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Pictures of Matchstick Men (ver. 1) by Francis Michael Rossi - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" was the first hit single by Status Quo, released in January of 1968. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States.[2] It was originally intended to be a B-side to 'Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe' but it was decided to swap the B-side and the A-side of the single. The song opens with a single guitar repeatedly playing a simple four note riff before the rhythm guitar comes in with chords and the drums and lyrics begin. Pictures of Matchstick Men is one of a number of songs from the late sixties to feature phasing (the audio effect). “ I wrote it on the bog. I'd gone there, not for the usual reasons...but to get away from the wife and mother-in-law. I used to go into this narrow frizzing toilet and sit there for hours, until they finally went.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London) is co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. He has enjoyed minor success with brief projects outside the group. In 1985 when Status Quo were on hold, he recorded two singles and a (so far unreleased) album with his longtime writing partner Bernie Frost, 'Modern Romance (I Want To Fall In Love Again)' (No. 54), and 'Jealousy'. In 1996 he issued a solo album, 'King of the Doghouse', which was not a commercial success though it produced a No. 42 hit 'Give Myself to Love'. Some years earlier, in 1976, he appeared on the soundtrack album and film 'All This And World War II', comprising cover versions of songs by the Beatles. Although the album sleeve credits the performance of 'Getting Better' to Status Quo, the track features Rossi's vocals and the London Symphony Orchestra. In 1980, he and Frost contributed vocals to 'Ships in The Night', a concept album by Bob Mitchell and Steve Coe which featured various other artists, including Colin Blunstone and Dan McCafferty. In 1981, he produced and played.
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