Iron Maiden - Empire Of The Clouds (International Collaboration Cover)
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
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After a very long time we made it. There it is... The Empire Of The Clouds! One of the most epic Iron Maiden songs, one of my personal favorites and of course one of my biggest vocal challenges. I still can't believe we made it, but we did. I'm so proud of this amazing collaboration which also combines some of the most talented musicians I've ever worked with, months of work in all levels and a lot of emotions into all this process.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did, cause this is more than a cover... this is like our child!
The Band:
Ilias Michailakis (Greece) - Vocals
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Romain Verghade (France) - Guitars, Piano & Orchestration
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Cesare Ferrari (Italy) - Bass
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Miguel Lázaro (Brazil) - Violin
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Marzl (Germany) - Drums
Mixing/Mastering by Romain Verghade
Video Editing by Ilias Michailakis
I personally dedicate this to my mother!
She was the Empire of my Life and now she went above the Clouds!!!
Thank you for everything mom!!!
Originally performed by Iron Maiden on the album "The Book Of Souls" (2015).
Copyrights owned by Iron Maiden.
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Lyrics:
Iron Maiden - Empire Of The Clouds
[Written by Bruce Dickinson]
To ride the storm, to an empire of the clouds
To ride the storm, they climbed aboard their silver ghost
To ride the storm, to a kingdom that will come
To ride the storm, and damn the rest, oblivion
Royalty and dignitaries, brandy and cigars
Gray Lady, giant of the skies, you hold them in your arms
"The millionth chance," they laughed, "to take down His Majesty's craft."
"To India," they say, "magic carpet float away," an October fateful day
Mist is in the trees, stone sweats with the dew
The morning sunrise, red before the blue
Hanging at the mast, waiting for command
His majesty's airship, the R101
She's the biggest vessel built by man, a giant of the skies
For all you unbelievers, the Titanic fits inside
Drum roll tight, her canvas skin, silvered in the sun
Never tested with the fury, with a beating yet to come
The fury yet to come….
In the gathering gloom, the storm rising in the West
The Coxswain stared into the plunging weather glass
We must go now, we must take our chance with fate
We must go now, for a politician, he can't be late
The airship crew awake for thirty hours at full stretch,
But the ship is in their backbone, every sinew, every inch
She never flew at full speed, a trial never done
Her fragile outer cover, her Achilles would become
An Achilles yet to come...
Sailors of the sky, a hardened breed
Loyal to the king, and an airship creed
The engines drum, the telegraph sounds
Release the cords that bind us to the ground
Said the Coxswain, "Sir, she's heavy, she'll never make this flight."
Said the Captain, "Damn the cargo! We'll be on our way tonight."
Groundlings cheered in wonder, as she backed off from the mast
Baptizing them her water, from the ballast fore and aft
Now she slips into our past…
[Instrumental section starts with all instruments playing SOS Morse code]
[Solos: Murray, Smith]
Fighting the wind as it rolls you,
Feeling the diesels that push you along
Watching the Channel below you,
Lower and lower, into the night
Lights are passing below you
Northern France, asleep in their beds
Storm is raging around you,
A million to one, that's what he said
Reaper standing beside her
With his scythe cuts to the bone
Panic to make a decision
Experienced men, asleep in their graves
Her cover is ripped and she's drowning
Rain is flooding into the hull
Bleeding to death and she's falling
Lifting gas is draining away
"We're down lads!" came the cry, bow plunging from the sky
Three thousand horses silent as the ship began to die
The flares to guide her path ignited at the last
The empire of the clouds, just ashes in our past
Just ashes at the last…
Here lie their dreams as I stand in the sun
On the ground where they built, and the engines did run
To the moon and the stars, now what have we done?
Oh, the dreamers may die, but the dreams live on
Dreams live on
Dreams live on
Now a shadow on a hill, the angel of the east
The empire of the clouds may rest in peace
And in a country churchyard, laid head to the mast
Eight and forty souls, who came to die in France…
![[Iron Maiden] Bruce Dickinson's Lifestyle ★ 2021](/img/n.gif)
Great,Iran Maiden!!!!!!!!!!
This was a tremendous cover! Great being part of it, I am thankful!
I agree my friend. I'm glad we collaborated... Again!! 🤘
Excellent cover of an incredible piece of music. It has so much visual imagery when you listen to it.
Thank you so much for your kind words!!
Ok so here we are : my #1 collab 🙂 i feel complete now .
The honour is mine my French friend!!!
Καταπληκτική η ερμηνεία σου, Ηλία, όπως και η απόδοση των υπόλοιπων μουσικών! Συνέχισε δυνατά!
👌👌👌
Μιχάλη? 🤣🤣🤣
Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ φιλαράκι. Να'σαι καλά! Up The Irons!
@@IliasMichailakis, ο δαίμων του τυπογραφείου, Ηλία μου!
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Το κατάλαβα! 😁
Amazing job everyone!
Thank you very much!!!
Excellent job. You guys are fantastic. I could watch this over and over.
Thank you very much mate! Greetings from Greece!!!
Φοβερη διασκευή
Ευχαριστώ πολύ φίλε μου. Να'σαι καλά!!!
Excelent version!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
Greetings from Argentina. 🇦🇷
Up the Irons!!! 🤘😈🎸
Thank you so much. Greetings from Greece mate. Please share!!!
What a great 👍🏻 collaboration. What a great 👍🏻 rendition. Keep it up guys.Best of luck for your future project. Greeting from 🇮🇳 .Up the Irons 🤘🏻🤘🤘🏻
Thank you very much my friend! Up The Irons!!!
I just discovered it, very good job done guys! Greetz from Germany🤘🏻
Thank you very much my friend! Greetings from Greece! Up The Irons!!!
Eu admiriro a musicalidade com pouca percuçao e esse aí sao mestre e tem o instrumento mais bonito da musica o violino e é um BRASILEIRO nota mil pra todos os musicos🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🔥🔥🔥🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for your kind words my friend. Greetings from Greece!!!
This is an amazing colab. You guys did an awesome job!!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it.
Amazing job 👏🏽
Thank you very much my friend!!
The sos part is a genius idea from iron maiden
Yes indeed! That's why I put the word "SOS" on our video. I wanted people to know!!
Thank you for your comment!!!
Great work guys
Thank you so much brother!! Up The Irons!!!
ZN SUL VL DAS BELEZAS SAO PAULO 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🔥🔥🔥🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Phenomenal job, much more then a cover version, unique and excellent musicianship along with your own flair on the vocals which were just as good. I’ll say it, better then the original.
Thank you so much my friend. It's great to hear such great words! I really appreciate it my friend. Greetings from Greece!!!
Fantastic!!! always following you man!
Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it!!!
Awesome!!!
Thank you!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Awesome. Phenomenal cover.
Thank you so much my friend!!!
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Σ'ευχαριστώ πολύ! Up The Irons!!!
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