| goinback 14.08.2004 03:57 |
The lyrics don't help much. I've heard it's about AIDS and Noah's Ark and Freddie trying to buy all the animals from Noah's Ark. Hopefully they will never try to explain this song because that would ruin it for me. |
| Banquo 14.08.2004 04:13 |
I agree the lyrics are so ambiguous it could mean anything. I have heard from a reliable source (actually Brian May's brother Harold) that its about Brian's passion for astrology. Whether Cancer, Leo and Pisces can win a battle over Aries, Libra and Capricorn. Also the dum dum bits at the start are actually John Deacon's heartbeat recorded through a magic machine and looped. Very complex. |
| Brimon 14.08.2004 06:07 |
Well you learn something new every day. :) |
| Holly2003 14.08.2004 06:13 |
Someone told me it was about a procession but that's obviously bullshit. The aids thing sounds more plausible. |
| Daburcor? 14.08.2004 08:39 |
I heard that it came about from Freddie hiring a chimp to take Brian's place. Apparently, The chimp wrote the song and Brian became jealous. He then slit the chimps throat and drank it's blood, Thus gaining it's guitar playing abilities and eternal youth. I'm a little shaky on the whole 'eternal youth' thing though, That MAY be someone pulling my chain, But I'm hopeful. |
| John S Stuart 14.08.2004 08:45 |
Here is what a cursory investigation from link reveals: The act of moving along or forward; progression. Origination; emanation; rise. A group of persons, vehicles, or objects moving along in an orderly, formal manner. The movement of such a group. An orderly succession: the procession of the seasons. Therefore, an elementary reading (or listening) to "Procession" would reveal a short piece of origination music which introduces an orderly succession - moving along or forward the rest of the album, whose remaining tracks eminate from it. Ofcourse, language is not always so literal - but it's a start. So if we now consider the figurative use of "procession" we find both "March" as in "March of the Black Queen" and "parade" as linked words. So "Procession" becomes like the Olympic flag-bearer who leads/introduces the rest of her team during the opening ceremony. As for other tracks - FAQ's like "What's Bohemian Rhapsody, ...Black Queen, ...White Queen... all about - "White" becomes synonymous with "good", and "Black" with "evil". (Bo Rhap we have discussed to death). And there we have it. Queen II is an album of deliberate contradictions and ambiguities. Good, evil, white, black, day (At the Races), night (At the Opera), life, death, "Father... Son", Love, hate (Loser In The End) relationships. Now the good thing is that this first step becomes a solid base to commence from, and yes further levels or layers of meaning can be extracted, but as a foundation, the opening premis remains concrete. Since you guys write into this forum, it is logical to deduce you have internet access. So rather than flame the board with questions like "What's Bohemian Rhapsody, ...Black Queen, ...White Queen... or Procession" all about, why not take the first investigative step and visit link ? link is easier to undertsand, less sarcastic, and is far more rewarding when someone discovers something for oneself :-) |
| Sir B.A Baracus 14.08.2004 12:23 |
Procession was written in 1973 while Brian, Freddie, Roger, and John were stuck at an intersection, already late for a show. Lo and behold, a funeral of some apparently popular person was letting out, and heading for the cemetary. During the 20 minute wait, Brian was scribbling madly onto his shirt sleeve, different squiggles, lines, and pictures. When Freddie tried to steal the pen from him, Brian got angry and drew a moustache on Freddie's face. Roger thought it looked great, felt it made Fred look more macho, much more so than the black nail polish and flowing blouse that Fred was wearing at the time. "You should really give that look some thought, otherwise, people might get the wrong idea about you", said John. |
| queen_forever_87 15.08.2004 06:57 |
ThomasQuinn wrote: Wow. And I always thought it was just an instrumental intro. Well, just proves how wrong you can be.I totally agree with that, I really thought Procession was totally instrumental, and I still don't hear any lyrics at all....where do you hear the lyrics people, I don't hear anything.... |
| David Jones 15.08.2004 07:47 |
Amen for John S Stuart! Also - in terms of the concept of Queen II, its the procession of the troops going to war. Which leads us into the next track, Father To Son, one of the solidiers giving their son a message trying to explain life as he know he won't return. There was a great site explaining the whole album, but can't seem to find it... |
| queen_forever_87 15.08.2004 09:16 |
That's cool david, if you find it, you'll post it right? It's great fun reading an explanation of an album, altough some people will not agree with it... I like to keep my own fantasies with songs, but I also like to know what other people think about it.... |
| queen_forever_87 15.08.2004 11:02 |
Okay people, now I don't understand anymore.... but never mind, we've had fun.... |
| Roy ® 15.08.2004 11:02 |
Trying to be funny or something ??? |
| GonnaUseMyPrisoners 15.08.2004 12:58 |
ThomasQuinn wrote: "What is Procession about?" About 1.30 minutes.Damn! That's what I was going to say! But I've always heard it was about the band's inaugural experiments with peyote cactus. ;-) (Too bad some people didn't grasp the obvious humor of the question... fatty isn't the only one with a sense of humor out there, ya know! But you tried!) |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 15.08.2004 15:33 |
HeMaToSe_SuInA wrote:I'm thinking it's just a joke...Holly2003 wrote: Someone told me it was about a procession but that's obviously bullshit. The aids thing sounds more plausible.Why do people always think that every "mysterious" Queen song is about AIDS??? In the 70's, people didn't use to care about AIDS! AIDS became a real known worldwide problem in the 80's!!! |
| Rien 15.08.2004 16:51 |
It's no joke. Banquo forgot to mention that you have to play this track backwards to hear the lyrics! |
| high-flying-adored 15.08.2004 22:10 |
Wheee ... more backwards records. Oh, that one Beatles one ... what was it, "Paul is dead" or something? Hm. But the whole "ride-in-the-car" thing is great. Heeheehee. |
| The Left Testicle of Freddie 16.08.2004 10:01 |
Well, on the Queen II demos, Procession is 4 minutes long with a full set of lyrics and a vaudeville middle section. Sounds just like "Deep Ridge" in many places. |
| Roy ® 16.08.2004 10:13 |
He is back again. |
| Lord Blackadder 16.08.2004 10:13 |
What is it with you guys? Why is it you think every Queen song about AIDS?. NO QUEEN SONG IS ABOUT AIDS. Possibly some of the later songs were affected by it but theyr arent about AIDS. GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Sir B.A Baracus 16.08.2004 14:23 |
Sir B.A Baracus wrote: Procession was written in 1973 while Brian, Freddie, Roger, and John were stuck at an intersection, already late for a show. Lo and behold, a funeral of some apparently popular person was letting out, and heading for the cemetary. During the 20 minute wait, Brian was scribbling madly onto his shirt sleeve, different squiggles, lines, and pictures. When Freddie tried to steal the pen from him, Brian got angry and drew a moustache on Freddie's face. Roger thought it looked great, felt it made Fred look more macho, much more so than the black nail polish and flowing blouse that Fred was wearing at the time. "You should really give that look some thought, otherwise, people might get the wrong idea about you", said John.Yup, exactly how it happened. |
| David Jones 16.08.2004 15:09 |
> Oh, that one Beatles one ... what was it, "Paul is dead" or something? Hm. I'm So Tired? Scary stuff!... link Can't find the Queen II link sadly... Anyone know what I'm talking about?... |