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18 December 2011
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Hi, I was bored and wanted to do a non-beatles topic if you don’t mind. I want to hear your opinions on which are your 10 favorite songs by the rock group Queen (Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor).
Here is mine (currently) in no particular order just to not kill my brain:
– One Vision
– These Are the Days of Our Lives
– Somebody to Love / No One But You (Only the Good Die Young) – yes I chose to put one post-Freddie song here as a tie
– Headlong
– The Show Must Go On
– We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You – there are going together like anyway
– Dancer
– Another One Bites the Dust / Crazy Little Thing Called Love – to hard to decide so I tied
– Save Me
– Don’t Stop Me Now
Other 10 really good one that I wish I could include:
– You’re My Best Friend
– Friends Will Be Friends
– Bohemian Rhapsody
– Tie Your Mother Down
– Love of My Life – but I like the live versions better anyway
– Breakthru
– Back Chat
– A Kind of Magic
– I Want It All
– Radio Ga Ga
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1 May 2011
Offline My ten in the order of how they came to mind
1. It’s Late (Album: News of The World). Great example of how Queen rock when they go into the instrumental section. Has to be played loud.
2. Another One Bites The Dust. (Album: The Game)
3. Save Me (Album: The Game)
4. I Want To Break Free (Album: The Works. (not the single version on Greatest Hits 2 but the album version, different takes))
5. Mother Love (Album: Made In Heaven) (Freddies last recorded vocal)
6. Too Much Love Will Kill You. (Album: Made In Heaven)
7. Hammer To Fall (Album: The Works)
8. Leaving Home Ain’t Easy (Album: Jazz)
9. Fat Bottomed Girls (Album: Jazz)
10. Jealousy (Album: Jazz)
Others of note:
Love Of My Life
Somebody To Love
One Year Of Love
Innuendo
Seaside Rendezvous (Queen take the piss brilliantly)
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
Under Pressure
Is This The World We Created
Am slowly discovering more of their early albums, March of The Black Queen is quite a song but havent heard it enough yet.
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3.55am
5 July 2010
Offline Out of curiosity meanmistermustard, why do you prefer the album version of I Want To Break Free? I find the single version with the synth intro to be more interesting.
I have yet to listen to some albums completely so there could be some missing songs. In no particular order:
– The Millionaire Waltz: Very classical ballet/waltz feeling to this one, plus some good hard rocking in the bridge.
– The Show Must Go On: Great chord progression and amazing vocals
– Innuendo: Gives a good ominous feeling, plus the flamenco section that seems to come out of nowhere.
– Bicycle Race: Chords are all over the place. Sort of reminds me of I’m Only Sleeping , that sort of “I don’t really care about anything” feeling.
– Who Wants To Live Forever: I’m a sucker for songs with a full orchestra.
– All Dead, All Dead: Such a sad/empty feeling. Great piano and guitar flourish in the bridge.
– ’39: Not really sure what makes this song awesome, it just is.
– Seven Seas Of Rhye: Good old rock, plus great piano riff.
– Bohemian Rhapsody: Sort of a cop out, but the opera section is awesome.
– The Prophet’s Song: Good old prog rock, plus a lesson in harmonies in the middle section.
Picking just 10 songs is hard. Some honourable mentions:
– The Miracle: Great chord progressions and arrangement.
– Long Away: Classic Brian
– Flash
– Sail Away Sweet Sister/Leaving Home Ain’t Easy: I seem to think of these songs together for some reason.
– Under Pressure: Bass/Drum solo/piano/vocals.
– Dead On Time: Very frantic rock.
– One Vision: Synth section and jam section (not sure what to call it) make this. Also Fried Chicken.
– Scandal: Great vocals/riff.
– It’s Late: Just great rock.
– Most songs by John Deacon, greatly underrated: You’re My Best Friend, You And I, In Only Seven Days
Choices are subject to change.
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4.56am
15 April 2012
Offline I’m not going to list 10, but I LOVE the song “Killer Queen”. If you’ve never heard it then you have to listen to it!! My friend and I also made up a dance to “Bohemian Rhapsody”… People thought that, that song wouldn’t sell because no one listened to rhapsodies anymore, so they were taking a big risk putting that song out there.
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10.31am
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1 May 2011
Offline Bjway said
Out of curiosity meanmistermustard, why do you prefer the album version of I Want To Break Free? I find the single version with the synth intro to be more interesting.
Have always found the syth intro and the extended solo to draw the song out and make it last too long. The album track also has a more loose feel to it like its about to fall apart at any time, i find that suits the theme of the song better.
Scandal definately, that riff is really something and the video with the giant newspapers is one of my favourites. Im not a fan of The Miracle album tho.
Should have mentioned In Only Second Days, Queen do the holiday romance song and its a standout, Craig David covers the same theme (not the same song) and its cringewringingly awful. John Taylor is overlooked by many but contributed a number of classic Queen songs and incredible bass lines, Spread Your Wings being another to add to his list.
On another note there is an outtake of Dreamers Ball on the deluxe Jazz album, an acoustic demo with Freddies vocal, light guitar and drums. It is so gorgeous, Freddie sings beautifully.
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11.44am
20 January 2012
Offline Hey Thank you ,
There’s a lot
Best Ballads :
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Show Must Go On
Save Me
Friends Will Be Friends
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Somebody To Love
These Are the Days of Our Lives
We Are the Champions
Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
Play The Game
Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love )
Killer Queen
Jealousy
Heaven For Everyone
And I also enjoy with this songs:
Doing Alright
Who Needs You
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
Under pressure
The March Of The Black Queen
Seaside Rendezvous
...They've forgotten all about God
He's the only reason we exist...
3.41pm
1 December 2009
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In no real order:
Ogre Battle
Bicycle Race
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Prophet’s Song
Let Me Entertain You
Sheer Heart Attack
Great King Rat
Don’t Stop Me Now
Stone Cold Crazy
Somebody To Love
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
9.37pm
4 December 2010
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The Prophet’s Song
March Of The Black Queen
’39
Sail Away Sweet Sister
Radio Gaga
Under Pressure
Ogre Battle
Innuendo
All God ‘s People
Seven Seas Of Rhye
Not really in any order, though The Prophet’s Song would be #1.
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8.17am
13 July 2012
Offline 1. Don’t Stop Me Now. (I grew up with this song on repeat at my grandmothers house, dancing around with my cousin.)
2. Killer Queen.
3. Radio Ga Ga.
4. Under Pressure.
5. I Want To Break Free.
6. Fat Bottomed Girls.
7. Bohemian Rhapsody. (I didn’t even know how to spell those words before 
8. I Was Born To Love You.
9. Friends Will Be Friends.
10. Flash.
11.19am
26 March 2012
Offline I’ve never liked Queen that much, to be honest, but there’s a handful of songs I love:
Love of My Life
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
Killer Queen
You’re My Best Friend
You Take My Breath Away
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