Ep 131 : Bicycle Race

About this episode

The hosts and guest discuss Freddie Mercury's song 'Bicycle Race' and its unique elements.

Jai, Matt and Ian with regular guest Sam Swallow return after a long hiatus to kick off our final season with Freddie’s playful masterpiece “Bicycle Race” from Jazz. This time, Matt and Sam rope in Dan Western on drums and even enlist the help of a local bike shop to bring the cover version to life...complete with bells! We chat about the song’s quirky structure, Freddie’s writing genius, and all the weird and wonderful elements that make this track so uniquely Queen. And of course… the score...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jai, Matt, Ian

Guest: Sam Swallow

Topics covered

• music analysis
• Queen
• song structure
• Freddie Mercury
• cover version
• quirky elements

Keywords

• Bicycle Race
• Queen
• Freddie Mercury
• music commentary
• cover version
• Jazz album

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bicycle Race, Jazz

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