Now I'm Here

Queen

This song has popped into my head and won’t let go, specifically:

Here I stand (Here I stand)

Look around, around, around, around, around

The song is a Brian May composition off the Sheer Heart Attack album. It didn’t do much on the charts but has always been a staple of their live shows. It’s based on May’s experiences on tour when Queen was opening for Mott the Hoople. Hoople gets a mention in the line “Down in the city, just Hoople and me”. I could never make out the word “hoople” in listening to it, but I didn’t have context!

The official video is a live one. The vocal is very different, but Freddie does what Freddie wants. He liked starting the song in the dark to play illusions on the audience, thanks to a stagehand wearing the same outfit on the opposite side of the stage.

I prefer the recorded version. As to why it’s those lines are in my head, we’ll have to wait and see. Enjoy your song of the day!