Songs Covered By Brian May

1) Big Spender
2) God (The Dream Is Over)
3) It's Only Make Believe
4) I Want To Hold Your Hand

1) Big Spender (Words and music by Coleman and Fields)
Originally recorded by Shirley Bassey in 1967.
Performed by Brian in Halle (East Germany) on 24/11/93.

The minute you walked in the joint
I could see you were a man of distinction
A real big spender
Good looking, so refined
Say wouldn't you like to know what's going on in my mind

So let me get right to the point
I don't pop my cork for every gal I see
Hey big spender
Spend a little time with me

2) God (The Dream Is Over) (Words and music by John Lennon, adapted and arranged by Brian May)
This is a version of an old John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band song where John speaks of the passing of The Beatles. Brian adapts it to his own circumstances.
Performed live by the Brian May Band at the Brixton Academy (and at other venues on the 1993 Back To The Light tour starting in Sheffield and finishing at the winter show in Paris) but not put on the album for "copyright reasons".

The dream is over, what can I say
The dream is over, yesterday
We were the fab ones, but now it is gone
I was the gentle one, but now I must be strong
And so dear friends we'll just have to carry on
The dream is over

The dream is over, no matter what they say
The dream is over, it has to be this way
We played in springtime, but now I play in fall
We hit the bigtime, but now we are small
And our dear friend let's hope he has it all, still
The dream is over

I don't believe in magic
I don't believe in pain
I don't believe in heroes
I don't believe in fame
I don't believe the newsprint
I don't believe we're free
I don't believe in nations
I don't believe in pride
I don't believe in pressure
I don't believe we're right
I don't believe in torture
I don't believe in fight
I don't believe in colour
I don't believe in white
I don't believe in history
I don't believe in being Queen any more
I just believe in me
Just you guys and me
And that's reality

Yes the dream is over
Dream on

3) It's Only Make Believe (Words and music by Conway Twitty, Jack Nance)
Originally recorded by Conway Twitty in 1958.
Performed by Brian at The Shepherds Bush Empire on 17/12/94 under the name "Twitty Conway" and heavily in disguise and at the "Another World" tour 1998.

People see us everywhere
They Ihink you really care
But myself I can't deceive
I know It's only make believe

My one and only prayer
Is that some day you'll care
My hopes my dreams come true
My one and only you
No-one will ever know
How much I love you so
My only prayer will be
Some day you'll care for me
But it's only make-believe

My hopes my dreams come true
My life I'd give tor you
My heart, a wedding ring
My all, my everything
My heart I can't control
You rule my very soul
My only prayer will be
Some day you'll care for me
But it's only make-believe

My one and only prayer
Is that some day you'll care
My hopes my dreams come true
My one and only you
No-one will ever know
How much I love you so
My prayers
My hopes
My schemes
You are my every dream
But it's only make-believe

4) I Want To Hold Your Hand (Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
Originally recorded by The Beatles in 1963.
Performed by Brian at the Liverpool Royal Court on the 1993 Back To The Light Tour.

Oh yeh, I'll tell you something,
I think you'll understand.
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand.

Oh please, say to me
you'll let me be your man
and please, say to me
you'll let me hold your hand.
Now let me hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand.

And when I touch you I feel happy inside.
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide.

Yeh, you've got that something,
I think you'll understand.
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand.

And when I touch you I feel happy inside.
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide.

Yeh, you've got that something,
I think you'll understand.
When I'll feel that something
I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand.

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