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Queen
Side One:
Keep Yourself Alive (May)
Doing All Right (May-Staffel)
Great King Rat (Mercury)
My Fairy King (Mercury)
Side Two:
Liar (Mercury)
The Night Comes Down (May)
Modern Times Rock'N'Roll (Taylor)
Son And Daughter (May)
Jesus (Mercury)
Seven Seas Of Rhye... (Mercury)
(p) 1973 Trident
Keep Yourself Alive
I was told a million times
Of all the troubles in my way
How I had to keep on trying
Little better ev'ry day
But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Bread and butter for a smile
Well I sold a million mirrors
In a shop in Alley Way
But I never saw my face
In any window any day
Well they say your folks are telling you
To be a super star
But I tell you just be satisfied
To stay right where you are
Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and a money
Honey you'll survive
Well I've loved a million women
In a belladonic haze
And I ate a million dinners
Brought to me on silver trays
Give me ev'rything I need
To feed my body and my soul
And I'll grow a little bigger
Maybe that can be my goal
I was told a million times
Of all the people in my way
How I had to keep on trying
And get better ev'ry day
But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Still be where I started
Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and money honey
You'll survive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and money
To keep me satisfied
Do you think you're better ev'ry day
No I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive mm
You take your time and take your money
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
All you people keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and a money
To keep me satisfied
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
All you people keep yourself alive
Take you all your time and money honey
You will survive
Keep you satisfied
Doing All Right
Yesterday my life was in ruins
Now today I know what I'm doing
Got a feeling I should be doing all right
Doing all right
Where will I be this time tomorrow?
Chasing joy or drinking in sorrow
Anyway I should be doing all right
Doing all right
Simply waiting for the sign
Waiting here to find the words to say
Sitting waiting all this time here
All the time your away
Sitting waiting for the sign
And anyway I got so far
Yesterday my life was in ruin
Now today I've learned what I'm doing
Anyway I should be doing all right
Doing all right
Great King Rat
Great King Rat died today
Born on the twenty first of May
Died syphillis forty four on his birthday
Every second word he swore
Yes he was the son of a whore
Always wanted by the law
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know people?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you
Would you like to see?
Where will I be tomorrow?
Will I beg or will I borrow?
I don't care I don't care anyway
Come on come on the time is right
I told you ah yes I told you
And that's no lie oh no no no
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you?
Would you like to see?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know people?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you?
Would you like to see?
Now listen all you people
Put out the good and keep the bad
Don't believe all you read in the Bible
You sinners get in line
Saints you leave far behind
Very soon you're gonna be h
Don't listen to what mama says
Not a word not a word mama says
Or else you'll find yourself being the rival
The great Lord before He died
Knelt sinners by his side
And said you're gonna realise tomorrow
No I'm not gonna tell you
What you already know
'Cause time and time again
The old man said it all a long time ago
Come come on the time is right
This evil man will fight
I told you once before
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Just like I said before
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
The last time I tell you?
Would you like to see?
My Fairy King
In the land where horses born with eagle wings
And honey bees have lost their stings
There's singing forever
Lion's den with fallow deer
And rivers made from wine so clear
Flow on and on forever
Dragons fly like sparrows thru' the air
And baby lambs where Samson dares
To go on on on on on on
My fairy king can see things He rules the air and turns the tides
That are not there for you and me Ohh yeah he guides the winds
My fairy king can do right and nothing wrong
Then came man to savage in the night
To run like thieves and to kill like knives
To take away the power from the magic hand
To bring about the ruin to the promised land
They turn the milk into sour
Like the blue in the blood of my veins
Why can't you see it
Fire burnin' in hell with the cry of screaming pain
Son of heaven set me free and let me go
Sea turn dry no salt from sand
Teeth don't shine like pearls for the poor man's eyes
Someone someone has drained the colour from my wings
Broken my fairy circle ring
And shamed the king in all his pride
Changed the winds and wronged the tides
Mother mercury mercury
Look what t I cannot run I cannot hide
Liar
I have sinned dear Father Father I have sinned
Try and help me Father
Won't you let me in? Liar
Nobody believes me Liar
Why don't they leave me alone?
Sire I have stolen stolen many times
Raised my voice in anger
When I know I never should
Liar oh ev'rybody deceives me
Liar why don't you leave me alone?
Liar I have sailed the seas
Liar from Mars to Mercury
Liar I have drunk the wine
Liar time after time
Liar you're lying to me
Liar you're lying to me
Father please forgive me
You know you'll never leave me
Please will you direct me in the right way
Liar liar liar liar
Liar that's what they keep calling me
Liar liar liar
Listen are you gonna listen?
Mama I'm gonna be your slave
All day long
Mama I'm gonna try behave
All day long
Mama gonna be your slave
All day long
I'm gonna serve you till your dying day
All day long
I'm gonna keep you till you dying day
All day long
I'm gonna kneel down by your side and pray
All day long and pray
All day long and pray
All day long all day long all day long
All day long all day long all day long
All day long all day long all day long
Liar liar they never let you win
Liar liar everything you do is sin
Liar nobody believes you
Liar they bring you down before you begin
Now let me tell you this
Now you know you could be dead before they let you...
The Night Comes Down
When I was young it came to me
And I could see the sun breakin'
Lucy was high and so was I dazzling
Holding the world inside
Once I believed in everyone
Everyone and anyone can see
Oh oh the night comes down
And I get afraid of losing my way
Oh oh the night comes down
Oooh and it's dark again
Once I could laugh with everyone
Once I could see the good to me
Th Holding the world inside
Now all the world is grey to me
Nobody can see you gotta believe it
Oh oh the night comes down
And I get afraid of losing my way
Oh oh the night comes down
Oooh and it's dark again
And it's dark again
And it's dark again
Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll
Had to make do with a worn out rock and roll scene
The old bop is gettin' tired need a rest
Well you know what I mean
Fifty eight that was great
But it's over now and That's all
Somethin' harder's coming up
Gonna really knock a hole in the wall
Gonna hit ya grab you hard
Make you feel ten feet tall
Well I hope this baby's gonna come along soon
You don't know it could happen any ol' rainy afternoon
With the temperature down
And the juke box blowin' no fuse
And my musical life's feelin
Like a long Sunday School cruise
And you know there's one thing
Every single body could use
Yeah listen to me baby
Let me tell you what it's all about
Modern times rock and roll
Modern times rock and roll
Get you high heeled guitar boots and some groovy clothes
Get a hair piece on your chest
And a ring through your nose
Find a nice little man who says
He's gonna make you a real big star
Stars in your eyes and ants in your pants
Think you should go far
Everybody in this bum sucking world
Gonna know just who you are
Look out
Modern times rock and roll
Son And Daughter
Tried to be your son and daughter rolled into one
You said you'd equal any man for having your fun
Now didn't you feel surprise to find
The cap just didn't fit?
The world expects a man
To buckle down and to shovel shit
What'll you do for loving
When its only just begun?
I want you to be a woman
Tried to be a teacher and a fisher of men
An equal Will you lead us all the same?
Well I travelled around the world
To find a brand new word for day
Watching the time mustn't linger behind
Pardon me I have to get away
What'll you think of heaven
If it's back from where you came?
