Die With Your Boots On is an Iron Maiden song that, to my knowledge, is seldom covered. It’s from the Piece of Mind album.
This song is the ideal terrain for a merciless dual guitar attack, so EJ and I wanted to really turn the wick on this amazing original, so as to bring it into this century.
Helping us tear the tune a new hole is the amazing
Johnny Lokke www.johnnylokke.com. Johnny was gracious enough to lend his immense vocal talent to this cover and we were very grateful to have him along for this white-knuckle ride.
El Jalepeno can be heard (euphemism) on the left channel, while
Canyon Carver occupies the right side of the soundscape. Of course centerstage and everywhere in between is Johnny Lokke’s voice, (can’t miss him, really).
EJ’s solo bit starts at about the 3:00 mark, while I do my thing at 4:09. EJ’s solo is to-the-note accurate, while I winged mine (I’m lazy, what do you want from me).
Here are the vocals, so ya’ll can sing along… and thanks for listening.
Die With Your Boots On
Another prophet of disaster
Who says the ship is lost
Another prophet of disaster
Leaving you to count the cost
Taunting us with visions
Afflicting us with fear
Predicting war for millions
In the hope that one appears
No point asking when it is
No point asking whos to go
No point asking whats the game
No point asking whos to blame
cos if youre gonna die, if youre gonna die
cos if youre gonna die, if youre gonna die
If youre gonna die, die with your boots on
If youre gonna try, just stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If youre gonna die, youre gonna die
In 13 the beast is rising
The frenchman did surmise
Through earthquakes and starvation
The warlord will arise
Terror, death, destruction
Pour from the eastern sands
But the truth of all predictions
Is always in your hands
If youre gonna die, die with your boots on
If youre gonna try, just stick around
Gonna cry, just move along
If youre gonna die, youre gonna die
My amp goes to 11!Nigel Tufnel
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