
Released 8 November 1974, reached number 2, on
chart for 42 weeks, achieved Platinum status.
Album length 39:08, 2011 bonus EP length 15:48.
1. Brighton Rock
2. Killer Queen
3. Tenement Funster
4. Flick Of The Wrist
5. Lily Of The Valley
6. Now I'm Here
7. In The Lap Of The Gods
8. Stone Cold Crazy
9. Dear Friends
10. Misfire
11. Bring Back That Leroy
Brown
12. She Makes
Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
13. In The Lap Of
The Gods.... Revisited
1. Now I'm Here (live version from
the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 1975)
2. Flick Of
The Wrist (BBC Session, October 1974)
3. Tenement
Funster (BBC Session, October 1974)
4. Bring Back That Leroy
Brown (A-Capella Mix 2011)
5. In The Lap Of
The Gods.... Revisited (live version from Wembley Stadium,
London, 12 July 1986)
6. Killer Queen (Top Of The Pops
promo, version 2)
7. Stone Cold Crazy (live version
from the Rainbow Theatre, London, 1974)
8. Now I'm Here (live version from
The Forum, Montreal, Canada, 1981)
14. Stone Cold Crazy (1991 Remix)
'Sheer Heart
Attack' (though later completed and released on 'News Of The
World')
Carousel ('Brighton Rock'
intro music, but doesn't actually feature Queen)
Produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker
Engineered by Mike Stone
Recorded at Trident, Wessex, Rockfield and Air, July-September
1974
Invaluable engineering by Mike Stone
Special thanks to Geoff Workman
Composed arranged and performed exclusively by Queen
Photography by Mick Rock
Sleeve concept by Queen
No synthesisers
Equipment and crew supervision by John Harris
Roger Taylor - drums, vocals, percussion, screams
Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano, jangle piano, vocal
extravaganzas
John Deacon - bass guitar, double bass, acoustic guitar, almost
all guitars on 'Misfire'
Brian May - guitars, vocals, piano, genuine George Formby
ukulele-banjo, guitar orchestrations
2011 Reissue Notes:
This 2011 version has been meticulously re-created using the
finest modern analogue and digital technology from the original
first-generation master mixes.
Executive producers - Brian May and Roger Taylor
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Audio supervised by Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson.
Additional audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson
Special thanks to Joshua J. Macrae, Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
Sleeve notes by Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
Bonus material mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering
Studios, Portland, Maine, audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson.
Special thanks to Greg Brooks, Gary Taylor, John K Chester and
Jamie Howarth at Plangent Processes, all at British Grove Studios
and FX Copyroom
- Killer Queen / Flick Of The Wrist (no 2, 11 October 1974)
[discography]
- Now I'm Here / Lily Of The Valley (no 11, 17 January
1975) [discography]
Brighton Rock
Track 1. Written by Brian May. Length 5:09.
At most live concerts, Brian performed a guitar solo which is
often described as 'Brighton Rock' though in many cases they were
standard guitar solos which bore little resemblance to the album
version. Full details of these can be found on the Live
Solos & Improvisations page.
This track was intended for the 'Queen II' album, and working
titles included 'Happy Little Fuck', 'Happy Little Day',
'Brighton Fuck', 'Blackpool Rock', 'Bognor Ballad', 'Southend Sea
Scout', 'Skiffle Rock' and 'Herne Bay'.
Details are also available of an unreleased early demo and a-capella vocal out-takes.
