Queen - Mad The Swine (2024 Mix)

This version of Mad The Swine comes from the Queen 1 - Collector's Edition CD1 and was released on October 25th, 2024 in the UK.

The 2024 Mix of the album restores ths track to its original planned position between "Great King Rat" and "My Fairy King." As with the rest of the album, "Mad The Swine" was completely re-mixed from the original master tapes and the result is a very lush spread of Freddie's multitracked lead vocals, and more prominent and wider bass parts from John. Brian's acoustic guitar is also brighter, and Roger's drums are punchier. This once-forgotten track really has had quite the journey.

Written by: Freddie Mercury
Produced by: Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, John Anthony, and Louis Austin
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury - vocals, percussion
Brian May - acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, backing vocals

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Lyrics:

Been here before a long time ago
But this time I wear no sandals
Ages past I gave all you people food and water
Three feet tall, so very small, I'm no trouble
I bring you thunder, lightning, sun and the rain
For all the people in the land

A message of love
I bring you from up above
All good children gather around
Come join your hands and sing along

They call me mad the swine
I guess I'm mad the swine
I've come to save you, save you
Mad the swine
Mad the swine
So all you people gather around
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord

I'll walk upon the water just as before
I'll help the meek and the mild
And the lepers and the blind
And all the creatures great and small

Let me take you to the river without a ford
Oh and then one day you'll realise
You're all the same within his eyes
That's all I've come to say just like before

They call me mad the swine
Mad the swine
I've come to save you, save you
Mad the swine
Mad the swine
So all you people gather around
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord
Ooh
Fall now

All you people gather around
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord
Don't ever fail me

Mad the swine
Mad the swine
I've come to save you, save you, fall now
Mad the swine
Mad the swine
So all you people gather around
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord
Hands and praise the Lord
Praise the Lord