I want you to be a woman
Jesus
And then I saw Him in the crowd
A lot of people had gathered round Him
The beggers shouted and the lepers called Him
The old man said nothing
He just stared about Him
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
Then came a man before His feet he fell
Unclean said the leper and rang his bell
Felt the palm of a hand touch his head
Go now go now you're a new man instead
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethelehem
And made it heard throughout the land
Born was the leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
It all began with the three wise men
Followed a star took them to Bethelehem
And made it heard throughout the land
Born was the leader of man
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down to see the Lord Jesus
All going down
Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano
Brian May - guitars, piano, vocals
Roger Meddows-Taylor - percussion, vocals
John Deacon - bass guitar
Produced by John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker and Queen
Queen II
Side White:
Procession (May)
Father To Son (May)
White Queen (As It Began) (May)
Some Day One Day (May)
The Loser In The End (Taylor)
Side Black:
Ogre Battle (Mercury)
The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Mercury)
Nevermore (Mercury)
The March Of The Black Queen (Mercury)
Funny How Love Is (Mercury)
Seven Seas Of Rhye (Mercury)
(p) 1974 Trident
Father To Son
A word in your ear
From father to son
Hear the word that I say
I fought with you
Fought on your side
Long before you were born
Joyful the sound
The word goes around
From father to son
And the voice is so clear
Time after time it keeps
Calling you calling you on
Don't destroy what you see
Your country to be
Just keep building on the ground
That's been won
Kings will be crowned
The word goes around
From father to son to son
Won't you hear us sing
Our family song?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Now we hand it on
But I've heard it all before
Take this letter that I give you
Take it soney hold it high
You won't understand a word that's in it
But you'll write it all again before you die
A word in you ear
From father to son
Funny you don't hear
A single word that I say
But my letter to you
Will stay by my side
Through the years
Till the loneliness is gone
Sing if you will
But the air you breathe
I live to give you
Father to son father to son
Father to son father to son
Joyful the sound
Word goes around
Father to son to son
Kings will be crowned
Earth goes around
Father to son to son
Joyful the sound
Word goes around
Father to son to son
Kings will be crowned
Earth goes around
Father to son to son
White Queen (As It Began)
So sad her eyes smiling dark eyes
So sad her eyes as it began
On such a breathless night as this
Upon my brow the lightest kiss
I walked alone
And all around the air did sway
May lady soon will stir this way
In sorrow known
The white queen walks
And the night grows pale
Stars of lovingness in her hair
Needing unheard pleading one word
So sad my eyes she cannot see
How did thee fare what have thee seen
The mother of the willow green
I call her name
And 'neath her window have I stayed
I love the footsteps that she made
And when see came
White queen how my heart did ache
And dry my lips no word would make
So still I wait
My goddess hear my darkest fear
I speak too late
It's for evermore that I wait
Dear friends goodbye
No tears in my eyes
So sad it ends as it began
Some Day One Day
You never heard my song before
The music was too loud
But now I think you hear me well
For now we both know how
No star can light our way
In this cloud of dark and fear
But someday one day
Funny how he pages turn
And hold us in between
A misty castle waits for you
And you shall be a queen
Today the cloud it hangs
Over us and all is grey
But someday one day
When I was you and you were me
And we were very young
Together took us nearly there
The rest may not be sung
So still the cloud it hangs
Over us and we're alone
But someday one day
We'll come home
The Loser In The End
Mama's got a problem
She don't know what to say
Her little baby boy
Has just left home today
She's got to be the loser in the end
She's got to be the loser in the end
Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend
She's Ma on who you can always depend ooh
She washed and fed and clothed and cared
For nearly twenty years
And all she gets is Goodbye Ma
And the night times for her tears
She's got to be the loser in the end
She's got to be the loser in the end
Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend
She's Ma on whom you can always depend ooh
So listen mothers everywhere
To just one mother's son
You'll get forgotten on the way
If you don't let them have their fun
Forget regrets and just remember
It's not so long since you were young
You're bound to be the loser in the end
You're bound to be the loser in the end
They'll choose their new shoes
That's not far to bend
You're Ma on whom they can always depend ooh ooh
Ogre Battle
Now once upon a time
An old man told me a fable
When the piper is gone
And the soup is cold upon the table
And if the black crow flies
To find a new destination
That is the sign
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to ogre battle fight
He gives a great big cry
And he can swallow up the ocean
With mighty tongue he catches flies
And the palm of his hand incredible size
One great big eye
Has to focus in your direction
Now the battle is on
Yeah yeah yeah
Come tonight
Come to the ogre site
Come to ogre battle fight
Ah ah ah ah ah
The ogre en are still inside
The two way mirror mountain
You gotta keep down
Right out of site
You can't see in but they can see out
Keep a look out
The ogre men are comming out
>From the two way mirror mountain
They're running up behind
And they're comming all about
Can't go east 'cause you gotta go south
Ogre men are going home
The great big fight is over
Bugle blow that trumpet cry
Ogre Battle lives for ever more
You can come along
You can come along
Come to ogre battle
The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke
He's a fairy feller
Ah ah the fairy folk have gathered
Round the new moon's shine
To see the feller crack a nut
At night's noon time
To swing his axe he swears
As he climbs he dares
To deliver the master stroke
Ploughman wagoner will and types
Politician with sentorial pipe
He's a dilly dally oh
Pedagogue squinting wears a frown
And a satyr peers under lady's gown
He's a dirty fellow
What a dirty laddie-oh
Tatterdemalion and the junketer
There's a thief and a dragonfly trumpeter
He's my hero ah
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy
Of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow can we see the master stroke
What a quaere fellow
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Soldier sailor tinker tailor ploughboy
Waiting to hear the sound
And the arch magician presides
He is the leader
Oberon and Titania watched by a harridan
Mab is the queen and there's a good apothecary man
Come to say hello
Fairy dandy tickling the fancy
Of his lady friend
The nymph in yellow can we see the master stroke
What a quaere fellow
The ostler stares with hands on his knees
Come on mister feller
Crack it open if you please
Nevermor (Mercury)
There's no living in my life anymore
The seas have gone dry
And the rain's stopped falling
Please don't you cry anymore
Can't you see
Listen to the breeze
And whisper to me please
Don't seed me to the path of nevermore
Even in the valley's down below
Where the rays of the sun
Were so warm and tender
Now haven't anything to grow
Can't you see?
Why did you have to leave me?
Why did you deceive me?
You sent me to the path of nevermore
When you say you didn't love me anymore
Ah ah nevermore nevermore
The March Of The Black Queen
Do you mean it do you mean it do you mean it
Why don't you mean it why do I follow you
And where do I go?
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
You've never seen nothing like it
No never in you're life
Like going up to heaven
And then coming back alive
Let me tell you all about it
Oooh give a little time to choose
Water babies singing in a lily pool delight
Blue powder monkeys praying in the dead of the night
Here comes the Black Queen poking in the pile
Fi fo the Black Queen marching single file
Take this take that bring them down to size
Put them in the cellar with the naughty boys
Little nigger sugar then a rub-a-dub-a-baby oil
Black on black on every finger nail and toe
We've only begun - begun
Make this make that keep making all that noise
Ooh march to the Black Queen
Now I've got a belly full
You can be my sugar baby
You can be my honey chile
A voice from behind me reminds me
Spread out your little wings you are an angel
Remember to deliver with the speed of light
A little bit of love and joy
Everything you do bears a will
And a why and a wherefore
Each little bit of love and joy
In each and every man lies a man
And very soon he'll deceive and discover
But even till the end of his life
He'll bring a little love
Ah ah ah ah ah
I reign with my left hand I rule with my right
I'm lord of all darkness I'm queen of the night
I've got the power now to do
The march of the Black Queen
My life is in your hands I'll fo and I'll fie
I'll be what you make me I'll do what you like
I'll be a bad boy I'll be your bad boy
I'll do the march of the Black Queen
Ah ah ah ah ah
Walking true to style she's vulgar abuse and vile
The Black Queen tattoes all her pies
She boils and she bakes
And she never dots her I's
La la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la
Forget your sing-a-longs and your lullabies
Surrender to the city of the fireflies
Dance with the devil in beat with the band
To hell with all you hand in hand
But now it's time to be gone
La la la la forever forever
Ah ah ah ah ah
Funny How Love Is
Funny how love is everywhere just look and see
Funny how love is anywhere you're bound to be
Funny how love is every song in every key
Funny how love is comming home in time for tea
Funny funny funny oh
Funny how love is the end of lies
When the truth begins tomorrow comes
Tomorrow brings love
In the shape of things
That's what love is that's what love is
Funny how love can break your heart so suddenly
Funny how love came tumbling down with Adam and Eve
Funny how love is running wild and feeling free
Funny hoe love is comming home in time for tea
Funny funny funny oh
>From the earth below to the heavens above
That's how far and funny is love
At any time anywhere
If you gotta make love do it everywhere
That's what love is that's what love is
Funny how love is everywhere just look and see
Funny how love is anywhere you're bound to be
Funny how love is every song in every key
Funny how love is when you gotta hurry
'Cause you're late for tea
Funny funny funny oh
Funny how love is tomorrow comes tomorrow brings
Tomorrow brings love in the shape of things
At any time anywhere
If you gotta make love do it everywhere
That's what love is that't what love is
Seven Seas of Rhye
Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of Rhye
Can you hear me you peers and privy councillors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust
I swear that you'll be mine
At the seven seas of Rhye
Sister I live and lie for you
Mister do and I'll die
You are mine I possess you
Belong [or Make love] to you forever
Storm the master marathon I'll fly through
By flash and thunder fire I'll survive
I'll survive I'll survive
Then I'll defy the laws of nature
And come out alive
Begone with you you shod and shady senators
Give out [or you] the good and leave out the bad evil cries
I challenge the mighty titan and his troubadours
And with a smile
I'll take you to the seven seas of Rhye
Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano/harpsichord
Brian May - guitars, piano, vocals, bells
John Deacon - bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Roger Meddows-Taylor - percussion, vocals
Virtuoso castanets by Roy Thomas Baker
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen
Sheer Heart Attack
Side One:
Brighton Rock (May)
Killer Queen (Mercury)
Tenement Funster! (Taylor)
Flick Of The Wrist (Mercury)
Lily Of The Valley (Mercury)
Now I'm Here (May)
Side Two:
In The Lap Of The Gods (Mercury)
Stone Cold Crazy (May/Marcury/Taylor/Deacon)
Dear Friends (May)
Misfire (Deacon)
Bring Back That Leroy Brown (Mercury)
She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in stilettoes)(May)
In The Lap Of The Gods... revisited (Mercury)
(p) 1974
Brighton Rock
Happy little day, Jimmy went away
Met his little Jenny on a public holiday
A happy pair they made, so decorously laid
'Neath the gay illuminations all along the promenade
"It's good to know there's still a little magic in the air
I'll weave my spell"
"Jenny will you stay- tarry with me pray
Nothing 'ere need come between us tell me love, what
do you say"
"Oh no I must away to my Mum in disarray
If my mother should discover how I spent my holiday
It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air
I'll say farewell"
CHORUS
O Rock of Ages, do not crumble love is breathing still
O Lady Moon, shine down a little people magic if you will
Jenny pines away, writes a letter everyday
"We must ever be together, nothing can my love erase"
"Oh no I'm compromised, I must apologise
If my lady should discover how I spend my holidays..."
