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'''''Brian May''''' is a singer and song writer for the band [[Queen]]. He primarily plays guitar, but he also plays keyboard, sings backup vocals, and sings lead vocals on a number of songs. Brian is my favorite member of Queen. I simply adore his guitar work and I tend to prefer the composition and lyrics of songs over the other of the other four members because they're more down to earth and romantic. While he didn't have the raw strength or technical singing skill of Freddie Mercury, I still really love his singing voice.  
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'''Brian May''' is a singer and song writer for the band [[Queen]]. He primarily plays guitar, but he also plays keyboard, sings backup vocals, and sings lead vocals on a number of songs. He mostly composes in various [[rock]] genres.
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==Personal==
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Brian is my favorite member of Queen. I simply adore his guitar work and I tend to prefer the composition and lyrics of songs over the other of the other four members because they're more down to earth and romantic. While he didn't have the raw strength or technical singing skill of Freddie Mercury, I still really love his singing voice.  
  
  
 
==Songs With Queen==
 
==Songs With Queen==
===Queen===
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===[[Queen (Album|Queen]]===
 
* [[Keep Yourself Alive]] – Music and lyrics. Vocal bridge with Taylor, rest sung by Mercury
 
* [[Keep Yourself Alive]] – Music and lyrics. Vocal bridge with Taylor, rest sung by Mercury
 
* [[Doing Alright]] - Co-wrote with Tim Staffell.
 
* [[Doing Alright]] - Co-wrote with Tim Staffell.
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* [[Son and Daughter]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Son and Daughter]] - Music and lyrics.
  
===Queen II===
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===[[Queen II]]===
 
* [[Procession]] - Music.
 
* [[Procession]] - Music.
 
* [[Father to Son]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Father to Son]] - Music and lyrics.
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* [[See What A Fool I've Been]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[See What A Fool I've Been]] - Music and lyrics.
  
===Sheer Heart Attack===
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===[[Sheer Heart Attack]]===
 
* [[Brighton Rock]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Brighton Rock]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Now I'm Here]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Now I'm Here]] - Music and lyrics.
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* [[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes)]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
 
* [[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes)]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
  
===A Night At the Opera===
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===[[A Night At the Opera]]===
 
* [['39]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
 
* [['39]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
 
* [[Sweet Lady]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Sweet Lady]] - Music and lyrics.
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* [[God Save the Queen]] - Arranged.
 
* [[God Save the Queen]] - Arranged.
  
===A Day At the Races===
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===[[A Day At the Races]]===
 
* [[Tie Your Mother Down]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Tie Your Mother Down]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Long Away]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
 
* [[Long Away]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
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* [[Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)]] - Music and lyrics.
  
===News of the Word===
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===[[News of the Word]]===
 
* [[We Will Rock You]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[We Will Rock You]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[All Dead, All Dead]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
 
* [[All Dead, All Dead]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
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* [[It's Late]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[It's Late]] - Music and lyrics.
  
===Jazz===
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===[[Jazz (Album)|Jazz]]===
 
* [[Fat Bottomed Girls]] – Music, lyrics, and chorus lead vocals.
 
* [[Fat Bottomed Girls]] – Music, lyrics, and chorus lead vocals.
 
* [[Dead On Time]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Dead On Time]] - Music and lyrics.
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* [[Leaving Home Ain't Easy]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
 
* [[Leaving Home Ain't Easy]] - Music, lyrics, vocals.
  
===The Game===
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===[[The Game]]===
 
* [[Dragon Attack]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Dragon Attack]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Sail Away Sweet Sister]] - Music, lyrics, verses (Mercury sings the bridge).
 
* [[Sail Away Sweet Sister]] - Music, lyrics, verses (Mercury sings the bridge).
 
* [[Save Me]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Save Me]] - Music and lyrics.
  
===Flash Gordon Soundtrack===
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===[[Flash Gordon: Original Soundtrack]]===
 
* [[Flash]] - Music, lyrics, vocals with Freddie.
 
* [[Flash]] - Music, lyrics, vocals with Freddie.
 
* [[Flash to the Rescue]] - Music.
 
* [[Flash to the Rescue]] - Music.
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* [[The Hero]] - Music.
 
* [[The Hero]] - Music.
  
===Hot Space===
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===[[Hot Space]]===
 
* [[Dancer]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Dancer]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Put Out the Fire]] - Music, lyrics, sung lead on the falsetto lines.
 
* [[Put Out the Fire]] - Music, lyrics, sung lead on the falsetto lines.
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* [[Under Pressure]] - Partial collaboration.
 
* [[Under Pressure]] - Partial collaboration.
  
===The Works===
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===[[The Works]]===
 
* [[Tear It Up]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Tear It Up]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Machines (Or 'Back to Humans')]] - Co-wrote with Roger.
 
* [[Machines (Or 'Back to Humans')]] - Co-wrote with Roger.
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* [[I Go Crazy]] - Music, lyrics, lead bridge vocals.
 
* [[I Go Crazy]] - Music, lyrics, lead bridge vocals.
  
