Iron Maiden - The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner | with lyrics

[disasterpiece805]

this song makes me want to run an leave it all behind

[DerpForce]

Only Maiden could make a song about bloody track runners epic.

[niKKolas12]

It sounds a very liiiiitle bit like "Fear Of The Dark".

[J0dleb0n]

The definition of epic.

[GNR4Alife]

Best iron maiden intro! If you agree, thumbs up

[KennedyIreland]

@GNR4Alife I agree. but stop trying to get likes.

[MrNuznes]

awesome!!

[tuiter4u]

Ruuuuuun on and ooooooon!!!

The looonelinees of the loooong distance runneeer!

This album rules!

[therocklabels]

iron maiden!!! enough said

[666sonata666]

The best album ever in the history of music...

[FREEZERQC]

@666sonata666 my favorite Iron Maiden album too

[mm2008nin]

Sinfully underrated.

[CuchulainnSetanta]

Up the Irons! And let's have a pint at the pub...

I'd like to here give tribute to Iron Maiden for having crowded my walls with Ed the Head's posters back in the '80s, rung in my "personal stereo" before rugby matches (great psyching-up music) at school and on many other occasions, and for still inspiring me today... No comment about Gaga or Bieber: irrelevant...!

[GORANJAMES2]

Up the Irons from the White House!!

[flade713]

try use this song while running!! :D UP THE IRONS FROM GREECE

[bengativo6]

i believe some of us metalheads are total savages ,when will you all quit barking and complainting about the dislikes .on every maiden's videos .why dont you all live in peace .you are all bunch of idiots.lets face it.not everyone in the world listens or likes iron maiden. if it is in our menu everyday that is us.who ever dont listen to them they are free to do what ever the hell they want.isnt that what life is all about ? you choose wht you want to hear.up the irons..dislks are worthless

[Tarhatiikeri]

The beginning of this song is amazing, its so beautiful

[island672]

This is cool showing my kids one of the bands I liked back in the day. Even cooler that my oldest can play the bass rift's of their songs.

[gorrilaboy3000]

ATTENTION ALL MAIDEN FANS

Iron Maiden has been nominated for an "O Music Award". The winner is chosen by an online poll. They are going up against crappy pop artists such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, etc. We MUST help Maiden win, here is our chance to demonstrate that heavy metal is still alive and has as many fans as mainstream music. Go to this link, login using Facebook or Twitter and vote! Copy&Paste this to every Maiden video

omusicawards. com/vote/fan-army-ftw

[MrJustsomerandomguy]

5:38 anyone elese had eargasm at that part ?

[shiftyhaze]

Forrest Gump must of listened to this

[Mountainviewkrew]

What kind of sick twisted mind would dislike this?!

[runamilkay]

@Mountainviewkrew Usain Bolt?

[majkl262]

Damnid dis guitar i fuckin artificial, best guitar i have vere hear!!! I luv da IRons.

[horseylassx1]

I listen to this when I run

[Renonerouge]

This is so 80 and Iove it !

[MegaLegionarul]

GREAT MUSIC.

UP TO IRON'S!

MAIDEN'S NEVER DIE.

FAN FROM ROMANIA.

[MegaLegionarul]

GREAT MUSIC.

UP TO IRON'S!

MAIDEN'S NEVER DIE.

[machadojr]

One person prefers Menudo's songs!!!

[TheMegaguitarer]

best intro in metal world

[Polymar1]

la solitudine del corridore della lunga distanza

[ttony33]

When I've heard it first time, I didn't like it due to the strong change after the intro. After months I realized: I LOVE IT!

This is the true power of music. Iron Maiden is the best in the universe.

[ThePonpon78]

the looolinessssssss of the long distance runneeeeeerrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

[DeVinXlefou]

@whitenoise  fuckinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngoo­dddddddddddddddddddd

[rubendrakkar]

The best intro Ive ever heard of Maiden and for me the Best Record in terms of technique

[MrSmashman1981]

such a beautiful song

[SilverForte]

I remember many years ago, my dad got a copy of ultimate doom for the pc and for some reason the first episode was called "Iron Maiden" instead of knee deep in the dead. And the first level was replaced with a new one with this music playing. The rest of the episode was the same as knee deep in the dead, except there was iron maiden music playing and Eddy was on all the doors. I tried searching for info on this on google, but got nothing. And I can't find that copy he bought anymore either...

[KlarKman1000]

god damn im a hige Slayer fan and Iron Maiden are just another world better then slayer! i think its time to replace slayer with all of Iron Maiden on my ipod >:]

UP THE IRONS from Australia!

