A video of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma playing an Iron Maiden song on his electric guitar has been a hit on social media. The video shows Sangma unwinding after three hectic days of assembly sessions and playing an iconic song by the band.
Posting the video on Instagram, Sangma wrote: “After a hectic 3 day Assembly session … unwinding with some iron maiden stuff … It’s been a long while I haven’t played so I guess a few mistakes …”
Since the video was posted on Friday, the video has garnered over 44,000 views, and is trending.
Users appreciated Sangma’s guitar-playing skills and also thanked him for selecting the song ‘Wasted Years’.
Iron Maiden was formed in East London in 1975 by renowned musician Steve Harris. ‘Wasted Years’ is the band's fourteenth single released and the first from their sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time.
With the lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, people have been staying indoors. To deal with lockdown, many are seen posting interesting videos of dance and music. Watching a politician unwind and share a music video is a fresh change.
With the country's COVID-19 tally leaping past 1 lakh, the lockdown has been extended till May 31.
