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==Credits==
==Credits==
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* Written by: '''Traditional'''
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* Written by: '''Traditional, arranged by [[Brian May]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Band History | Queen]]''' and '''[[Roy Thomas Baker]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Band History | Queen]]''' and '''[[Roy Thomas Baker]]'''
* Musicians:
* Musicians:
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'''Alternate Versions:'''
'''Alternate Versions:'''
* 7" US (Extended Intro) - Keep Yourself Alive: Elektra E-45268 B
* 7" US (Extended Intro) - Keep Yourself Alive: Elektra E-45268 B
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==Queen Talks==
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{{Freddie Quote
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| quote = "That's something that we've had in our stage act for a long while, y'know, and when we were recording [[A Night At The Opera]], I felt it just lent itself. The whole thing is done by Brian. It's all Brian's guitar, every bit of it, with cymbals and things. I told you we have nobody else coming in. We don't use synthesizers... Brian can get all those sounds with his guitar."<br><br>
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| source = '''[[Freddie Mercury]] - 21/05/1976, ''Record Mirror'''''
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==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==
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* Recorded sometime during the tail end of the [[Sheer Heart Attack (album) | Sheer Heart Attack]] sessions in October 1974. Brian decided to arrange a guitar instrumental version of the British national anthem after hearing audiences sing the song before the band would appear onstage.
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* A piano demo was performed by Brian, full of mistakes. Brian later played this demo in the DVD, ''The Making Of A Night At The Opera''.
==Covers==
==Covers==

Current revision as of 20:00, 20 August 2009

Credits

Brian May - guitars
Roger Taylor - drums, timpani, orchestral cymbals
  • Length: 1:11

Discography

Albums:

A Night At The Opera, 1975

Singles:

Keep Yourself Alive, 1974 USA B-side

Alternate Versions:

  • 7" US (Extended Intro) - Keep Yourself Alive: Elektra E-45268 B

Queen Talks

"That's something that we've had in our stage act for a long while, y'know, and when we were recording A Night At The Opera, I felt it just lent itself. The whole thing is done by Brian. It's all Brian's guitar, every bit of it, with cymbals and things. I told you we have nobody else coming in. We don't use synthesizers... Brian can get all those sounds with his guitar."

Freddie Mercury - 21/05/1976, Record Mirror

Additional Information

  • Recorded sometime during the tail end of the Sheer Heart Attack sessions in October 1974. Brian decided to arrange a guitar instrumental version of the British national anthem after hearing audiences sing the song before the band would appear onstage.
  • A piano demo was performed by Brian, full of mistakes. Brian later played this demo in the DVD, The Making Of A Night At The Opera.

Covers

Cover Versions

Chords & Tabs

  • chords

Lyrics

Instrumental