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"White Man", a track on Queen 1976 album A Day At The Races, " was written by guitarist Brian May about the suffering of Native Americans at the hands of European immigrants. Its riff was used for the album intro, similar to the pairing of "Procession and "Father To Son some years before.
This song would be the focal point for a Freddie Mercury vocal solo on the subsequent tour for the album, and would serve as both a Mercury vocal solo spot and a Brian May guitar solo spot on the 1977-78 News of the World tour. The song is one of Queen's heaviest works, thematically and musically.
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Freddie Mercury Interview, November 1976, Kenny Everett Radio Show:
Kenny Everett: "Cor! How did you manage to get such a loud noise on one record?"
Freddie Mercury: "I don't know, it's down to Mike Stone, our engineer. We're very bad in the studio for that actually, the poor engineer has to really suffer because we really want as much level as possible. We keep pushing the phasers up and he keeps looking at the meters and going, 'Oh it'll never cut'. Then we give him the added task of going over to New York or wherever and saying, 'Make sure that cuts as loud as possible'."
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