Where Eagles Dare Lyrics
of engines roar in the night.
The mission is near the confident men
are waiting to drop from the sky.
No one should go where eagles dare.
they seem to stare from below.
The enemy lines a long time passed
are lying deep in the snow.
No one should fly where eagles dare.
it's standing high in the sky.
The cable car's the only way in
it's really impossible to climb.
They've got to try to save the day.
are echoing all around the valley.
The mission complete they make to escape
away from the Eagles Nest.
they chose to fly where eagles dare.
Well people are free to interpret as they want, but to me this song is pretty obvious the story from the 1968 movie (or maybe the book) - The reference to the cable car pretty much makes it clear. The movie is highly recommended if you happen to like old war/spy movies + it really makes the lyrics more appreciable.
The movie "Where Eagles dare" is WWII spy-movie about a group of allied commandos operating under British intelligence in the winter of 1943-1944. Their mission involves parachuting into the snowy Alps behind enemy lines and infiltrate the otherwise unreachable caste know as “The Caste of the Eagles”. A complicated mission like this never goes completely as planned and the soldiers soon finds that the challenge has gone from extremely difficult to virtual impossible.
The name “where eagles dare” is both a reference to the inaccessibility of the caste (only by cable car) and the almost suicidal courage needed to go on with the mission. This is reflected in the lyrics where the line “No one should fly where eagles dare “changes into “they chose to fly where eagles dare”.
Fozzy's version was like it came out of an ass clown. (A phrase used by one of the band's members, Chris Jericho.)
I like this song
Neither the movie, book or song had anythign to do with a nuclear bomb.
Bruce's singing is amazing in this song. It just seems so perfect and effortless.
This song is great, the drums at the beginning are a perfect intro. It is about the book, but it has nothing to do with killing hitler, or with a nuclear bomb as MonkeywrenchTactics said. Just read the book, it's GREAT.
Actually, I just relistened to the Misfits version. They aren't resemblant. Just...they remind me of the Misfits' instrumental.
FUCK the GAY misfits. They ain't nothing compared to Iron Maiden.
Amen, MaidenHell81! screw the damn misfits! Hitler never spent a night in this fortress because he was afraid of heights. Watch the last band of brothers. the go there.