1. Studio Edit (1:34) (on the 'Live At Wembley' video only; an
instrumental edit of the album version, fading in between 1:45
and 1:46 and out from 3:16 to 3:18)
2. The Eye Edit (0:10) (an edit of the 'circus noises' at the
start, from 0:02 to 0:12 approx)
1. A Night At
The Odeon (2:21) (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London,
on 24 December 1975)
2. Live Killers
(2:21) (recorded at various venues including Frankfurt, Germany,
on 2 February, and Paris, France, on 28 February and 1 March
1979)
3. Live Killers Reprise
(1:01) (performed after Brian's guitar solo)
4. Live In Rio
(1:02) (recorded in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 12 January 1985)
(the 'reprise' after the guitar solo only; the rest was edited
out)
Happy little day, Jimmy went away
Met his little Jenny on a public holiday
A happy pair they made, so decorously laid
'Neath the gay illuminations all along the promenade
It's so good to know there's still a little magic in the air
I'll weave my spell
Jenny will you stay - tarry with me pray
Nothing 'ere need come between us tell me love, what do you say
Oh no I must away to my mum in disarray
If my mother should discover how I spend my holiday
It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air
I'll say farewell
Oh, rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still
Oh, lady moon, shine down a little people magic if you will
Jenny pines away, writes a letter everyday
We must never be together, nothing can my love erase
Oh no, I'm compromised, I must apologise
If my lady should discover how I spent my holidays
Killer Queen
Track 2. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 2:59.
Details are also available of unreleased recording out-takes, an acetate version, and the
'Greatest Video Hits I' surround sound mix.
1. 'Greatest Hits' Video Edit (2:51) (available on the US
'Greatest Hits' video only; this is the same as the normal album
version but has an earlier fade-out)
2. 2011 Promo Video Edit (2:40) (on the 'Days Of Our Lives' DVD
and Blu-ray only; this is a slight edit of the track which fades
out from 2:34 onwards, losing some of the instrumental outro)
3. 'Greatest Flix I & II' Video-CD Edit (2:56) (this fades in
slightly later, losing a few fingerclicks from the intro, and
also fades slightly earlier at the end)
4. Rock Band Video Game Version (3:01) (available as part of the
Rock Band 'Queen 01' and 'Queen RB3 Enhanced Pack' downloads, and
also 'Guitar Hero: Smash Hits' and 'Guitar Hero: Queen Track Pack
2' download; this is the album version, which has some phased
chorus vocals, and at the end of the track, Brian's last guitar
fill at the end is at full volume and continues just as the music
stops)
1. Live At The
Rainbow, November 1974 (1:25) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases, and the 'Box Of Tricks'
video)
2. Live
In Japan 1975 (2:06) (recorded at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, on
1 May 1975; available on the 'A Night At The Odeon' and Japanese
'Days Of Our Lives' DVD and Blu-ray releases)
3. A Night At The
Odeon (2:08) (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on
24 December 1975)
4. Earl's Court
1977 (2:10) (recorded at Earl's Court, London, on 6 or
possibly 7 June 1977; available as a streaming video as part of
the 'Absolute Greatest' release)
5. Earl's Court
1977 Edit (2:05) (recorded at Earl's Court, London, on 6 or
possibly 7 June 1977, available on the 'Rare Live' video; this is
a slight edit of the track, omitting some of the instrumental
intro)
6. Live Killers
(1:59) (recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, on 2 February 1979)
7. Live Killers Edit
(1:57) (recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, on 2 February 1979;
available on the 'Queen Rock You' Daily Mail free album; this
loses the opening bar, beginning at 0:02)
8. We Will Rock
You / Queen Rock Montreal (1:58) (recorded in Montreal,
Canada, on 24/25 November 1981)
9. Final
Concert Live In Japan (2:09) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 11
May 1985)
1. Live
In Japan (2:35) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 August 2014)
1. London
Cast Recording (2:27)
2. Spanish Cast Recording (2:46) (lyrics in Spanish)
3. German Cast Recording (2:36) (lyrics in German) (also
available on the UK cast album 10th anniversary reissue)
She keeps a Moet Et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake' she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
For Kruschev and Kennedy
At anytime an invitation you can't decline (oooh, ooh, oooh, ooh,
ohh)
Caviar and cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice
She's a killer queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind (ah, ah, ah, ah)
Anytime
Recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite
Wanna try?
