Lily of the Valley (song)
| "Lily of the Valley" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Keep Yourself Alive" |
"Lily of the Valley" is a song by British rock band Queen, which was originally released on their third studio album Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. "Lily of the Valley" features Mercury playing the piano and providing all of the vocals. The song has a reference to "Seven Seas of Rhye" in the line "messenger from Seven Seas has flown to tell the King of Rhye he's lost his throne". "Lily of the Valley" was released as a single the following year in 1975, but failed to chart anywhere. The B-side of the single was "Keep Yourself Alive". The song is one of the album's few slow ballads.
Covers
Lily of the Valley was covered by 1980s band Game Theory, whose frontman Scott Miller performed a version that appears as a bonus track on the 2015 Omnivore reissue of Game Theory's 1985 album Real Nighttime, produced by Mitch Easter.[1]
The song, together with "Tenement Funster" and "Flick of the Wrist", was also covered by Dream Theater on the bonus disc of their album Black Clouds & Silver Linings.[2]
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano
- Brian May - lead guitar
- Roger Taylor - drums
- John Deacon - bass guitar
References
- ^ Omnivore Recordings (26 January 2015). "Game Theory Real Nighttime". Press Release. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Black Clouds & Silver Linings (Special Edition) Allmusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011
