Brighton Rock
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Brighton Rock by Queen
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Written by Brian May, “Brighton Rock” tells the story of two young lovers named Jenny and Jimmy meeting in Brighton on a public holiday. Mods travelling to Brighton on bank holidays was a popular narrative at the time (see The Who’s Quadrophenia). Brighton Beach, a one-hour train trip south of Lond...
Brighton Rock Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Happy little day, Jimmy went away
Met his little Jenny on a public holiday
A happy pair they made, so decorously laid
'Neath the gay illuminations all along the promenade
It's so good to know there's still a little magic in the air
I'll weave my spell
[Verse 2]
"Jenny will you stay, tarry with me, pray
Nothing e'er need come between us
Tell me, love, what do you say?"
"Oh no, I must away to my Mum in disarray
If my mother should discover
How I spent my holiday"
It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air
I'll say farewell
[Chorus]
Oh, Rock of Ages
Do not crumble, love is breathing still
Oh, Lady Moon, shine down
A little people magic if you will
[Instrumental Guitar Break 01:37-04:35]
[Verse 3]
Jenny pines away, writes a letter everyday
"We must ever be together
Nothing can my love erase"
Oh no, I'm compromised, I must apologize
If my lady should discover
How I spent my holidays
Ooh
Ooh, ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
[Outro]
Brighton Rock Q&A
Who wrote Brighton Rock's ?
Brighton Rock was written by Brian May.
Who produced Brighton Rock's ?
Brighton Rock was produced by Queen & Roy Thomas Baker.
When did Queen release Brighton Rock?
Queen released Brighton Rock on Fri Nov 08 1974.
What did Queen say about "Brighton Rock"?
Brian’s response when asked about Hendrix influences on ‘Brighton Rock’ :
They might be although, I’d got away from listening to Hendrix quite a bit by that time and I’d like to think that that was more sort of developing my style really. Particularly the solo bit in the middle, which I’d been doin...
Has Brian May commented on his guitar solo?
He sure has! In a Guitar World interview, May said,
I started messing around with the Echoplex, the delay that was available at the time. I turned up the regeneration until it was giving me multiple repeats. I discovered you could do a lot with this—you could set up rhythms and play against them, o...
Did Queen have any working titles before settling on "Brighton Rock"?
As is the case with many Queen songs, “Brighton Rock” had many working titles. These included:
“Happy Little Fuck”
“Happy Little Day”
“Blackpool Rock”
“Bognor Ballad”
“Southend Sea Scout”
“Skiffle Rock”
“Herne Bay”
Session engineer Mike Stone is the likely culprit of some of the titles, though t...