Killer Queen
She keeps Moet et Chandon
In her pretty cabinant
'Let them eat cake' she says
Just like Marie Antionette
A built-in remedy
For Kruschev and Kennedy
At anytime an invitation
You can't decline
Caviar and cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice
CHORUS
She's a killer Queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime
Recommended at any price
Insatiable an appitite
Wanna try?
To avoid complications
She never kept the same address
In conversation
She spoke just like a baroness
Met a man from China
Went down to Geisha Minah
Then again incidently
If you're that way inclined
Perfume came naturally from Paris
For cars she couldn't care less
Fastidious and precise
CHORUS
Drop of a hat she's as willing as
Playful as a pussy cat
Then momentarily out of action
Temporarily out of gas
To absolutely drive you wild...
She's all out to get you
CHORUS
Recommended at any price
Insatiable an appitite
Wanna try?
You wanna try...
Tenement Funster
My new purple shoes, bin' amazin' the people next door
Any my new rock 'n roll 45's bin' enragin' the folks on the lower floor
I got a way with the girls on my block
Try my best be a real individual
And when we go down to Smokies and rock
They line up like it's some kinda ritual
Oh give me a good guitar, and you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Or, just give me an open car, I'll make the speed of life outta this place
I like the good things in life
But most of the best things ain't free
And this same situation, just cuts like a knife
When you're young, and you're poor, and you're crazy
But oh, Oh give me a good guitar, and you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Or, just give me an open car, I'll make the speed of life outta this place
Flick of the Wrist
Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he says
I'll have you seeing double
Mesmerize you when he's tongue-tied
Simply with those eyes
Synchronize your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Don't look back
Don't look back
It's a rip-off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Flick of the wrist- he'll eat you're heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had.
Intoxicate your brain with what I'm saying
If not you'll lie in knee-deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you till you've dried
Don't look back
Don't look back
It's a rip-off
Work my fingers to the bones
I scream with pain
I still make no impression
Sedice you with his money-make machine
Cross-collateralize, (big-time money, money)
Reduce you to a muzak-fake machine
Then the last goodbye
It's a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Flick of the wrist- he'll eat you're heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had.
Lily of the Valley
I am forever searching high and low
But why does everybody tell me no
Neptune of the seas
Have you an answer for me please
And the lily of the valley doesn't know
I lie in wait with open eyes
I carry on through stormy skies
I follow every course
My kingdom for a horse
But each time I grow old
Serpent of the Nile
Relieve me for awhile
And cast me from your spell and let me go
Messenger from Seven Seas has flown
To tell the King of Rhye he's lost his throne
Wars will never cease
Is there time enough for peace
But the lily of the valley doesn't know
Now I'm Here
Here I stand
Look around around around
But you won't see me
Now I'm here, Now I'm here, I'm just a...
Just a new man
Yes you made me live again
A baby I was when you took my hand
And the light of the night burned bright
And the people all stared didn't understand
But you knew my name on sight
Whatever came of you and me
America's new bride to be- don't worry baby I'm safe and sound
Down in the dungeon just Peaches 'n' me
Don't I love her so
A thin moon me in a smoke-screen sky
Where the beams of your lovelight chase
Don't move, don't speak, don't feel no pain
With a rain running down my face
Your matches still light up the sky
And many a tear lives on in my eye
Down in the city just Hoople 'n' me
Don't I love him so
Whatever comes of you and me
I love to leave my memory with you
Now I'm here
Think I'll stay around around around
We'll be down in a city justa you 'n' me
Don't I love you so
In The Lap Of The Gods
I live my life for you
Think all my thoughts with you,
Anything you ask I do, for you
and only you
I touch your lips with mine
But in the end
I leave it to the lords
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
What more can I do
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
I leave it to you
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
I want you to
Leave it in the lap of the Gods
Lap of the Gods
Stone Cold Crazy
Sleeping very soundly on a Saturday morning I was dreaming
I was Al Capone
There's a rumour going round, gotta clear outa town
I'm smelling like a dry fish bone
Here come the Law, gonna break down the dorr, gonna carry me
away once more
Never, never, never get it any more
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor
Crazy
Stone cold crazy, you know
Rainy afternoon I gotta blow a typhoon and I'm playing on
my slide trombone
Anymore, anymore, cannot take it anymore
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor
Crazy
Stone cold crazy, you know
Walking down the street, shooting people that I meet with
my rubber tommy water gun
Here come the deputy, he's gonna come and getta me
I gotta get me up and run
They got sirens loose
I ran right outa juice
They're gonna put me in a cell, if I can't go to heaven
Will they let me go to hell
Crazy
Stone cold crazy, you know
Dear Friends
So dear friends your love has gone
Only tears to dwell upon
I dare not say as the wind must blow
So a love is lost, a love is won
Go to sleep and dream again
Soon your hopes will rise and then
From all this gloom life can start anew
An there'll be no crying soon
Misfire
Don't you misfire
Fill me up
With the desire
To carry on
Don't you know honey, that love's a game
It's always hit or miss, so take your aim
Got to hold on tight, shoot me out of sight
Don't you misfire...
Don't you misfire...
Your gun is loaded, and pointing my way
There's only one bullet, so don't delay
Got to time it right, fire me through the night
Come on, take a shot
Fire me higher
Don't you miss this time
Please don't misfire, misfire
Bring Back That Leroy Brown
CHORUS:
Bring back, bring back
Bring back that Leroy Brown- yeah
Bring back, bring back
Gotta bring that Leroy Brown- back
Bet your bottom dollar bill you're a playboy
-yeah, yeah
Daddy Cool with a ninety dollar smile
Took my money out of gratitude
And he git right outa town- well
I gotta getty up, steady up, shoot him down
Gotta hit that latitude- babe
CHORUS REPEAT
Big bad Leroy Brown he got no common
sense- no, no
He got no brains but he sure gotta lot of style
Can't stand no more in this here jail
I gotta rid myself of this sentence
Gotta get out of the heat, step into the shade
Gotta get me there dead or alive- babe
Wooh, wooh, big bad Leroy, wooh wooh
Wooh, wooh, big bad Leroy- Brown- well
CHORUS REPEAT
Big Mama LuLu Belle she had a nervous breakdown
(she had a nervous breakdown)
Leroy's taken her honey chile away
But she met him down at the station
Put a shot gun to his head
And unless I be mistaken
This is what she said
"Big bad, big boy, big bad Leroy Brown
I'm gonna get that cutie pie"
CHORUS REPEAT
Big bad caused a mighty fine sensation
-yeah, yeah
Gone and got himself elected presedent
(We want Leroy for Presedent)
Next time, you gotta hit a biddy baddy
weather
This time, like a shimmy, shammy leather
He's a big boy, bad boy, Leroy
I don't care where you get him from
Bring that big bad Leroy back
Want him back
She Makes Me (stormtrooper in stilettoes)
I love
She makes me
She is my heart
She is my love
I know
I'm jealous of her
She makes me need
She is my love
Who knows who she'll make me
As I lie in her cocoon
And the world will surely heal my ills
I'm warn and terrified
She makes me so
I know the day I leave her
I'll love her still
She is my love
She is my love
She knows where my dreams will end
I'll follow as they grow
But the world will know how long I'll take
And if I'm very slow she makes me so
She is my love
In The Lap Of The Gods... revisited
It's so easy, but I can't do it
So risky- But I gotta chance it
It's so funny, there's nothing to laugh about
My money, that's all you want to talk about
I can see what you want me to be
But I'm no fool
No beginning, there's no ending
There's no meaning in my pretending
Believe me, life goes on and on and on
Forgive me when I ask you where do I belong
You say I can't set you free from me
But that's not true
It's in the lap of the Gods
I can see what you want me to be
But I'm no fool
It's in the lap of the Gods
Wo wo la la la wo
Wo wo la la
Wah Wah ooh
But that's not true
It's in the lap of the Gods
A Night At The Opera
Side One
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to ...
