"The Millionaire Waltz" was written by Freddie Mercury for Queen's 1976 album A Day At The Races. It is said to be about John Reid (Queen's and Elton John's manager at the time). Similar to Bohemian Rhapsody, it is another multi-key and multi-metre song, using abrupt arrangement changes and includes a multi-tracked guitar choir by guitarist Brian May. Freddie Mercury, 1976 Kenny Everett Radio Show: F.M.: "Actually I’d like to say that Brian did do a very good job on the actual guitars. He’s really taken his guitar orchestration to its limits, I don’t kn… read more
"The Millionaire Waltz" was written by Freddie Mercury for Queen's 1976 album A Day At The Races. It is said to be about John Reid (Queen's and Elton John's mana… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced lead vocalist Tim Staffell, after the latter's departure from the original trio. There was much deliberation as to what the band's name would be. May and Taylor had settled upon the Grand Dance, derived from a C.S. Lewis Trilogy of books Out Of The S… read more
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylo… read more