Title: “Killers”
Format: Album track
Written by: Paul Di'anno/Steve Harris
Performed by: Iron Maiden
Genre: Heavy Metal
Taken from: Killers
Year: 1981
Acclaim: A real fan favourite and the only song written by Di'anno on the album.
I could of course go on at length about this song, one of my favourites, not only from the Di'anno era, but overall (I'm pretty sure it made it into the top ten of my alltime Maiden tracks last year). However you've read it all before, so instead I'll just go to the list.
Things I like about this :
1. The chunky bass intro
2. Di'anno's voice changing from mad scream to gutteral growl
3. The solo
4. The lyrical idea
5. The idea of the narrative turning from third person to first, ie “He walks in the subway/ His eyes burn a hole in your back” becoming “He walks in the subway/ My eyes burn a hole in your back.”
Things I don't like about this:
Nothing
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