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• Jamie from EnglandThis song is really silly. Making it about skin colour oversimplifies and overwrites a difficult subject that is really about the historical process of civilisational expansion and retraction. And to demonstrate how dishonest or dumb Brian May is in framing this as a race issue - For thousands of years before Europeans arrived on their continent, native Americans were at war with one another and spilled tremendous amounts of blood. This is before we acknowledge the deeds of non-"white man" Hispanic Europeans who helped colonise America. It's a ridiculous, uneducated, unintelligent, and ultimately irresponsible way of writing about history that does nothing but fuel animosity.
  
  So, if we're asking why this song doesn't garner much attention, that's why, which is a good thing because it has nothing worthwhile to give, as opposed to, say, Iron Madien's "Run to the Hills."
• Stefano from Rome, ItalyStu, maybe this song have attracted very little comment because the music industry (meaning not only discography majors like EMI, but also the specialised press) have never been comfortable with Queen as "socially meaningful" group. It's very far easier considering them as the typical glam, fashionable, frivolous, eccentric pop band exactly fitting its glam, fashionable etc. frontman. Most media have always talked about Queen only for gossip-esque, sometimes absolutely false, news. Brian May also wrote a song about this (Scandal).
• Jonathon from Clermont, FlOne of the most underrated Queen songs. Brain may detuned his guitar on this number.
• Stu from Fife, ScotlandI find it interesting that this song (which is about the terrible fate of native Americans after Europeans arrived) attracts very little comment, while Zombie by the Cranberries (which is about Northern Ireland's troubled history)has caused all hell to break loose! Selective memory is a dangerous thing.
• Theresa from San Diego, CaI love this song, along with all the other Queen songs! Queen ROcks
• Amy from Dallas, TxGreat, they're all great

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