Queen - Handwritten Lyrics Collection
Apr 16, 2020 16:06:17 GMT
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Post by Chinwonder2 on Apr 16, 2020 16:06:17 GMT
Hey everyone,
I recently had this lovely book bought as a present to me, by my lovely lady courtneycampbell09 <3.
Throughout the book there are various prints of early handwritten or typed lyrics to many songs, so here I'm going to share them. This is currently a work in progress thread so if there is any more out there, feel free to share them here!
Some of these I have managed to scan, but for most I had to use my camera and then try to adjust in Photoshop, so my apologies if they aren't the greatest. If there's any photos you'd like me to re-take or anything, let me know
The link below will take you to a Mediafire folder will take you to all the fixed up photos/scans, and within that folder will also be the raw photos from my camera. I will also be including the small quotations that are in the book, which are beside the said set of lyrics.
So in no particular order, here they all are:
www.mediafire.com/folder/8ux9h13p0gucv/Queen_-_The_Complete_Illustrated_Lyrics
Enjoy!
Action This Day - "Though this is Roger's song, these handwritten lyrics are in Freddie's hand".
All God's People - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'All God's People'".
A Kind Of Magic - "Roger's lyrics for 'A Kind Of Magic".
A Winter's Tale - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'A Winter's Tale'. These fascinating examples are amongst the very last he ever wrote".
"Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'A Winter's Tale".
Back Chat - "Handwritten lyrics for 'Back Chat', top by john, bottom by Freddie".
"Handwritten lyrics and doodle by Freddie for 'Back Chat'".
Body Language - "Freddie's writing, on hotel notepaper from Munich".
Calling All Girls - "Handwritten lyrics for 'Calling All Girls', top by Roger, bottom by Freddie".
"More of Roger's handwritten lyrics, with the bottom four lines by John".
Cool Cat - "Freddie's lyrics for one of the songs he co-wrote with John. Again written on hotel notepaper, this time the Palace Hotel in Montreux."
"More of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Cool Cat', showing the song's earliest title was 'Woolly Hat'."
Dancer - "Other rare examples of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for a song written by Brian."
Delilah - "Freddie's writing, again on Montreux Palace hotel notepaper, including ideas that were never used".
Don't Try So Hard - "Another example of handwritten Freddie lyrics containing lines not ultimately used in the final (familiar) recording".
Dreamers Ball - "Another rare item from the 'Jazz' sessions: handwritten lyrics for Brian's song, but in Freddie's hand".
Fat Bottomed Girls - "Brian's song, but these lyrics are instead in Freddie's had and are written on the reverse side of Mountain Recording Studios notepaper".
"More of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Fat Bottomed Girls'".
Fun It - "Roger's original handwritten 'Fun It' lyrics and notes".
Hammer To Fall - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Hammer To Fall'".
The Hitman - "'The Hitman' lyrics written by Brian".
I Can't Live With You - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'I Can't Live With You'".
I Go Crazy - "Brian's early lyrical ideas for the song that would become 'I Go Crazy', featuring lots of ideas that did not make the final recording. The song dates back to 1981 and the 'Hot Space' sessions - some three years prior to the 'Ga Ga' single".
I Want To Break Free - "John's original lyrics for the song that was to become one of Queen's biggest international hits".
I Was Born To Love You - Freddie's lyrics for 'I Was Born To Love You', dating back to 1984 and sessions for his debut solo album 'Mr Bad Guy'. As is often the case with Freddie's lyrics, this also contains some piano chord sequences".
"More original Freddie lyrics for 'I Was Born To Love You'".
I'm Going Slightly Mad - "Roger and Freddie's lyric ideas for 'I'm Going Slightly Mad'. Freddie's notes again include some unused lines".
"More 'Slightly Mad' lyrics from Roger and Freddie".
In Only Seven Days - "John's lyrics for 'In Only Seven Days'. Like many of the handwritten treasures in this book, this example was found the original multitrack tape box during thearchiving process and dates back to the original 'Jazz' albums sessions of 1978."
Innuendo - "'Innuendo' lyrics in Roger's hand with partly used adjustments by Freddie".
The Invisible Man - "It was band procedure, back in the day, for someone to painstakingly type out the lyrics sung (usually by Freddie) on the album, for each band member to check before the project went to press. This typical example find Roger correcting detail for 'The Invisible Man'.
Is This The World We Created - Brian and Freddie wrote 'Is This The World Created' together. These handwritten lyrics, from the original sessions, are by Brian and Freddie respectively".
It's A Hard Life - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'It's A Hard Life'".
Jealousy - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Jealousy'".
Keep Passing The Open Windows - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Keep Passing The Open Windows'".
Las Palabras De Amor - "Though this is Brian's song, these handwritten lyrics are in Freddie's hand".
Leaving Home Ain't Easy - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Leaving Home Ain't Easy'. This is one of the earliest examples of handwritten lyrics in the Queen archive".
