6.3.14 Adam in Soho!
Jun 3, 2014 0:03:02 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Jun 3, 2014 0:03:02 GMT -5
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Adam at Freedom Bar in Soho
Philip Dehany @philipdehany
So @louisecoles5 might be kicking herself she wasn't in @freedombarsoho tonight to meet the lovely @adamlambert pic.twitter.com/3U1Zj9xnYu
Evan James @evanjames
Gutted I wasn't at Freedom tonight! @adamlambert you're a dream! Talent for days! If your still in London come and see us at Book of Mormon!
Evan James
@evanjames
Singer.Dancer.Actor.Welsh Man. Graduate of @artsedlondon 2012. Currently in the Original London Cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON
Freedom Bar Soho: Freedom is a stylish and sophisticated Bar and Club, located on Wardour Street, in the heart of London’s Soho. freedombarsoho.com/
10,000 Glamberts are now jealous!
Dev Joshi @devikajoshi
So @sabrinaaloueche is officially infatuated with @adamlambert #loveaffair pic.twitter.com/C3XF16ReS7
Adam in VH1 Newsletter article
about pot smoking stars!
Posted by Betty
www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-06-02/pop-stars-smoking-pot/
2014 Queen + Adam Lambert Tour Countdown
#16 “Tie Your Mother Down” (1976)
Written by: Brian May.
Released on 2014 A Day At The Races December 10, 1976 (UK), December 18, 1976 (US) and as a single in March 1977.
If I was Empress of the Queen + Adam Lambert Tour I would but this song up front as part of an opening Queen rock set. And I would have a 40 song setlist!
No matter what, this song will be on the setlist.
This is a song based on a killer opening guitar riff. Brian May started writing the song in Tenerife, Canary Islands, while he was working on his Ph.D. in Astrophysics. He composed the riff on a Spanish guitar and played it while singing "tie your mother down," a line he considered a joke. When Freddie heard the placeholder lyrics, he encouraged Brian to keep the line.
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. Taste is an Irish rock and blues band formed in 1966 founded by songwriter and musician Rory Gallagher. Taste was influential and popular in England and Ireland, and they released 2 studio albums but had limed success and broke up in 1970. After they disbanded some of the early recordings were released in a few more albums. They were and remain essentially unknown in the US and Canada.
Mod Note: There are so many YT links on this page they are freezing many members' computers. Q3 is not online, so I am making an executive decision to un-link some of these. I am doing so by adding a space after // and before youtu.be. If you want to watch the clip, copy the link and delete that space and it should work fine. Q3, if you want to re-instate the links, feel free to do so. Just trying to help members with freezing computers.
Taste “Morning Sun” (1970)
http:// youtu.be/j3-X2WQz3z0
The riff is also quite close in sound to the verse riff from T.Rex's song "Funky London Childhood", from their January 1976 album, Futuristic Dragon.
T. Rex “Funk London”
http:// youtu.be/sMMjzL5hKiU
Promotional Film
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.
http:// youtu.be/cLHChLq5peQ
Commercial Success
This song is one of those cases where the radio charts do not have much to do with how popular this song was and remains. It was a consistent live concert favorite since it was released and got significant airplay on US FM rock radio stations. On the “pop music charts”, the song had limited chart success hitting #31 in the UK and #49 in the US. Therefore it is not always considered a “greatest hit.
In 1992, Hollywood Records had just signed Queen in the US and wanted to capitalize on the sudden success of "Bohemian Rhapsody" from Wayne's World. They chose not to release the UK Greatest Hits II which was composed of UK hit singles released between 1981 and 1991, most of which failed to chart in the US. The US album, Classic Queen, included an odd hybrid of US radio hits, singles, and fan favorites which was criticized by Queen experts and reviewers as not being sensible. Regardless of the critiques, the compilation worked, reaching #4 in the US and bringing Queen back to the North American consciousness, ten years after the last time they made any true impact in the US. “Tie Your Mother Down” was included on this US 3x Platinum and Canadian 5x Platinum album and the song’s popularity increased. To me, TYMD is one of Queen's greatest hits even though it was never a "radio hit" and has no sales certifications.
Personnel
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
Brian May - guitars (including intro), backing vocals
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
Produced by: Queen
Releases
Albums:
A Day At The Races, 1976
Live Killers, 1979
Live Magic, 1986
Classic Queen, 1992 USA
Live At Wembley '86, 1992
Queen Rocks, 1997
Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl, 2004
Return Of The Champions, 2005
Singles:
Tie Your Mother Down, 1977
Somebody To Love, 1988 3" CD Single
No One But You (Only The Good Die Young), 1997
Reaching Out, 2005 CD Single
Solo Versions:
Live At The Brixton Academy, 1994
Compilations:
The Best Air Guitar Album In The World...Ever!, UK, 2001, VTDCD 416
Alternate Versions:
7" (Non-album Intro) Version - EMI 2539
Air Guitar Edit (2001) - Best Air Guitar Album In The World… Ever!
Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
1991 Matt Wallace Remix - US 1991 Hollywood HR-61035-2
Intro: 08” - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Intro: 29” - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Bass & Drums - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Rock ‘n Roll - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Trent Reznor Remix (4:44) - Unreleased
Karaoke/eYe Full Instrumental - Unreleased
KEWB FM US Radio - Unreleased
Brian May Original Cassette Demo - Unreleased
Alternative Take Version - Unreleased
Soundtracks:
Super Mario Bros (featured on the soundtrack, but not in the movie)
“Tie Your Mother Down” Live
After its release in 1976, "Tie Your Mother Down" was Queen’s most frequent opening number.
“Tie Your Mother Down” Live at Earls Court 1977
The Day at the Races Tour opened with “Tie Your Mother Down” – and it was part of almost every Queen concert for the next 10 years.
youtu.be/hCW9-slshCU
“Tie Your Mother Down” Live At The Bowl, 1982
June 5, 1982. Queen took the stage at England's Milton Keynes Bowl, as part of the Hot Space Tour. They were at their prime and this video captured it.
youtu.be/63b6tgZoZis
“Tie your Mother Down” Live Wembley Stadium, 1986
youtu.be/qN7JFRRR7Yc
At the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was co-performed by Queen and guests; Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. Brian sang the first verse and chorus before handing over the vocal part to Joe Elliot.
Queen, Joe Elliott & Slash - Tie Your Mother Down (HQ) 1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute (Concert for AIDS Awareness) April 20, 1992
http:// youtu.be/wZu2pmBbe7E
On several occasions in the recent years, 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, VH1's Rock Honors 2006, and in Foo Fighters London Hyde Park concert for the encore of the show.
Foo Fighters and Queen – “Tie Your Mother Down” VH1 Rock Honors, 2006
http:// youtu.be/usWsN6fP8cs
In 2012, Queen + Adam Lambert did a mini-tour (6 concerts) in Europe that ended with 3 shows in London. The encore kicked off with Brian May’s performance of “Tie Your Mother Down”.
Queen + Adam Lambert “Tie Your Mother Down”, 2012
July 14, 2012 Hammersmith Apollo
http:// youtu.be/2BaE647pDy4
“Tie Your Mother Down” Lyrics
In a 1976 interview on Capital Radio, Mercury was asked why "tie your mother down"? He replied: "Well this one in fact is a track written by Brian (May) actually, I don't know why. Maybe he was in one of his vicious moods. I think he's trying to outdo me after 'Death on Two Legs' actually."
I am not sure anyone knows why Brian wrote these lyrics but they are certainly funny vicious.
http:// youtu.be/QGDGwDnJvps
“Tie Your Mother Down”
Get your party gown and get your pigtail down
And get your heart beating baby
Got my timing right I got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight
My little school babe
Your mama says you don't
And your daddy says you won't
And I'm boiling up inside
Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Lock your daddy out of doors
I don't need him nosing around
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight
'You're such a dirty louse go get out of my house'
That's all I ever get from your family ties
In fact I don't think I ever heard
A single little civil word from those guys
I don't give a light
I'm gonna make out all right
I've got a sweetheart hand
To put a stop to all that
Sniping and grousing
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Take your little brother swimming
With a brick that's all right
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Or you ain't no friend of mine
Your mama and your daddy
Gonna plague me till I die
I can't understand it
Because I'm a peace loving guy
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Get that big big big big big big
Daddy out the door
Tie your mother down yeah
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight
All your love tonight
*****
The Adamtopia Guidelines
The Adamtopia guidelines are quite simple. To be a member of Adamtopia...
1. You must be an Adam fan.
2. You must be respectful of other members. Feel free to express your opinion, but be glitterier and golden.
3. Strive to be funny, entertaining or informative when you post. Avoid posting something that has already been posted.
4. Never question anyone's right to post, the appropriateness of a topic or define the proper way for an Adam fan or Adamtopia Member to behave. Let the moderators do their job.
More rules will be added if the need arises but, if everyone follows these rules, we will not need a lot of rules.
Happy Birthday
phoebe7!!!
