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"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" is the eighth track from the British rock band Queen's 1976 album A Day at the Races, written by Freddie Mercury. It was also released as a single in 1977 on 7-inch vinyl. It was one of several British music hall-inspired songs composed by members of the band. It reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"
Single by Queen
from the EP Queen's First E.P. and the album A Day at the Races
A-side	"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
B-side	"Tenement Funster" "White Queen (As It Began)"
Released	20 May 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Glam rock music hall[1]
Length	2:54
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)	Queen
Queen singles chronology
"Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (1977) "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" (1977) "Long Away" (1977)
Music video
"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" on YouTube

Background and composition

The song begins with a piano and vocal introduction by Mercury, then continues, with the bass and drums adding on, at the start of the chorus. The second verse is sung, followed by another chorus. At this point, the drums, bass and guitar drop out, which then leads into the bridge, sung by Mercury and Mike Stone ("Hey boy where'd you get it from, Hey boy where did you go?"). Following the Brian May guitar solo, another verse is sung, and then the chorus ends the track.

The song describes how "a good old-fashioned lover boy" is looking forward to a night of revelry and romance.

Live performances and other appearances

It was partially mimed by the band for the BBC and aired on Top of the Pops. The Top of the Pops version also has drummer Roger Taylor singing Mike Stone's line.

The song was also performed live from A Day at the Races Tour until the end of the News of the World Tour.[2][3] It was performed in a medley after "Killer Queen", and was the first two verses, followed by the final chorus.[2][3]

Personnel

• Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano
• Brian May - electric guitar, backing vocals
• Roger Taylor - drums, triangle, woodblocks, backing vocals[4]
• John Deacon - bass
• Mike Stone - additional vocals

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Official music video on YouTube
• Lyrics at Queen official website
• Queenpedia - detailed worldwide release information

На других языках

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- [en] Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

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[es] Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" es la octava canción del álbum de 1976, A Day at the Races de la banda británica Queen, escrita por el vocalista Freddie Mercury. Más tarde fue publicado como el sencillo principal de Queen's First E.P.[3] Fue una de las muchas canciones que la banda compuso, inspirado en el género music hall.[1]

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[ru] Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

«Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy» (с англ. — «Добрый старомодный любовник») — песня английской рок-группы Queen из альбома A Day at the Races. Написана в 1976 году британским певцом Фредди Меркьюри.

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