IRON MAIDEN - AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS [COVER by ERIK ARKÖ & LUCA DELLE FAVE]

A couple of weeks ago, the ”22 pushups for 22 days”-challenge appeared in my News Feed in various social media. The #22Pushups challenge was created in order to acknowledge the fact that about 22 veterans a day commit suicide due to PTSD.

The song ”Afraid to Shoot Strangers” by Iron Maiden (Harris) was, back when I was about 14-15 years old (as far as I understood) the favorite song of one of my friends, who now is in the military and who has been stationed in Afghanistan until recently. He was one of the people who did the #22Pushups challenge and I therefor thought that covering this song would be a nice way of acknowledging this challenge and the, about 22 veterans a day that suffer from post traumatic stress disorder and, sadly choose to end their lives.

This is not a ”pro-war” statement of any sorts - it is merely a tribute in the same way that the 22 pushups for 22 days are a tribute.

Vocals, Bass, Drum programing, mixing & mastering: Erik Arkö
Guitars: Luca Delle Fave (   / xgldf  )

DISCLAIMER: This is our interpretation of the song - so try and keep that in mind. We've done/played everything that You hear in the song (except for the drums, which are played by EZDrummer2) No copyright infringement intended - and we do not own the rights to this song! Enjoy!

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Rotosound Strings: www.rotosound.com
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