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| | Queen - A Day at the Races (1976) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | 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. |
 | | Queen's "Somebody to Love" (along with "Tie Your Mother Down") emerged as the strongest from their album A Day at the Races; it charted Top 20 in 1976. |
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