The Evil That Men Do (4:32)
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“The Evil That Men Do” was released in 1988 by Iron Maiden. It is the band’s seventeenth single and the second from their Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album. The single debuted at number six in the UK charts and quickly rose to number five . The single’s B-sides are re-recordings of 
Prowler and Charlotte the Harlot which appear as tracks number one and seven/eight respectively on the band’s debut album Iron Maiden.
The title of the song is taken from Marcus Antonius’s speech while addressing the crowd of Romans after Caesar’s murder (Act 3, scene 2, “The Forum”) in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” Bruce Dickinson may sometimes repeat this before playing the song, but in reverse (as he did in Rock in Rio). However, the poetic lyrics of the song are unrelated to this. The song, as the rest of the album, tells part of the story of the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. In this case, though the lyrics are very poetic and well-written, they are difficult to understand, but its theme is presumably similar to that ofInfinite Dreams, in that the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’s father wonders about what is beyond death.
The guitar solo in “The Evil That Men Do” is played by Adrian Smith while the guitar solo inProwler ‘88 is played by Dave Murray. In Charlotte the Harlot ‘88, the first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by Adrian Smith.
Prowler and Charlotte the Harlot which appear as tracks number one and seven/eight respectively on the band’s debut album Iron Maiden.The title of the song is taken from Marcus Antonius’s speech while addressing the crowd of Romans after Caesar’s murder (Act 3, scene 2, “The Forum”) in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” Bruce Dickinson may sometimes repeat this before playing the song, but in reverse (as he did in Rock in Rio). However, the poetic lyrics of the song are unrelated to this. The song, as the rest of the album, tells part of the story of the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. In this case, though the lyrics are very poetic and well-written, they are difficult to understand, but its theme is presumably similar to that of
Infinite Dreams, in that the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’s father wonders about what is beyond death.The guitar solo in “The Evil That Men Do” is played by Adrian Smith while the guitar solo in
Prowler ‘88 is played by Dave Murray. In Charlotte the Harlot ‘88, the first guitar solo is played by Dave Murray followed by Adrian Smith.
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The Intro Rlz !
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Best song from the best album by the best band ever.
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My favorite IM guitar intro.
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Pure amazing song..
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Agree is an epic clasic track as are most Maiden,
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epic
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Rock for ever!!!!!!!!!
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All Maiden's Songs Rock!!!!!!!!!!
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The best song ever *-*
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just great.
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the eeeevil that men do lives on and ooonnn...<3
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iron maiden is the greatest. this song is a classic and will live on forever!
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....love is razor...and i walk the line on that silver blade:-) wonderful!! maiden rules this century!
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the evil that your mom does. in her butt.
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Killer song from an equally killer album!!!!! :-)
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PERKELE [2]
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poco hay que decir de este tema, impresionante<!!!!!!!!!!
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PERKELE!!
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jacksmith1983 wrote:
Without doubt one of Maiden's best tracks. Livin on a razors edge... \m/
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