Father To Son
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==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
- | * Written by: | + | * Written by: '''[[Brian May]]''' |
- | * Produced by: | + | * Produced by: '''[[Band History | Queen]]''' and '''[[Roy Thomas Baker]]''' |
* Musicians: | * Musicians: | ||
- | :'''[[Freddie Mercury]]''' - | + | :'''[[Freddie Mercury]]''' - lead and backing vocals, piano |
- | :'''[[Brian May]]''' - | + | :'''[[Brian May]]''' - acoustic & electric guitars, piano, backing vocals |
- | :'''[[John Deacon]]''' - | + | :'''[[John Deacon]]''' - bass guitar, acoustic guitar |
- | :'''[[Roger Taylor]]''' - | + | :'''[[Roger Taylor]]''' - drums, backing vocals |
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+ | * Length: 6:12 | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
'''Albums:''' | '''Albums:''' | ||
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- | + | |valign="top"|[[Image:queen_queenII.jpg|50px|]] | |
+ | |valign="top"|[[Queen II]], 1974 | ||
+ | |} | ||
'''Singles:''' | '''Singles:''' | ||
- | * | + | * None |
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'''Alternate Versions:''' | '''Alternate Versions:''' | ||
- | * | + | * Exposed Hybrid 5:49 Ending - Exposed MC C-EXP 0491 |
- | ''' | + | ==Queen Talks== |
- | + | {{Brian Quote | |
+ | | quote = "[The Who and Led Zeppelin are] probably in there somewhere. They were our favourite groups among a few others. But what we were trying to do differently from either of those groups really was this sort of layered sound. See, The Who had a sort of 'clang' guitar sound – you know, the open chord guitar sound. There is a bit of that in 'Father To Son', but our sound is sort of more based around the overdriven guitar sound, which is what is used on the main bulk of the song. Also, what I wanted to do was this business of building up textures behind the main melody lines. So you have in the first entry of the vocal behind it there is a sort of orchestral thing, which is a nine-part guitar thing that was my expedition into sort of proper orchestrating of the guitar. So that was one thing. | ||
- | ''' | + | It's amazing how few people knew what we were doing. We wanted to make a kind of rock music that still had the power of, like, The Who or Led Zeppelin but which had more melody, more harmony, and more texture than had been done before. That was one of the first songs we did it on and there's lots of harmonies, lots of guitar harmonies and lots of bits of melody, you know."<br><br> |
- | + | | source = '''[[Brian May]] - 1983, [http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Brian_May_-_XX-XX-1983_-_Guitar_Greats_-_BBC_Radio_One BBC Radio One]''' | |
+ | }} | ||
- | == | + | ==Chords & Tabs== |
- | + | * chords | |
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- | + | ==Lyrics== | |
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- | + | <i> | |
- | + | A word in your ear<br> | |
+ | From father to son<br> | ||
+ | Hear the word that I say<br> | ||
+ | I fought with you<br> | ||
+ | Fought on your side<br> | ||
+ | Long before you were born<br> | ||
+ | Joyful the sound<br> | ||
+ | The word goes around<br> | ||
+ | From father to son to son<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | And the voice is so clear<br> | ||
+ | Time after time it keeps<br> | ||
+ | Calling you calling you on<br> | ||
+ | Don't destroy what you see<br> | ||
+ | Your country to be<br> | ||
+ | Just keep building on the ground<br> | ||
+ | That's been won<br> | ||
+ | Kings will be crowned<br> | ||
+ | The word goes around<br> | ||
+ | From father to son to son<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | Won't you hear us sing<br> | ||
+ | Our family song?<br> | ||
+ | Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba<br> | ||
+ | Now we hand it on<br> | ||
+ | But I've heard it all before<br> | ||
+ | Take this letter that I give you<br> | ||
+ | Take it sonny hold it high<br> | ||
+ | You won't understand a word that's in it<br> | ||
+ | But you'll write it all again before you die<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | A word in your ear<br> | ||
+ | From father to son<br> | ||
+ | Funny you don't hear<br> | ||
+ | A single word that I say<br> | ||
+ | But my letter to you<br> | ||
+ | Will stay by your side<br> | ||
+ | Thru' the years<br> | ||
+ | Till the loneliness is gone<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | Sing if you will<br> | ||
+ | But the air you breathe<br> | ||
+ | I live to give you<br> | ||
+ | Father to son father to son<br> | ||
+ | Father to son father to son<br> | ||
+ | Joyful the sound<br> | ||
+ | Word goes around<br> | ||
+ | Father to son to son<br> | ||
+ | Kings will be crowned<br> | ||
+ | Earth goes around<br> | ||
+ | Father to son to son<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | Joyful the sound<br> | ||
+ | Word goes around<br> | ||
+ | Father to son to son<br> | ||
+ | Kings will be crowned<br> | ||
+ | Earth goes around<br> | ||
+ | Father to son to son | ||
+ | </i> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |} |
Current revision as of 20:24, 27 August 2009
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Queen Talks
"[The Who and Led Zeppelin are] probably in there somewhere. They were our favourite groups among a few others. But what we were trying to do differently from either of those groups really was this sort of layered sound. See, The Who had a sort of 'clang' guitar sound – you know, the open chord guitar sound. There is a bit of that in 'Father To Son', but our sound is sort of more based around the overdriven guitar sound, which is what is used on the main bulk of the song. Also, what I wanted to do was this business of building up textures behind the main melody lines. So you have in the first entry of the vocal behind it there is a sort of orchestral thing, which is a nine-part guitar thing that was my expedition into sort of proper orchestrating of the guitar. So that was one thing.
It's amazing how few people knew what we were doing. We wanted to make a kind of rock music that still had the power of, like, The Who or Led Zeppelin but which had more melody, more harmony, and more texture than had been done before. That was one of the first songs we did it on and there's lots of harmonies, lots of guitar harmonies and lots of bits of melody, you know." Chords & Tabs
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