3. '39 Queen
This is one of the lesser-known Queen gems, a song that steers away from the band's signature sound. The band's guitar genius and astrophysicist Brian May penned this track about a man who travels through space close to the speed of light only to return home and find that his wife died long ago, although he still sees signs of her in their descendants. "Your mother's eyes, from your eyes, cry to me". This unique song is not only intellectually rich (how many rock tracks out there venture into the subject of time dilation caused by travel through space at extreme speeds?); it is also aurally remarkable. May creates a sort of space-country style, driven by his elaborate guitar strumming and backed by Roger Taylor's tour-de-force choruses. With bassist John Deacon on the upright bass and May himself singing, there's no sign of Freddie Mercury in this brilliant recording.
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