To avoid complications
She never kept the same address
In conversation
She spoke just like a baroness
Met a man from China (oooh, ooh, oooh)
Went down to Geisha Minah (killer, killer)
Then again incidentally
If you're that way inclined (she's a killer queen)
Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally)
For cars she couldn't care less
Fastidious and precise
She's a killer queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind (ah, ah, ah, ah)
Anytime
Drop of a hat she's as willing as
Playful as a pussy cat
Then momentarily out of action (oooh, ooh, oooh)
Temporarily out of gas (oooh, ooh, da, da)
To absolutely drive you wild, wild
She's out to get you
She's a killer queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind (ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Anytime
Oooh, recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite
Wanna try?
You wanna try
Tenement Funster
Track 3. Written by Roger Taylor. Length 2:47.
This track segues into 'Flick Of The Wrist'. Roger Taylor sings
lead vocals.
The working title of this track is believed to be 'Tin Dreams'.
Details are also available of an instrumental take.
1. Single Version (2:53) (on 'The First EP' 7", 3" CD,
and in the 'Queen Singles Collection 1' boxed set; this is the
same as the album version, but fades out over the first five
seconds of 'Flick Of The Wrist', with the piano intro present)
2. Japanese 3" CD Version (2:58) (on the Japanese 'The First
EP' 3" CD, and also included as part of the Rock Band video
game 'Queen Extravaganza 01' download pack; this is as the album
version, fading out over the first 10 seconds of 'Flick Of The
Wrist', but the piano is mixed out, giving a nice guitar outro)
1. BBC Session
5 (2:57) (recorded at Maida Vale Studio, London, on 16
October 1974; available on the 2011 double disc reissue and the
'On Air' album)
My new purple shoes
Been amazing the people next door
And my rock 'n' roll 45's
Been enraging the folks on the lower floor
I got a way with the girls on my block
Try my best be a real individual
And when we go down to Smokies and rock
They line up like it's some kinda ritual
Ooh, give me a good guitar
And you can say that my hair's a disgrace (ooooh)
Or, just find me an open car
I'll make the speed of light outta this place
Um, I like the good things in life
But most of the best things ain't free (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
So the same situation
Just cuts like a knife
When you're young, and you're poor, and you're crazy
(Young and you're crazy, young and you're crazy, young and you're
crazy)
Young and you're crazy
Ooh, give me a good guitar
And you can say that my hair's a disgrace (ooooh)
Or, just find me an open car
I'll make the speed of light outta this place
Flick Of The
Wrist
Track 4. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:17.
This track segues from 'Tenement Funster' and into 'Lily Of The
Valley'.
1. Single Version (3:17) (on the 'Killer Queen' 7", the
Japanese 3" CD, and in the 'Queen Singles Collection 1'
boxed set; this is the same as the album version, but it starts
at approximately 0:06, losing the initial guitar until 0:11, and
at the end includes the first six seconds of 'Lily Of The
Valley', retaining the guitar burst but losing the piano; as a
result it adds the lyric 'baby you've been had')
2. UK 3" CD Version (3:18) (on the 'Killer Queen' UK 3"
CD only; this is identical to the album version, but it fades out
from 3:16 to 3:17, so omits 'baby you've been had' at the start
of 'Lily Of The Valley')
3. Dutch Single Version (3:23) (on the 'Killer Queen' Netherlands
7" single; this version contains the full piano
introduction, presumably losing the guitar burst at the start of
the track, and finishes the same as the UK single version, with a
'clean' guitar burst after 'baby you've been had')
4. US Single Version (3:10) (on the 'Killer Queen' US 7"
single; apparently this version loses the piano introduction
