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| | Queen - A Day at the Races (1976) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Though, on the album, it was preceded by a short, multi-tracked guitar instrumental which also served as a coda for closing track "Teo Torriatte," "Tie Your Mother Down" is actually kicked off by a storming, ultra-heavy, and utterly stripped-down (no orchestrations here) Brian May guitar riff. |
 | | And fitting this was too, since, though it quickly became a fan favorite at their concerts, the track's racy lyrics (delivered by Freddie Mercury in a similarly caustic tone to the previous year's "Death on Two Legs") seemingly made it inadequate for release as a single. |
 | | That is, if it wasn't for the historical circumstances of the day, which found England in the throes of the Sex Pistols and punk rock in general, by whose new standards "Tie Your Mother Down" was positively tame. |
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