User:TheWho71/band/i'm so happy
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| “The Gospel Song” | ||
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| Song by The Wings | ||
| Album | The Wings | |
| Genre | Power ballad Pop rock Gospel music |
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| Writer | John Taylor | |
"The Gospel Song" is a power ballad/gospel song written by John Taylor and recorded by The Wings for their eponymous. The song is about optimism in a difficult situation. It has a very unusual musical structure for a popular song. Despite this, it was released as a single and became a huge commercial success. In addition, the song is widely hailed as Queen's magnum opus, and it marked a decisive point in the band's career and setting them on the way to become one of the world's most popular music groups. The single was accompanied by what is generally cited as a groundbreaking music video (then termed a "promotional video") which helped establish the visual language of the modern music video. A truncated version of the song was included in all of Queen's subsequent live concert performances (it is quite impossible to reproduce live in its entirety, being a complex studio creation) and still enjoys great popularity around the world. It is ranked #163[1] on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