Let Me Entertain You - "Freddie's 'Let Me Entertain You', with added notes from John Deacon".
Let Me Live - "These rare handwritten lyrics (in Freddie's hand) date back to 1981 and sessions for the 'Hot Space' album. At that time the song's working title was 'Take A Little Piece Of My Heart'. The finished song would not see the light of day until nearly fifteen years later, after Freddie's passing, when it was retitled 'Let Me Live'".
Life Is Real (Song For Lennon) - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Life Is Real', the song he wrote in the wake of John Lennon's murder - a tribute to one of his greatest heroes and influences".
The Loser In The End - "This is the oldest example of handwritten lyrics in the Queen archive. This intriguing gem narrowly survived the shredder in 2004, alongside Roger's original 1971 Biology course-work folder. A rare treasure rescued for posterity by a keen-eyed archivist and featuring an alternative third line to that of the familiar version".
Machines (Or Back To Humans) - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Machines', the song he co-wrote with Roger".
Man On The Prowl - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Man On The Prowl'".
The Miracle - "All four band members contributed ideas to 'The Miracle'. These handwritten lyrics from Roger include some unused ideas".
Mother Love - "Two pages of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Mother Love', one of the very last songs he recorded".
One Vision - "All four band members contributed ideas for 'One Vision'. These handwritten lyrics are in Roger's hand and represent a point in time just before one song idea became two; 'One Vision' and 'A Kind Of Magic'".
"Handwritten lyrics for 'One Vision. Most are in Freddie's hand, the rest are in Roger's."
Princes Of The Universe - "Handwritten lyrics for 'Princes Of The Universe'. Top: Roger. Bottom: Freddie."
"Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Princes Of The Universe'".
Put Out The Fire - "Though Brian's song, these handwritten lyrics for 'Put Out The Fire' are in Freddie's hand with unused lyrics".
Radio Ga Ga - "A rare and intriguing telex from Queen's American record company, Capitol, in October 1983, to the band's Manager Jim Beach. Recently uncovered from the archive in a pile of oddments destined for the shredder!"
The Show Must Go On - "Handwritten lyrics for 'The Show Must Go On'. Brian's writing in red and pencil, and Freddie's opening lines in blue pen".
Staying Power - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Staying Power'".
Tear It Up - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Tear It Up'".
These Are The Days Of Our Lives - "Roger's handwritten lyrics for 'The Days Of Our Lives' - complete with Heathrow Airport details and unused lyrics".
You Don't Fool Me - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'You Don't Fool Me'".
-Chin
I recently had this lovely book bought as a present to me, by my lovely lady courtneycampbell09 <3.
Throughout the book there are various prints of early handwritten or typed lyrics to many songs, so here I'm going to share them. This is currently a work in progress thread so if there is any more out there, feel free to share them here!
Some of these I have managed to scan, but for most I had to use my camera and then try to adjust in Photoshop, so my apologies if they aren't the greatest. If there's any photos you'd like me to re-take or anything, let me know
The link below will take you to a Mediafire folder will take you to all the fixed up photos/scans, and within that folder will also be the raw photos from my camera. I will also be including the small quotations that are in the book, which are beside the said set of lyrics.
So in no particular order, here they all are:
www.mediafire.com/folder/8ux9h13p0gucv/Queen_-_The_Complete_Illustrated_Lyrics
Enjoy!
Action This Day - "Though this is Roger's song, these handwritten lyrics are in Freddie's hand".
All God's People - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'All God's People'".
A Kind Of Magic - "Roger's lyrics for 'A Kind Of Magic".
A Winter's Tale - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'A Winter's Tale'. These fascinating examples are amongst the very last he ever wrote".
"Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'A Winter's Tale".
Back Chat - "Handwritten lyrics for 'Back Chat', top by john, bottom by Freddie".
"Handwritten lyrics and doodle by Freddie for 'Back Chat'".
Body Language - "Freddie's writing, on hotel notepaper from Munich".
Calling All Girls - "Handwritten lyrics for 'Calling All Girls', top by Roger, bottom by Freddie".
"More of Roger's handwritten lyrics, with the bottom four lines by John".
Cool Cat - "Freddie's lyrics for one of the songs he co-wrote with John. Again written on hotel notepaper, this time the Palace Hotel in Montreux."
"More of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Cool Cat', showing the song's earliest title was 'Woolly Hat'."
Dancer - "Other rare examples of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for a song written by Brian."
Delilah - "Freddie's writing, again on Montreux Palace hotel notepaper, including ideas that were never used".
Don't Try So Hard - "Another example of handwritten Freddie lyrics containing lines not ultimately used in the final (familiar) recording".
Dreamers Ball - "Another rare item from the 'Jazz' sessions: handwritten lyrics for Brian's song, but in Freddie's hand".
Fat Bottomed Girls - "Brian's song, but these lyrics are instead in Freddie's had and are written on the reverse side of Mountain Recording Studios notepaper".
