It’s also Cockney rhyming slang for piss. As we said, this is the future and all just fantasy.ġ5) Down the road, there’s a neon sign saying that Gypsy’s Kiss are performing that evening. According to the scoreboard, the Hammers appear to have given Arsenal a spanking. ġ4) Another West Ham reference on the bridge. ġ0) That’ll explain the Dekkers Department Stores and Tyrell Corp signs in the background.ġ1) Asimov Foundation is a nod to the sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov.ġ2) There’s the Grim Reaper from the Live After Death and The Trooper artwork.ġ3) The Phantom Opera House refers to the band’s song and one-time Lucozade soundtrack Phantom of the Opera. Dick Cinema’ is a nod to the author whose book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? inspired the film Blade Runner. Good grief.Ĩ) On the bridge across the road, there’s a digital clock reading 23:58. That’s probably Charlotte The Harlot, still on the game after all those years. Bruce Dickinson is a fan.Ħ) The Ruskin Arms was an East End pub where Maiden cut their teeth.ħ) Above the pub, there’s a prostitute in a red room. “So they put Herbert Ails, as in, Herbert’s not very well.”Ĥ) Next to that is a sign for the Marquee Club, which looks bigger than the original venue in London.ĥ) There’s Doctor Who ’s TARDIS. Eddie was an amalgamation of the band's late '70s papier-mache mask and the character 'Electric Matthew.' Electric Matthew was punk inception art by graphic artist Derek Riggs. And you can’t do anything based on my book, because I think rock ‘n’ roll is decadent and corrupt”, remembers Riggs. Eddie is a macabre, skinless, zombie-esque figure who has appeared on the cover of every Iron Maiden record since their 1980 debut. It’s now a Christian church.Ģ) See the sign saying Sand Dune over the bridge? That’s in reference to To Tame A Land, from 1983’s Piece Of Mind album, which was based on Frank Herbert’s novel Dune.ģ) The band called up the author to ask his permission to name the song after the book. The perfect drink to wash down a Meat Feast.ġ) Iron Maiden filmed a 1980 concert at the Rainbow in London’s Finsbury Park. “The Cyrillic above the words Pizza Hot? I think it says sour milk in Russian,” remembers Riggs. Name unknown.ĩ) Who’s Webster? Charlie Webster was EMI’s art director.ġ0) Hungry? There’s a Pizza Hot which can be seen through Eddie’s legs. Who’s this? It’s the black cat from the Live After Death artwork. Quite.ħ) Next to Eddie’s left leg, there’s a plastic yellow bin fixed to a lamppost, referencing the cover of Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut album.Ĩ) Aw. Speak for yourself, there’s plenty of references to go.Ħ) The biohazard sign on Eddie’s crotch? “He’s got a nuclear-powered willy,” says Riggs. This ancient Egyptian protection symbol is mentioned in the title track of 1984’s Powerslave.ĥ) Behind Eddie’s right leg, reflected in the window of the Bradbury Towers Hotel International, there’s a sign that reads ‘This is a very boring painting’. Ĥ) To the left of Eddie’s gun, there’s an Eye Of Horus placed at the top of a skyscraper. ![]() We can only assume it’s a reference to The Number Of The Beast song 22 Acacia Avenue.ģ) Next to him is a poster from the band’s 1980 debut album. ![]() 2) Eddie is posed next to a street sign which partially reads Acacia.
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