Queen - Flick Of The Wrist (Maida Vale Studio Version) video free download
BBC Maida Vale Studio version of Flick Of The Wrist recorded on October 16th 1974 and broadcast on Radio 1 on November 4th 1974.
Lyrics:
Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he says
I'll have you seeing double
Mesmerise you when he's tongue tied
Simply with those eyes (oooh, ooh, oooh)
Synchronise your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Don't look back
Don't look back
It's a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad (oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had
Intoxicate your brain with what I'm saying
If not you'll lie in knee deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride (oooh, ooh, oooh)
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you till you've dried
Don't look back
Don't look back
Ooh, it's a rip off
Aahhh
Aahhh
Aahhh
Work my fingers to my bones
I scream with pain
I still make no impression
Seduce you with his money make machine
Cross collateralise (big time money, money)
Reduce you to a muzak fake machine
Then the last goodbye (aah-ahh, aah-ahh, aah-ahh, aah-ahh)
It's a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad (oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had
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Comments
9 years ago
Pi Synth
This sounds like the album backing track with a couple of slightly different tracks - different lead vocal for sure. And very different lead guitar, which is horrible. Sounds like the next door neighbour borrowed the guitar for the solo ... then added random echo to try to make it sound different to the record. 10 years ago
zxzxznapalmdeath
love it mate11 years ago
gregsheep
A live album featuring BBC sessions from 1973 was released in 1989. However, it included the recordings at Langham rather than these ones from Maida Vale. If you want, you can look up "At The Beeb" on Wikipedia to have a look and see if you'd be interested in getting it. Enjoy. :)11 years ago
eruptionmat
These BBC sessions need to be compiled together and released as a box set.12 years ago
MJ K
so, is Brian responsible for the overdubbed guitar solo. It sounds strangely out of key and doesn't quite suit the song as well as it might. I can see why it didn't make the album cut. However, it is fascinating, and thanks for posting it! Queen will always be my fave.12 years ago
Love Is The Hero
i'm so glad you didn't loose your uploads oh-my-gosh no!13 years ago
daviddet
@AxlMidas oh, zeppelin has nothing on queen. they were great, don't get me wrong, but they were nowhere near as good as queen.13 years ago
Wotepchu
@exc123 Thanks for catching that, I commented in the wrong tab. Deletion time!13 years ago
exc123
@piman3141 huh? John didn't write this it was written by Freddie Mercury.13 years ago
Sebas carp
que bueno el efecto de la guitarra13 years ago
cheifguggletram
@inoculate09 That's incorrect. Freddie wrote this. The song on Sheer Heart Attack that was written by John was Misfire.13 years ago
AxlMidas
Classic Rock from the Masters!! Love the sound of Brian May's guitar slithering around in the background like some acid tripping snake-charmer!! I've always preferred Queen to Led Zeppelin (which gets me into quite a few arguments, but I don't care)! Queen were in a league of their own.13 years ago
Daniel Tollett
you're all praising Freddie, but did you realise this was actually written by John Deacon?13 years ago
Lisa Malmquist
Great Video!! Thanks. There's just something about this song, I love it!13 years ago
Ron D
IMHO this is the best Queen song. Brian's guitar work is brilliant....13 years ago
Dylan Fink
Listen to the Dream Theater of "Tenement Funster" "Flick of the Wrist" "Lily of the Valley" its really good, its all one song13 years ago
TheSHEERHEARTATTACK
this is better than the album version!14 years ago
MasterFreddie1
the way they say "don't look back sounds cool." ~Master Freddie14 years ago
MasterFreddie1
I know, right!? I totally agree with you. I too loved this song when I first heard it. It's just great! And again, Freddie Mercury 4EVER!!! ~Master Freddie14 years ago
