Brave New World (6:08)
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This is the title track to Maiden’s 2000 “reunion” album, in which former band members Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith returned to write new songs and perform music reminiscent of their “golden era”.
The song is based on the 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley about a futuristic, supposedly happy world where everyone is controlled by a totalitarian system that completely and utterly manipulates their feelings and movements. The title was a quote of William Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest from 1612: “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in’t!”
Bruce Dickinson: “The Huxley thing was simply because I thought ‘Brave New World’ was a cool title for the record, because it sets up this kind of enigma in your head. Like, ‘What’s it about?’ But having hit on a title, I then went, ‘Well, we’ll write the song about the book,’ and so I reread the book and I was pretty scared about how bang-on he was.”
The first line describes “Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here.” Bruce Dickinson: “I remember reading about the extinction of these beautiful cranes in Japan, where the crane’s like a national symbol, and nobody cared. And they asked, ‘Do you care about all these cranes dying, ‘cause of pollution?’ And they went, ‘Well, we have pictures of them in the museums, we don’t care whether they really exist - just as long as the pictures of them exist in some way.’ This is fu**in Brave New World.
The song is based on the 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley about a futuristic, supposedly happy world where everyone is controlled by a totalitarian system that completely and utterly manipulates their feelings and movements. The title was a quote of William Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest from 1612: “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in’t!”
Bruce Dickinson: “The Huxley thing was simply because I thought ‘Brave New World’ was a cool title for the record, because it sets up this kind of enigma in your head. Like, ‘What’s it about?’ But having hit on a title, I then went, ‘Well, we’ll write the song about the book,’ and so I reread the book and I was pretty scared about how bang-on he was.”
The first line describes “Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here.” Bruce Dickinson: “I remember reading about the extinction of these beautiful cranes in Japan, where the crane’s like a national symbol, and nobody cared. And they asked, ‘Do you care about all these cranes dying, ‘cause of pollution?’ And they went, ‘Well, we have pictures of them in the museums, we don’t care whether they really exist - just as long as the pictures of them exist in some way.’ This is fu**in Brave New World.
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dazzah-s wrote:
haydenwce27 totally agree with you there. early maiden was great but from this album forward we have got more songs that match the powerslaves and mariners that will stand as great epic songs like this 1.... UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!
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Hanseco wrote:
Masterpiece!
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haydenwce27 wrote:
I say that Maiden's 'golden era', for myself personally, is from 1999 - the present. 2000's "Brave New World", 2003's "Dance of Death" & 2006's "A Matter of Life and Death" are Iron Maiden's three best albums. They've become better songwriters in their older age and recording technology has improved greatly in the the past decade-and-a-half which has allowed them to create truly epic songs that sound brilliant! I'm not saying that they were no good before or anything even close to that, I'm just saying that they've become a much better band through so many years of experience.
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justntat2z wrote:
because of them i'm into death metal
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Apognoiapolis wrote:
My first Maiden Album. And because of this Album I'm into metal!
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The-Sullen-One wrote:
Fell in love with this song...
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Langlydes wrote:
....lost my love, lost my life in this garden of fear.....
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schneppel67 wrote:
very nice
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SP1984 wrote:
more class
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RaivenFarrell61 wrote:
*+*+*+* My favorite Iron Maiden song - it's so spellbounding *+*+*+*
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edneoson wrote:
goos song.. Iron maiden always!
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TrueBlood4ever wrote:
Excellent track.......stands up nicely to the greatest of their older classics!!!!
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Yethzary wrote:
This is just my fav!
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tawarren wrote:
The live version is far better, faster tempo. Maiden live in concert is what seperates them from the rest.
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BeyondTheHorror wrote:
Such as masterpiece , up the irons! \m/
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Dufte_Daniel wrote:
solo and harmonics are just sick!!!
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Bolshevized wrote:
This is one of their best latter-day songs, far as I can tell. Stands up there with their best stuff, really (even if the chorus is a little repetitive).
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Killhound wrote:
Brave New World and Dance of Death are Maiden at their best. I mean, that's saying a lot cuz, man, it's hard to get between me and my peice of mind or number of the beast. Infact, in my dilluted, warped mind, only those four maiden albums exist.
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Snaki187 wrote:
maiden ....only with bruce..that´s only i say..
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crestfall1 wrote:
one of those rare older bands who knew how to make a proper comeback album. this song is pure epic.
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