Well, I can understand Brian doing these things, coz when your in a band the singer gets ALOT of the credit, and if your in a interveiw on your own and not for your band then some1 asks a question about your band it could get anoying. I guess what I mean is that if you have been in a band since(spling?) you were 20 or whenever it was he joined, and for how many years it been about the band you could get quite sick of it. Sorry if I efended any1. This is just my opinoin. Sorry about the spelling too.
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Brian hasn't listed it as "his" song, although it is true that he gradually claims more and more of the credit to himself. He even said that they worked on it as a team leaving their egos outside of the room.
Dr May was indeed the main writer (he did contribute more than Roger, John or Freddie) but not the sole writer (he didn't contribute as much as the combination of Roger, John and Freddie).
Dr May was indeed the main writer (he did contribute more than Roger, John or Freddie) but not the sole writer (he didn't contribute as much as the combination of Roger, John and Freddie).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Fat Queen Pig wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Although it is credited to "Queen", Brian often claims that he wrote "The Show Must Go On". But Scott Mercury also pointed out that Brian had a tendency to greatly downplay Freddie's contributions on the "Innuendo" album. My question is whether we really know that Brian was the sole author. After all, I heard that the melody came from something that Freddie and John had previously been working on, and that Freddie definitely wrote the first verse. Is it possible that it really was more of a group effort, but that Brian figures that he can grab credit for it? Just curious about your opinions here.[/QUOTE]
Fat Queen Pig, your presence on this planet offends me. Kindly jump off something high and take your bullshit troll attempts with you.
Fat Queen Pig, your presence on this planet offends me. Kindly jump off something high and take your bullshit troll attempts with you.
You answered your own question when you said Freddie wrote the first verse. Obviously Brian didn't write the whole song if Freddie wrote the first verse.
Fat pig Queen clearly has an axe to grind when it comes to Brian so anything said needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
It is clearly documented that it was mainly Brian with imput from the others, if he said he wrote it then he did. nuff said.
It is clearly documented that it was mainly Brian with imput from the others, if he said he wrote it then he did. nuff said.
Brian heard Roger and John fooling around on the synth with a certain chord progression. This chord progression stuck in Brian's head for days, and finally he decided to make a song out of it. How much Brian changed this chord progression, if at all, is not known, but this chord progression is a very important part of the song, because it remains constant throughout the song, except for the bridge, which has a different chord progression.
Brian told Freddie about the song and what he wanted it to be about. Of course, a touchy subject, but Freddie agreed and together they wrote the lyrics for one verse, which actually ended up as the second verse of the song. The rest of the lyrics are mainly Brian's. David Richards, the producer, suggested a key change for the bridge.
And, that's it basically, in a nutshell. I got all of this from interviews and soapbox reports by Brian.
So, did Brian write "The Show Must Go On"? That depends on your definition of a song, and how you view the process of songrwriting. The song is credited on the album to "Queen", and everyone in the band had a hand in a part of this song, that much is true.
Everyone may decide for themselves who they think is the songwriter, based on the above information. To me it is Brian, because I find that a song is more than just a chord progression, a lyric, or a key change. A song is the conglomeration of all these things, putting them together in a cohesive way, and making it work as a whole. This is what Brian did, and therefore I think he is the songwriter. But, as I said, your opinion may differ, and that's OK.
Brian told Freddie about the song and what he wanted it to be about. Of course, a touchy subject, but Freddie agreed and together they wrote the lyrics for one verse, which actually ended up as the second verse of the song. The rest of the lyrics are mainly Brian's. David Richards, the producer, suggested a key change for the bridge.
And, that's it basically, in a nutshell. I got all of this from interviews and soapbox reports by Brian.
So, did Brian write "The Show Must Go On"? That depends on your definition of a song, and how you view the process of songrwriting. The song is credited on the album to "Queen", and everyone in the band had a hand in a part of this song, that much is true.
