Thanks again for the replies, everyone! I guess if Roger couldn't understand it, there's not much hope for me! :) But it sure makes more sense then it did the first time i heard it - "Fear me you sharp and shady secateurs". (Secateurs, however its spelled, are a type of scissors used for gardening, trimming plants, etc!)
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I used to think it was 'shod and shady scimitars'.......not that makes any more sense..............[/QUOTE]
The word is 'senators'! Not secateurs or scimitars. :)[/QUOTE]
We know that..............now! lol...........that could be another topic right there............misheard Queen lyrics............I used to think the line in The Miracle was 'deaths to babies being born'............(kinda morbid, I know.....)
Sebastian · Member since
As for who's performing ... it's the band plus some studio crew, including Roy Baker on stylophone... which incidentally is a type of synthesiser, therefore they DID use synths before The Game!
scallyuk · Member since
Seb , A stylophone is not a bloody synthesiser in the accepted definition of the word both then and now. Its a toy, a noisemaker . Yes it makes sounds but it doesn't "synthesise" them" its a tuned buzzer.. You may as well say a doorbell is a synthesiser
musicland munich · Member since
Freddie himself labelt "Rhye" as a fantasy land were only good and nice things happen.
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]scallyuk wrote:[/b]
Seb , A stylophone is not a bloody synthesiser in the accepted definition of the word both then and now. Its a toy, a noisemaker . Yes it makes sounds but it doesn't "synthesise" them" its a tuned buzzer.. You may as well say a doorbell is a synthesiser [/QUOTE]
A stylophone creates notes by means of VCOs (voltage-controlled oscillators) linked to a metal keyboard. A circuit is closed by touching a 'key' with a stylus, generating a note by means of a VCO and a resistor. A larger model of the stylophone, the 350S, allowed for different voices by means of a multi-oscillator setup.
Sebastian is right - it's a synthesizer. The way a stylophone generates notes is exactly the same as any other analogue synthesizer, only with far fewer filters and other ways to tweak the sound.
The King Of Rhye · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]musicland munich wrote:[/b]
Freddie himself labelt "Rhye" as a fantasy land were only good and nice things happen. [/QUOTE]
Hey I lost my throne there, that wasnt nice.......LOL
noorie · Member since
^^^^^^ very funny!
brENsKi · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]noorie wrote:[/b][QUOTE] [b]The King Of Rhye wrote:[/b][QUOTE] [b]catqueen wrote:[/b]
"Fear me you sharp and shady secateurs". (Secateurs, however its spelled, are a type of scissors used for gardening, trimming plants, etc!)
[/QUOTE]I used to think it was 'shod and shady scimitars'.......not that makes any more sense..............[/QUOTE]The word is 'senators'! Not secateurs or scimitars. :)[/QUOTE]
you'd think that...but then this kinda fits the theme:
"shear me you shearing privet counsellors"
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
Using both "shear" and "shearing" in the same line is a stylistic no-no, second only to letting a word rhyme with itself in terms of how much grief it would inflict on Lord Byron to read said line. I like to believe Freddie was above that.
noorie · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
you'd think that...but then this kinda fits the theme:
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Or perhaps, 'Shear me you secateur wielding senators'..?
The King Of Rhye · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]thomasquinn 32989 wrote:[/b]
Using both "shear" and "shearing" in the same line is a stylistic no-no, second only to letting a word rhyme with itself in terms of how much grief it would inflict on Lord Byron to read said line. I like to believe Freddie was above that.[/QUOTE]
LOL..........I was just listening to War Pigs by Black Sabbath the other day.............always thought it was kinda weird how they rhymed 'masses' with 'masses'....................
Oscar J · Member since
What are you guys talking about? These lyrics aren't anywhere in the song.
noorie · Member since
^^^ Just being silly!
How about, 'Smite me you scimitar wielding saboteurs'...
ITSM · Member since
In the horror movie, Funny Man (1994), they sing Beside the Seaside in a creepy way (took me by surprise).
Using both "shear" and "shearing" in the same line is a stylistic no-no, second only to letting a word rhyme with itself in terms of how much grief it would inflict on Lord Byron to read said line. I like to believe Freddie was above that.[/QUOTE]
LOL..........I was just listening to War Pigs by Black Sabbath the other day.............always thought it was kinda weird how they rhymed 'masses' with 'masses'....................
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Yeah, really nice song, but a couple of...awkward...moments lyrically :)
