The Millionaire Waltz Lyrics

"The Millionaire Waltz" was written by Mercury about John Reid (Queen's and Elton John's manager at the time)[ It's another multi-key and multi-metre song like Bohemian Rhapsody, using abrupt arrangement changes and including Brian May doing multi-tracked guitar choirs. Freddie Mercury, 1976 Kenny Everett Radio Show: F.M.: "Actually I’d like to say that Brian did do a very good job on the actual guitars. He’s really taken his guitar orchestration to its limits, I don’t know how he’s ever going to out do that one actually. And John played very good bass on that. I think it’s good and we’re patting ourselves on the back again. I really think it’s worked out well especially from the orchestration point of view. Because he’s really used his guitar in a different sort of way, I know he’s done lots of orchestrations before." Brian May, 1982 On The Record: Interviewer: "The Millionaire Waltz" must have taken a long time to do? B.M.: Oh, yes. You've heard everything right: I think that holds the record. There's one bit in there which is sort or fairground effect in the background. I think there are three octaves for each part, and six parts. I'm not sure but there must be about 18 or 20 guitar tracks. It's a funny sound. It makes a peculiarly sort of rigid sound. I was really surprised. It sounded like a fairground organ.