Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great (Live In Belo Horizonte, Brazil)

[MegaLordNick92]

Tehy should play alexander the great in GREECE

[bjarktron]

LOL Bruce is a legend!

[jhonmarsciali]

I will not die until Maidenz will play this song live! UP THE MAIDEN!

[salonikios76]

Αυτο για τους σκοπιανους. Οσοι δεν ξερουν αγγλικα , να πανε να μαθουνε και να το φωναξουν δυνατα: NEAR TO THE EAST IN A PART OF ANCIENT GREEEEECE!!καταλαβατε ?!

[DioandMaiden]

Ok instead of this arguing can someone tell me why Bruce was doing this? was it because some guy said they never play it live? why were they doing this haha?

[Fruitsasd]

@DioandMaiden Go on any Maiden-based forum and u can see ppl wondering why this has never been played live and ppl hoping it will be. I think what Bruce meant there was like ''there's your alexander the great, u happy now?''. Hopefully that didn't mean Alexander the Great will never be played.. Would be awesome to hear it live :P

[DioandMaiden]

@Fruitsasd Ahhh thanks ya i was wondering if they ever played it live as well. I heard an interview saying they never really rehearsed it they just played it on the album that was it. Great song i would love to hear it.

[VBerkovski]

Look at your business, let as live alone and call themselves as we feel.

[VBerkovski]

Еvery person in the world according to the Rules of the United Nations has the right to be called the way they feel and nobody can deny that.

There are planty of evidence and documents that Macedonia existed as a state and not as a field and no one can deny it.

Macedonia is only MACEDONIA, Greece is only Greece. Macedonia is a bible country and older than Greece. Alexandar the Great is only Macedonian, all the people in the world know that.

[ATHANASIUSAUDIO]

@VBerkovski when the vlachs of occupied MACEDONIA seek their independence, come and talk BULGAR... A message from a VLACH. The VLACHS are the only MACEDONS in FYROM. FREEDOM TO THE VLACHS OF FYROM!

[stopandcalm]

Macedonia is one and always GREEK!!!! Just open the books and the maps stupid Vardarskians from Fyromonkey!!

[FrederickThePie]

I love how the crowd can't decide what lyrics to sing in the second part of the chorus. XD

[Murraybethyname]

0:36 the best part

i love the bruce voice

UP THE IRONS !!!

[10finale1]

dejo a todo el mundo prendio bruce cn ese tema naaa ke ver.....igual podrian tocarlo algun dia...up the irons 4ever from chile

[lionito4]

MACEDONIA IS ONE AND PAOK..

[MrMethadrine]

oh..again this "alexander was ours" crap debate comments.

[GuitarBill13]

if there is a country they should play this song,this country is definetely Greece!!!!

we fucking deserve it,it's our history cause Macedonia is one and Greek!!!

every time Maiden play here we ask them to play it...but they never listen to us...Bruce only sings the chorus...as a consolation

[antisportisti]

@GuitarBill13

They don't play the song in Greece because it's not meant for Greece. It's for Macedonia.

[GuitarBill13]

@antisportisti fuck off you cocksucker!!! Alexander has nothing to do with you bastards...Macedonia is one and only,GREEK!!!!

fuck off and die stupid asshole and get rid of your meaningless life..thinking that Alexander is from fyrom...

[antisportisti]

@GuitarBill13 How can you prove that Aleksander is Greek? M? :) cooksucker, bastard is not a good argument for proving. Or you don't know anything else to say because you know that I'm right? Where is said that Aleksandar is Greek? Do you know that Greece is made up by George Gordon Byron?

[GuitarBill13]

@antisportisti how can i prove it??

hmm let's see...oh yeah,read all the history books! they can not all lie...

and the cocksucker,bastard are not the proofs...these are the proofs that you don't know anything about history..

[KALATHENOS]

@antisportisti Τhe teacher of Alexander the Great was Aristotle.Aristotle was Greek philosopher and polymath student of Plato.In one famous example, he counsels Alexander to be 'a leader to the Greeks and a despot to the barbarians, to look after the former as after friends and relatives, and to deal with the latter as with beasts or plants'.(Peter Green, Alexander of Macedon, 1991 University of California Press, Ltd. Oxford, England. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data)

[KALATHENOS]

@antisportisti You're too small to speak about the ancient Greek history..ΑΛΒΑΝΕ ΜΑΛΑΚΑ!!!Γαμω την μανα σου

[POTIS1]

@antisportisti

DO YOU KNOW THAT GEORGIOS KASTRIOTIS WAS GREEK EPIROTAN BY SLAV MOTHER?

OR YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT HE WAS ALBANIAN?....HAHAHAHA...

I CAN PROVE IT!