entirely, starting with the guitar burst at 0:12, and fades out
during the start of 'Lily Of The Valley')
5. Japanese Single Version (3:08) (on the 'Killer Queen' Japanese
7" single; apparently this starts with the guitar burst at
0:12, the same as the US version, but then has the same ending as
the UK single version, ending with the guitar burst after 'baby
you've been had')
6. "Best 16" Edit (3:05) (available on a rare Japanese
compilation album, this omits the piano intro, starting with the
first guitar burst at approximately 0:11, and at the end segues
into the next track 'Lily Of The Valley')
1. BBC
Session 5 (3:25) (recorded at Maida Vale Studio, London, on
16 October 1974; available on the 2011 double disc reissue and
the 'On Air' album)
2. Live
At The Rainbow, November 1974 (3:28) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases)
Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he says
I'll have you seeing double
Mesmerise you when he's tongue tied
Simply with those eyes (oooh, ooh, oooh)
Synchronise your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Don't look back
Don't look back
It's a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad (oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had
Intoxicate your brain with what I'm saying
If not you'll lie in knee deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride (oooh, ooh, oooh)
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you till you've dried
Don't look back
Don't look back
It's a rip off
Aahhh, ooh
Aahhh
Aahhh
Work my fingers to my bones
I scream with pain
I still make no impression
Seduce you with his money make machine
Cross collateralise (big time money, money)
Reduce you to a muzak fake machine
Then the last goodbye (aah-ahh, aah-ahh, aah-ahh, aah-ahh)
It's a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad (oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Lily Of The
Valley
Track 5. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 1:45.
This track segues from 'Flick Of The Wrist'.
1. Single Version (1:39) (available on the 'Forever' single and
double disc albums, the 'Now I'm Here' single and in the 'Queen
Singles Collection 1' boxed set; this starts at approximately
0:05, omitting the guitar burst and start of the piano)
2. US Single Version (1:43) (on the 'Keep Yourself Alive' 1975 US
reissue only; this is the same as the album version, starting at
0:02, but the piano at the start is 'clean', without the guitar
burst or vocals over the top)
3. Digital Remaster Sampler Version (1:45) (this is the same as
the album version, but fades in over the first three seconds; it
begins with the end of the explosion from the previous track, 'In
The Lap Of The Gods.... Revisited')
Baby you've been had
I am forever searching high and low
But why does everybody tell me no
Neptune of the seas
An answer for me please
The lily of the valley doesn't know
I lie in wait with open eyes (ooohh)
I carry on through stormy skies (oooh, oooh, ooh, ooh)
I follow every course
My kingdom for a horse
But each time I grow old
Serpent of the Nile
Relieve me for a while
And cast me from your spell and (oooh, oooh, oooh)
Let me go
Messenger from seven seas has flown
To tell the king of rhye he's lost his throne
Wars will never cease
Is there time enough for peace (oooh, oooh, oooh)
But the lily of the valley doesn't grow
Now I'm Here
Track 6. Written by Brian May. Length 4:13.
The working title of this track is believed to be 'Peaches'.
1. Video Edit (3:59) (on the 'Greatest Hits' and 'Queen Rocks'
videos only; a straight edit, fading out between 3:51 and 3:58)
2. Rock Band Video Game Version (3:50) (available as part of the
'Queen Extravaganza 01' download only; this has slight remixing
in places, and at the end of the track, at around 3:49, it fades
out rapidly with Brian's guitar, losing the 'Go, go, go little
Queenie' vocal at the end)
1. BBC Session 5
(4:16) (recorded at Maida Vale Studio, London, on 16 October
