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“I’m fascinated to know what people think!” Brian May gifts Queen fans never-before-heard "work in progress" version of Christmas song Not For Sale (Polar Bear)
Brian May teases 2026 re-issue of Queen's second album with broadcast of unreleased song dating back to 1969
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Queen guitarist Brian May has gifted fans a Christmas treat with the broadcast of a never-before-heard, unreleased song from the band. The song, Not For Sale (Polar Bear), actually pre-dates the 1970 formation of Queen, and was co-written by May and vocalist/bassist Tim Staffell for Smile, a power trio completed by drummer Roger Taylor. According to the Queen Vault fan website, the song was first recorded by Smile during a session at De Lane Lea studios in London in September 1969.
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First played on Brian May’s radio show, Not For Sale (Polar Bear) shows a more melancholy side to Freddie Mercury
Christmas treats don’t come any bigger for Queen fans than a previously unheard track from Freddie Mercury and friends. But the beautifully understated 1973 out-take Not For Sale (Polar Bear) is less a show-stopper than a seasonal curio – a melancholic stocking filler rather than a cracker to file alongside Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga or even the cheesy Thank God It’s Christmas.
Not For Sale was debuted by Queen guitarist Brian May on a special festive broadcast on the Planet Rock radio station on Monday evening. If relatively subdued by Queen standards, the tune nonetheless has a wonderfully haunting quality – especially when a young Freddie weighs in on the chorus with a goose bump-conjuring falsetto.
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