NOW...ALEXANDER THE GREAT HIMSELF TOLD TO THE PLANET THAT HE WAS GREEK WHEN HE WAS SEND FOR GIFT TO GODESS ATHENA 300 SHIELDS CAUSE HE WON THE PERSIANS AND HE WAS SHOUTED '' A GIFT FROM ALEXANDER OF MACEDONA AND THE REST OF GREEKS EXCEPT SPARTANS''...CAUSE SPARTANS WASNT FOLLOWED HIM TO PERSIA..

MAN...HE LOOKS GREEK TO ME!

HAHAHA

[MrGollywock]

I read that they don't play it live because someone wrote a book the same year than the release of the album which is entitled Alexander the Great too, and he had reserved the copyright before them. This is really stupid, Alexander the Great is a fucking name

[PeeWeesGirlie]

Oh Bruce, you little nerd.

[joejar77]

I wish that they would play the song live!!!!!! DAMN!!! I love this SONG!

[liroliros]

I Read That They Didn't Play This Song Because it's a really hard song.

I don't think it's their fault, Harris just wrote a god damn motherfucker baddass fucking song, and this is the result.

[Giuzippper]

ROOOAR MAIDEN, GO TO HELL, I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG AND YOU FUCKING STAY WITHOUT PLAYING IT.. i love you, but it's not a thig to do

[MakedonasFrankfurt]

to all tri kila banana nations Macedonia is Greek

[FrozenSparky]

why do they never play it :( 2 days ago in athens bruce sang but they didnt play it :(

[BorussiaHulk]

hope they play this song when they do their last tour

[ellykeios]

Near to the east in a part of ancient Greece.... ζώαααααααααααααααααααααααααα.

[TheBrintz]

We dont have to prove anything to those monkeys! MACEDONIA IS GREECE! Fuck Vardarska! the fact that you dont have history of your own, doenst mean that allows you to steal history from other countries, especially GREEK HISTORY! Go climb a fucking tree like your ancestors used to do !

[eddie7610]

toquen la cancion por la mierda ! xD

es mi tema favorito de Maiden ♥

[roydon0526]

never been played live i heard

[FSFMastermind]

JUST PLAY THE WOLE DAMN SONG!! =((

[JuanitoJohnes53]

WTF

[sortedevaras]

Do you realize that you all seem like retards fighting about anicent history on a youtube clip of a dude doing a fucking kazoo solo? 

[4766maiden]

@sortedevaras so its a good song and people want to hear it live

[knightsllider]

@sortedevaras DUDE MY ASS! respect! he is BRUCE DICKINSON!

[ExckaL1buR]

Fuck youg greeks.You cant think something more clever than just saying Monkeygonians so just go and die in the see you bunch of gayfish.  And for the record Iron Maiden just plays the song they dont care if Alexander is Macedonian(wich he is) or a stupid Greek so just listen the song and fucking shut up alredy.

[Sonick3]

@ExckaL1buR Guess you are one of those fucking monkeys from skopia.Learn some history you fucking fool.

"Had I not greatly at heart the common welfare of Greece, I should not have come to tell you; but I (Alexander ) am myself a Greek by descent, and I would not willingly see Greece exchange freedom for slavery" [Herodotus Book IX ,45,

[ParlasVLx3]

Guys, Macedonia is not Greek. No, Macedonia is Greece.

ΠΑΣ ΜΗ ΕΛΛΗΝ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟΣ!

[lamppu31]

As an ignorant Finn from the faaaaar north, it's been really interesting watching this debate about Alexander's origin and about which is the real Macedonia etc. between the Macedonians (Macedonia FYR) and the Greek :D Everytime I listen to this song on youtube, the fight is always on.

[HarryTheGuitar]

this is what they want you to do, puppets...

[spyretto]

LOL, they're ridiculing their own song...they could play a shortened version of it instead of being clowns if they don't like it.

[MrMethadrine]

Macedonia is Greek,everybody knows that,even Iron Maiden..

[aki3001]

@imaginas1 your Demosthenes named Macedonians as a Barbarians, Phillip the Barbarian, i think you are fucked up, literally fucked up, fuckin' faggots!!!

ЕДНА Е МАКЕДОНИЈА

[aki3001]

@theomanos so why they sing king od Macedon not of Hell-ass or Gayreece.

[son0gostas]

@aki3001 dude,you are so smart!

go kill your self now



[Nedesky15]

fuck you greece u retard nation, u know the history but u r animals i dont know why u lie? retard morons

[antoinevlah]

@Nedesky15

AS THE LYRICS SAY STUPID PEACE OF SHIT..

NEAR TO EAST IN A PART OF ANCIENT GREECE IN AN ANCIENT LAND

CALLED MACEDONIA...

SHUT THE FUCK UP MONKEYDONIAN...YOU RE A SLAV GET USED TO IT

[heeeektor]

what the fuck is dickinson playing?? i mean what instrument?