1974; available on the 'On Air' album)
2. Live At The
Rainbow, November 1974 (4:28) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases, and the 'Box Of Tricks'
video)
3. Live
In Japan 1975 (4:41) (recorded at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, on
1 May 1975; available on the 'A Night At The Odeon' DVD and
Blu-ray releases, and probably the Japanese 'Days Of Our Lives'
DVD and Blu-ray)
4. Live
In Japan 1975 Edit (3:56) (available on the 'Days Of Our
Lives' UK Blu-ray release, as part of the 'Queen On Tour
1974-1975' feature, and possibly also on the Japanese DVD and
Blu-ray; an edit of the above track, which loses the first 45
seconds)
5. Odeon
Soundcheck (4:03) (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London,
on the afternoon of 24 December 1975; available in the 'A Night
At The Odeon' boxed set only; this is a recording of the
soundcheck, so is a rougher version of the track, without the
audience)
6. A Night At The
Odeon (4:21) (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on
24 December 1975; available on the 'A Night At The Odeon'
releases, and the 'Sheer Heart Attack' 2011 double disc reissue)
7. Live Killers
(8:10) (recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, on 2 February 1979, and
other unknown venues)
8. Concerts
For Kampuchea, 1979, Version 1 (6:48) (recorded at the
Hammersmith Odeon, London, on 26 December 1979, available on a LP
of highlights of the concerts; during the singalong section,
Freddie's vocals are heard once, with the audience singing along)
9. Concerts
For Kampuchea, 1979, Version 2 (6:48) (recorded at the
Hammersmith Odeon, London, on 26 December 1979, available as a
streaming video as part of the 'Absolute Greatest' release; as
above, but during the singalong section, Freddie's vocals are
echoed several times and it's harded to hear the audience)
10. Rare
Live (2:25) (recorded at Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, on 1 March 1981; this is the singalong section only)
11. Sao Paulo
1981 Singalong (2:40) (recorded at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao
Paulo, Brazil, on 20 March 1981; available on the 'On Air' 6CD
set; this is the singalong part of the track only, titled
'Alright Alright')
12. Sao Paulo
1981 Singalong Edit (1:15) (recorded at the Morumbi Stadium,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 20 March 1981; an edit of the above track,
released as part of 'Vocal Improvisation & Dragon Attack' on
the 2011 'The Game' iTunes LP as a bonus video)
13. Sao Paulo 1981
Reprise (1:25) (recorded at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo,
Brazil, on 20 March 1981; available on the 'On Air' 6CD set)
14. Queen Rock
Montreal (5:32) (recorded in Montreal, Canada, on 24/25
November 1981, available on the 'Queen Rock Montreal' album/DVD)
15. We Will Rock
You (5:01) (recorded in Montreal, Canada, on 24/25 November
1981, available on the 'We Will Rock You' video/DVDs only, this
is an edit of the 'Queen Rock Montreal' version; not released on
the original 60 minute VHS release)
16. Queen
Rock Montreal / We Will Rock You Reprise (1:38) (a reprise of
the above version, after 'Dragon Attack')
17. Queen Rock Montreal / We Will Rock You Edit (3:41) (available
on the 2011 iTunes LP as a bonus video; this is the normal track,
which fades out just as the singalong section starts)
18. Queen
On Fire - Live At The Bowl (7:00) (recorded in Milton Keynes,
England, on 5 June 1982)
19. Queen
On Fire - Live At The Bowl Reprise (0:50) (recorded in Milton
Keynes, England, on 5 June 1982; also included on 'The Game' 2011
double disc reissue, alongside 'Dragon Attack')
20. Live In
Japan (5:54) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 November 1982,
and also on the 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' DVD)
21. Live
In Japan Reprise (0:57) (on the 'Live In Japan' video, and
also on the 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' DVD)
