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Il Colosso
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Credits
- Brian May - vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, orchestral arrangements
- Just William - vocals
- Sissel - vocals
- Jerry Hadley - vocals
- Gary Martin - vocals
- Pete Maladrone - vocals
- Justin Shirley-Smith - vocals
- Jim Beach - vocals
- Julie Glover - vocals
- Peter Locke - vocals
- Robert Lee - vocals
- Suzanne DeBarry - vocals
- Lee Holdridge - orchestral arrangements
- Ira Hearshen - orchestral arrangements
- Larry Kenton - orchestral arrangements
- Recorded: 1996 at Allerton Hill Studios
- Length: 7:35
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Soundtracks:
Alternate Versions:
- Film Version (7:06) – similar to the version released on the soundtrack. Some parts have been edited out, while additional dialog has been flown in.
Additional Information
- "Il Colosso" is Italian for "The Colossus".
- The curious credit to "Just William", who sings the Pinocchio part, is actually Brian with his vocals sped up considerably.
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Lyrics
No to tyranny
He shall not have his pleasure
The goodness shall prevail
No to fillany
He'll save our greatest treasure
In this we can not
In this we can not fail
My dearest daughter
Will no-one save her
Ah, my kingdom
He offers half his kingdom
And no-one dare to save me from the hassles
I will
Now all the world is waiting (all)
The maiden I must save (the world is)
Don't wait, no hesitating (waiting)
If only I were brave (and now is the hour)
This time I must be the hero
It's my call, that's my fate
It's everything or nothing
Look out he's coming through
I'll save you princess
Puny peasants
No
Behold the giant
He stands out proud, defiant
The princess shall be mine
She will be mine
Who next?
Hey you up there, with the b-b-beard
Oh, I was made of freedom
Nobody pulls my strings
A knight can equal any man
In all the grown up things
Oh, I was made of mischief
They tell me I must learn
But nothing is coincidence
Whichever way I turn
And I will do or die
For I know one thing after all
The bigger any giant comes
The harder he may fall
My hero
He saved me
My hero, my hero, my hero, my hero, my hero, my hero
Hail the hero
At last we have a hero
So I'm told he is only a p-p-p-peasant
Only a peasant
He's nothing but a peasant
He's so daring and handsome and charming
But a peasant - how very alarming
He's so clever and brave and heroic
But those peasants, they're all protozoic
Altogether we dance and play
We're bright and gay, aloud, hooray
Altogether we greet the day
Colossus is no more
Altogether we celebrate the very hills reverberate
To the heavens we elevate
The hero we adore
All of a sudden the world is light
The sun is up and shining bright
All of a sudden the birds do sing
And spring is at the door
All together in harmony
In chorus song and symphony
All together the angels sing
The giant is no more
What are we made of
Can we know what we will be
What are the chances
I can find a better path
A better life
A better me
What are we made of
Is it written in the sand
Where are we sailing
To a strange and distant land
Take my hand and sail with me
What are we made of
If you think you know the answer
Turn around, think again
No! A monster
A fire breathing monster
At last we are undone
Hail the general
He'll make his work indelible
And now the chosen fun
Has begun
Stand for justice
Stand for honour
Stand with courage (we will)
Stand with valour (we will)
Ahh-ahhh, ahh-ahhh
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Ahh-ahhh, ahh-ahhh
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Hail the general
Here comes the mighty general
He will tend to
He must tend to
He must tend to
Oh, I was made of
So I was made of
I am made of
What are we made of
Just for this moment take your life into your hands
You will decide
What you are made of
What it is that I can be
Think again, my friend
Turn around, think again
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