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The politically charged track is a cutting commentary on the state of the planet and features lines like “There’s blood on the streets / Panic in the air / The markets are trading up / In madness and fear.”
Also offering a message of hope, elsewhere Roger sings: “I wanna fly on the wings of love / I want the clean fresh air in my face / I wanna tear down every border and wall / I wanna take part in the human race.”
Of course, this isn’t Roger Taylor’s first foray into the world of politically themed songs.
The opening track of Roger’s 1994 album ‘Happiness?’, the fascism bashing ‘Nazis 1994’, proved to be his biggest solo hit charting at no.22 on the Official Singles Chart.
Roger also re-released his 1994 anti-Rupert Murdoch song, ‘Dear Mr Murdoch’, in 2011 following the phone-hacking scandal.
“Everybody’s got an opinion and I was just lucky enough to have an outlet for mine,” Roger later told The Independent. “I prefer to stay out of politics, really. I don’t live in a fluffy, badger-saving world.”
Queen will once again join forces with vocalist Adam Lambert for an epic 25-date North American trek this summer called the Rhapsody Tour.
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- Queen - A Night At The Opera - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $61.50, €59.00 (New Item) (arrived 21-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 22, 2025 at 7:42 am
QUEEN A Night At The Opera (Classic 1975 UK first press 12-track LP with picture labels & 'BLAIRS' etched into the run-off area, their fourth studio album including the classic hit Bohemian Rhapsody, embossed gatefold picture sleeve with picture inner. The sleeve shows some obvious discolouring and a seam split to the inner, whilst the vinyl is clean & grades Excellent with only light signs of wear EMTC103) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Queen - Queen II - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $24.60, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2025 13:56)on January 22, 2025 at 7:42 am
QUEEN Queen II (1984 UK Fame issue of the 1974 11-track vinyl LP, their second studio album which includes the single Seven Seas Of Rhye. The glossy barcoded gatefold sleeve displays the 'Fame' logo top right and shows moderate signs of age-related wear with some notable edgewear, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play FA4130991)
- Queen - A Night At The Opera - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £150.00, $184.50, €177.00 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jan-2025 16:00)on January 22, 2025 at 7:42 am
QUEEN A Night At The Opera (Classic 1975 UK first press 12-track LP with picture labels & 'BLAIRS' etched into the run-off area, their fourth studio album including the classic hit Bohemian Rhapsody, housed in the original embossed gatefold picture sleeve with the picture inner. The sleeve shows light foxing with a split to the inner and the vinyl appears barely played, overall an Excellent example EMTC103) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Queen - Kizuna + Bonus PVC Folder - Japanese - 2-LP vinyl set - £69.99, $86.09, €82.59 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 22, 2025 at 7:42 am
QUEEN Kizuna (2024 Japanese Tower Records exclusive limited edition 16-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black, half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Kizuna compiles tracks recorded live in concert between 1979 and 1986, as voted for by Japanese fans. Housed inside a gatefold picture sleeve with English lyric printed inners, Japanese lyric insert and exclusive obi-strip. This edition also includes an official 'Not For Sale' custom printed multi-purpose 12" x 8½" PVC folder, available exclusively from Tower Records stores in Japan!) ***Limited to only 2000 copies***
- Queen - A Day At The Races - 180gm + Stickered - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $153.75, €147.50 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2025 09:32)on January 22, 2025 at 7:42 am
QUEEN A Day At The Races (Limited Edition 1999 UK 10-track LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl as part of The Millennium Vinyl Collection, an all analogue cutting from the analogue master tapes, first released in 1976. Comes housed in adeluxe gatefold picture sleeve with the printed inner. The packaging & the vinyl is near 'as new', still in the hype stickered PVC dust jacket)
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