22. Live In Rio
(5:21) (recorded in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on 19 January 1985)
23. Final
Concert Live In Japan (5:42) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 11
May 1985)
24. Magic
Tour Rehearsal (1:53) (recorded at rehearsals in May/June
1986; on the 'Live At Wembley Stadium' 2003 and 2011 DVD, this is
a severely edited version)
25. Live
At Wembley, First Night (5:37) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 11 July 1986; available on the 2011 DVD only)
26. Live At Wembley,
Second Night (6:07) (recorded at Wembley Stadium, London, on
12 July 1986)
27. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 1 (0:25) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD song selection screen; an edit of the above
version from 0:11 to 0:36)
28. Live At Wembley,
Second Night Excerpt 2 (1:00) (on the 'Live At Wembley
Stadium' 2003 DVD 'Queen Cam' John screen; an edit of the above
live version from 0:00 to 1:00)
29. Hungarian
Rhapsody / Live In Budapest (5:43) (recorded in Budapest,
Hungary, on 27 July 1986)
1. Live
In Japan (5:19) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 August 2014)
1. Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert (4:56) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 20 April 1992, performed with Def Leppard; available
on the original video release, the 2013 reissue, and as the
B-Side to Def Leppard's 'Tonight' single)
2. Live
At The Brixton Academy (4:57) (recorded at the Brixton
Academy, London, on 15 June 1993)
Here I stand
Look around, around, around, around, around
But you won't see me
Now I'm here
Now I'm there
I'm just a
Just a new man
Yes, you made me live again, ow
A baby I was when you took my hand
And the light of the night burned bright
The people all stared didn't understand
But you knew my name on sight
Ooh, whatever came of you and me
America's new bride to be, oh
Don't worry babe I'm safe and sound
Down in the dungeon just Peaches 'n' me
Don't I love her so
Ooh, cos you made me live again
Yeah
Yeah
Ooh, a thin moon me in a smoke screen sky
Where the beams of your lovelight chase
Don't move, don't speak, don't feel no pain
With the rain running down my face
Your matches still light up the sky
And many a tear lives on in my eye
Down in the city just Hoople 'n' me
Don't I love him so
Oh, don't I love him so
So long
Whatever comes of you and me
I love to leave my memory with you
Now I'm here
Think I'll stay around, around, around
Down in the city justa you 'n' me
Don't I love you so
Go, go, go little Queenie
In The Lap
Of The Gods
Track 7. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:22.
This track segues into 'Stone Cold Crazy'.
1. Hollywood Records Version (3:19) (the same as the normal
version but loses the third line of vocals, 'Ah, ah', from approx
0:22 to 0:24)
1. Live
At The Rainbow, November 1974 (3:15) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases, and the 'Box Of Tricks'
video)
Ahhhhhh
Ahhhhhh
Ah, ah
Ooh, ooh
Ah, ah
Living in the lap
Of the Gods
I live my life for you
Think all my thoughts with you and only you
Anything you ask I do for you
I touch your lips with mine
But in the end
I leave it to the lords
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
What more can I do
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
I leave it to you
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
I want you to (ahhhhh)
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
Leave it in the lap of the Gods (ahhh, ah, ahhh)
Leave it in the lap of the Gods (ah, ah, ah, ahhh, ahhh)
Lap of the Gods
Lap of the Gods (ah, ah, ah, ahh)
Lap of the Gods (ah, ah, ah, ahhh)
Lap of the Gods
Lap of the Gods
Lap of the Gods
Lap of the Gods
Stone Cold Crazy
Track 8. Written by Queen. Length 2:14.
This track segues from 'In The Lap Of The Gods'. It is believed
to originate from Freddie's days in Wreckage and to have been
recorded for the 'Queen' album.
