Queen's song from Smile

All we know about Doing' Allright, Polar Bear or Silver Samon, but in Wikipedia they also cited White Queen and See what a Foll I've Been.
Is that true?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(band)

Do you know how to contact Tim Staffell and Chris Smith?

Thanks!

Don't quote me on this, but I read somewhere that White Queen was first drafted in 1969. It might be worth looking into it.

Yes. TYMD was even earlier. I'm sure lots were - whether they jammed them back then is ITLOTG.

Yes, it seems that See What A Fool it's from Smile era also

Do you have any quote from Brian, Roger or Tim Staffel talking about that songs in that period?

I recall either a live show where Freddie introduces ‘White Queen’ and says that it’s a song Brian wrote as a teenager? Even at 19 that would make it around 1966 he wrote it, so very feasibly would have been performed with Smile.

When Tim used to have a bit of a Q&A in the late 90's, he confirmed 'White Queen' was never played by Smile. Assuming he was right, that leaves us the following options:

- Brian wrote the poem in the sixties, but not the music.
- Brian wrote the song but saved it for later.

Either way, no Smile version.

As for Frederick saying Brian had written it as a teenager, that's just rock 'n' roll spiel. 'As a teenager' is probably code for 'in his early twenties'.

Yes, the elastic properties of time when mentioned by popstars.

Isn't there a picture in the As It Began book of the White Queen lyrics from 1969?

>Isn't there a picture in the As It Began book of the White Queen lyrics from 1969?

Yes, they're printed in the beginning of the book with the 1969 note.

cmsdrums wrote:

I recall either a live show where Freddie introduces ‘White Queen’ and says that it’s a song Brian wrote as a teenager? Even at 19 that would make it around 1966 he wrote it, so very feasibly would have been performed with Smile.

He said that about Keep yourself alive.