| Iron Maiden – Coming Home Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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When I first heard this song I instantly thought back to a book that I'm currently reading called Tail End Charlie which is about the RAF and USAAF bomber crews. I know that the RAF bombers flew at night and the chorus made me think of the many pilots who were cold, scared and tired seeing the very welcome sight of their home airfield and landing their damaged Lancaster, Halifax or Sterling. As a pilot myself I could listen to this song over and over again, just listening to it makes me think of my cross country solo, flying several hours in the summer sun, coming home to the small grass aerodrome and drinking an ice cold glass of lager in the garden at home afterwards. Octavarium, my first thoughts were the ones I've wrote above but I reckon that you are probably right, the landing after the long journey is probably the end of the Somewhere Back In Time tour. I'm a bit disappointed with myself that I didn't consider the song being about Bruce Dickinson flying the plane until I came here and saw your post. I don't think Iron Maiden will retire, look at bands like the Rolling Stones, The Who (yes I know there is only two original members) and AC/DC, performing is in their blood, muscle and in their bones, bands like that don't retire. |
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