Brian May

Brian May.

Brian May is a singer and song writer for the band Queen. He primarily plays guitar, but he also plays keyboard, sings backup vocals, and sings lead vocals on a number of songs. He mostly composes in various rock genres.

Personal

Brian is my favorite member of Queen. I simply adore his guitar work and I tend to prefer the composition and lyrics of songs over the other of the other four members because they're more down to earth and romantic. While he didn't have the raw strength or technical singing skill of Freddie Mercury, I still really love his singing voice.

Songs With Queen

Queen

• Keep Yourself Alive – Music and lyrics. Vocal bridge with Taylor, rest sung by Mercury
• Doing Alright - Co-wrote with Tim Staffell.
• The Night Comes Down - Music and lyrics.
• Son and Daughter - Music and lyrics.

Queen II

• Procession - Music.
• Father to Son - Music and lyrics.
• White Queen (As It Began) - Music and lyrics.
• Some Day One Day - Music, lyrics, vocals.
• See What A Fool I've Been - Music and lyrics.

Sheer Heart Attack

• Brighton Rock - Music and lyrics.
• Now I'm Here - Music and lyrics.
• Stone Cold Crazy - Co wrote with the rest of the band and previous bands.
• Dear Friends - Music and lyrics.
• She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes) - Music, lyrics, vocals.

A Night at the Opera

• '39 - Music, lyrics, vocals.
• Sweet Lady - Music and lyrics.
• The Prophet's Song - Music and lyrics.
• Good Company - Music and lyrics.
• God Save the Queen - Arranged.

A Day at the Races

• Tie Your Mother Down - Music and lyrics.
• Long Away - Music, lyrics, vocals.
• White Man - Music and lyrics.
• Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) - Music and lyrics.

News of the Word

• We Will Rock You - Music and lyrics.
• All Dead, All Dead - Music, lyrics, vocals.
• Sleeping On the Sidewalk - Music, lyrics, vocals.
• It's Late - Music and lyrics.

Jazz

• Fat Bottomed Girls – Music, lyrics, and chorus lead vocals.
• Dead On Time - Music and lyrics.
• Dreamer's Ball - Music and lyrics.
• Leaving Home Ain't Easy - Music, lyrics, vocals.

The Game

• Dragon Attack - Music and lyrics.
• Sail Away Sweet Sister - Music, lyrics, verses (Mercury sings the bridge).
• Save Me - Music and lyrics.

Flash Gordon: Original Soundtrack

• Flash - Music, lyrics, vocals with Freddie.
• Flash to the Rescue - Music.
• Battle Theme - Music.
• The Wedding March - Arranged.
• Marriage of Dale and Ming (And Flash Approaching) - Music (with Roger).
• Crash Dive On Mingo City - Music.
• Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations) - Music.
• The Hero - Music.

Hot Space

• Dancer - Music and lyrics.
• Put Out the Fire - Music, lyrics, sung lead on the falsetto lines.
• Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love) - Music, lyrics, sung lead harmony vocals on chorus.
• Under Pressure - Partial collaboration.

The Works

• Tear It Up - Music and lyrics.
• Machines (Or 'Back to Humans') - Co-wrote with Roger.
• Hammer to Fall - Music and lyrics.
• Is This the World We Created...? - Co-wrote with Freddie.
• I Go Crazy - Music, lyrics, lead bridge vocals.

A Kind of Magic

• One Vision - Co-wrote with the band.
• Who Wants to Live Forever - Music, lyrics, intro verse, and harmony.
• Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme) - Music and lyrics.
• Forever - Music.

The Miracle

• Party - Co-wrote with the band, some lead vocals at the beginning.
• Khashoggi's Ship - Co-wrote music and lyrics with the band.
• The Miracle - Co-wrote music and lyrics with the band.
• I Want It All - Music, lyrics, and some vocals with Freddie.
• Scandal - Music and lyrics.
• Chinese Torture - Co-wrote music with Freddie.

Innuendo

• Headlong - Music and lyrics.
• I Can't Live with You - Music and lyrics.
• Don't Try So Hard - Co-wrote with Freddie.
• The Hitman - Co-wrote with Freddie and John.
• Bijou - Co-wrote with Freddie.
• The Show Must Go On - Music and lyrics.
• Lost Opportunity - Music, lyrics, and vocals.

Made In Heaven

• Let Me Live – Lead vocals on third verse (1995)
• Mother Love - Music, lyrics and lead vocals on final verse. Other vocals by Freddie.
• Too Much Love Will Kill You - Co-wrote with Frank Musker and Elizabeth Lamers.

Queen Rocks

• No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young) - Co-wrote with Roger, half of the lead vocals.

Songs

This is a list of some of my favorite songs composed by Brian May. For all his songs, see Brian May Songs.

• With Queen
  • Fat Bottomed Girls
  • Father to Son
  • Hammer to Fall
  • Long Away
  • Night Comes Down
  • No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)
  • Now I'm Here
  • Sail Away Sweet Sister
  • See What a Fool I've Been
  • She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
  • The Show Must Go On
  • Sleeping On the Sidewalk
  • Some Day One Day
  • Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
  • These Are the Days of Our Lives
  • White Queen (As It Began)
  • Who Wants to Live Forever
• Solo and others
  • Back to the Light
  • Driven By You
  • Just One Life
  • Polar Bear
  • Resurrection
  • Too Much Love Will Kill You

Media

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