Side one Jazz (Queen album)




1 side one

1.1 mustapha
1.2 fat bottomed girls
1.3 jealousy
1.4 bicycle race
1.5 if can t beat them
1.6 let me entertain





side one
mustapha

mustapha song written freddie mercury. released single in 1979.


the lyrics consist of english, arabic, persian , possibly number of invented words. understandable words mustapha , ibrahim , phrases allah, allah, allah ll pray , salaam alaykum , alaykum salaam .


in live performances, such performance on live killers, mercury sing opening vocals of mustapha in place of complex introduction bohemian rhapsody , going allah, ll pray mama, killed man... . however, band performed full version of song, mercury @ piano.


fat bottomed girls

fat bottomed girls written brian may lead vocals shared mercury , may, sings lead on chorus. on stage mercury sang entire song, roger taylor , may doing harmonies. both guitar , bass played in drop-d tuning song, rarity queen.


jealousy

jealousy penned mercury , features may playing hairfred acoustic guitar. guitar had been given replacement hardwood bridge, chiselled flat, small piece of fret wire placed between , strings, lay gently above. strings produce buzzing effect of sitar. effect had been used on white queen (as began) , queen ii. vocals recorded mercury.


bicycle race

bicycle race complex composition mercury. features several modulations, unusual chord functions, metre change (4/4 6/8 , back), , programmatic section (a race of guitars emulating bicycle race).


if can t beat them

if can t beat them hard rock composition john deacon , live favourite band in late 1970s. 1 of few songs deacon may plays guitars , contains guitar solo of on 2 minutes, making 1 of longest guitar solos in queen song.


let me entertain

let me entertain written mercury, directed towards audience. line ll sing in japanese reference may s teo torriatte, day @ races. song contains reference record labels @ time (emi records, , elektra) line elektra , emi ll show s @ . idea of guitar riff in parallel sixths re-used later in innuendo track, hitman .








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