8 November

This is a beautifully nuanced song about depression. Brian May talking about his own life, how it goes along well and then ‘the night comes down’ i.e. depression hits. With those lovely descending guitar lines that are pure Brian. Queen is so often far more nuanced and profound than is realised, because the sound itself, the vocals and guitar, are so glorious and distract you. Listen to the lyric: Once I could laugh With everyone Once I could see the good, in me The black and the white Distinctively Colouring, holding the world Inside Now all the world Is grey to me Nobody can see Oh, oh, The Night Comes Down And I get afraid, of losing my way Oh, Oh, The Night Comes Down Ooooh And it’s dark again.