Supersonic 2014 Korea – On sale June 16th
@supersonic_Kor: '#SUPERSONIC 2014' tickets will go on sale in June 16. Thank you for your patience!"
Adam at Freedom Bar in Soho
Philip Dehany @philipdehany
So @louisecoles5 might be kicking herself she wasn't in @freedombarsoho tonight to meet the lovely @adamlambert pic.twitter.com/3U1Zj9xnYu
Evan James @evanjames
Gutted I wasn't at Freedom tonight! @adamlambert you're a dream! Talent for days! If your still in London come and see us at Book of Mormon!
Evan James
@evanjames
Singer.Dancer.Actor.Welsh Man. Graduate of @artsedlondon 2012. Currently in the Original London Cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON
Freedom Bar Soho: Freedom is a stylish and sophisticated Bar and Club, located on Wardour Street, in the heart of London’s Soho. freedombarsoho.com/
10,000 Glamberts are now jealous!
Dev Joshi @devikajoshi
So @sabrinaaloueche is officially infatuated with @adamlambert #loveaffair pic.twitter.com/C3XF16ReS7
Adam in VH1 Newsletter article
about pot smoking stars!
Posted by Betty
www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-06-02/pop-stars-smoking-pot/
*****
2014 Queen + Adam Lambert Tour Countdown
#16 “Tie Your Mother Down” (1976)
Written by: Brian May.
Released on 2014 A Day At The Races December 10, 1976 (UK), December 18, 1976 (US) and as a single in March 1977.
If I was Empress of the Queen + Adam Lambert Tour I would but this song up front as part of an opening Queen rock set. And I would have a 40 song setlist!
No matter what, this song will be on the setlist."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."
Brian May - 04/02/1991, Rockline
Brian May - 04/02/1991, Rockline
This is a song based on a killer opening guitar riff. Brian May started writing the song in Tenerife, Canary Islands, while he was working on his Ph.D. in Astrophysics. He composed the riff on a Spanish guitar and played it while singing "tie your mother down," a line he considered a joke. When Freddie heard the placeholder lyrics, he encouraged Brian to keep the line.
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. Taste is an Irish rock and blues band formed in 1966 founded by songwriter and musician Rory Gallagher. Taste was influential and popular in England and Ireland, and they released 2 studio albums but had limed success and broke up in 1970. After they disbanded some of the early recordings were released in a few more albums. They were and remain essentially unknown in the US and Canada.
Mod Note: There are so many YT links on this page they are freezing many members' computers. Q3 is not online, so I am making an executive decision to un-link some of these. I am doing so by adding a space after // and before youtu.be. If you want to watch the clip, copy the link and delete that space and it should work fine. Q3, if you want to re-instate the links, feel free to do so. Just trying to help members with freezing computers.
Taste “Morning Sun” (1970)
http:// youtu.be/j3-X2WQz3z0
The riff is also quite close in sound to the verse riff from T.Rex's song "Funky London Childhood", from their January 1976 album, Futuristic Dragon.
T. Rex “Funk London”
http:// youtu.be/sMMjzL5hKiU
Promotional Film
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.
http:// youtu.be/cLHChLq5peQ
Commercial Success
This song is one of those cases where the radio charts do not have much to do with how popular this song was and remains. It was a consistent live concert favorite since it was released and got significant airplay on US FM rock radio stations. On the “pop music charts”, the song had limited chart success hitting #31 in the UK and #49 in the US. Therefore it is not always considered a “greatest hit.
In 1992, Hollywood Records had just signed Queen in the US and wanted to capitalize on the sudden success of "Bohemian Rhapsody" from Wayne's World. They chose not to release the UK Greatest Hits II which was composed of UK hit singles released between 1981 and 1991, most of which failed to chart in the US. The US album, Classic Queen, included an odd hybrid of US radio hits, singles, and fan favorites which was criticized by Queen experts and reviewers as not being sensible. Regardless of the critiques, the compilation worked, reaching #4 in the US and bringing Queen back to the North American consciousness, ten years after the last time they made any true impact in the US. “Tie Your Mother Down” was included on this US 3x Platinum and Canadian 5x Platinum album and the song’s popularity increased. To me, TYMD is one of Queen's greatest hits even though it was never a "radio hit" and has no sales certifications.