1. Hollywood
Records Remix (2:14) (remixed by Michael Wagener; only on the
US Remaster CD; original version with additional percussion)
2. Hollywood Records Unused Remix (2:16) (available on early
pressings of the US Remaster CD, and a US promo CD; features some
remixing to the vocals, drums and guitars, has some stereo
changes, and adds some laughter at the end)
3. Trent
Reznor Remix (3:49) (on the US 'Queen Basic Bootlegs' promo,
and on a US promo CD single; a superb heavy reworked version with
an instrumental section and a reprise; also known as the
"Trash" mix)
1. BBC Session
5 (2:15) (recorded at Maida Vale Studio, London, on 16
October 1974; available on the 'On Air' album)
2. Live At
The Rainbow, November 1974 (2:15) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases, the 'Box Of Tricks'
video, the 'Rare Live' video, all singles of 'The Miracle', in
the 'Queen Singles Collection 4' boxed set, and on the 2011
iTunes LP as a bonus video)
1. Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert (2:41) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 20 April 1992, with lead vocals by James Hetfield)
1. Live
In Japan (2:26) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 August 2014)
Sleeping very soundly on a Saturday morning I was dreaming I was
Al Capone
There's a rumour going round, gotta clear outta town
Yeah, I'm smelling like a dry fish bone
Here come the law, gonna break down the door, gonna carry me away
once more
Never, I never, I never want it any more
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor
Crazy
Stone cold crazy, you know
Woo, hot
Rainy afternoon I gotta blow a typhoon and I'm playing on my
slide trombone
Anymore, anymore, cannot take it anymore
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor
Crazy
Stone cold crazy, you know
Ow, hit 'em ma
Walking down the street, shooting people that I meet
With my rubber tommy water gun
Here come the deputy, he's gonna come and getta me
I gotta get me get up and run
They got the sirens loose
I ran right outta juice
They're gonna put me in a cell, if I can't go to heaven
Will they let me go to hell
Crazy
Stone cold crazy, you know
Ow
Dear Friends
Track 9. Written by Brian May. Length 1:06.
So dear friends, your love is gone
Only tears to dwell upon
I dare not say as the wind must blow
So a love is lost, a love is won
Go to sleep and dream again (oooooh)
Soon your hopes will rise and then (oooooh)
From all this gloom life can start anew (oooooh)
And they'll be no crying soon
Misfire
Track 10. Written by John Deacon. Length 1:50.
John Deacon plays 'almost all guitars' on this track.
Don't you misfire
Fill me up
With the desire
To carry on
Don't you know honey, that love's a game
It's always hit or miss, so take your aim
Got to hold on tight, shoot me out of sight
Don't you misfire
Fill me up
With the desire
To carry on
Don't you misfire
Fill me up
With the desire
To carry on
Your gun is loaded, and pointing my way
There's only one bullet, so don't delay
Got to time it right, fire me through the night
Come on take a shot
Fire me higher
Don't you miss this time
Please don't misfire
Misfire
Bring
Back That Leroy Brown
Track 11. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 2:15.
Brian May plays his father Harold's genuine George Formby ukulele
banjo.
1. The
Eye Edit (0:24) (a straight edit, upto time 0:23)
2. A-Capella Mix 2011 (2:16) (available on the 2011 double disc
reissue; this features a small amount of music in places, but is
mostly a-capella, with the lyrics below and a count-in from
Freddie of 'a one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four')
1. Live
At The Rainbow, November 1974 (1:09) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases, and the 'Box Of Tricks'
video)
2. A
Night At The Odeon (1:10) (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon,
London, on 24 December 1975)
Bring back, bring back
Bring back that Leroy Brown (yeah)
Bring back, bring back
Gotta bring that Leroy Brown (back)
Bet your bottom dollar bill you're a playboy (yeah, yeah)
Daddy cool with a ninety dollar smile (wow, wow, wow, wow, yeah)
Took my money out of gratitude
And he get right outta town (yeah)
I gotta getty up, steady up, shoot him down
Gotta hit that latitude (babe)
Bring back, bring back
Bring back that Leroy Brown (yeah)
Bring back, bring back
Gotta bring that Leroy Brown (back)
Big bad Leroy Brown he got no common sense (no, no)
He got no brains but he sure got a lot of style
Can't stand no more in this here jail
I gotta rid myself of this sentence
Gotta get out of the heat, step into the shade
Gotta get me there dead or alive (babe)
Wooh, wooh, big bad Leroy, wooh, wooh
Wooh, wooh, big bad Leroy - Brown
(Well)
Bring back, bring back
Bring back that Leroy Brown
Bring back, bring back
Gotta bring that Leroy Brown (back)
Big Mama Lulu Belle she had a nervous breakdown (she had a
nervous breakdown)
Leroy's taken her honey chile away (way, ahhh)
But she met him down at the station (oooh, wooh, wooh)
Put a shot gun to his head
And unless I be mistaken (oooh, mistaken)
This is what she said (oooh, ooh)
'Big bad, big boy, big bad Leroy Brown
I'm gonna get that cutie pie'
Bring back, bring back
Bring back that Leroy Brown (yeah)
Big bid caused a mighty fine sensation (yeah, yeah)
Gone and got himself elected president
(We want Leroy for president)
Next time, you gotta hit a bitty baddy weather
This time, like a shimmy, shammy leather
He's a big boy, bad boy, Leroy
I don't care where you get him from
Cutie pie
Cutie pie
Cutie pie
Bring that big bad Leroy back
I want him back
She Makes Me
(Stromtrooper In Stilettos)
Track 12. Written by Brian May. Length 4:09.
