| 词条 | Tie Your Mother Down | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
| name = Tie Your Mother Down | cover = Queen Tie Your Mother Down.png | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Queen | album = A Day at the Races | B-side = {{ubl|"You and I"|"Drowse" (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand)}} | released = 4 March 1977 | format = 7" | recorded = 1976 | studio = | venue = | genre = Hard rock[1] | length =
| label = EMI (UK) Elektra (US) | writer = Brian May | producer = Queen | prev_title = Somebody to Love | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) | next_year = 1977 }} "Tie Your Mother Down" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead guitarist Brian May. It is the opening track and the second single from their 1976 album A Day at the Races. On its original release as a single in 1977 the song peaked at 31 in the UK Singles Chart, however more than 20 years later it was released as a double a-side to "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)" where it reached 13 in UK Singles Chart. On the album the song is preceded by a one-minute instrumental intro featuring a Shepard tone melody, which is reprised in the ending of "Teo Torriatte": this was intended to create a "circle" in the album, typical, for example, of Pink Floyd's albums. After its release in 1976, it was played by Queen on every subsequent tour.[2] At the 1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was co-performed by Queen and guests Joe Elliot and Slash.[3] On several occasions in the recent years, Brian May and Roger Taylor have played this song live with the Foo Fighters, including performances at Queen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2001, and the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006. The song is a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero Live. HistoryBrian May started writing the song in Tenerife, while he was working for his Ph.D. as an astrophysicist. He composed the riff on a Spanish guitar, and woke up early one morning and played it while singing "tie your mother down," a line he considered a joke. Vocalist Freddie Mercury encouraged him to keep the line. "Tie Your Mother Down" opens with an ultra-heavy, stripped down guitar riff.[4] A promotional film was made for the song, directed by Bruce Gowers, based on a performance clip shot at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York in February 1977 during the band's US arena headlining tour.[2] Though it was a long-time live favourite and a US FM rock radio favourite, the song had limited chart success, making #31 in the UK and #49 in the US. Therefore, it was included on the band's first Greatest Hits compilation in certain markets only; however, the song is featured on the Queen Rocks compilation album, together with some of the band's heaviest songs.[3] In a BBC Radio 4 tribute program to Rory Gallagher, May stated that a key inspiration for the riff of this song came from Taste's "Morning Sun" from their On the Boards (1970) album. Queen comments on the song{{cquote|Well this one in fact is a track written by Brian actually, I dunno why. Maybe he was in one of his vicious moods. I think he's trying to outdo me after "Death On Two Legs" actually.[4]|25px|25px|Freddie Mercury}}{{cquote|I'll tell you the truth, I know what happened. Sometimes you get a little riff, and you just put some words with it, and then you don't even think about what they mean. Now I'm remember thinking, now this isn't a good enough title for this song, but everyone said: 'Well actually, it sounds okay,' and so we kind of lyrically built it around that. That's the truth, folks.|25px|25px|Brian May}}Charts{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
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Live performancesAfter its release in 1976, "Tie Your Mother Down" would go on to become the most frequent opening number for the remainder of the band's long career.[5][6] At the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was co-performed by Queen and guests; Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.[7] May sang the first verse and chorus before handing over the vocal part to Elliot.[7] On several occasions in the recent years, May and Taylor have played this song live with the Foo Fighters, including performances at Queen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2001, VH1's Rock Honors 2006, and in Foo Fighters London Hyde Park concert for the encore of the show.[8][9][10] On 5 September 2011, Jeff Beck performed the song with May and Taylor in celebration of what would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday at an event titled 'Freddie for a Day' held at the Savoy Hotel in London.[11] Live recordings
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-day-at-the-races-mw0000182727|title=A Day at the Races - Queen - Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=7 January 2017}} 2. ^1977 A Day At The Races North American Tour Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 31 August 2011 3. ^Queen Rocks, Vol. 1 Allmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1378 |title=Tie Your Mother Down by Queen Songfacts |website=Songfacts.com |date=1977-02-19 |accessdate=2016-10-13}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|author=|url=http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen.html |title=Complete Queen live concertography |publisher=Queen Concerts |date= |accessdate=13 October 2016}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|author=Eduardo Rivadavia |url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/tie-your-mother-down-t2509372 |title=Tie Your Mother Down - Queen | Song Info |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=13 October 2016}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/fmtributedvd.htm#tieyour |title=Queen "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" video and song lyrics |website=Ultimatequeen.co.uk |date= |accessdate=13 October 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/23362 |title=Foo Fighters joined by Queen legends |website=Nme.com |date=18 June 2006 |accessdate=13 October 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/52521/Foos-play-biggest-ever-gig.html?print%3Dyes |title=Archived copy |accessdate=31 August 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024092636/http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/52521/Foos-play-biggest-ever-gig.html?print=yes |archivedate=24 October 2012 }} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/89881/queen-foo-fighters-we-will-rock-you-we-are-the-champions-live-at-rock-honors-2006.jhtml |title=Full Episodes |website=VH1.com |date=30 September 2016 |accessdate=13 October 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/freddie-party-savoy-set-list/ |title=Freddie Party - Savoy Set List |website=Queenonline.com |date= |accessdate=13 October 2016}} External links
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