"More of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Fat Bottomed Girls'".
Fun It - "Roger's original handwritten 'Fun It' lyrics and notes".
Hammer To Fall - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Hammer To Fall'".
The Hitman - "'The Hitman' lyrics written by Brian".
I Can't Live With You - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'I Can't Live With You'".
I Go Crazy - "Brian's early lyrical ideas for the song that would become 'I Go Crazy', featuring lots of ideas that did not make the final recording. The song dates back to 1981 and the 'Hot Space' sessions - some three years prior to the 'Ga Ga' single".
I Want To Break Free - "John's original lyrics for the song that was to become one of Queen's biggest international hits".
I Was Born To Love You - Freddie's lyrics for 'I Was Born To Love You', dating back to 1984 and sessions for his debut solo album 'Mr Bad Guy'. As is often the case with Freddie's lyrics, this also contains some piano chord sequences".
"More original Freddie lyrics for 'I Was Born To Love You'".
I'm Going Slightly Mad - "Roger and Freddie's lyric ideas for 'I'm Going Slightly Mad'. Freddie's notes again include some unused lines".
"More 'Slightly Mad' lyrics from Roger and Freddie".
In Only Seven Days - "John's lyrics for 'In Only Seven Days'. Like many of the handwritten treasures in this book, this example was found the original multitrack tape box during thearchiving process and dates back to the original 'Jazz' albums sessions of 1978."
Innuendo - "'Innuendo' lyrics in Roger's hand with partly used adjustments by Freddie".
The Invisible Man - "It was band procedure, back in the day, for someone to painstakingly type out the lyrics sung (usually by Freddie) on the album, for each band member to check before the project went to press. This typical example find Roger correcting detail for 'The Invisible Man'.
Is This The World We Created - Brian and Freddie wrote 'Is This The World Created' together. These handwritten lyrics, from the original sessions, are by Brian and Freddie respectively".
It's A Hard Life - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'It's A Hard Life'".
Jealousy - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Jealousy'".
Keep Passing The Open Windows - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Keep Passing The Open Windows'".
Las Palabras De Amor - "Though this is Brian's song, these handwritten lyrics are in Freddie's hand".
Leaving Home Ain't Easy - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Leaving Home Ain't Easy'. This is one of the earliest examples of handwritten lyrics in the Queen archive".
Let Me Entertain You - "Freddie's 'Let Me Entertain You', with added notes from John Deacon".
Let Me Live - "These rare handwritten lyrics (in Freddie's hand) date back to 1981 and sessions for the 'Hot Space' album. At that time the song's working title was 'Take A Little Piece Of My Heart'. The finished song would not see the light of day until nearly fifteen years later, after Freddie's passing, when it was retitled 'Let Me Live'".
Life Is Real (Song For Lennon) - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Life Is Real', the song he wrote in the wake of John Lennon's murder - a tribute to one of his greatest heroes and influences".
The Loser In The End - "This is the oldest example of handwritten lyrics in the Queen archive. This intriguing gem narrowly survived the shredder in 2004, alongside Roger's original 1971 Biology course-work folder. A rare treasure rescued for posterity by a keen-eyed archivist and featuring an alternative third line to that of the familiar version".
Machines (Or Back To Humans) - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Machines', the song he co-wrote with Roger".
Man On The Prowl - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Man On The Prowl'".
The Miracle - "All four band members contributed ideas to 'The Miracle'. These handwritten lyrics from Roger include some unused ideas".
Mother Love - "Two pages of Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Mother Love', one of the very last songs he recorded".
One Vision - "All four band members contributed ideas for 'One Vision'. These handwritten lyrics are in Roger's hand and represent a point in time just before one song idea became two; 'One Vision' and 'A Kind Of Magic'".
"Handwritten lyrics for 'One Vision. Most are in Freddie's hand, the rest are in Roger's."
Princes Of The Universe - "Handwritten lyrics for 'Princes Of The Universe'. Top: Roger. Bottom: Freddie."
"Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Princes Of The Universe'".
Put Out The Fire - "Though Brian's song, these handwritten lyrics for 'Put Out The Fire' are in Freddie's hand with unused lyrics".
Radio Ga Ga - "A rare and intriguing telex from Queen's American record company, Capitol, in October 1983, to the band's Manager Jim Beach. Recently uncovered from the archive in a pile of oddments destined for the shredder!"
The Show Must Go On - "Handwritten lyrics for 'The Show Must Go On'. Brian's writing in red and pencil, and Freddie's opening lines in blue pen".
Staying Power - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'Staying Power'".
Tear It Up - "Brian's handwritten lyrics for 'Tear It Up'".
These Are The Days Of Our Lives - "Roger's handwritten lyrics for 'The Days Of Our Lives' - complete with Heathrow Airport details and unused lyrics".
You Don't Fool Me - "Freddie's handwritten lyrics for 'You Don't Fool Me'".
-Chin