[Colbystrns]

its funny how Bruce just turned a song of such epic proportions, into a little tune to blow into a kazoo with. what do they not like about the song? why cant they just play it for real? oh well, i still love ya! :)

[theomanos]

Macedonia = A part of greece. Macedonia will never be slavic or something. It was greek place for more than 4000 years. Alexander ( Alexandros ) is a greek name. Just like his father Fillip ( Fillipos in greek) . Maiden says : Down to the east in a part of ancient greece. You see it? Macedonia is greek for a very long time ago.

[costul]

si ma i greci di Sparta e di Atene non consideravano i macedoni e la Macedonia parte della Grecia, li consideravano barbari...In molti testi (orazioni) di Demostene si esprime contro Filippo di Macedonia chiedendo agli Ateniesi se mai volessero essere governati da un barbaro...mi dispiace, ma si può considerare Grecia (nell'antichità) solo ciò che è a sud della Tessaglia...questo è il dato storico fornito dalle stesse parole (ovviamente scritte) degli antichi greci!!!

[graso2009]

@theomanos pes ta re adelfe gt einai oloi malakes kai dn katalavenoun pws otan emeis eixame politismo autoi zousan akoma se spilies..

[edwardgreat]

No!

It goes: ''NEAR to the east in a part of ancient greece''

(@ "Maiden says : Down to the east in a part of ancient greece")

[imaginas1]

Zolamk toy are not macedonians,you are only barbarians.You speak as barbarians,you \have faces as barbarians.Macedonians speak Greek.Alexander the Great was Greek king of Macedonia and had greek teacher Aristotelis.

[jhonmarsciali]

i WILL NOT DIE UNTIL MAIDEN WILL PLAY THIS SONG LIVE, after i can go.

[PerBingTheZ]

@jhonmarsciali Agreed.

[trinconi]

stop making jokes and PLAY THIS FUCKIN SONG DAMNIT!

[yehohanan66]

for some reason they'd never played this song, not at this days nor at somewhere on tour back in the 90's. I'd rather hear this one on a show than hallowed be thy name which is an awesome song too, but i'm a bit tired of it.

[POTIS1]

I DONT UNDERSTAND YOU MONKEYS.

IN THIS SONG MAIDENS SING ''IN A PART OF GREECE CALLED MACEDONIA''.

DID HE SAYS IN A PART OF MONKEYDONIA??

NO!

ARE YOU DEAF MONKEYS OR ...JUST CHIMP-MONKEYS???

[Guitarzherofc]

Ohhh... fuck. They must play this song in next tour. (propably) The best Maiden song ever made.

[zolamk]

MACEDONIA OF MACEDONIANS !!!! NEVER greek !!! FUCK ALL GREECE !!!!

[POTIS1]

@zolamk

MACEDONIA IS GREEK REGION MORE THAN 4000 YEARS.

MACEDONIA NEVER SLAVIC BULGARIAN.

NOW PEE A LITTLE CAUSE YOU GONNA HAVE A PROSTATIS CANCER WHEN YOU FUCK ALL DAY. YOUR PALM....

[duusta]

MACEDONIA!

[amithabajan2]

is he using a kazoo? awesome song

[MrFreeOliveira]

Acho que eles não tocam essa música ao vivo com medo dos contra tempos :p

[xristaras20]

Pote 8a to pai3oun gamw thn poutana mou!!!!

[anseman100]

Alexander the Greaaaat!

[carzz185]

if this happened in last tour.... could this mean that they're planning to play alexander live in this new tour maybe?

i wish they'd do it

[starionpatrol]

@carzz185 Not entirely impossible, as they've claimed this is the best song they never played live (and I suspect Bruce likes the song), AND since there's been rumours about maiden playing rare material on the upcoming tour.. at least it's gonna be from their entire career.. but it's all rumors. We'll find out soon enough

[neuregel]

why did they never do this song in concert. its their greatest song in my opion.

[rockyboy1995]

Bruce Dickinson born in 58 this song is god

[ubuybuyb]

DICKINSON THE GREAT!!!

[armakedonec]

POTIS

Macedonia = Macedonia

But in any case that has absolute nothing to do with the song itself so shut the fuck up faggot

[POTIS1]

@armalakedonec,

MONKEY!

''WE have NOT connection with ALEXANDER the GREAT...WE are SLAVS!''

Its KIRO GLIGOROV.....YOUR ex-PRIME MINISTER of ....MONKEYDONIA tells to the PLANET the truth!

CANT YOU heard him???

ANTE MALAKA!

[POTIS1]

watch?v=uA3kwC2YTq4

MONKEY...ENJOY HIM!!!!

[armakedonec]

Go ahead and keep trusting the politicians you brainwashed retard

[POTIS1]

@armakedonec

GLIGOROV is YOUR politician..... pithikix...

