Seaside Rendezvous


"Seaside Rendezvous" is a song by British rock group Queen, and is the seventh track on their fourth studio album A Night at the Opera. The song was written by Freddie Mercury under his vaudevillian/musichall influence.
The song is probably best remembered for its "jazz band" bridge section performed vocally by Mercury and Roger Taylor in the middle part of the song.

Details

The song's "musical" bridge section was performed entirely by Mercury and Taylor using their voices alone, with Taylor at one point hitting the highest note on the whole album – a C6.
Mercury imitates woodwind instruments including a clarinet. Taylor voices mainly brass instruments such as tubas and trumpets, and even a kazoo. The tap dance segment is also "performed" by Mercury and Taylor on the mixing desk with thimbles on their fingers. Mercury plays both grand piano and jangle honky-tonk.
This is one of the few Queen songs without Brian May participating at all.

Live performances

Queen has never performed "Seaside Rendezvous" live. although The Queen Extravaganza performed it along with the rest of A Night At The Opera for the album's 40th anniversary in 2015.

Personnel

Information is taken from the album’s Liner Notes and the Queen Songs website