Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

Single infobox
Name = Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy


Artist = Queen
from Album = A Day at the Races
Released = 20 May 1977
Format = vinyl record (7")
Recorded = 1976
Genre = Soft Rock, Rock, Glam Rock
Length = 2:54
Label = EMI
Writer = Freddie Mercury
Producer = Queen
Reviews =
Last single = "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (1977)
This single = "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Queen's First EP)" (1977)
Next single = "Long Away" (1977)

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy is the fourth single ("Queen's First EP") from and eighth track on the British rock group Queen's 1976 album "A Day at the Races", written by Freddie Mercury. It was one of several British music hall-inspired songs written by both Mercury and Brian May that appeared on other Queen albums from the 1970s.

The song starts with a piano and vocal introduction by Mercury, then continues, with the bass and drums adding on, at the start of the chorus. The second verse is sung, followed by another chorus. At this point, the drums, bass and guitar drop out, which then leads into the bridge, sung by Freddie Mercury and Mike Stone. Following the Brian May guitar solo, another verse is sung, and then the chorus ends the track.

The song describes how "a good old-fashioned lover boy" will romance with an unnamed love interest.

The single version and the album track version differ significantly. On the album track, there are more vocal harmonies added. ("I miss those warm summer nights").

EP Track List

#Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
#Death On Two Legs
#Tenement Funster
#White Queen

Covers

*For the CD "" the song is covered by Jason Mraz.

Chart position

• #17 (UK)

External links

* [http://queenpedia.com/index.php?title=Queen%27s_First_EP Queenpedia] - detailed worldwide release information