NOT MINE!

YOUR FYROMIAN politician tell to the PLANET that YOURE NOT MACEDONIANS...BUT SLAVS!

NOT GREEK politician

[POTIS1]

@armakedonec

MACEDONIA=MACEDONIA & MACEDONIA IS GREECE 4.000 YEARS NOW.

NOW BANANA AND CLIMB UP THE TREE ASSHOLE MONKEY.

[MrVictor555]

Come on , Adrian it's not idiot . And also he can improvise it !!

[MrVictor555]

some people say it'sis because the song is so long , and they dont want to cut pieces of the song . Well , this is bullshit cuz they have played musics with more than 9 minutes .

[PoVerslaWe]

why cant they just play the damn song!

[Ch33ky360]

well theres a rumor that they wont perform it because adrian cant remeber the solo but thats bull cause he can just improvise it, i think its because the lyrics are difficult to sing, steve said in interview that bruce promised to sing it but he never did

[PoVerslaWe]

hmm ok thanks

[Summerganon]

Yeah, but I think it was at '86, when Bruce didn't sound so good at the concerts (well, he sounded very good, but if you compare Run to the Hills -live at Sheffield '86 to Run to the Hills -live at Rock in Rio 2001 you understand what I mean).

So, my point is that I think Bruce is NOW able to sing this song :D Bruce is now at very hot streak, so songs like Mariner or Alex aren't problem :P

Sorry for my english.

[POTIS1]

@PoVerslaWe

THEY DONT PLAY IT LIVE CAUSE THEY GONNA LOSE THE EX-YUGOSLAV CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY TELL THEM THE TRUTH (THAT MACEDONIA WAS A PART OF GREECE FROM ANCIENT TIMES) AND WAKE EM UP!

[alexbelwwe]

@PoVerslaWe Because I forgot who but once of the Guitarist can't play the solo. I think it's Adrian.

[armakedonec]

Moron, if Macedonia = Greece your country would never be called Greece. Shut up and thank your british friends for having your state survived, and second...Even your flag was invented by Germans

[vterpan]

@armakedonec Macedonia is part of Greece,such as Attica and Thrace. I know, I was born there. So stop trying to claim a history you DO NOT have. Alexander spoke greek. That tells it all!

[Rasip]

not at that time it wasn't.

[vterpan]

@Rasip well yes it was

[GAZMAAS]

absolutely right! ante mh gamhsw !!!!

[zolamk]

MACEDONIA OF MACEDONIANS !!!! NEVER greek !!! FUCK ALL GREECE !!!

[CallingCrowe]

@zolamk: Are you an idiot? Pick up a history book sometime.

[brunohoffma]

when i became rich i will pay iron maiden to play just this music to me! the best song to me!

[toffer360]

I hope English isn't your first language.

[brunohoffma]

hahahahaha no, it's chinese... sorry :)

[toffer360]

No problem, I was kind of worried because a lot of English people can barely speak their own language.

[guitarcenter999]

Lol haha it is true, Bruce is so cool and funny, he is the best frontsman I know of

[wwwagner2006]

Enfia essa flauta no cu e canta a musica com a banda tocando

[neisilveira]

boa... tbm adoraria ver essa musica ao vivo.. considero uma das melhores musicas do iron maiden

[Razor745]

He's playing the kazoo xD Yeah, rock on Bruce! Awesome! They've never played Alexander The Great and it's very unlikely that they will.

[flipmasta14]

hes pretty good, have they ever played this song live???

[JediLuna]

Bruce is funny hahha I love him!!!

But I never understood why they never play this song live!?

Maybe to the next tour, who knows???

=)

[maidenslayer]

Because Adrian forgot the solo.

[Adrian92Smith]

for this one,you should pass the thousand deaths idiot.

[maidenslayer]

@Adrian92Smith - What?! Iron Maiden is my favourite band? Why should I pass a thousand deaths? I don't think I've even posted on this video? So how come I got a message to this comment? WTF? Are you commenting me?

[Adrian92Smith]

adrian NEVER forgets a solo -.-

[maidenslayer]

Ah I remember what I wrote now. And you didn't have to get so stressed out with your reply. I must of said that it is rumoured Adrian couldn't remember the Alexander The Great solo so that's why they didn't play it live. If that's what gets you wanting someone dead then you need to go to an anger managment class or something. Iron Maiden is my fav band. When I was at school I'd not go out with friends because I had to go home and listen to Maiden. I listenend to them everyday for like 5 years.

[nunrgised]

Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας

[NightmareGanon]

One of the many reasons I love Bruce: he has a great sense of humor.

[Summerganon]

Yes... I'm 65% sure that they play this in their last "best of" tour.

[Uptheironsserbia666]

make it 67% :D

[paulonapolion]

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