Personnel
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
Brian May - guitars (including intro), backing vocals
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
Produced by: Queen
Releases
Albums:
A Day At The Races, 1976
Live Killers, 1979
Live Magic, 1986
Classic Queen, 1992 USA
Live At Wembley '86, 1992
Queen Rocks, 1997
Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl, 2004
Return Of The Champions, 2005
Singles:
Tie Your Mother Down, 1977
Somebody To Love, 1988 3" CD Single
No One But You (Only The Good Die Young), 1997
Reaching Out, 2005 CD Single
Solo Versions:
Live At The Brixton Academy, 1994
Compilations:
The Best Air Guitar Album In The World...Ever!, UK, 2001, VTDCD 416
Alternate Versions:
7" (Non-album Intro) Version - EMI 2539
Air Guitar Edit (2001) - Best Air Guitar Album In The World… Ever!
Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
1991 Matt Wallace Remix - US 1991 Hollywood HR-61035-2
Intro: 08” - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Intro: 29” - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Bass & Drums - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Rock ‘n Roll - Total Guitar CD Magazine
Trent Reznor Remix (4:44) - Unreleased
Karaoke/eYe Full Instrumental - Unreleased
KEWB FM US Radio - Unreleased
Brian May Original Cassette Demo - Unreleased
Alternative Take Version - Unreleased
Soundtracks:
Super Mario Bros (featured on the soundtrack, but not in the movie)
“Tie Your Mother Down” Live
After its release in 1976, "Tie Your Mother Down" was Queen’s most frequent opening number.
“Tie Your Mother Down” Live at Earls Court 1977
The Day at the Races Tour opened with “Tie Your Mother Down” – and it was part of almost every Queen concert for the next 10 years.
youtu.be/hCW9-slshCU
“Tie Your Mother Down” Live At The Bowl, 1982
June 5, 1982. Queen took the stage at England's Milton Keynes Bowl, as part of the Hot Space Tour. They were at their prime and this video captured it.
youtu.be/63b6tgZoZis
“Tie your Mother Down” Live Wembley Stadium, 1986
youtu.be/qN7JFRRR7Yc
At the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was co-performed by Queen and guests; Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. Brian sang the first verse and chorus before handing over the vocal part to Joe Elliot.
Queen, Joe Elliott & Slash - Tie Your Mother Down (HQ) 1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute (Concert for AIDS Awareness) April 20, 1992
http:// youtu.be/wZu2pmBbe7E
On several occasions in the recent years, 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, VH1's Rock Honors 2006, and in Foo Fighters London Hyde Park concert for the encore of the show.
Foo Fighters and Queen – “Tie Your Mother Down” VH1 Rock Honors, 2006
http:// youtu.be/usWsN6fP8cs
In 2012, Queen + Adam Lambert did a mini-tour (6 concerts) in Europe that ended with 3 shows in London. The encore kicked off with Brian May’s performance of “Tie Your Mother Down”.
Queen + Adam Lambert “Tie Your Mother Down”, 2012
July 14, 2012 Hammersmith Apollo
http:// youtu.be/2BaE647pDy4
“Tie Your Mother Down” Lyrics
In a 1976 interview on Capital Radio, Mercury was asked why "tie your mother down"? He replied: "Well this one in fact is a track written by Brian (May) actually, I don't know why. Maybe he was in one of his vicious moods. I think he's trying to outdo me after 'Death on Two Legs' actually."
I am not sure anyone knows why Brian wrote these lyrics but they are certainly funny vicious.
http:// youtu.be/QGDGwDnJvps
“Tie Your Mother Down”
Get your party gown and get your pigtail down
And get your heart beating baby
Got my timing right I got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight
My little school babe
Your mama says you don't
And your daddy says you won't
And I'm boiling up inside
Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Lock your daddy out of doors
I don't need him nosing around
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight
'You're such a dirty louse go get out of my house'
That's all I ever get from your family ties
In fact I don't think I ever heard
A single little civil word from those guys
I don't give a light
I'm gonna make out all right
I've got a sweetheart hand
To put a stop to all that
Sniping and grousing
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Take your little brother swimming
With a brick that's all right
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Or you ain't no friend of mine
Your mama and your daddy
Gonna plague me till I die
I can't understand it
Because I'm a peace loving guy
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Get that big big big big big big
Daddy out the door
Tie your mother down yeah
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight
All your love tonight
*****
The Adamtopia Guidelines
The Adamtopia guidelines are quite simple. To be a member of Adamtopia...
1. You must be an Adam fan.
2. You must be respectful of other members. Feel free to express your opinion, but be glitterier and golden.
3. Strive to be funny, entertaining or informative when you post. Avoid posting something that has already been posted.
4. Never question anyone's right to post, the appropriateness of a topic or define the proper way for an Adam fan or Adamtopia Member to behave. Let the moderators do their job.
More rules will be added if the need arises but, if everyone follows these rules, we will not need a lot of rules.
Happy Birthday
phoebe7!!!
