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” My Fairy King “(Spanish:” My fairy king “) is a song for the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury, it is the fourth song of the 1973 debut album, Queen . [ 3 ] ​ [ 4 ] ​ [ 5 ] ​ [ 6 ] ​

Composition [ To edit ]

“My Fairy King” is a number influenced by Glam Rock, approximately four minutes and eight seconds in duration. The main voice is sung by Freddie Mercury, with choirs by Roger Taylor. The inspiration for “My Fairy King” comes from Robert Browning’s poem, The Hamelin flutist .

“My Fairy King” was Queen’s first song to present Mercury’s piano skills. [ 7 ] Guitarist Brian May said in song recordings:

This was the first time we’d really seen Freddie working at his full capacity. He’s virtually a self-taught pianist, and he was making vast strides at the time, although we didn’t have a piano on stage at that point because it would have been impossible to fix up. So in the studio was the first chance Freddie had to do his piano things and we actually got that sound of the piano and the guitar working for the first time which was very exciting. “My Fairy King” was the first of these sort of epics where there were lots voice overdubs and harmonies. Freddie got into this, and that led to “The March of the Black Queen” on the second album and then “Bohemian Rhapsody” later on.

This is the song that inspired Freddie Mercury to change his second name. The lyrics contain a verse with the words “Mother Mercury, Look What they’ve done to me.” Brian May has said that after the line was written, Freddie claimed that he was singing about his mother. Freddie Bulsara took the artistic name of Freddie Mercury. [ 8 ] ​

This was the first song that Queen played in his first appearance on the radio, a session of John Peel for the BBC Radio 1. Later published in the live album of 1989, At the Beeb . [ 9 ] ​

Other appearances [ To edit ]

The song also appears in two compilation albums of the band: Deep Cuts, Volume 1 [ ten ] ​ [ 11 ] (2011) and On Air [ twelfth ] ​ [ 13 ] (2016).

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  1. ↑ Ewing, Jerry (July 26, 2020). «Queen’s proggiest moments» . Prog . Retrieved on November 20, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2018). Queen: Album by Album . Traveler Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7603-6283-9 .
  3. ↑ Yerbouti, Sheik (October 9, 2020). «Queen» . Aphoristic Album Reviews . Retrieved on November 10, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Fletcher, Gordon (December 6, 1973). «Queen» . Rolling Stone . Retrieved on November 10, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Yadav, Dylan (August 10, 2017). «Queen’s Self-Titled Debut Was An Enchanting Masterpiece» . Immortal Reviews . Retrieved on November 10, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Bell, Max (Julio 13, 2020). «How Queen’s Debut Album Proved Be An Auspicious Entry In Their History» . uDiscover Music . Retrieved on January 22, 2021 .
  7. ↑ Chiu, David (November 26, 2018). «How Queen’s Underrated Debut Album Signaled a Band on the Rise» . Medium (in English) . Retrieved on February 24, 2021 .
  8. ↑ ONEN, Made (October 27, 2020). «The Real Story Of Why Freddie Mercury Decided To Change His Original Name, Farrokh Bulsara» . Metalhead Zone (in American English) . Retrieved on January 26, 2021 .
  9. ↑ At the BBC – Queen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic (in English) , consulted on February 24, 2021 .
  10. ↑ «Deep Cuts Volume 1 (1973-1976) (Remastered Edition)» . Queen . Retrieved on November 9, 2020 .
  11. ↑ «Queen – Deep Cuts Volume 1 (1973-1976)» . Discogs . Retrieved on November 9, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Lester, Paul (November 20, 2016). «Queen – On Air album review» . Classic Rock . Retrieved on November 20, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Lacatell, Marc (17 Noviembre of 2016). «‘QUEEN ON AIR: THE COMPLETE BBC RECORDINGS’ ASTONISHES & ROCKS (BOX SET REVIEW)» . Glide Magazine . Retrieved on November 20, 2020 .

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