Queen
Queen II Sheer Heart Attack A Night at the Opera A Day at the Races
News of the World
Jazz The Game Flash Gordon Hot Space
The Works
A Kind of Magic The Miracle Innuendo Made in Heaven

YOU AND I
Index A Day at the Races You and I

ADATR
Tie Your Mother Down
May
... Take My Breath Away
Mercury
Long Away
May
The Millionaire Waltz
Mercury
You and I
Deacon
Somebody to Love
Mercury
White Man
May
Good Old-Fashioned...
Mercury
Drowse
Taylor
Teo Torriatte
May

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
Tim Friese-Greene
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Gary Langan
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Gary Lyons
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Mike Stone

STUDIOS (1976)
The Manor
Summer
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Wessex
Autumn
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SARM
Autumn

INSTRUMENTS
Bechstein Acoustic Piano
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Fender Precision Bass
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Ludwig Drums
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May & May Guitar
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Acoustic Guitar

DEVICES
Acoustic 301 Cabinet (x3)
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Acoustic 370 Amplifier (x3)
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AKG Microphones
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Deacon Bespoke Amplifier
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fOXX Foot Phaser Pedal
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Hiwatt Amplifier
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Neumann Microphones
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Premier C Drumsticks
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Sound City 4" x 12" Cabinet (x2)
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Vox AC30 Amplifiers
QUEEN ARE

John Deacon
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Brian May
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Freddie Mercury
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OVERVIEW

A wonderful song by John and another one that would've made a great single. Probably influenced by Elton John a little bit. Maybe not... who knows?

SONGWRITING
Intro
Verse
Refrain
Middle-Eight
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Break
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Outro

Key is D Major, there are no modulations although one could interpret the middle-eight as moving to G Major and then C Major, only to come back with a clever V/ii (V) as pivot. John was indeed a very clever songwriter right from the start.

INSTRUMENTS

Backing track consisted of piano, bass and drums. Overdubs were all guitars: electric by Brian, acoustic by John (reportedly recorded after Freddie had done the vocals).

VOCALS

Freddie on lead, the three founding members on harmonies. Some wonderful and very difficult parts all throughout.

QUOTES

That was a track by John Deacon, he’s contribution to this album. His songs are good and are getting better every time actually. I’m getting a bit worried actually. He’s sort of quiet, lots of people think that. Don’t underestimate him, he’s got a fiery streak underneath all that. I talk so much anyway, he like to let me do all the talking. But once people crack that thin ice, then he’s alright.

Freddie Mercury, Capitol Radio, November 1976


It's very John Deacon, with more raucous guitars. After I'd done the vocals, John put all these guitars in, and the mood has changed. I think it's his strongest song to date.

Freddie Mercury, Circus, 31st January 1977

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