Brian May sings lead vocals.
I love
She makes me
She is my heart
She is my love
She is my love
I know
I'm jealous of her
She makes me need
She is my love
She is my love
Who knows who she'll make me
As I lie in her cocoon
And the world will surely heal my ills
I'm warm and terrified
She makes me so
I know
The day I leave her
I'll love her still
She is my love
She is my love
Who knows where my dreams will end
I'll follow as they grow
But the world will know how long I'll take
And if I'm very slow she makes me so
She is my love
She is my love
In The Lap Of The Gods.... Revisited
Track 13. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:44.
Details are also available of an unreleased instrumental
take.
1. Digital Remaster Sampler Version (3:42) (this is a slight edit
of the track, which fades out earlier, and the explosion
continues as the next track 'Lily Of The Valley' starts)
2. The
Eye Edit (0:31) (an edit from 1:35 to 2:04, which ends
a-capella)
1. Live
At The Rainbow, November 1974 (4:01) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on the 'Box
Of Tricks' video only)
2. Live
At The Rainbow, November 1974 (4:04) (recorded at the Rainbow
Theatre, London, on 19 or 20 November 1974; available on all of
the 'Live At The Rainbow '74' releases; this is a different
performance to the above version, with a number of lyric changes,
and a different introduction, but it is unclear which version
comes from which night)
3. Live
In Japan 1975 (3:45) (recorded at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, on
1 May 1975; available on the 'A Night At The Odeon' and Japanese
'Days Of Our Lives' DVD and Blu-ray releases)
4. A
Night At The Odeon (3:14) (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon,
London, on 24 December 1975)
5. Live
At Wembley, First Night (2:05) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 11 July 1986; available on the 2011 DVD only)
6. Live
At Wembley, Second Night (2:19) (recorded at Wembley Stadium,
London, on 12 July 1986; also available as a streaming video as
part of the 'Absolute Greatest' release and as audio on the 2011
double disc reissue)
7. Live
At Wembley, Second Night Excerpt (0:25) (on the 'Live At
Wembley Stadium' 2003 DVD song selection screen; an edit of the
above version from 0:42 to 1:07)
8. Hungarian
Rhapsody / Live In Budapest (2:17) (recorded in Budapest,
Hungary, on 27 July 1986)
1. Live
In Japan (3:39) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 August 2014)
It's so easy, but I can't do it
So risky, but I gotta chance it
So funny, there's nothing to laugh about
My money, that's all you wanna talk about
I can see what you want me to be
But I'm no fool
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
I can see what you want me to be
But I'm no fool
No beginning, there's no ending
There's no meaning in my pretending
Believe me, life goes on and on and on
Forgive me when I ask you where do I belong
You say I (you can do it)
Can't (you can do it)
Set you free (you can go and set me free) from me
But that's not true
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
I can see what you want me to be
But I'm no fool
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
Wo, wo, la, la, wah, wah, ooh
But that's not true
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
Wo, wo, la, la, wah, wah, ooh
But I'm no fool
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
Wo, wo, la, la, wah, wah, ooh
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
Wo, wo, la, la, wah, wah, ooh
But I'm no fool
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo, wo, la, la, la, wo
Wo, wo, la, la, wah, wah, ooh