ROGER MEDDOWS-TAYLOR

As Backing Singer

Being Queen's official backing vocalist on stage, Roger's marvellous voice worked perfectly for enhancing the sound both live and in the studio. For instance:

- Great King Rat: High-part.

- My Fairy King: Screams and falsetto lines.

- Liar: 'Why don't you leave me alone' (first iteration).

- Son and Daughter: High-part in 'I want you'.

- Ogre Battle: Screams.

- Fairy Feller's Master Stroke: High falsettos.

- The March of the Black Queen: High falsettos.

- Seven Seas of Rhye: Top part.

- Brighton Rock: Top part (chorus).

- Killer Queen: Chorus scat bit (with the others).

- In the Lap of the Gods: Screams.

- '39: Intro and break (top and bottom).

- Seaside Rendezvous: Brass orchestration.

- Bohemian Rhapsody: Operatic soprano (e.g. 'very very frightening me', 'Galileo', 'for me') and fanfare (with Freddie).

- Tie Your Mother Down: Top voice.

- Somebody to Love: Gospel.

- Bicycle Race: Verse.

- Don't Stop Me Now: 'Explode'.

- Sail Away Sweet Sister: Top-part (middle-eight).

- Flash's Theme: Top-part.

- Dancer: Top part (chorus).

- Action this Day: Octaves.

- Under Pressure: Joining Bowie at the end.

- Who Wants to Live Forever: Last choruses (with Brian and Freddie).

- Khashoggi's Ship: 'Come back come back come back come back'.

- I Can't Live With You: Break.

- A Winter's Tale: Middle-eight.