When I hear this song I always wonder why Brian May sang it. I know he wrote it and often sang his own songs but Freddie also sang some written by him (eg. Teo Torriate or Dear Friends) Freddie's voice is just so superior to May's. This juxtaposition is made patently obvious by the fact that In The Lap of the Gods...Revisited comes next and we hear the true wonder that was Freddie's singing
@Token-Brit I think it had a lot more to do with Brian being alone in the studio for a lot of Sheer Heart Attack because he had been in the hospital and most of the other songs were done except for his guitar parts and arrangements. Basically he got into the studio and he they worked on a little bit together (like Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy, and Brighton Rock) but then he was left to his own devises to finish up his parts on the other songs. He reportedly wrote this one because he felt like he hadn't...
@Token-Brit I think it had a lot more to do with Brian being alone in the studio for a lot of Sheer Heart Attack because he had been in the hospital and most of the other songs were done except for his guitar parts and arrangements. Basically he got into the studio and he they worked on a little bit together (like Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy, and Brighton Rock) but then he was left to his own devises to finish up his parts on the other songs. He reportedly wrote this one because he felt like he hadn't contributed enough to this album and sang it himself (backing too I believe) and played most of the instruments while everyone was gone. I actually think they did a good job of picking the right person to sing a song on the albums. I think Brian's soft gentle voice sounds like the person in the song should (weak and dreamy) while Freddie might have been too strong for this song.
When I hear this song I always wonder why Brian May sang it. I know he wrote it and often sang his own songs but Freddie also sang some written by him (eg. Teo Torriate or Dear Friends) Freddie's voice is just so superior to May's. This juxtaposition is made patently obvious by the fact that In The Lap of the Gods...Revisited comes next and we hear the true wonder that was Freddie's singing
@Token-Brit I think it had a lot more to do with Brian being alone in the studio for a lot of Sheer Heart Attack because he had been in the hospital and most of the other songs were done except for his guitar parts and arrangements. Basically he got into the studio and he they worked on a little bit together (like Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy, and Brighton Rock) but then he was left to his own devises to finish up his parts on the other songs. He reportedly wrote this one because he felt like he hadn't...
@Token-Brit I think it had a lot more to do with Brian being alone in the studio for a lot of Sheer Heart Attack because he had been in the hospital and most of the other songs were done except for his guitar parts and arrangements. Basically he got into the studio and he they worked on a little bit together (like Now I'm Here, Stone Cold Crazy, and Brighton Rock) but then he was left to his own devises to finish up his parts on the other songs. He reportedly wrote this one because he felt like he hadn't contributed enough to this album and sang it himself (backing too I believe) and played most of the instruments while everyone was gone. I actually think they did a good job of picking the right person to sing a song on the albums. I think Brian's soft gentle voice sounds like the person in the song should (weak and dreamy) while Freddie might have been too strong for this song.