"Sweet Lady" is a song by British rock band

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, which was written by Queen guitarist Brian May.

Details

"Sweet Lady" is a distortion-driven fast rocker written by May. The song is an unusual rock style in 3/4 meter (which gives way to 4/4 at the bridge). According to an online source,

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once said that because of its unusual time signature, "Sweet Lady" was the hardest song for him to play live on the drums.http://www.queenlive.ca/queen/75-11-14.htm The backing track was probably recorded live, as one can hear the wires on the

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of Taylor's kit vibrating along with

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Live performances

"Sweet Lady" was first performed live on the

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in November 1975. It was one of only three songs from the soon to be released album ('' A Night At The Opera'') to be performed live (the others being " Bohemian Rhapsody" and " The Prophet's Song"). The band were still completing the album a week before it was to be released, so they only had a couple of days to rehearse. The song would remain on Queen's live set to its last performance in June 1977. Like many Queen tracks performed live, the song has never been released on an official live album.

Legacy

The song's line "You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese" was mentioned in the 2018 Queen biopic '' Bohemian Rhapsody'' during an argument between Taylor ( Ben Hardy) and May ( Gwilym Lee) about " I'm in Love with My Car", wherein Taylor asks May about the song's content, gets the lyrics, and derisively reads "You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese".

Personnel

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- lead and backing vocals * Brian May - electric guitar, backing vocals *

- drums, backing vocals *

- bass guitar

References

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