"Sleeping On The Sidewalk", written and sung by Brian May, was inspired by Eric Clapton. Lyrically, it deals with an aspiring trumpet player's career, delivered in a "rags-to-riches" fashion and recorded in one take. May sings with an American accent, providing some near-authentic blues credibility to the jam, and measures the aforementioned trumpet player's success by "bucks" (as opposed to pounds). On a close inspection, John Deacon can be heard playing the wrong notes in some bass parts, and May can also be heard laughing at the end of the … read more
"Sleeping On The Sidewalk", written and sung by Brian May, was inspired by Eric Clapton. Lyrically, it deals with an aspiring trumpet playe… read more
"Sleeping On The Sidewalk", written and sung by Brian May, was inspired by Eric Clapton. Lyrically, it deals with an aspiring trumpet player's career, delivered in a "… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced lead vocalist Tim Staffell, after the latter's departure from the original trio. There was much deliberation as to what the band's name would be. May and Taylor had settled upon the Grand Dance, derived from a C.S. Lewis Trilogy of books Out Of The S… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylo… read more