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Gordon McLean

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Don't Stop Me Now (With Long-Lost Guitars)
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Share a song that makes you feel invincible.

Possibly a bit on the nose, but this is probably the first Queen song that stuck with me, from the first album of theirs I ever heard.

My parents had this LP buried in their collection. In a custom built box on top of which sat the record deck and amp, I was drawn to the simple geographic cover, and sucked in by all the songs. Fat Bottom Girls, Bicycle Race, Let Me Entertain You, Dreamer's Ball, and then this barn storming uplifting anthem of a track.

Everyone knows it, but my memories are of dancing round the living room propelled by the beat and vibe of it. The harmonies, the driving baseline, it's wonderful.

In latter years it reminds me to pursue life with a little more abandon, to stop holding myself back. Invincible? Yeah, pretty much!!

P.S. Bonus version with a little extra Brian May noodling thrown in, even better!

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