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)
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
Do you know how to contact Tim Staffell and Chris Smith?
emrabt · Member since
https://www.facebook.com/timstaffell/
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
Thanks!
Golden Salmon · Member since
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.
dysan · Member since
Yes. TYMD was even earlier. I'm sure lots were - whether they jammed them back then is ITLOTG.
Freddie rey · Member since
Yes, it seems that See What A Fool it's from Smile era also
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
Do you have any quote from Brian, Roger or Tim Staffel talking about that songs in that period?
cmsdrums · Member since
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.
Sebastian · Member since
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'.
dysan · Member since
Yes, the elastic properties of time when mentioned by popstars.
paulosham · Member since
Isn't there a picture in the As It Began book of the White Queen lyrics from 1969?
reesefallon · Member since
Kamenliter · Member since
>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.
Biggus Dickus · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]
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.[/QUOTE]