Mercury
You suck my blood like a leech
You break the law and you breach
Screw my brain till it hurts
You've taken all my money - you still want more,
Misguided old mule
With your pigheaded rules
With your narrow-minded cronies who are fools of the first division -
Death on two legs -
You're tearing me apart,
Death on two legs
You never had a heart of your own -
Kill joy, Bad guy,
Big talking, Small fry
You're just an old barrow-boy
Have you found a new toy to replace me,
Can you face me -
But now you can kiss my ass goodbye
Feel good, are you satisfied
Do you feel like suicide (I think you should)
Is your conscience all right
Does it plague you at night,
Do you feel good - Feel good!
Talk like a big business tycoon,
But you're just a hot-air balloon,
So no one gives you a damn,
You're just an overgrown school-boy
Let me tan your hide.
A dog with desease,
King of the 'sleaze'
Put your money where your mouth is Mr. Know all,
Was the fin on your back part of the deal...(shark!)
Death on two legs
You're tearing me apart,
Death on two legs -
You never had a heart of your own,
(You never did, right from the start)
Insane, you should be put inside,
You're a sewer-rat decaying in a cesspool of pride
Should be made unemployed
Then make yourself null-and-void,
Make me feel good
I feel good.
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
Mercury
I go out to work Monday morning
Tuesday I go off to honeymoon
I'll be back again before it's time for sonny-down,
I'll be lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
Bicicling on every Wednesday evening
Thursday I go waltzing to the Zoo
I come from London town, I'm just an ordinary guy,
Fridays I go painting in the Louvre
I'm bound to be proposing on a Saturday night
(There he goes again)
I'll be lazing on a Sunday
lazing on a Sunday
lazing on a Sunday Afternoon.
I'm In Love With My Car
Taylor
(Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end)
The machine of a dream, such a clean machine,
With the pistons a pumpin', and the hubcaps all gleam.
When I'm holding your wheel,
All I hear is your gear,
When my hand's on your grease gun,
Oh it's like a desease son,
I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile,
Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar,
Such a thrill when your radials squeal.
Told my girl I just had to forget her,
Rather buy me a new carburettor,
So she made tracks sayin' this is the end now,
Cars don't talk back they're just four wheeled friends now,
When I'm holding your wheel,
All I hear is your gear,
When I'm cruisin' in overdrive,
Don't have to listen to no run off the mill talk jive,
I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile,
I'm in love with my car, string back gloves in my automolove!
Vocal - Roger Taylor
You're My Best Friend
Deacon
Ooo, you make me live
whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooo, you make me live now honey
Ooo, you make me live
You're the best friend
That I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
I've been wandering round
But I still come back to you
In rain or shine
You've stood by me girl
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend.
Ooo, you make me live
whenever this world is cruel to me
I got you, to help me forgive
Ooo, you make me live now honey
Ooo, you make me live
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love
The things that you do
You're my best friend.
Ooo, you make me live.
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
You, you're my best friend.
Electric piano - John Deacon
'39
May
In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers
In the days when lands were few
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
The sweetest sight ever seen.
And the night followed day
And the story tellers say
That the score brave souls inside
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
The Volunteers came home that day
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away
But my love this cannot be
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
For my life
Still ahead
Pity Me.
Vocal - Brian May
Double Bass - John Deacon
Sweet Lady
May
You call me up and treat me like a dog
You call me up and tear me up inside
You've got me on a lead
You bring me down
You shout around
You don't believe that I'm alone.
Sweet Lady
Sweet Lady
Sweet Lady...Stay sweet.
You say
"You call me up and feed me all the lines
"You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese
"Waiting on the shelf
"You eat me up
"You hold me down
"I'm just a fool to make you a home
"And you say
"Sweet Lady
"Sweet Lady
"Sweet Lady...Stay sweet"
My Sweet lady
Though it seems like we wait forever
Stay sweet baby
Believe and we've got everything we need.
Seaside Rendezvous
Mercury
Seaside - whenever you stroll along with me
I'm merely contemplating what you feel inside
Meanwhile I ask you to be my Clementine -
You say you'd have to tell your daddy if you can -
I love you madly -
Let my imagination run away with you gladly -
A brand new angle - highly commendable -
Seaside Rendezvous -
I feel so romantic - can we do it again
Can we do it again sometime,
Fantastic, c'est la vie mesdames et messiers,
And at the peak of the season,
the Mediterranean -,
this time of year, it's so fashionable,
I feel like dancing - in the rain,
All I need is a volunteer -
Dancing - what a damn jolly good idea -
It's such a jollification - as a matter of fact,
so tres charmant my dear -
Underneath the moonlight -
together we'll sail across the sea -
reminiscing every night
Meantime - I ask you to be my valentine
You say you do if you did but you daren't
I'll be your Valentino -
We'll ride upon an omnibus and then the casino -
get a new facial - sensational -
Seaside Rendezvous - so adorable,
Seaside Rendezvous -
Seaside Rendezvous -
Vocal Orchestration of Brass - Roger Taylor
Vocal Orchestration of Woodwind - Freddie Mercury
Side Two
The Prophet's Song
May
Oh Oh people of the earth
Listen to the warning
The seer he said
Beware the storm that gathers here
Listen to the wise man.
I dreamed I saw on a moonlit stair
Spreading his hands on the multitude there
A man who cried for a love gone stale
And ice cold hearts of charity bare.
I watched as fear took the old men's gaze
Hopes of the young in troubled graves
I see no day, I heard him say
So grey is the face of every mortal.
Oh Oh people of the earth
Listen to the warning
The prophet he said
For soon the cold of night with fall
Summoned by your own hand.
Oh Oh children of the land
Quicken to the new life
Take my hand
Fly and find the new green bough
Return like the white dove.
He told of death az a bone white haze
Taking the lost and unloved babe
Late too late all the wretches run
This kings of beasts now counting their days.
From mother's love is the son estranged
Married his own his precious gain
The earth will shake in two will break
And death all around will be your dow'ry
Oh Oh people of the earth
Listen to the warning the seer he said
For those who hear and mark my words
Listen to the good plan.
Oh Oh - and two by two my human zoo
They'll be
running for to come
running for to come
out of the rain
Flee for your life
Who heed me not, let all your treasure make you
Fear for your life
Deceive you not the fires of hell will take you
Should death await you.
God give you grace to purge this place
And peace all around may be your fortune.
Oh Oh children of the land
Love is still the answer, take my hand
The vision fades, a voice I hear
"Listen to the Madman!"
But still I fear and still dare not
Laugh at the Madman.
Toy Koto - Brian May
Love Of My Life
Mercury
Love of my life - you've hurt me,
You've broken my heart and now you leave me,
Love of my life can't you see,
Bring it back, bring it back,
Don't take it away from me because you don't know -,
what it means to me.
Love of my life don't leave me,
You've taken my love, you now desert me,
Love of my life can't you see,
Bring it back, bring it back,
Don't take it away from me because you don't know -
what it means to me.
You won't remember -
When this is blown over
And everything's all by the way -
When I get older
I will be there at your side to remind you
how I still love you - still love you.
Back - hurry back,
Please bring it back home to me,
because you don't know what it means to me -
Love of my life
Love of my life...
Harp - Brian May
Good Company
May
Take good care of what you've got
My father said to me
As he puffed his pipe and Baby B.
He dandled on his knee
Don't fool with fools who'll turn away
Keep all Good Company
Oo Hoo Oo Hoo
Take care of those you call your own
And keep Good Company
Soon I grew and happy too
My very good friends and me
We'd play all day with Sally J.
The girl from number four
And very soon I begged her won't you
Keep me Company
Oo Hoo Oo Hoo
Come marry me for evermore we'll
Be Good Company.
Now marriage is an institution sure
My wife and I our needs and nothing more
All my friends by a year
By and by disappeared
But we're safe enough behind our door.
