Brian May and Roger Taylor reminisce about songs written by Freddie Mercury during the Queen era
queen was one of the biggest bands of the 70’s and is still considered one of the greatest of all time. The band had a particularity that differentiated it from the others, almost all the members composed the songs, and not just one or two like most.
the songs of Freddie Mercury attracted more attention from the public for their creativity, “It’s simply impressive. His words quickly improved. There were some very open lyrics. ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ is a good example. He was having fun. Some lyrics we wrote together, like ‘I’m Going Slightly Mad’, which was funny. We had fun making up silly things, all those ridiculous phrases.” roger taylor to the classic rock in 2011.
Members remember the genius of Freddie and how complex his compositions were, both in their lyrics, but also in the musicality part, like notes and harmonies “On the second album, he was crossing six-part sections of harmonies, and I thought: ‘F*ck that f*cked, this is complicated.’ then there is ‘The March Of The Black Queen’ which is almost like prog rock, and so outrageously complicated that I can’t even remember the arrangement.”
“There was a huge songwriting competition in the queen, without a doubt, was an important factor in pushing us forward. We were very aware that we had to dig within ourselves to keep up. Occasionally, Freddie he wrote fast, but most of the time he went home and plotted and plotted, and came back with things written on a pad of his dad’s stationery. He spent time developing ideas,” he recalled. Brian May.
Among all the works produced by the queenespecially composed by Freddie Mercury, the former bandmates listed:
- Don’t Stop Me Now
- I’m Going Slightly Mad
- The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
- The March Of The Black Queen
- killer queen
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- A Winter’s Tale
- The Miracle
- We Are The Champions
Source: Rollingstone
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