[KarlaMaiden]

1 dislike? JUSTIN BIEBER

[EdHunter2112]

@KarlaMaiden 2 dislike man.. JUSTIN_BIEBER

[CmdkyL]

@EdHunter2112 shut the fuck up about him you idiot

[EdHunter2112]

@CmdkyL haha you take it seriously..:D retard

[Hicklife20]

@KarlaMaiden ....the more we bring his name up the popular he gets dude.....c'mon man.....we pretend he isnt here...he will disappear

[studas2011]

@KarlaMaiden and his mum!

[FRBabydu78]

@KarlaMaiden 2 dislike!! Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga...

[VideoMask93]

@FRBabydu78 Lady Gaga likes Maiden...must be that idiot who gave a two-star review to Number of the Beast on iTunes...

[DarkLordDarthNihilus]

@VideoMask93 well I've read she once come to the backstage and told them she likes them very much... Harris started to laugh :D

[lXMaverickXl]

@DarkLordDarthNihilus Nah...Iron Maiden aren't pretentious douches...even IF Lady GaGa came and met them (which I highly doubt is true) Steve would be respectful and nice cause he's just the kind of guy who's shy and laid back...don't belive me? All his kids describe him that way...

[DarkLordDarthNihilus]

@lXMaverickXl well I really think I've read something like this, but I didn't say Steve started to taunt, he started to laugh, although I doubt sb. could be able to respect Lady Gaga (sorry if you're her fan, I hope you aren't)

but it doesn't matter, this is pretty fucking song, the intro sounds in my head many many days and it cannot be removed, whole album SiT is great, it's more melodic than previous albums, of course both ways are great

[lXMaverickXl]

@DarkLordDarthNihilus NNNNOOOO not a fan of Lady GaGa cause she's all shock value instead of relying on her talents...I cannot respect someone for being all flash and no substance. Plus...Iron Maiden is my fav band of all time...

[DarkLordDarthNihilus]

@lXMaverickXl yeah you're right

matal kicks pop's and hiphop's asses

[DarkLordDarthNihilus]

@KarlaMaiden fuck you all who post comments about Justin, it's pretty stupid. Rather say something like "25 years later they still kick asses". Irons rule!

[AlbertTheFinal]

@KarlaMaiden 2 dislikes? REBECCA BLACK!

[HumalDiscover]

@AlbertTheFinal

Third Dislike, OMG it's ME!!!!!!!

[AlbertTheFinal]

@HumalDiscover not funny dood... not funny.

[NeonKnightXD]

@KarlaMaiden  3 dislike Justin bieber, rebecca black and justin's mom

[TheMegaguitarer]

BEST INTRO EVER!!!!!!! 0:00 - 0:50

[simaironmaiden]

1.54-2.15 BEST SOLO I HAVE EVER HEARD~!!!!!!



[simaironmaiden]

ademe odakle si?

[simaironmaiden]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG!!!!!!!!!!I ALMOST ALWAYS CRY WHEN I HEAR IT !!!! UP THE IRONS FROM SERBIA!!

[yanivp1]

Buddhism states that there are 8 Noble Truths - I state that there is but one; Iron Maiden is Fucking Awesome.

[Adem9433]

najbolja pjsma

[cjevnise]

@Adem9433

ya sadfn ewru

[Adem9433]

nice song

[Gplusrdsquared]

The drums are pounding. Nice work Nicko. Great work by all. SIT is an amazing album.

[Damaellak]

wow,153 likes,1 dislike,probably by accident

[thehardsucker]

the intro has a similarity with muse's resistance.

[Hadddy]

@thehardsucker fuck muse

[nokia6303b]

This one dislike is from the human who tried to suck his own dick

[MrDodstink]

The opening riffs and songwriting are amazingly original and fuckin ´ masterly of strong emotions!

[liodhan]

LOVE Dickinson's voice!!!! It´s so powerfull!!

RUN ON AND ON......RUN ON AND ON.......

(the guitar during the chorus rocks too!!)

[littleayrton54]

Very great song , one of my prefer. Nico is incredible in the entire album with one peda l/ bass drum. Up the Irons !!!!

[GheryANTIFA]

You all act like rock and roll sens the message : Be a model individual, get a job, have some kids, and then grandkids, do what the comunity expects of you :))

[GheryANTIFA]

Most of you here are ignorant, the whole point of the song is to poke fun at those in "the rat race". It's futile. You run all your life trying to acomplish whatnot...and then you die....the whole point is to live youre life....not be caught in the damn rat race. Read the original story by Allan Silitoe, then you'll see....the guy stops before the race ends to poke at those that bet on him to succeed. He can suceed but he chooses to do something more interesting with his life ;)

[opsimathics]

@GheryANTIFA but what if my life... is running!

[GusBounas]

i love iron maiden ... i can't say anything else

[RogerSteve1994]

I've just learnt the bass track of this masterpiece! Up the Irons!

[PopeWithDaScope]

Apparently this song was written for a Nike advert. Not sure if this is true or not.

