Listen to this when
Long Live the Queen
For the friend who told you to keep living 👑
Who it's for
Frank Turner wrote this about a close friend who died of breast cancer, and the song is built around what she told him near the end.
Heartbroken and shaken→Determined to live fully
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Long Live the Queen" is a song by English singer-songwriter Frank Turner from his second album, Love Ire & Song, released as its third single in October 2008. It honours a close friend of Turner's who died of breast cancer, and its lyrics are based on things she said near the end of her life. The single was released to benefit the Breast Cancer Campaign.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Terminal illness and death.
Age: Suggested 13+
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 4
