Father to Son es la segunda canción del disco Queen II.
Composición
Música: Brian May
Arreglos: Brian May
Acreditada a: Brian May
Compás: 4/4
Influencias: The Who
Género: Rock progresivo
Producción
Producción: Queen y Roy Thomas Baker
Ingeniería de sonido: Mike Stone
Mezclas: Roy Thomas Baker
Personal
Freddie Mercury - voz principal, coros y piano
Brian May - guitarra eléctrica y acústica, piano y coros
Roger Taylor - batería y coros
John Deacon - bajo y guitarra acústica
Equipamiento
Guitarra eléctrica Red Special
Guitarra acústica
Batería Ludwig
Versiones oficiales de la canción
1) Versión de estudio (6:14): Segunda canción del disco Queen II.
Versiones oficiales de la canción (en vivo)
1) Versión del Live at the Rainbow - marzo de 1974 (6:07): Esta versión, grabada el 31 de marzo de 1974, está disponible en la versión deluxe del disco Live at the Rainbow '74.
2) Versión del Live at the Rainbow - noviembre de 1974 (5:54): Disponible en el disco Live at the Rainbow '74.
Letra de la canción
A word in your ear, from father to son
Hear the word that I say
I fought with you, fought on your side
Long before you were born
Joyful the sound, the word goes around
From father to son, to son
And the voice is so clear
Time after time it keeps on calling you, calling you on
Don't destroy what you see, your country to be
Just keep building on the ground that's been won
Kings will be crowned, and the word goes around
From father to son, to son
Won't you hear us sing
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do
Our family song
Do, do, do, do, do, do (baa, baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa), ooh, yeah
Do, do, do, do, do, do (baa, baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa)
Now we hand it on
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh
But I've heard it all before
Take this letter that I give you
Take it sonny hold it high
You won't understand a word that's in it
But you'll write it out again before you die
Yeah, yeah, yeah
A word in your ear
From father to son
Funny you don't hear a single word I say
But my letter to you will stay by your side
Through the years till the loneliness is gone
Sing if you will
But the air you breathe I live to give you
Father to son
Father to, father to, father to son
Joyful the sound, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Kings will be crowned, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Joyful the sound, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Kings will be crowned, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Joyful the sound, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Kings will be crowned, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Video oficial para letra de la canción