[agentaxe]

Song for Olympic Games!

[MaidenOfTheMaidens]

@agentaxe or running free :)

[SomeWackyDude]

@agentaxe God that would be epic :D

[Georgeous129]

@agentaxe na, the song used when Paula Radcliffe is on shot!

[manowar8899]

This song is what the Iron Maiden is all about....

[D1joel]

great song before a long run

[BigBrown6994]

This is my pump-up song before I run big cross country races =]

[micboobyqc]

ONLY ONE WORD: IRON MAIDEN

[neilpagan80]

@micboobyqc thats two words ha ha ha ;)

[khav11]

the loneliless of the long distance runner.... best name of song u will ever seen maybe not their best but still a tantalizing song

[khav11]

the best part is when he starts singin the title.... amazing shit

[oswaldzimen88]

Sad thing they never play it live. I'd give anything to hear them play it! :D

[crave136]

@oswaldzimen88 They play once...

In Serbia, then he think that he sounds bad...

One of the best songs!

[oswaldzimen88]

@crave136

I've heard. I also think it's one of the best songs, so I find it sad :(

[TheOriginalEAGLE]

Yep, and UP THE IRONS, and all that!

[captainamericareturn]

I made a video and posted on Godtube with Iron Maiden's "2 minutes to midnight!!" Over 2,000 viewers have experienced IRon Maiden!!

[defleppard741]

this song makes me want to run as fast as i can :) love it

[Heartlessstudios]

this song inspired me to right one of my own

[countrikula]

This song exemplifies pure Maiden brilliance. Every aspect kicks ass- the melodic structure, the uptempo jamming...EVERYTHING. And the first melodic "bridge" solo section is just beautiful. Always gives me chills and a great feeling of nostalgia. They've always had a great sense of strong, yet simple, melody lines. Very anthemic in their way.

God damn it, Maiden is just great.

[Nahzalos]

I started singing this pretty loudly, and it took my neighbour stomping to stop me.

[4everliam]

possibly my favourite maiden album. hard to choose though because seventh son is right up there as well. either way you gotta hand it to maiden for droppping this masterpiece and then right after it when you think it can't be touched.... seventh son comes. one of the best back to back releases by a band ever. cheers.

[leeus17]

might go for a run now

[4everliam]

@leeus17  haha, rock on bro

[ace3015]

ignore the idiot trollfag that obviously knows nothing about Iron Maiden ,, Maiden is in my blood and Maidenfreak26 you're awesome like that :)

[MaidenFreak26]

Today at school we had a mile run and I always stop at 11 something since they time us and I was singing the lyrics in my mind because I was being determine about beating my lower time, and when we started running this song came up. I thought that was AWESOME! and when I would take a 4 second break I would repeat the song again so I can feel all extra bad ass lol but I didn't beat my lower time, I'm not a runner as you can tell T~T

[hydro96u]

shit i remember i had too buy like 5 different walkmans to play this shit while i ran for 10k's, but this shit was badass, this whole album was always on when i ran and fucking ran cross country, now im old and fat, but the song remains.....cool ass

[semperfloresusmc]

The 3 rules for True Metalheads:

1. Thou shalt not say J-----n B------r's name in metal videos anymore... from now on, refer to him as M.C. Whitebread

2. If you go to any of this videos, even to dislike or troll it, you shall be exiled from the metal community

3. Keep viewing and liking the metal videos. Make the metal videos the most popular.

Copy and paste this to every metal and rock video, keep the wannabe metalheads from contributing to M.C. Whitebread other crappy mainstream music

[MylinaspaincA]

@semperfloresusmc exiled from the metal community ?!! .. who will exile him ? ronnie james dio or cliff burton ? ..

please stop what you're doing , it's even more stupid ...

[ADeadHeaDz]

@semperfloresusmc Fuck off.

[TheOriginalEAGLE]

@semperfloresusmc

WTF are you babblin' about. It's not a F^%KING RELIGION, idiot, it's MUSIC. Which, by the way, there iSN'T ANY anymore.

[semperfloresusmc]

@TheOriginalEAGLE huh...?

[theoduel13777]

dit is z``o mooi......

[merksz12]

Iron Maiden at its best!

[SuperSimonbee]

Simple fact, chaps, and completely in agreement with the majority : Music: fabulous. Lyricist - unimportant. Delivery - consistent. Quality: undeniable.

I may not die listening to Maiden, but it wouldn't be So bad :)

[wildbucky]

i CAN NOT for the life of me decide whether to get this album or powerslave.

[bularf]

@wildbucky get both

[chiaromontestephen]

@wildbucky both are essential.

[RoyalSlaughter]

@wildbucky get them both?