I flourished in my humble trade
My reputation grew
The work devoured my waking hours
But when my time was through
Reward for all my efforts my own
Limited Company
I hardly noticed Sally as we
Parted Company
All through the years in the end it appears
There was never really anyone but me
Now I'm old I puff my pipe
But no - one's there to see
I ponder on the lesson of
My life's insanity
Take care of those you call your own
And Keep Good Company
Vocals - Brian May
Genuine Aloha Ukelele (made in Japan) - Brian May
Guitar Jazz Band - Brian May
Bohemian Rhapsody
Mercury
Is this the real life -
Is this just fantasy -
Caught in a landslide -
No escape from reality -
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and sea -
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy -
Because I'm easy come, easy go,
A little high, little low,
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me,
- to me -
Mama, just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead,
Mama, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away -
Mama, ooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry -
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow -
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters -
Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine -
Body's aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody - I've got to go -
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth -
Mama, ooo -
I don't want to die,
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all -
I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the Fandango -
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me -
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo
Gallileo figaro - Magnifico -
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me -
He's just a poor boy from a poor family -
Spare him his life from his monstrosity -
Easy come easy go -, will you let me go -
Bismillah! No -, we will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go -
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me -
for me -
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye -
So you think you can love me and and leave me to die -
Oh Baby - Can't do this to me baby -
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here -
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters -, nothing really matters to me,
Anyway the wind blows...
Operatic Vocals - Roger, Brian and Freddie
Cast
Freddie Mercury: vocals, vocals, Bechstein Debauchery and more vocals.
Brian May: guitars and orchestral backdrops
Roger Taylor: percussion
John Deacon: electric bass
Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olimpic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Lansdowne
Mixed at Sarm Studios
Invaluable additional engineering - Gary Lyons
Equipment supervision - John Harris
Art Direction - David Costa
Special thanks to Rick Curtin & Brian Palmer
Management - John Reid
No Synthesisers!
Lyrics (c)1975 reproduced by kind permission
of B.Feldman trading as Trident Music/ Castle Music
A Night At The Opera
Side One:
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to...) (Mercury)
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon (Mercury)
I'm In Love With My Car (Taylor)
You're My Best Friend (Deacon)
'39 (May)
Sweet Lady (May)
Seaside Rendezvous (Mercury)
Side Two:
The Prophet's Song (May)
Love Of My Life (Mercury)
Good Company (May)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury)
God Save The Queen (Trad. arr May)
(p) 1975 Trident
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to...)
You suck my blood like a leech
You break the law and you breach
Screw my brain till it hurts
You've taken all my money - you still want more,
Misguided old mule
With your pigheaded rules
With your narrow-minded cronies who are fools of the first division -
Death on two legs -
You're tearing me apart,
Death on two legs
You never had a heart of your own -
Kill joy, Bad Guy,
Big talking, Small fry
You're just an old barrow-boy
Have you found a new toy to replace me,
Can you face me -
But now you can kiss my ass goodbye
Feel good, are you satisfied
Do you feel like suicide (I think you should)
Is your conscience all right
Does it plague you at night,
Do you feel good - Feel good!
Talk like a big business tycoon,
But you're just a hot-air balloon,
So no one gives you a damn,
You're just an overgrown school-boy
Let me tan your hide.
A dog with disease,
King of the 'sleaze'
Put your money where your mouth is Mr. Know all,
Was the fin on your back part of the deal...(shark!)
Death on two legs
You're tearing me apart,
Death on two legs -
You never had a heart of your own,
(You never did, right from the start)
Insane, you should be put inside,
You're a sewer-rat decaying in a cesspool of pride
Should be made unemployed
Then make yourself null-and-void,
Make me feel good
I feel good.
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
I go out to work on Monday morning
Tuesday I go off to honeymoon
I'll be back again before it's time for sunny-down,
I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon
Bicycling on every Wednesday evening
Thursday I go waltzing to the Zoo
I come from London town, I'm just an ordinary guy,
Fridays I go painting in the Louvre
I'm bound to be proposing on a Saturday night
(There he goes again)
I'll be lazing on a Sunday
lazing on a Sunday
lazing on a Sunday Afternoon.
I'm In Love With My Car
(Dedicated to Johnatan Harris, boy racer to the end)
The machine of a dream, such a clean machine.
With the pistons a pumpin', and the hubcaps all gleam.
When I'm holding your wheel,
All I hear is your gear,
When my hands on your grease gun,
Oh it's like a disease son,
I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile,
Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar,
Such a thrill when your radias squeal.
Told my girl I just had to forget her,
Rather buy me a new carburettor,
So she made tracks sayin' this is the end now,
Cars don't talk back they're just four wheeled friends now,
When I'm holding your wheel,
All I hear is your gear,
When I'm cruisin' in overdrive,
Don't have to listen to no run of the mill talk jive,
I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile,
I'm in love with my car, string back gloves in my automobile!
Vocal - Roger Taylor
You're My Best Friend
Ooo, you make me live
whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooo, you make me live now honey
Ooo, you make me live
You're my best friend
that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
I've been wandering round
But I still come back to you
In rain or shine
You've stood by me girl
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend.
Ooo, you make me live
whenever this world is cruel to me
I got you, to help me forgive
Ooo, you make me live now honey
Ooo, you make me live
You're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love
The things that you do
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live.
I'm happy, happy at home
You're my best friend
You're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
You, you're my best friend.
Electric piano - John Deacon
'39
In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers
In the days when lands were few
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
The sweetest sight ever seen.
And the night followed day
And the story tellers say
That the score brave souls inside
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew.
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
The Volunteers came home that day
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away
But my love this cannot be
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me.
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you
All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
For my life
Still ahead
Pity me.
Vocal - Brian May
Double Bass - John Deacon
Sweet Lady
You call me up and treat me like a dog
You call me up and tear me up inside
You've got me on a lead
You bring me down
You shout around
You don't believe that I'm alone.
Sweet Lady
Sweet Lady
Sweet Lady... Stay sweet.
You say
"You call me up and feed me all the lines
"You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese
"Waiting on the shelf
"You eat me up
"You hold me down
"I'm just a fool to make you a home
"And you say
"Sweet Lady
"Sweet Lady
"Sweet Lady... Stay sweet."
Sweet lady
Though it seems like me wait forever
Stay sweet baby
Believe and we've got everything we need.
Seaside Rendezvous
Seaside - whenever you stroll along with me
I'm merely contemplating what you feel inside
Meanwhile I ask you to be my Clementine -
You say you'd have to tell your daddy if you can -
I love you madly -
Let me imagination run away with you gladly -
A brand new angle - highly commendable -
Seaside Rendezvous -
I feel so romantic - can we do it again
Can we do it again sometime,
Fantastic, c'est la vie mesmadames et messieurs,
And at the peak of season,
the Mediterranean -,
this time of year, it's so fashionable,
I feel like dancing - in the rain,
All I need is a volunteer -
Dancing - what a damn jolly good idea -
It's such a jollyfication - as a matter of fact,
So tres charmant my dear -
Underneath the moonlight -
together we'll sail across the sea -
reminiscing every night
Meantime - I ask you to be my valentine
You say you do if you did but you daren't
I'll be your Valentino -
We'll ride upon an omnibus and then the casino -
get a new facial - so sensational -
Seaside Rendezvous - so adorable,
Seaside Rendezvous -
Seaside Rendezvous -
Vocal Orchestration of Brass - Roger Taylor
Vocal orchestration of Woodwind - Freddie Mercury
The Prophet's Song
Oh Oh people on the earth
Listen to the warning
The seer he said
Beware the storm that gathers here
Listen to the wise man.
I dreamed I saw on a moonlit stair
Spreading his hands on the multitude there
A man who cried for a love gone stale
And ice cold hearts of charity bare.
I watch as fear took the old men's gaze
Hopes of the young in troubled graves
I see no day, I heard him say
So grey is the face of every mortal.
Oh Oh people on the earth
Listen to the warning
The prophet he said
For soon the cold of night will fall
Summoned by your own hand.
Oh Oh children of the land
Quicken to the new life
Take my hand
Fly and find the new green bough
Return like a white dove.
He told of death as a bone white haze
Taking the lost and the unloved babe
Late too late all the wretches run
These kings of beasts now counting their days.
From mother's love is the son estranged
Married his own his precious gain
The earth will shake in two will break
And death all around will be your dow'ry
Oh Oh people of the earth
Listen to the warning the seer he said
For those who hear and mark my words
Listen to the good plan.
Oh Oh - and two by two my human zoo
They'll be
runnung for to come
running for to come
out of the rain
Flee for your life
Who heed me not, let all your treasure make you
Fear for your life
Deceive you not the fires of hell will take you
Should death await you.
God give you grace to purge this place
And peace all around may be your fortune.
Oh Oh children of the land
Love is still the answer, take my hand
The vision fades, a voice I hear
"Listen to the Madman!"
But still I fear and still dare not
Laugh at the Madman.
Toy Koto - Brian May
Love Of My Life
Love of my life - you've hurt me,
You've broken my heart and now you leave me,
Love of my life can't you see,
Bring it back, bring it back,
Don't take it away from me, because you don't know -,
what it means to me.
Love of my life don't leave me,
You've taken my love, you now desert me,
Love of my life can't you see,
Bring it back, bring it back,
Don't take it away from me, because you don't know -,
what it means to me.
