Hello everyone!
I'll soon have to give an oral presentation in one of my University classes. My topic is the comparison of the song the fairy feller's master-stroke and the painting of the same title.
Sadly, I only have 2 books about Queen and in none of them, the song gets mentioned and I can't afford buying all books about Queen just to see if they contain some information for me.
If you have any books about Queen which contain some information about the song, could you please send send me pictures of the pages of the books in which the song gets mentioned either here on the thread or via pm.
Thank you in advance!
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fuck off
Fuck off yourself if you just came here to tell me to fuck off. I hope the other answers will be a bit more serious since I asked a serious question.
John Lemon wrote:
Fuck off yourself if you just came here to tell me to fuck off. I hope the other answers will be a bit more serious since I asked a serious question.
go fuck yourself, and do the university work yourself
I didn't say I wanted somebody else to do my work. All I asked for is some sources from which I could take information. Since it's obvious that you don't want to help, I suggest you just ignore this thread. Goodbye!
Gotta side with Nick here. After you baited us with the Lund recording, kindly fuck off.
heres some information
Mercury was inspired to write "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" after seeing Richard Dadd's painting The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke. For the intricately arranged studio recording, Mercury played harpsichord as well as piano, and Roy Thomas Baker played the castanets. Taylor called this song Queen's "biggest stereo experiment", referring to the intricate use of panning in the mix.
The song, like most of the songs on the album, features medieval fantasy-based lyrics, and makes direct reference to the painting's characters as detailed in Dadd's poem, such as Queen Mab, Waggoner Will, the Tatterdemalion, and others. Apparently whenever Queen had spare time, Mercury would drag them to the London's Tate Gallery, where the painting was, and still is today.
The complex arrangements are based around a backing track of piano, bass guitar and drums, but also included harpsichord, multiple vocal overdubs and overdubbed guitar parts. The lyrics follow the claustrophobic atmosphere of the painting, and each of the scenes are described. The use of the word "quaere" in the lyrics (in the repeated line "What a quaere fellow") has no reference to Mercury's sexuality, according to Taylor.
The song was performed only a few times during the Queen II Tour. There was thought to be no recording of the song live until 2014, when it was released on Live at the Rainbow '74.
Mercury was inspired to write "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" after seeing Richard Dadd's painting The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke. For the intricately arranged studio recording, Mercury played harpsichord as well as piano, and Roy Thomas Baker played the castanets. Taylor called this song Queen's "biggest stereo experiment", referring to the intricate use of panning in the mix.
The song, like most of the songs on the album, features medieval fantasy-based lyrics, and makes direct reference to the painting's characters as detailed in Dadd's poem, such as Queen Mab, Waggoner Will, the Tatterdemalion, and others. Apparently whenever Queen had spare time, Mercury would drag them to the London's Tate Gallery, where the painting was, and still is today.
The complex arrangements are based around a backing track of piano, bass guitar and drums, but also included harpsichord, multiple vocal overdubs and overdubbed guitar parts. The lyrics follow the claustrophobic atmosphere of the painting, and each of the scenes are described. The use of the word "quaere" in the lyrics (in the repeated line "What a quaere fellow") has no reference to Mercury's sexuality, according to Taylor.
The song was performed only a few times during the Queen II Tour. There was thought to be no recording of the song live until 2014, when it was released on Live at the Rainbow '74.
^ copy-pasted from wikipedia
Yeah
Thanks for the effort but I've already read the wikipedia article about the song and as you might know, Wikipedia is not the kind of source that one should trust completely and it shouldn't be the main source. Does anyone have any books where the song gets mentioned?
Wow, you are doing a University talk on something you know nothing about and cannot find research sources for. Bizarre.
I do know stuff about the subject but I have to support my claims with sources and there are other sources that I've found that are helpful for me. The only thing I'm asking for is additional sources.
I'll soon have to give an oral
Good for you, congratulations
Lol there are probably many people here who enjoy giving an oral if they're honest :D
But seriously, would you guys be more willing to help if I gave the first person to provide me with some helpful information a reward?
But seriously, would you guys be more willing to help if I gave the first person to provide me with some helpful information a reward?
John Lemon wrote:
I do know stuff about the subject but I have to support my claims with sources and there are other sources that I've found that are helpful for me. The only thing I'm asking for is additional sources.
If you decide your position first, and then look for sources to back it up, then you do not belong in university.
And you've done yourself no favors with your Lund wind-up.