Brian May - Hammer To Fall (Live in Paris 1998)

Live version of Hammer To Fall by Brian May and band at La Reservoir in Paris, France on June 9th 1998. Released on the Japanese 'Red Special' CD in 1998.

Lyrics:
Brian: OK. I need my dictionary for this, because I want to say something particular. In English it goes 'I would like to dedicate this song to absent friends', that's what we say in England, we say 'to absent friends'. And it's uh, les amis qui ne sont plus avec nous

Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Make the bed, light the light
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight

You don't waste no time at all, no you don't
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
Comes to you as to us all
We're just waiting for the hammer to fall, yeah

Oh every night, and every day
A little piece of you is falling away
But lift your face the western way
Ooh, build your muscles as your body decays

Toe your line and play their game
Let the anesthetic cover it all
Till one day they call your name
We're all gonna know the hammer has to fall

Rich or poor or famous for
Your truth it's all the same (oh no) oh yeah (oh no)
Lock your door but rain is pouring
Through your window pane (oh no) oh no
Baby now your struggles all in vain, yeah

For he who grew up tall and proud
Ooh, in the shadow of the mushroom cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just want to scream it louder and louder

(What the hell we fighting for) what we fighting for, fighting for
Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
Just got time to say your prayers
While your waiting for the hammer to fall

Let me dig it, let me dig it

Ooh, you know the hammer babe
Know we're waiting for the hammer to fall
You know it, you know it, you know it
This time it will fall

Waiting for the hammer to, hammer to, hammer to fall
Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah

Thank you

Thank you very much, bonsoir, merci

Give it to me one more time

Merci beaucoup, thank you

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[fbrjqueen]

les amis qui ne sont plus avec nous ( our friends who are no longer with us)

[DaveRFuller]

Thanks for that translation

[FinnMove]

I like very much Brian May as a person.

A very intelligent and nice guy who didn´t need a mask of a clown or a diva in the public and performances. He was so sure of his talents that he didn´t need anything but to play guitar in a way which is one of the most brilliant ever.

[pompa04]

I like both versons but this slow one suit Brians voice very well. I don´t mean to be disrespectful but I think a Queensong should be performed vocaly either by Freddie or by Brian and / or Roger.

[Bregor7]

Queen - hudba mého srdce :-)

[Vinagre]

@whipartist I think its awesome how the same song can have the powerful rock side and the balad thoughtful one too. Queen were awesome!

[acdartigues]

@Codackussell Definitely!!! haha... =)

[Courtartanis]

Freddie was one of his best friends. Everytime Brian sings you can tell he's singing for him.

[whipartist]

I absolutely love this song slowed down. The lyrics are incredibly beautiful and powerful, and I never heard them in the original version. As a ballad, i have time to hear the words, let them wash over me, and really understand what's being said.

[yasminvargas2011]

the in speed version live at wembley is the best

[Codackussell]

@pompa04 Any of the three, and only them.

[Codackussell]

@MsSweetunes Freddie was a marvelous singer and songwriter. But Roger and Brian were both marvelous songwriters and singers as well. They made many songs on which they sang lead vocals- some of which sounded better then when Freddie sang them live like "39" and "Modern Times Rock n Roll." "More of That Jazz" is a great example of Roger hitting notes Freddie could only dream of hitting when he was younger. His range if anyones blew the others out of the water. My point is they were all integral.

[Codackussell]

Sounds like "It's Late" at first doesnt it?

[pheromone41]

makes me sleep