Tailgunner by Iron Maiden
Tailgunner by Iron Maiden

Tailgunner

Iron Maiden * Track #1 On No Prayer for the Dying

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Tailgunner by Iron Maiden

Release Date
Mon Oct 01 1990
Performed by
Iron Maiden
Produced by
Martin Birch
Writed by
Bruce Dickinson & Steve Harris
About

This song is about the horrors of the bombing campaigns during World War II. A tailgunner is the crew member who typically sits in the rear of a bomber and attempts to protect the aircraft from being attacked by enemy fighters flying in from behind.

Tailgunner Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Trace your way back fifty years
To the glow of Dresden, blood and tears
In the black above by the cruel searchlight
Men will die and men will fight, yeah!

[Verse 2]
Who shot who and who fired first?
Dripping death to whet the bloodthirst
No radar lock-on, skin and bone
The bomber boys are going home

[Chorus]
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner

[Solo: Janick Gers]
[Solo: Dave Murray]

[Verse 3]
Nail that Fokker, kill that son
Gonna blow your guts out with my gun
The weather forecast's good for war
Cologne and Frankfurt? Have some more, hahaha!

[Verse 4]
Tail-end Charlie in the boiling sky
The Enola Gay was my last try
Now that this tail gunner's gone
No more bombers, just one big bomb, yeah, hey, ooh

[Chorus]
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner
Climb into the sky, never wonder why
Tail gunner, you're a tail gunner

Tailgunner Q&A

Who wrote Tailgunner's ?

Tailgunner was written by Bruce Dickinson & Steve Harris.

Who produced Tailgunner's ?

Tailgunner was produced by Martin Birch.

When did Iron Maiden release Tailgunner?

Iron Maiden released Tailgunner on Mon Oct 01 1990.

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