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"Why we need Iron Maiden for the Olympics"

on March 25, 2010 @ 16:31

From a blog post on The Guardian's music blog by Justin Quirk:

"Britain's record at soundtracking sporting events is woeful. So who better to reclaim some glory in front of a global audience than east London's heavy-metal overlords?

After tackling such unedifying questions as whether a sausage roll can get more fans than an X Factor judge and if Jon Venables should be executed, Facebook users this week threw their collective weight behind getting Iron Maiden to open the 2012 Olympics. The race is on to amass one million supporters and convince organisers that when the curtain goes up, the assembled ranks of athletes, fans and dignitaries should be deafened by the overlords of British heavy metal."

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