You won't remember -
When this is blown over
And everything's all by the way -
When I grown older
I will be there at your site to remind you
how I still love you - still love you.
Back - hurry back,
Please bring it back home to me,
Because you don't know, what it means to me -
Love of my life
Love of my life...
Harp - Brian May
Good Company
Take good care of what you've got
My father said to me
As he puffed his pipe and Babe B.
He dandled on his knee
Don't fool with fools who'll turn away
Keep all Good Company
Oo Hoo Oo Hoo
Take care of those you call your own
And keep Good Company
Soon I grew and happy too
My very good friends and me
We'd play all day with Sally J.
The girl from number four
And very soon I begged her won't you
Keep me Company
Oo Hoo Oo Hoo
Come marry me for evermore we'll
Be Good Company
Now marriage is an institution sure
My wife and I our needs and nothing more
All my friends disappeared
But we're safe enough behind our door.
I flourished in my humble trade
My reputation grew
The work devoured my waking hours
But when my time was through
Reward of all my efforts my own
Limited Company
I hardly noticed Sally as we
Parted Company
All through the years in the end it appears
There was never really anyone but me
Now I'm old I puff my pipe
But no - one's there to see
I ponder on the lesson of
My life's insanity
Take care of those you call your own
And keep Good Company.
Vocals - Brian May
Genuine Aloha Ukekele (made in Japan) - Brian May
Guitar jazz Band - Brian May
Bohemian Rhapsody
Is this the real life -
Is this just fantasy -
Caught in a landslide -
No escape from reality -
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see -
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy -
Because I'm easy come, easy go,
A little high, little low,
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, - to me -,
Mama, just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead,
Mama, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away -
Mama, ooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry -
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow -
Carry on, carry on, as it nothing really matters -
Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine -
Body's aching all the time,
Goodbye everybody - I've got to go -
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth -
Mama, ooo -
I don't want to die,
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all -
I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the Fandango -
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me -
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo
Gallileo figaro - Magnifico -
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me -
He's just a poor boy from a poor family -
Spare him his life from this monstrosity -
Easy come easy go -, will you let me go -
Bismillah! No -, we will not let you go - let him go -
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go -
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go -
Will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go -
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me -
for me -
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye -
So you think you can love me and leave me to die -
Oh Baby - Can't do this to me baby -
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here -
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters -, nothing really matters to me,
Anyway the wind blows...
Operatic Vocals - Roger, Brian and Freddie
Freddie Mercury - Vocals, Bechstein Debauchery and more vocals
Brian May - Guitars and Orchestral Back Drops
Roger Taylor - Percussion
John Deacon - Electric Bass
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen.
A Day At The Races
Side One:
Tie Your Mother Down (May)
You Take My Breath Away (Mercury)
Long Away (May)
Millionaire Waltz (Mercury)
You And I (Deacon)
Side Two:
Somebody To Love (Mercury)
White Man (May)
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy (Mercury)
Drowse (Taylor)
Teo Torriatte (May)
(p) 1976 Trident
Tie Your Mother Down
("Sheer bloody poetry" The Times)
Get your party gown
Get your pigtail down
Get your heart beatin' baby
Got my timin' right
Got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight my little
Schoolbabe
Your mamma says you don't
And your daddy says you won't
And I'm boilin' up inside
Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Lock your daddy out of doors
I don't need him nosin' around
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight
You're such a dirty louse
Go get outta my house
That's all I ever got from your
Family ties, in fact I don't think I ever heard
A single little civil word from those guys
But you know I don't give a light
I'm gonna make out all right
I've got a sweet heart band
To put a stop to all that
Grousin' an' shipin'
Tie your mother down -
Tie your mother down -
Take your little brother swimmin'
Tie your mother down,
Tie your mother down
Or you ain't no friend of mine
Your mamma and your Daddy gonna
Plague me till I die
Why can't the understand I'm just a
Peace lovin' guy
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down... etc etc ...
Introduction - Brian May
You Take My Breath Away
Look into my eyes and you'll see
I'm the only one
You've captured my love
Stolen my heart
Changed my life
Everytime you make a move
You destroy my mind
And the way you touch
I lose control and shiver deep inside
You take my breath away.
You can reduce me to tears
With a single sigh
Every breath that you take -
Any sound that you make
Is a whisper in my ear
I could give up all my life for just one kiss
I would surely die
If you dismiss me from your love
You take my breath away
So please don't go
Don't leave me here all by myself
I get ever so lonely from time to time
I will find you
Anywhere you go, I'll be right behind you
Right until the ends of the earth
I'll get no sleep till I find you to tell you
That you just take my breath away.
I will find you
Anywhere you go, I'll be right behind you
Right until the ends of the earth
I'll get no sleep till I find you to
tell when I've found you -
I love you.
Long Away
You might believe in heaven
I would no care to say
For every star in heaven
There's a sad soul here today
Wake up in the morning with a good face
Stare at the moon all day
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
Does anyone care anyway
For all the prayers in heaven
So much of life this way
Did me leave our way behind us
such a long away behind us
Who knows when, now who knows where
Where the light of day will find us?
Look for the day
Take heart my friend, we love you
Though it seems like you're alone
I million lights above you
Smile down upon your home
Hurry put your troubles in a suitcase
Come let the new child play
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
I'm a leaving here, I'm long away
For all the stars in heaven
I would not live
I could not live this way
Did me leave our way behind us
such a long away behind us
Leave it for some hopeless lane
Such a long long way
Such a long long way
Such a long long away
I'm looking for
Still looking for that day
Vocal - Brian May
The Millionaire Waltz
Bring out the charge of the love brigade
There is spring in the air once again
Drink to the sound of the song parade
There is music and love everywhere
Give a little love to me
Take a little love from me, I want to share it with you
I feel like a millionaire.
Once we were mad, we were happy
We spent all our days holding hands together
Do you remember, my love
How we danced and played
In the rain we laid
Could stay there, forever and ever
Now I'm sad
You are so far away
I sit countong the hours day by day
Come back to me, how I long for your love
Come back to me - be happy like we used to be
Come back to me, oh my love
How I long for your love - won't you come back to me, yeah,
My fine friend - take me with you and love me forever
My fine frienh - forever - ever
Bring out the charge of the love brigade
There is spring in the air once again
Drink to the sound of the song parade
There is music and love everywhere
Give a little love to me
Take a little love from me, I want to share it with you
Come back, come back to me make me feel -
Like a millionaire.
Guitar Orchestration - Brian May
You And I
Music is playing in the darcness
And a lantern goes swinging by
Shadows flickering
My heart,s jittering
Just you and I
Not tonight
Come tomorrow
When everything's sunny and bright
No No No
Come tomorrow
Cos then we'll be waiting for the moonlight
We'll go walking in the moonlight
Walking in the moonlight
Laughter ringing in the darkness
People drinking for days gone by
Time don't mean a thing
When you're by my side
Please stay a while
You know I never could foresee the future years
You know I never could see where life was leading me
But will we be together for ever,
What will be my love, can't you see that I just don't know
No No not tonight
Come tomorrow
When everything's gonna be alright
Wait and see
If tomorrow
We'll be as happy as we're feeling tonight
We'll go walking in the moonlight
Walking in the moonlight
I can hear the music in the darkness
Floating softly to where to lie
No more questions now
Let's enjoy tonight
Just you and I
Acoustic Guitar - John Deacon
Somebody To Love
Can anybody find me somebody to love
Each mornung I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
I have spent all my years in believing you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord!
Somebody, somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
I work hard every day of my life
I work till I ache bones
At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -
I get down on my knees
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord - somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me - somebody to love?
( He works hard )
Everyday - I try and I try and I try -
But everybody wants to put me down,
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Get no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
Yeah - yeah yeah yeah
Oh Lord
Somebody - somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat
I'm ok, I'm alright
Ain't gonna face no defeat
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
Somebody I'm gonna be free, Lord!
Find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Can
Gospel Choir Roger, Brian and Freddie
White Man
I'm a simple man
With a simple name
From this soil my people came
In this soil remain
Oh yeah...
And we made us our shoes
And we trod soft on the land
But the immigrant built roads
On our blood and send
Oh yeah...
White man, white man
Don't you see the light behind your blackened skies
You took away sight to blind my simple eyes
White man, white man
Where you gonna hide from the hell you've made?
Oh the red man knows war
With his hands and his knives
On the Bible you swore
Fought your battle with lies
Oh yeah...
Leave my body in shame
Leave my soul in disgrace
But by every God's name
Say your prayers for your race
White man, white man
Our country was a green and all our rivers wide
White man, white man
You came with a gun and soon our children died
White man, white man
Don't you give a light for the blood you've shed?
What is left of your dream?
Just the words on your stone
A man who learned how to teach
Then forget how to learn.