===A Kind of Magic===
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===[[A Kind of Magic]]===
 
* [[One Vision]] - Co-wrote with the band.
 
* [[One Vision]] - Co-wrote with the band.
 
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever]] - Music, lyrics, intro verse, and harmony.
 
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever]] - Music, lyrics, intro verse, and harmony.
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* [[Forever]] - Music.
 
* [[Forever]] - Music.
  
===The Miracle===
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===[[The Miracle]]===
 
* [[Party]] - Co-wrote with the band, some lead vocals at the beginning.
 
* [[Party]] - Co-wrote with the band, some lead vocals at the beginning.
 
* [[Khashoggi's Ship]] - Co-wrote music and lyrics with the band.
 
* [[Khashoggi's Ship]] - Co-wrote music and lyrics with the band.
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* [[Chinese Torture]] - Co-wrote music with Freddie.
 
* [[Chinese Torture]] - Co-wrote music with Freddie.
  
===Innuendo===
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===[[Innuendo]]===
 
* [[Headlong]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[Headlong]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[I Can't Live with You]] - Music and lyrics.
 
* [[I Can't Live with You]] - Music and lyrics.
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* [[Lost Opportunity]] - Music, lyrics, and vocals.
 
* [[Lost Opportunity]] - Music, lyrics, and vocals.
  
===Made In Heaven===
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===[[Made In Heaven]]===
 
* [[Let Me Live]] – Lead vocals on third verse (1995)
 
* [[Let Me Live]] – Lead vocals on third verse (1995)
 
* [[Mother Love]] - Music, lyrics and lead vocals on final verse. Other vocals by Freddie.
 
* [[Mother Love]] - Music, lyrics and lead vocals on final verse. Other vocals by Freddie.
 
* [[Too Much Love Will Kill You]] - Co-wrote with Frank Musker and Elizabeth Lamers.
 
* [[Too Much Love Will Kill You]] - Co-wrote with Frank Musker and Elizabeth Lamers.
  
===Queen Rocks===
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===[[Queen Rocks]]===
 
* [[No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)]] - Co-wrote with Roger, half of the lead vocals.
 
* [[No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)]] - Co-wrote with Roger, half of the lead vocals.
  
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==Songs==
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This is a list of some of my favorite songs composed by Brian May. For all his songs, see [[:Category:Brian May Songs|Brian May Songs]].
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* With [[Queen]]
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** [[Fat Bottomed Girls]]
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** [[Father to Son]]
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** [[Hammer to Fall]]
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** [[Long Away]]
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** [[Night Comes Down]]
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** [[No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)]]
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** [[Now I'm Here]]
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** [[Sail Away Sweet Sister]]
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** [[See What a Fool I've Been]]
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** [[She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)]]
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** [[The Show Must Go On]]
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** [[Sleeping On the Sidewalk]]
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** [[Some Day One Day]]
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** [[Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)]]
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** [[These Are the Days of Our Lives]]
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** [[White Queen (As It Began)]]
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** [[Who Wants to Live Forever]]
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* Solo and others
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** [[Back to the Light]]
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** [[Driven By You]]
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** [[Just One Life]]
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** [[Polar Bear]]
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** [[Resurrection]]
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** [[Too Much Love Will Kill You]]
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==Media==
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===Pictures===
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<gallery>
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Brian May - With The Darkness.jpg|With [[The Darkness]].
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</gallery>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.brianmay.com brianmay.com] - Official.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May}}
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/user/brianmay}}
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{{Link|Discogs|https://www.discogs.com/artist/253217-Brian-May}}
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{{Link|Official|http://www.brianmay.com}}
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[[Category: People]]
 
[[Category: People]]
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[[Category: Musicians]]
 
[[Category: Singers]]
 
[[Category: Singers]]
[[Category: Song Writers]]
 
 
[[Category: Composers]]
 
[[Category: Composers]]
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[[Category: Lyricists]]
 
[[Category: Favorite]]
 
[[Category: Favorite]]
 
[[Category: Favorite Musicians]]
 
[[Category: Favorite Musicians]]

Revision as of 12:31, 21 February 2020

Brian May.

Brian May is a singer and song writer for the band Queen. He primarily plays guitar, but he also plays keyboard, sings backup vocals, and sings lead vocals on a number of songs. He mostly composes in various rock genres.

Personal

Brian is my favorite member of Queen. I simply adore his guitar work and I tend to prefer the composition and lyrics of songs over the other of the other four members because they're more down to earth and romantic. While he didn't have the raw strength or technical singing skill of Freddie Mercury, I still really love his singing voice.


Songs With Queen

Queen

Queen II

Sheer Heart Attack

A Night At the Opera

A Day At the Races

News of the Word

Jazz

The Game

Flash Gordon: Original Soundtrack

Hot Space

The Works

A Kind of Magic

The Miracle

Innuendo

Made In Heaven

Queen Rocks

Songs

This is a list of some of my favorite songs composed by Brian May. For all his songs, see Brian May Songs.

Media

Pictures

Links

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