way as the original, that makes it redundant. I really like this version as to me it shows a different emotional (as well as sonic) end of the spectrum and I really couldn't think of a better way to do an iron maiden cover.

  • @crusher0427 you can cover a song however you like... a cover of a song that doesn't just mindlessly follow the original actually says more about someone's musical talent than otherwise

  • @tanooj2 I never said anything about a lack of musical talent. I said writing talent. To me, people whose biggest hits are covers of what others originally write doesn't take writing talent. When you start doing it for a living you become Rod Stewart.

  • @crusher0427 I'm guessing a true artist wouldn't repaint the Sistine Chapel, but would pay tribute to that.

    That's what Mr. Adams is doing.

  • @crusher0427 You sir are an idiot. That is all.

  • @chunk61884 Wow that's intelligent. No explanation as to why I am an idiot because I don't like a cover of a band whom I feel doesn't need covering? Surely you can do better than that. Opinions are just that, opinions. You like it. Good for you. I personally think it didn't need covering. And thanks for the intelligent retort. Really makes me value your opinion so much more.

  • @crusher0427 I hate people that argue over youtube videos but I had to chime in on this one. You should probably do some research before you say that "Mr. Adams is one of those lacking writing talents." and I mean that in the nicest way possible. Ryan Adams is probably the most prolific and quality songwriters of the last 10-15 years. just saying.

  • Try the wasted years cover by the band Damone, way better

  • Now do the solo

  • wow, this totally changes the feel of the song, and its awesome!

  • Up the Irons!

  • Amazing.

  • needs another chorus at the end. i keep having having to hit repeat to hear it at the end....ya got me

  • Too slow.

  • Great cover!!!! i press the like button

  • Great cover! Congratulations from Barcelona, Spain!!!