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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 - £40.00, $50.00, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 03-May-2024 15:30)on May 5, 2024 at 9:06 pm
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 [VG] shows some obvious discolouring, whilst the inner has some seam splits along some of the edges, and the vinyl is clean & grades EX with only light signs of wear EMTC103) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Queen - Hammer To Fall - Jukebox - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 01-May-2024 16:07)on May 5, 2024 at 9:06 pm
QUEEN Hammer To Fall (1984 UK Jukebox wide centre vinyl 7" single, also including Tear It Up, plain die-cut sleeve. This is only the second example we have ever seen QUEEN4)
- Queen - The Game - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 30-Apr-2024 15:12)on May 5, 2024 at 9:06 pm
QUEEN The Game (1980 UK first press 10-track LP, including the hit singles Another One Bites The & Dust Crazy Little Thing Called Love, complete with illustrated lyric inner, silver metallicised picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some signs of wear, with notable creases to corners/edges, whilst the vinyl is Excellent with minor signs of play. This is a difficult sleeve to photograph/scan & always looks much worse in the images than it actually is, so don't panic! EMA795)
- Queen - A Day At The Races - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 30-Apr-2024 15:15)on May 5, 2024 at 9:06 pm
QUEEN A Day At The Races (1976 UK 10-track LP, the fifth studio album from the legendary British band, including Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To Love & Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, gatefold picture sleeve with die-cut picture inner. The sleeve is Excellent with minor shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with the odd faint paper hairline not affecting play EMTC104)
- Queen - Sheer Heart Attack - 180 Gram Half Speed Mastered - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $37.49, €35.09 (New Item) (arrived 30-Apr-2024 15:17)on May 5, 2024 at 9:06 pm
QUEEN Sheer Heart Attack (2015 UK/EU limited edition 13-track LP pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl Half Speed Mastered from lacquers cut at Abbey Road Studios. Originally released in 1974 their third studio album includes thekiller hit Killer Queen, and single Now I'm Here. Picture sleeve with original cover art by photographer Mick Rock, hype sticker & factory sealed)
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