Everyone may decide for themselves who they think is the songwriter, based on the above information. To me it is Brian, because I find that a song is more than just a chord progression, a lyric, or a key change. A song is the conglomeration of all these things, putting them together in a cohesive way, and making it work as a whole. This is what Brian did, and therefore I think he is the songwriter. But, as I said, your opinion may differ, and that's OK.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=FFFFOO>FreMe<h6>Get Down!!!! wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Messenger Of Leah wrote: [/QUOTENAME]And Brian wrote "My soul is painted like wings of butterflies, fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends!"[/QUOTE]
Oh god, this is one of my favorite Queen lyrics ever!!![/QUOTE]
and, as bri has said alot of times, he wrote "my soul is painted like the wings on butterflies" about Freddie
Oh god, this is one of my favorite Queen lyrics ever!!![/QUOTE]
and, as bri has said alot of times, he wrote "my soul is painted like the wings on butterflies" about Freddie
To Zaiga:
- The Key change David Richards suggested was not in the bridge, but in the second verse ("Whatever happens..."), when it passes from B to C#;
- A song is everything you said and much more. In the case of TSMGO, synth sequence Rog and John were fooling around is actually most of the song!
I like Brian a lot, but.. what a great ego he has these days... He's The Great Ego In The Sky.
- The Key change David Richards suggested was not in the bridge, but in the second verse ("Whatever happens..."), when it passes from B to C#;
- A song is everything you said and much more. In the case of TSMGO, synth sequence Rog and John were fooling around is actually most of the song!
I like Brian a lot, but.. what a great ego he has these days... He's The Great Ego In The Sky.
I'm sure it was Roger that wrote The Show Must Go On but if i made a mistake please correct me
No, as stated above Roger and john had a chord progression and not much else, Brian took it and turned it into a full song with some help from Freddie.
This is a really stupid topic, you might as well say "do we really know if Freddie wrote Bo Rap?" at the end of the day every song is a group effort unless someone tells each memeber of the band exactly what to play. But in this case there was no song until Brian worked on it, so what's the big deal, who cares? it's credited as Queen on the album and we KNOW Brian wrote the majority of the song. I haven't seen Roger jumping up and down saying Brian is wrong to say he wrote it, so i guess he did.
This is a really stupid topic, you might as well say "do we really know if Freddie wrote Bo Rap?" at the end of the day every song is a group effort unless someone tells each memeber of the band exactly what to play. But in this case there was no song until Brian worked on it, so what's the big deal, who cares? it's credited as Queen on the album and we KNOW Brian wrote the majority of the song. I haven't seen Roger jumping up and down saying Brian is wrong to say he wrote it, so i guess he did.
You all are wrong, it was written by Desmond Child..............Just Kidding....:)
"Exactly what to play" is part of the arrangements, rather than the actual songwriting. And I can hark back once again to GnR's Knockin' On Heaven's Door: Slash composed his solos, Duff composed his bass-lines, Axl arranged the piano parts, Izzy decided the rhythm guitar lines, but the song is still Bob's, because all of those guitar, bass and piano parts were directed by the chord progression Bob had put.
So, even if Brian decided how would the bass, guitar and keys go (which he did, the bass-arrangement is very May-esque, John just played it), those things are already dictated by the chord progression John & Roger had come up with previously.
Lyrics and melody are of course a different matter.
So, even if Brian decided how would the bass, guitar and keys go (which he did, the bass-arrangement is very May-esque, John just played it), those things are already dictated by the chord progression John & Roger had come up with previously.
Lyrics and melody are of course a different matter.
More than a chord progression makes a song.
isnt it cool how none of you were there when it was being made and thus really dont know ANYTHING that would be true EXCEPT for the testimonies of those who were...?? one of which was BRIAN MAY?? HA! and its SO FUNNY how you all speak and act as if you knew SO much about the situation that you would be able to properly CORRECT someone who WAS present in their recolection or account!
cool!
freaks.
cool!
freaks.
> More than a chord progression makes a song.
Yes, but in the case of TSMGO 90% of the music is just the same chord progression over and over. Hence, whoever wrote it (i.e. Roger & John) have already composed 90% of the music. Lyrics are of course something different.
Yes, but in the case of TSMGO 90% of the music is just the same chord progression over and over. Hence, whoever wrote it (i.e. Roger & John) have already composed 90% of the music. Lyrics are of course something different.