Who Wants to Live Forever
Queen, 1986, from A Kind of Magic. Solo by Brian May.
May's lyrical, sustaining solo over orchestra is one of his most moving.
Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen is #7 in our ranking of the best Brian May guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1986.
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Who played the guitar solo on Who Wants to Live Forever?
Brian May played the solo on Queen's Who Wants to Live Forever (1986).
What guitar was used on the Who Wants to Live Forever solo?
A red special through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.