Friday, July 8, 2022

Queen Tenement Funster - Song Facts

“TENEMENT FUNSTER
Roger Taylor / 2:47
Musicians
Roger Taylor: lead vocals, backing vocals, drums
Freddie Mercury: piano
Brian May: electric guitar
John Deacon: bass, acoustic guitar
Recorded
Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales: July 7–28, 1974
Wessex Sound Studios, London: early August 1974 (voice)
Trident Studios, London: September 1974 (mixing)
Technical Team
Producers: Queen, Roy Thomas Baker
Sound Engineer: Mike Stone
Assistant Sound Engineers: Geoff Workman (Wessex), Neil Kernon (Trident)”








Roger Taylor’s third Queen song appears on the Sheer Heart Attack album. Modern Times Rock n Roll and Loser In The Ens being on Queen and Queen II.
Marc Bolan wrote Tenement Lady which is possibly along within Tenement Funster the only songs with the term “Tenement” Tenement being a room or place to rent.

“The song opens with a medley to which “Flick of the Wrist” and “Lily of the Valley” are added on Side 1 of Sheer Heart Attack. 

I’d always assumed Roger played acoustic guitar on this one but indeed it was John Deacon on acoustic guitar.

The song later appeared on the Queen release Queens First EP with Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy being the lead song along with Death On Two Legs and White Queen (As It Began)
















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