"Fly" is a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian and the second single from their 2006 album A Twist in the Myth. Two of the songs are from the album ("Fly" and "Skalds and Shadows"), with the latter being an acoustic version only available on the single. The single also includes a cover of Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", also available only on the single. Vocalist Hansi Kürsch has said that while "Fly" is a surprising title for a Blind Guardian song, it fits very well with the lyrics. He added, "This song is about inspirations and how they can influence your art, your life and other people's lives. I, myself, was inspired by the movie Finding Neverland when doing the lyrics." Track listing "Fly" – 5:46 "Skalds and Shadows" (Acoustic Version) – 3:15 "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (Iron Butterfly cover) – 3:37

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Notable quotes

“I am perfectly willing to share the room with a fly, as long as he is patrolling that portion of the room I don't occupy. But if he starts that smart-ass fly shit, buzzing my head and repeatedly landing on my arm, he is engaging in high-risk behavior.”
— George Carlin, Brain Droppings (1997).
“King James said to the fly, "Have I three kingdoms, and thou must needs fly into my eye?"”
— John Selden, Table-Talk (1689), ed. Edward Arber (London: Alex. Murray & Son, 1868), p. 102.
“We see spiders, flies, or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb.”
— Francis Bacon, Historia Vitæ et Mortis.
“We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in amber, more durable than the monument and embalming of the body of any king.”
— Francis Bacon, Sylvia Sylvarum, Century I, Experiment 100.
“The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.”
— John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act II, scene 2, line 35.
“The Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt.”
— Isaiah, VII. 18.

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Notable quotes

“I am perfectly willing to share the room with a fly, as long as he is patrolling that portion of the room I don't occupy. But if he starts that smart-ass fly shit, buzzing my head and repeatedly landing on my arm, he is engaging in high-risk behavior.”
— George Carlin, Brain Droppings (1997).
“King James said to the fly, "Have I three kingdoms, and thou must needs fly into my eye?"”
— John Selden, Table-Talk (1689), ed. Edward Arber (London: Alex. Murray & Son, 1868), p. 102.
“We see spiders, flies, or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb.”
— Francis Bacon, Historia Vitæ et Mortis.
“We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in amber, more durable than the monument and embalming of the body of any king.”
— Francis Bacon, Sylvia Sylvarum, Century I, Experiment 100.
“The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.”
— John Gay, The Beggar's Opera, Act II, scene 2, line 35.
“The Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt.”
— Isaiah, VII. 18.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

"Fly" is a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian and the second single from their 2006 album A Twist in the Myth. Two of the songs are from the album ("Fly" and "Skalds and Shadows"), with the latter being an acoustic version only available on the single. The single also includes a cover of Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", also available only on the single.

Overview

"Fly" is a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian and the second single from their 2006 album A Twist in the Myth. Two of the songs are from the album ("Fly" and "Skalds and Shadows"), with the latter being an acoustic version only available on the single. The single also includes a cover of Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", also available only on the single. Vocalist Hansi Kürsch has said that while "Fly" is a surprising title for a Blind Guardian song, it fits very well with the lyrics. He added, "This song is about inspirations and how they can influence your art, your life and other people's lives. I, myself, was inspired by the movie Finding Neverland when doing the lyrics." Track listing "Fly" – 5:46 "Skalds and Shadows" (Acoustic Version) – 3:15 "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (Iron Butterfly cover) – 3:37

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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