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Name of song, original release, year of release, writer(s) and lead vocalist Title Original release Year Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Ref. " '39" A Night at the Opera: 1975 May May [1] "Action This Day" Hot Space: 1982 Taylor Taylor & Mercury [2] "All Dead, All Dead" News of the World: 1977 May May & Mercury [3] "All God's People" Innuendo: 1991 ...
Yes, it's all guitar all those instruments. That was a little fetish of mine. I used to listen to Traditional Jazz quite a lot, in particular, the twenties revival stuff which wasn’t actually Traditional Jazz but more arranged stuff like The Temperance Seven who were recreating something which was popular in the twenties, sort of dance tunes really.
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.
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]
Lisa Stansfield led the song in The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, although Extreme also performed the song as part of a Queen medley earlier in the concert. [25] The song was also performed in many concerts of the project Queen + Paul Rodgers, where Paul Rodgers took vocals, Danny Miranda played bass guitar and Spike Edney was at the ...
"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.
"Yeah" is the shortest song on the album and in Queen's song catalogue, lasting only four seconds. It consists solely of Mercury saying the word "yeah". The origin of the vocal snippet is most commonly attributed to a backing vocal during the second chorus of "Action This Day" from Hot Space, though similarity has been noted to the vocal in the ...