Favorite "Queen" Songs #3 - "Sign of the Gypsy Queen"

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It hasn't been exclusive, but classic rock has dominated my countdown of my favorite songs with "queen" in the title, and it continues to do so. We are at #3: "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" by April Wine. "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" was the second single released from April Wine's 1981 album, The Nature of the Beast, which was the pinnacle of the Canadian hard rock band's commercial success. It is the only song on the album not written by bandleader/vocalist/guitarist Myles Goodwyn (it is a cover of Lorence Hud's #16 Canadian hit, which outperformed April Wine's #40 Canadian placing, although Goodwyn and company's version did manage to reach #57 on the Billboard Hot 100.) The Nature of the Beast was a fairly huge album. On the promotional tour, I seem to remember the band selling out Denver's world famous concert venue, Red Rocks, two nights in a row (I was unable to get tickets, which is why I remember!) About a decade and a half or so later, we saw them in a Denver bar for ten bucks. A hit record makes all the difference in the world! I've linked to a live performance that shows off April Wine's three-headed lead guitar attack. It's arena rock at it's finest. Enjoy! (Nature of the gypsy queen info verified by Wikipedia)