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Initially "Seven Seas of Rhye" was simply an "instrumental musical sketch closing their first album". [6] An expanded rendition, planned to be included on the album Queen II, was publicly premiered when Queen was offered a sudden chance to appear on the BBC's Top of the Pops in February 1974, and was rushed to vinyl two days later on 22 February. [6]
This song features a plastic piano and harmonium, both of which are played by May. [4] They brought in a local choir to sing the chorus at the end. [citation needed] On the album, the song is crossfaded to a one-minute instrumental featuring a Shepard tone melody, which is actually a reprise of the beginning of the album. [4]
Instrumental [12] "Dragon Attack" The Game: 1980 May Mercury [5] "Dreamer's Ball" Jazz: 1978 May Mercury [7] "Drowse" A Day at the Races: 1976 Taylor Taylor [13] "Escape from the Swamp" Flash Gordon: 1980 Taylor Instrumental [6] "Execution of Flash" Flash Gordon: 1980 Deacon Instrumental [6] "Face It Alone" [a] ‡ The Miracle Collector's ...
"Now I'm Here" is a song by English rock band Queen, released on their third studio album, Sheer Heart Attack (1974). Written by guitarist Brian May, the song is noted for its gritty guitar riffs and vocal harmonies. In the UK, the song reached #11 on the charts when released as a single in 1975. [5]
"Flash" is a song by British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, "Flash" is the theme song of the 1980 film Flash Gordon. There are two versions of the song. The album version ("Flash's Theme") is in fact the start to the film, with all the dialogue from the first scene.
The idea for the song came from Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, who wrote the basic chord structure for the song. All four contributed to the lyrics and musical ideas, and the song was still credited to the entire band because they had agreed to do so during the album recording, regardless of who had been the actual writer.
The song was written in the key of B minor, [3] but the recording sounds one semitone lower. The song was performed at Live Aid as an encore, with additional instruments and arrangements in the last part; changes were also present in the vocal line. A month before their Live Aid appearance, "Is This the World We Created…?"
The video for the song was filmed at Alexandra Palace on 22 December 1979 and directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan and features animation of a woman and a dove. The video would be the last to feature Freddie without a moustache until 1984, as he would sport it starting with the next video for "Play the Game" until he shaved it off for the music video for "I Want to Break Free".