Good Company

Good Company es la décima canción del disco A Night at the Opera.

Composición

Letras y música: Brian May
Arreglos: Brian May
Acreditada a: Brian May
Escrita en: Fa sostenido mayor
Compás: 4/4
Influencias: George Formby
Género: Dixieland

Producción

Producción: Queen y Roy Thomas Baker
Ingeniería de sonido: Mike Stone y Gary Lyons
Mezclas: Roy Thomas Baker

Personal

Brian May - voz principal y coros, guitarra y ukelele
Roger Taylor - batería
John Deacon - bajo

Equipamiento

Guitarra eléctrica Red Special
Batería Ludwig
Bajo Fender Precision
Ukelele Aloha

Citas

A veces la relación se pone tensa. Una vez me preocupé mucho porque me aventuraba en ciertas cosas y sentía que el resto del grupo no lo aprobaba. Era en una canción de "A Night at the Opera", "Good Company". Me pasé días enteros preparando las secciones de trombones y trompetas e intentando captar la esencia de esos instrumentos. (Brian May)

Versiones oficiales de la canción

1) Versión de estudio (3:23): Décima canción del disco A Night at the Opera.

Video del 30º aniversario de A Night at the Opera

Letra de la canción

Take good care of what you've got
My father said to me
As he puffed his pipe and baby B
He dandled on his knee
Don't fool with fools who'll turn away
Keep all good company
Oohoo oohoo
Take care of those you call your own and keep good company

Soon I grew and happy too
My very good friends and me
We'd play all day with Sally J
The girl from number four
And very soon I begged her
Won't you keep me company?
Oohoo oohoo, oohoo oohoo
Come marry me for evermore
We'll be good company

Now marriage is an institution sure
My wife and I our needs and nothing more
All my friends by a year by and by disappeared
But we're safe enough behind our door

I flourished in my humble trade my reputation grew
The work devoured my waking hours but when my time was through
Reward of all my efforts
My own Limited Company
I hardly noticed Sally as we parted company
All through the years in the end it appears
There was never really anyone but me
Now I'm old I puff my pipe but no-one's there to see
I ponder on the lesson of my life's insanity
Take care of those you call your own
And keep good company