The poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Tennyson is what this song is refer to.  A lot of Iron Maiden's songs are historically based.  Look at Run To The Hills, it is based on Native Americans their reaction to the settlers in one verse and the Army in the next. Worth looking into. Another great song react to the live version of Fear Of The Dark.

These guys exemplify what it means when someone is a performer. High energy, high octane, get the crowd involved,  and absolutely kill it. There are few live artists/bands better

That concert was in Chile in 2011, 55k people singing like 1.
Historic piece of rock

“Cannon to the right of them, cannon to the left of them, Cannon behind them volley’d and thundered stormed at with shot and shell while horse and hero fell!”

this passage was read by Geoffrey the butler in Fresh Prince when he played the poet Raphael de la Ghetto. This was his character sneaking in the very real poem by Lord Tennyson a poem about the battle described in this song.

It was the Battle of Baclava (oops sorry Balaclava I typo'd), Crimean war 25 October 1854. The Poem was “The Charge of The Light Brigade” a very gruesome battle well summed up by Iron Maiden.

The song is based on the Battle of Balacalva during the Crimean War. Made famous by the poem The Charge of the light Brigade.

These men have been going for 50 years and have more energy and talent than most of the young bands. I saw them in 2019 and they were unbelievable.

Hallowed be thy name is the most deepest Iron Maiden song to me and this is my second most favourite.

Love this!     🤘UP THE IRONS! 🤘  
This song was written by Steve Harris (Bass player) inspired by the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" about the Battle of Balaclava (1854) during the Crimean War.  
Please react to "Invaders" from the album The Number of the Beast.  Obviously by the title, another "war" song with amazing lyrics and imagery.

Most Maiden songs tell the stories of history... Delve deep man and enjoy

Your mom was worried about The Number of the Beast album...lol...my mom was clutching her pearls when she heard that album through my bedroom door at 14...I think I turned out ok...😂😂...every song on that album is a banger!!

Iron Maiden's mascot 'Eddie the Head' was something their manager decided to utilize after the band got signed in 1979... In their early club days, Iron Maiden had a silver mask onstage as a stage prop - it would spew smoke and drip fake blood during their sets... Steve Harris called it 'The Head'... but in his thick British accent, it sounded like 'The Ed'... hence, the name 'Eddie'.
Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood noticed in 1979 that none of the members of Iron Maiden were flamboyant rock stars offstage... Steve Harris was shy and soft-spoken... then-vocalist Paul Di'Anno was also a nice bloke... So, Smallwood wanted a character that would act as the band's visual mascot - he could do all the crazy things on paper that Maiden could not do in real life.

Smallwood contacted a London artist Derek Riggs, who showed him his portfolio (mostly science fiction artwork) ... and in the middle was this painting of a ghoulish corpse w/ hollow eyes and punk rock hair, standing in a dark street. It was the first Iron Maiden album cover in 1980... Riggs said the inspiration came from a photograph taken during the Vietnam war of a soldier's severed head stuck on a Vietnamese tank... Riggs was hired to do all the Eddie artwork for Iron Maiden until 1991 (He claimed he got fed up of drawing 'Eddie') and other artists took over making Eddie artwork for Iron Maiden from 1992 onwards.
Iron Maiden soon hired people to sculpt giant Eddies for each album's tour cycle... They would have a huge Eddie walk out onstage during the concerts and appear behind the stage at the end.

'The Trooper' was released in 1983 from their 4th album 'Piece of mind'... it became Iron Maiden's signature song, written by bassist Steve Harris about the British Light Brigade that fought against Russian forces in the Crimean war of 1853.

Iron Maiden is not your typical heavy metal band. They often write songs that have historical significance or are based upon English literature. Another one that you'll like is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner based upon another poem. The lead singer Bruce Dickinson is a champion-level fencer and he is also the pilot of their plane which is akin to a commercial jetliner. There's more to these guys than most people realize. The music is infectious and they are loved all over the world. You've been initiated now.

I got so much extra credit for bringing in Iron Maiden songs in high school history and English classes in the late 80s/early 90s. This, Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Alexander the Great. They also helped me get though the Satanic Panic of the 80s and see how full of crap it was. That and playing a ton of D&D (often while listening to album after album of Maiden.)

The song is about The Charge of The Light Brigade during the Crimean War on 25 October 1854.

" In the valley of Death rode the 600.. their's is not to make reply, their's is not to question why, their's is but to do and die..." Alfred Lord Tennyson. The Charge of the Light Brigade. Battle of Balaclava, Crimea.

If this is from En Vivo, it's filmed in Chile in 2011, so the band will be in their 50s at that point

The original video has scenes from the black and white film The Charge of the Light Brigade...check it out.
Written by bassist and founding member Steve Harris, the song is based on the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava 1854, which took place during the Crimean War, and inspired by Lord Tennyson's 1854 poem of the same name.

Rime of the ancient mariner flight 666 DVD next, you won’t regret it.😊

Iron Maiden has a fantastic catalog of music. Keep going for sure.

Hell yeah back to my teenage years