Queen of Dreams

Infobox Song
Name = Queen of Dreams


Caption =
Type =
Artist = Strawbs
alt Artist =
Album = Grave New World
Published =
Released = start date|1972|2
track_no = 3
Recorded = start date|1971|11
Genre = folk rock
Length = 5:32
Writer = Dave Cousins
Composer =
Label = A&M
Producer = Strawbs
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev = "Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child"
prev_no = 2
next = "Heavy Disguise"
next_no = 4
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"Queen of Dreams" is a song performed by English band Strawbs and written by Dave Cousins. The track first appeared on the 1972 "Grave New World" album.

Musical content

The track has a psychadelic quality, due to the first two verses, where acoustic guitar chords were played in reverse order then tape-reversed to provide instrumental backing. The middle section features a solo on a dulcimer played through a fuzzbox, similar to the solo on another "Grave New World" Track "Benedictus". There follows a short section of special effects which then leads into a third verse, this time with a backing of conventional acoustic guitars. The song continues with a middle 8 section and an instrumental closing section, leading to a drum solo which fades out.

Personnel

*Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer
*Tony Hooper – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
*Blue Weaver – organ, mellotron, piano
*John Ford – bass guitar
*Richard Hudson – drums

External links

* [http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/lyrics/alphres.asp#QUEENOFDREAMS Lyrics to "Queen of Dreams" at Strawbsweb official site]

References

* [http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/albtrack/gnw/gnw30.asp "Grave New World" 30th anniversary article on Strawbsweb]
*Sleeve notes to album CD 540 934-2 "Grave New World" (A&M 1998 Remastered)