He thought it was too slow, but I wanted it to be that rocksteady sort of beat. Bassist Steve Harris has since said that "releasing 'Icarus' in the States was a mistake," going on to state that "I do wish we'd had time to break it in live before we recorded it, it's a lot more powerful live, a lot faster and heavier." In support of the song, Dickinson stated, "Steve never liked it. The song received criticism in the UK on release, with Garry Bushell commenting, "Plodding rather than powerful, it seemed universally unpopular with hardcore British metallurgists whose worst fears were bolstered by the number's release as the first American single. According to the artist, Derek Riggs, this is a reference to Led Zeppelin's break-up a few years before. Icarus resembles the figure in Evening: Fall of Day, by William Rimmer, which was used as a label logo by Led Zeppelin. The single cover, in something of a parody of the original myth, portrays a winged Eddie killing Icarus with a flamethrower. The solos are played by Dave Murray and Adrian Smith and, after a repetition of the main chorus, the song flows into a brief harmonized section followed by another solo-in double time-by Dave Murray after a variation of the chorus ('Fly as high as the sun!'), it finally ends with a prolonged F-sharp minor chord over which Bruce Dickinson holds an A 5. Written in the key of F-sharp minor, the song features a galloping pace and a high-pitched chorus. The chorus, however, continues to plead for someone to fly and counter this old man. As he flies, his eyes glaze as he "flies on the wings of a dream." His wings then turn to ash as he realizes his father was betrayed.
He tells the crowd that he flies "in the name of God, my father." The chorus exclaims "Fly on your wings like an eagle," and to fly as high as & to touch the sun. An unnamed youth, presumably Icarus, comes from the crowd and makes extended eye contact with the man. In this version, an old man with blazing eyes stands on a hill facing a crowd. Unfortunately Icarus, not heeding the advice of his father, flew too close to the Sun, melting the wax that held the feathers and thus fell to his death in the sea. In an attempt to escape, the pair fabricated wings from feathers and wax so they could fly away. Typical order times are located within the product description.The song is loosely based on the ancient Greek myth of Icarus who was imprisoned with his father Daedalus in the palace of Knossos on Crete. It is not guaranteed.Ī Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.Īwaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.Īn Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'.
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