"Queen of Dreams" | ||||
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Song by Strawbs | ||||
from the album Grave New World | ||||
Released | February 1972 | |||
Recorded | November 1971 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 5:32 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dave Cousins | |||
Producer(s) | Strawbs | |||
Grave New World track listing | ||||
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"Queen of Dreams" is a song performed by English band Strawbs and written by Dave Cousins. The track first appeared on the 1972 Grave New World album.
The track has a psychedelic quality, due to the first two verses, where acoustic guitar chords were played in reverse order then tape-reversed to provide instrumental backing. The middle section features a solo on a dulcimer played through a fuzzbox, similar to the solo on another Grave New World Track "Benedictus". There follows a short section of special effects which then leads into a third verse, this time with a backing of conventional acoustic guitars. The song continues with a middle 8 section and an instrumental closing section, leading to a drum solo which fades out.