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Queen registrò Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To…) nel 1975, all'inizio di A Night at the Opera. La canzone cominciò come un modo per sfogarsi, scritta da Freddie Mercury dopo un conflitto con il suo vecchio manager, Norman Sheffield. Non menzionò direttamente Sheffield, ma lui lo denunciò per diffamazione. La cosa finì in un accordo fuori dal tribunale, e così il mondo seppe che era legato alla canzone. Mercury disse che il suo avvocato gli aveva avvertito sul parlare delle parole, ma che il tema uscì da un posto molto emotivo. La traccia ha un intro al pianoforte, chitarre forti, voci di fondo e un ritmo in 4/4. Nel mezzo c'è un grido di Roger Taylor, che apre la traccia. La struttura è complessa, con cambi di tempo e sezioni che si intrecciano. Taylor suonava con uno stile che faceva fluire i cambi di ritmo, qualcosa che si notava nel basso e nella batteria. La testo era dura, e all'inizio gli altri membri si sorpresero, ma alla fine accettarono di suonarla come voleva Mercury. ↓ Vai agli accordiIntro 1
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A Night at the Opera
Queen · 1975 · Track 0