[SAMasterofReality]

Steve and Bruce had conflicting writing styles. Steve thought music should be more about the riffs, tunes ect. about how the music actually sounded. Bruce on the other hand thought music should be more about message/ lyrics. This led to Bruce leaving the band temporarily. I think that how the music actually sounds is more important so therefore Steves music usually turns out better. But thats just my opinion.

[InfiniteAbstractions]

@SAMasterofReality I believe that both are correct, since the instrumental passages have the ability, if the musicians are imaginative and committed enough, to sound like the subject matter of the lyrics, which coincidentally, Iron Maiden has done since their first album. Here are some other Iron Maiden songs I believe accomplish that remarkably well:

The Duellists

Caught Somewhere In Time

The Longest Day

The Clansman

Out Of The Silent Planet

Phantom Of The Opera

Still Life

Quest For Fire

etc.

[pwnsorter]

up the irons

[LTD326]

If I could ever be a drummer this is the song....

[CriticalMass88]

Iron Maiden, as far as musician's are brilliant! But most of the song's are gay. Take this line for instance @4:26 "you feel quite blue in the face"... WTF! Gay, gay, gay!

[megadethruls2010]

@CriticalMass88 hey dumbass its "you feel like throwing the race" hwo about you just keep your stupid fuckin mouth shut!

[ironmaiden99999]

@CriticalMass88 it's "You feel like throwing the race" f@gg0t!!!!!!!!

[machine3589]

@ironmaiden99999 Just ignore the retard.

[ironmaiden99999]

@machine3589 your right brother. ignorant people like that just really piss me off. especially when i am drunk and enjoying some of the best tunes ever written by the best all around band ever. Cheers.

[daantas69]

TALVEZ ELE AINDA VOLTE A SONHAR?

[dragontigerbull]

FREAKIN DICKINSON IS A LICENSED PILOT THAT CAN FLY A JUMBO JET!!!! THATS FUCKIN COOL!!!

[bornmetal1993]

makes me wanna run around the world just because its that AWESOME!!!!!!

[Lolocaust00]

I want to put this song on an iPod and listening to it while running as far as I can!

UP THE IRONS!

[DanBell47]

Very Erotic, with a Heavy Undertoe.

[Grauenstadt]

Steve Harris is one of the best song writers in the music business. And Bruce Dickinson proved in "Powerslave" that he's Harris' equal. If it weren't for these two this band would never have risen to the heights it still soars. I'll die listening to Iron Maiden.

[DanBell47]

@Grauenstadt Dito.

[Ozznize]

@Grauenstadt you wont

[Nastara]

@Grauenstadt Don't forget about Smith he's pretty freakin' beast as well.

[tsimon1234]

@Grauenstadt When I'm dead I wanna have Maiden played at my funeral. Wasted Years + Heaven Can Wait.

[magicmanyea]

@Grauenstadt Even in death I shall listen to the gods of MUSIC not just metal!

[SegaMaiden]

@Grauenstadt Adrian Smith did a lot too ^^

[mrwotto]

@Grauenstadt and if your gonna die die with your boots on



[kingcarrick]

Wdf lyrics

[saintsviahawaii]

one of the best written sht ever

[7chrisis]

unbelievable masterpiece!!!

[fatesrush]

Yeah!!!

Can't go wrong with these guys when Bruce is singing!!

[poidomanicristiano]

@1.39

[nanobastaddo]

3:26

[peterfaj]

This is one of my favorites. Really awesome

[lokee901]

This is a top 10 Maiden song. It would probably be 10 tho. Bruce's vocals alone put this in the top 10 for me. This is one hell of a song and its one of my favorites but there are better.

[kAylEighChaoS093]

I love the lyrics! Described perfectly. But I'm not big on the gutair solos. The song is way longer then necessary

[chiaromontestephen]

song and solos r perfect!

[daklufromsrbija]

the song is perfectly long

[InfiniteAbstractions]

@kAylEighChaoS093 I'm sure they made the song long on purpose, given that it's about a LONG DISTANCE RUNNER. The mood of the song is meant to convey the whole experience of being a long distance runner, and you're given the impression that it will never seem to end.

[TheOriginalEAGLE]

@InfiniteAbstractions

The "Long Distance" is life.

[InfiniteAbstractions]

@TheOriginalEAGLE Yes, I should have mentioned the double entendre of the lyrics, which Steve Harris has always done in extracting relevant popular culture icons, movies, etc., to apply them to his own/others lives. Thanks for pointing that out.

[PeaceBuny]

second best song in this album (somewhere in time) best is Deja vu :D

[chiaromontestephen]

best song is wasted years man!

[PeaceBuny]

:P Meh, this is a matter of taste, but Deja vu is still best by my opinnion^^

[Rangerhalt1]

That song is awesome isn't it. I love that song so much it's scary lol.

[devinn999]

great song by an amazing band

UP THE IRONS