Uploaded by TheSevenSeasOfRye on Aug 14, 2008
Copyright 1977 Elektra Records
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Spread Your Wings is a song by Queen, from their 1977 album News of the World. It was released as the A side of the single Spread Your Wings/Sheer Heart Attack in 1978. It is a rock ballad, written by bassist John Deacon. It features Deacon on bass and acoustic guitar, Freddie Mercury on piano and vocals, Brian May on guitar and Roger Taylor on drums. This is the first Queen single without backing vocals or harmonies.
The song is quite popular among Queen fans, and audiences loved to sing along, as can be heard on the Live Killers live album compilation. The song is in 4/4 meter, and starts with a simple piano motif in D. It is written in D Major, then modulating up to D's relative minor, B minor in the bridge, coming down to D in the chorus.
The was difficult for Freddie to do live because of a high b (B5) in chest voice in the bridge before the chorus and was often lowered, when performed live.
The lyrics of the song describe a young lad named Sammy who works sweeping the floor at Emerald Bar. The narrator (singer) of the song tries to cheer Sammy up, telling him to "spread your wings and fly away".
In addition to the version on News of the World, Queen recorded another version for the BBC sessions which has a more prominent piano part and a more uptempo finale.
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@mattscomics I was talking about the LP cover in a discussion many years ago
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@96mychale LP Cover
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@grammalinnie It isn't
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TOP 5 QUEEN SONG
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Very emotional and heartfelt. I love you queen! Forever and alway's
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@mattscomics then how is it a cover?
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@96mychale He did
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@EdMarcus This is the original one
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Best ! Freddie Mercury @ his finest ! <3
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razo20061 9 months ago 10
- I.. I can't describe it. The voice, the music, all. It's all so perfect and fantastic. I'm 13 and I'm Italian: I wanted born in London in 5O years to see Queen in concert. ♥
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