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The March of the Black Queen=
The March of the Black Queen is a song written by Freddie Mercury for [|Queen's] 1974 album Queen II, which has a segue into Funny How Love Is, also written by Mercury. The song was never released as a single, but March of the Black Queen has been said to be one of Queen's greatest works. The song hasn't been preformed live fully, but parts of it have been used in concerts. The song, as with the rest of Queen II, has featured the band's early Progressive Rock and Heavy Metal works.

The March of the Black Queen was written by Mercury on the piano in 1973. Featuring more than one time signature, making this complex song 6:30 long. It is also one of two Queen songs to feature polyrythym/polymeter (two different time signatures simultaneously 8/8 and 12/8), (the other being 1975's A Night At The Opera;s Bohemian Rhapsody), a very rare thing for popular music. The piece was too complicated to be preformed by Queen live; however, some parts of the song (My life is in your hands, I'll foe and I'll fie...) have been preformed by Mercury and Taylor during some concerts in the 1970's. The song segues into Funny How Love Is.

The song starts off with a guitar-piano solo. It then starts with lyrics, leading to a fast section featuring harmonies by Mercury, May, and Taylor (This happens VERY frequently throughout the piece). After, it goes into a piano-vocal solo preformed by Mercury, with a few crash and ride cymbal hits by Taylor. The song goes into a harder section, which goes into one of May's guitar solos. It goes into an even harder section, which goes into a softer section, followed by a fast section, and into an a-capella section. Similar to Bohemian Rhapsody, this song has a middle section different to the piece's other sections; however, this is longer than the opera section from Bohemian Rhapsody. After, it goes into a small section featuring a small section for guitar, but sounds more piano focused. It goes into the hardest section and the only section to be played live. It features very impressive instrument parts, but goes down low and seems to stop. The song has a final section which starts with a piano intro, and segues into Funny How Love Is.