Ep 4 : Ride The Wild Wind

This week Ian is on Vocal duty with his cover of Ride the Wild Wind, a Roger Taylor Queen curiosity. Off their 14th album Innuendo, the band's last album to be released in lead singer Freddie Mercury’s lifetime.  We discuss the character of Roger's songwriting, including a theory by Ian that places this track as part of a trilogy, which doesn't' include his other more obvious car reference.  Do his solo efforts cast a light on this?  Ian decides to take the song in a whole new musical direction inspired by the lyrics, and we love it.
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Transcript

Ride the wild wind
(Push the envelope, don't sit on the fence)
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Ride the wild wind
(Live life on the razor's edge)
(Hey, hey)
Gonna ride the wild wind
It ain't dangerous, enough for me

Get your head down, baby (Yeah)
We're gonna ride tonight
Your angel eyes are shining bright
I wanna take your hand, lead you from this place
Gonna leave it all behind
Check out of this rat race

Ride the wild wind (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Ride the wild wind (Hey, hey)
Gonna ride the wild wind
It ain't dangerous, enough for me

Tie your hair back, baby
We're gonna ride tonight (Yeah)
We got freaks to the left
We got jerks to the right
Sometimes I get so low, I just have to ride
Let me take your hand
Let me be your guide

Ooh, ride the wild wind
(Don't sit on the fence)
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Ride the wild wind
(Live life on the razor's edge)
(Hey, hey, hey)
Gonna ride the wild wind
It ain't dangerous, enough for me

Yeah, ride the wild wind (Hey, hey, hey)
Ooh, ride the wild wind (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Gonna ride it ride the wild, the wild wind
It ain't dangerous, enough for me

Ride the wild wind
Ride the wild wind
(Hey, hey, hey)
The wild wind
The wild wind