Flick of the Wrist es la cuarta canción del disco Sheer Heart Attack.
Composición
Letras y música: Freddie Mercury
Arreglos: Freddie Mercury
Acreditada a: Freddie Mercury
Compás: 4/4
Género: Rock progresivo
Producción
Producción: Queen y Roy Thomas Baker
Ingeniería de sonido: Mike Stone
Mezclas: Queen, Roy Thomas Baker y Mike Stone
Personal
Freddie Mercury - voz principal, coros y piano
Brian May - guitarra y coros
Roger Taylor - batería, percusión y coros
John Deacon - bajo
Equipamiento
Guitarra eléctrica Red Special
Batería Ludwig
Piano de cola Bösendorfer
Versiones oficiales de la canción
1) Versión de estudio (3:17): Cuarta canción del disco Sheer Heart Attack.
Versiones oficiales de la canción (en vivo)
1) Versión del Live at the Rainbow - noviembre de 1974 (4:06): Disponible en el disco Live at the Rainbow '74.
2) 'BBC Sessions' (3:25): Esta versión, correspondiente a la quinta sesión grabada para la BBC (16 de octubre de 1974), está disponible en la reedición de 2011 del disco Sheer Heart Attack.
Letra de la canción
Dislocate your spine if you don't sign
He says I'll have you seeing double
Mesmerize you when he's tongue tied
Simply with those eyes oooh
Synchronize your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Don't look back don't look back
It's a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Flick of the wrist he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey baby you've been had
Intoxicate your brain with what I'm saying
If not you'll lie in knee deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride oooh
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you 'till you've dried
Don't look back don't look back
It's a rip off
Work my fingers to my bones
I scream with pain I still make no impression
Seduce you with his money make machine
Cross collateralise big time money money
Reduce you to a muzak fake machine
Then the last goodbye
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Flick of the wrist he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey baby you've been had
Video oficial para letra de la canción