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
I can dim the lights and sing you songs full of sad things
We can do the tango just for two
I can serenade and gently play on your heart strings
Be your Valentino just for you
Ooh love - Ooh loverboy
What're doin' tonight, hey boy -
Set my alarm, turn on my charm
That's because I'm a good old fashioned loverboy
Ooh let me feel your heartbeat (grow faster, faster)
Ooh Ooh let me feel your love heat
Come on and sit on my hot-seat of love
And tell me how do you feel right after-all I'd like for you and I
to go romancing.
Say the word - your wish is my command
Ooh love, Ooh loverboy
What're doin' tonight, hey boy -
Write my letter
Feel much better
I'll use my fancy patter on the telephone
When I'm not with you
I think of you always
I miss you -
(I miss those long hot summer nights)
When I'm not with you
Think of me always
I love you - Love you
Hey boy where do you get it from
Hey boy where did you go?
I learned my passion in the good old fashioned school of loverboys -.
Dining at the Ritz we'll meet at nine precisely
I will pay the bill, you taste the wine
Driving back in style in my saloon will you do quite nicely
Just take me back to yours that will be fine (Come on and get it)
Ooh love - Ooh loverboy
What're doin' tonight, hey boy -
Everything's all right
Just hold on tight
That's because I'm a good old fashioned loverboy.
Additional Vocal - Mike Stone
Drowse
It's the sad-eyed, goodbye, yesterday moments I remember.
It's the bleak street, week-kneed partings I recall.
It's the mistier mist
The hazier days
The brighter sun
And the easier lays
There's all the more reason for laughing and crying
When you're younger and life isn't too hard at all.
It's the fantastic drowse of the afternoon Sundays
That bored you to rages of tears
The unending pleadings, to waste all uour good times
In thoughts ~of your middle aged years
It's a vertical hold, all the things that you're told
For the everyday hero it all turns to zero.
And there's all the more reason for living or dying
When you're young and your troubles are all very small.
Out here on the street
We'd gather and meet
And scuff up the sidewalk with endlessly restless feet
Half of the time
We'd broaden our minds
More in the poolhall than we did in schoolhall
With the downtown chewing-gum bums
Watching the nightlife, the lights and the fun.
Never wanted to be the boy hext door,
Always thought I'd be something more,
But it ain't easy for a downtown boy,
It ain't easy at all,
Thinkin' it right, doin' it wrong
It's easier from an armchair,
Waves of alternatives wash at my sleepiness,
Have my eggs poached for breakfest I guess.
Vocal & Electric Rhythm - Roger Taylor
Slide - Brian May
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
When I'm gone
Don't sleep to wonder if I ever think of you
The same moon shines
The same wind blows
For both of us, and time is but a paper moon...
be not gone
Though I'm gone
It's just at though I hold the flower that touches you
A new life grows
The blossom knows
There's no one else could warm my heart as much as you...
be not gone
Let us cling together as the years go by
Oh my love, my love
In the quiet of the night
Let our candle always burn
Let us never lose the lessons we have learned
Teo Torriatte kohomama iko
Aisuruhito yo
Shizukana yoi ni
Hikario tomoshi
Itoshiki oshieo idaki
Hear my song
Still think of me the way you've come to think of me
The nights grow long
But dreams live on
Just close your pretty eyes and you can be with me...
dream on
When I'm gone
They'd say we're all fools and we don't understand
Oh be strong
Don't turn your heart
You're all
We're all
For all
For always...
(With cpecial thanks to our Japanese friend
and interpreter Chika Kujiraoka)
Harmonium Piano & Plastic Piano - Brian May
Freddie Mercury - Vocal, Piano, Choir Meister, Tantrums
Brian May - Guitars, Vocals, Leader of the Orchestra
Roger Taylor - Drums, Vocal, Percussion, Pandemonium
John Deacon - Fender Bass
Produced by Queen.
Jazz
Side One:
Mustapha (Mercury)
Fat Bottomed Girls (May)
Jealousy (Mercury)
Bicycle Race (Mercury)
If You Can't Beat Them (Deacon)
Let Me Entertain You (Mercury)
Side Two:
Dead On Time (May)
In Only Seven Days (Deacon)
Dreamers Ball (May)
Fun It (Taylor)
Leaving Home Ain't Easy (May)
Don't Stop Me Now (Mercury)
More Of That Jazz (Taylor)
(p) 1978
Mustapha
Abrahim
Abrahim
Abrahim
Alah, Alah, Alah, Alah,
Will pray for you.
Hey!!
Mustapha,
Mustapha,
Mustapha,
Abrahim.
Mustapha,
Mustapha,
Mustapha,
Abrahim.
Mustapha Abrahim.
Al-lah - lah - lah - will pray for you.
Mustapha Abrahim.
Al-lah - lah - lah - will pray for you.
Mustapha.
Hey - Mustapha
Mustapha Abrahim.
Mustapha Abrahim.
Al-la-ee, al-la-ee, al-la-ee,
Al-la-ee, al-la-ee, al-la-ee,
Mustapha,
Mustapha (to end)
Fat Bottomed Girls
Are you gonna take me home tonight?
Ah down beside that red fire light
Are you gonna let it all hang out?
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
Hey I was just a skinny lad
Never knew no good from bad
But I knew love before I left my nursery
Left alone with big fat Fanny
She was such a naughty nanny
Heap big woman you made a bad boy out of me
Hey hey!
I've been singing with my band,
Across the wire across the land
I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the way
But their beauty and their style
Went kind of smooth after a while
Take me to them lovely ladies every time
Oh won't you take me home tonight
Oh down beside your red firelight
Oh and you give it all you got
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
Hey listen here
Now your mortgages and homes
And the stiffness in your bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locality (I tell you)
Oh but I still get my pleasure
Still got my greatest treasure
Heap big woman you made a bad boy out of me
Oh you gonna take me home tonight (Please)
Oh down beside that red firelight
Oh you gonna let it all hang out?
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
Get on your bikes and ride
Fat bottomed girls
Fat bottomed girls
Jealousy
Oh how wrong can you be?
Oh to fall in love was my very first mistake
How was I to know I was far to much in love to see?
Oh jealousy look at me now
Jealousy you got me somehow
You gave me no warning
Took me by surprise
Jealousy you led me on
You couldn't lose you couldn't fail
You had suspicion on my trail
How how how all my jealousy
I wasn't man enough to let you hurt my pride
Now I'm only left with my own jealousy
Oh how strong can you be
With matter's of the heart?
Life is much to short
To while away with tears
If only you could see just what you do to me
Oh jealousy you tripped me up
Jealousy you brought me down
You bring me sorrow you cause me pain
Jealousy when will you let go?
Gotta hold of my possessive mind
Turned me into a jealous kind
How how how all my jealousy
I wasn't man enough to let you hurt my pride
Now I'm only left with my own jealousy
But now it matters not if I should live or die
'Cause I'm only left with my own jealousy
Bicycle Race
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my
Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicyI want to ride my bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
Bicycle race
You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don't wanna be a candidate
For Vietnam or Watergate
Cos all I want to do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
If You Can't Beat Them
Keep your chin up when you're feeling lonely
Don't let them get you down
Ain't no use in sitting all alone
Hangin' around for someone to call
Ohh they won't come knocking at all
Don't run and hide even if it hurts you inside
So I said give as good as you get
If you can't beat them join them
You better do it 'cos it makes you feel good
If you can't beat them join them
You're never gonna help yourself
Keep your fingers off my money
Don't try and pull me down
You're taking me out to wine and dine me
Trying to wind me round and around
Invite me to your little contract Ha! Ha!
Rumour has it that you could play dirty
I tell you what I'll do about that
I'm playing at the wrong game yeah!
If you can't beat them join them
You've got to do it 'cos it makes you feel good
If you can't beat them join them
You're never gonna help yourself
If you can't beat them join them
You've got to do it 'cos it makes you feel good
If you can't beat them join them
It's everyone for themselves
Let Me Entertain You
Let me welcome you ladies and gentlemen
I would like to say hello
Are you ready for some entertainment?
Are you ready for a show?
Gonna rock gonna roll you
Get you dancing in the aisles
Jazz and a razzmatazz you
With a little bit of style
C'mon let me enteLet me entertain you let me entertain you
I've come here to sell you my body
I can show you some good merchandise
I'll pull you and pill you
I'll crueladeville you
And to thrill you I'll use any device
We'll give you crazy performance
We'll give you grounds for divorce
We'll give you pierce de resistance
And a tour de force of course
We found the right location
Got a lot of pretty lights
The sound and amplification listen
Hey if you need a fix if you want a high
Stickells see to that
With Electra and EMI
We'll show you where it's at
So c'mon
Let me entertain you let me entertain you
Let me entertain you
Just take a look at the menu
We give you rock a la carte
We'll breakfast at Tiffany's
We'll sing to you in Japanese
We're only here to entertain you
If you wanna see some action
You get nothing but the best
The S and M attraction
We've got the pleasure chest
Chicago and New Orleans
We get you on the line
If you dig the New York scene
We'll have a son of a bitch of a time
C'mon
Let me entertain you let me entertain you
Let me entertain you tonight
Dead On Time
Fool always jumping never happy where you land
Fool got my bus'ness make you living where you can
Hurry down the highway
Hurry down the road
Hurry past the people staring
Hurry hurry hurry hurry
Leave on time leave on time
Never got your ticket but you leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
Gonna get your ticket but you leave on time
Put it in your pocket but you never can tell
Leave on time leave on time
Shake that rattle gonna leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
Fight your battle but you leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
Never got a minute no you never got a minute
No you never never got on no matter
Fool got no bus'ness hanging round and telling lies
Fool you got no reasons but you got no compromise
StampingGotta get out gotta get out gotta get
Oh you know I'm going crazy
Leave on time leave on time
Gotta get ahead but you leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
Gonna head on ahead but you leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
You're running in the red but you never can tell
Leave on time leave on time
Gotta get rich gonna leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
But you can't take it with you when you leave on time
Leave on time leave on time
Got to keep yourself alive gotta leave on time
Gotta leave on time leave on time
Dead on time
'You're Dead'
In Only Seven Days
Monday the start of my holiday
Freedom for just one week
Feels good to get away ooh
Tuesday I saw here down on the beach
I stood and watched a while
And she looked and smiled at me
Wednesday I didn't see her
I hoped that she'd be back tomorrow
And then on Thursday my luck had changed
She stood there all alone
I went and asked her name
I never thought that this could happen to me
In only seven days
It would take a hundred or more
For memories to fade
I wish Friday could last forever
I held her close to me
I couldn't beat to leave her there
Saturday just twenty four hours
Oh no I'm going back home on Sunday
Ooh so sad alone
Dreamer's Ball
Oh I used to be your baby
Used to be your pride and joy
You used to take me dancing
Just like any other boy
But now you've found another partner
You've left me like a broken toy
Oh it's someone else you're taking
Someone else you're playing to
Honey though I'm aching
Know just what I have to do
If I can't have you when I'm waking
I'll go to sleep and dream of you
Oh take me take me take me
To the dreamer's ball
I'll be right on time and I'll dress so fine
You're gonna love me when you see me
I won't have to worry
Take me take me
Promis'Till it's morning
It's all been true
Oh take me take me take me
I'm your play thing now
You make my life worth while
With the slightest smile
Or destroy me with a barely perceptible whisper
Gently take me remember I'll be dreaming of my baby
At the dreamer's ball
Take me hold me
Remember what you told me
You'd meet me at the dreamer's ball
I'll meet you at the dreamer's ball
Fun It
Everybody in the morning
Should do a good turn all right
Everybody in the night time
Should have a good time all night
Now we got a movement
Don't shun it fun it
Can't you see now you're moving free?
Get some fun join our dynasty
Can't you tell when we get it down?
You're the one you're the best in town
Hey everybody everybody gonna have a good time tonight
Just shaking the soles of your feet
Everybody everybody gonna have a good time tonight
That's the only soul you'll ever meet
They say that moving the body's right it's all right
That's the only one part of being alive all right all right
Groove on out groove on up OK
Do your thing do your thing your way
Get you kicks get your tricks with me
Get up and dance honey fun's for free
Hey everybody everybody gonna have a good time tonight
Just shaking the soles of your feet
Everybody everybody gonna have a good time tonight
That's the only sole you'll ever meet
Don't shun it fun it
Don't shun it fun it
Don't shun it fun it
Leaving Home Ain't Easy
I take a step outside
And I breath the air
And I slam the door
And I'm on my way
I won't lay no blame
I won't call you names
'Cause I've made my break
And I won't look back
I've turned my back
On those endless games
I'm all through with ties
I'm all tired of tears
I'm a happy man
Don't it look that way?
Shaking dust from my shoes
There's a road ahead
And there's no way back home
Ohh but I have
Leaving home ain't easy
Oh I never thought it would be easy
Leaving on your own
Oh is the main thing calling me back?
Leaving home ain't easy
On the one your leaving home
Stay my love my love please stay
Stray my love what's wrong my love?
What's right my love?
Ohh leaving home ain't easy
I thought how could I think of leaving
Leaving on your own
Still trying to persuade me that
Leaving home ain't necessary
Leave the only way
Leaving home ain't easy
But may be the only way
Don't Stop Me Now
Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out Yeah!
And I'm floating around in ecstasy
So don't stop me now don't stop me
'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time
I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go go go
There's no stopping me
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you
Don't stop me now I'm Having such a good time
I'm having a ball don't stop me now
If you wanna have a good time just give me a call
Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time)
Don't stop me now (Yes I'm having a good time)
I don't want to stop at all
I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I'm out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you
Don't stop me don't stop me
Don't stop me hey hey hey!
Don't stop me don't stop me
Don't stop me have a good time good time
Don't stop me don't stop
I'm burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you
Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time
I'm having a ball don't stop me now
If you wanna have a good time
Just give me a call
Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time)
Don't stop me now (Yes I'm having a good time)
I don't wanna stop at all
La la la la laaaa
La la la la
La la laa laa laa laaa
La la laa la la la la la laaa hey!!....
More Of That Jazz
If you're feeling tired and lonely
Uninspired and lonely
If you're thinking how the days seem long
All you're given
Is what you've been given a thousand times before
Just more more
More of that jazz
More no more of that jazz
Give me no more
No more of that jazz
Only football gives us thrills
Rock 'n roll just pays the bills
Only our team is the real team
Bring out the dogs get on your feet
Lie on the floor
Kinda thinking I've heard that line before
Just more more
More of that jazz
More no more of that jazz
Give me no more no more of that jazz
Oh no matter fool
Get no business hanging around and telling lies
Bicycle races are coming your way
If you can't beat them join them
Fun it
Oh you're gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls you make the rocking world go round
More no more no more of that jazz
Freddie Mercury - Vocals, piano
Brian May - Guitar, vocals
Roger Taylor - Percussion, vocals
John Deacon - Bass guitar
The Game
Side One:
Play The Game (Mercury)
Dragon Attack (May)
Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon)
Need Your Loving Tonight (Deacon)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury)
Side Two:
Rock It (Prime jive)(Taylor)
Don't Try Suicide (Mercury)
Sail Away Sweet Sister (May)
Coming Soon (Taylor)
Save Me (May)
(p) 1980
Play The Game
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy all you have to do
Is fall in love
Play the game,
Everybody play the game of love
When you're feeling down and your resistence is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game, everybody play the game of love
My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping through my veins
Driving me insane
Come come come play the game
This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game
Dragon Attack
Take me to the room where the red's all red
Take me out of my head - 's what I said...
Take me to the room where the green's all green
And from what I've seen it's hot, it's mean...
- Gonna use my stack
- It's gotta be Mack
- Gonna get me on the track
- Got a Dragon on my back
Take me to the room where the beat's all round
Gonna eat that sound - (yeah yeah yeah)...
Take me to the room where the black's all white
And the white's all black, take me back to the shack...
- She don't take no prisoners
- Gonna give me the business
- Got a Dragon on my back
- It's a Dragon attack
Low Down - She don't take no prisoners
Go Down - Gonna give me the business
No time - Yeah chained to the rack!
Show time - Got a Dragon on my back
Show down - Go find another customer
Slow down - I gotta make my way...
Another One Bites The Dust
Steve walks warily down the street,
With his brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
machine guns ready to go
Are you ready, are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna' get you too
Another one bites the dust
How do you think I'm going to get along,
Without you when you're gone
You took me for everything that I had,
and kicked me out on my own
Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat
Chorus
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man
And bring him to the ground
You can beat him
You can cheat him
You can treat him bad and leave him
When his down
But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you
I'm standing in my own two feet
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
Repeating to the sound of the beat
Need Your Loving Tonight
No I'll never, look back in anger,
No I'll never, find me an answer,
You promised me, you'd keep in touch
I read your letter and it hurt me so much
I said I'd never, never be angry with you.
I don't wanna feel like a stranger
Cos I'd rather stay out of danger
I read your letter so many times
I got your meaning between the lines
I said I'd never, never be angry with you
I must be strong so she won't know how much I miss her
I only hope as time goes on, I'll forget her
My body's aching, can't sleep at night
I'm too exhausted to start a fight
And if I see her with another guy
I'll eat my heart out 'cos I love her
love her, love here, love her
Come on baby, let's get together
I'll love you baby, I'll love you forever
I'm trying hard, to stay away
What made you change, what did I say?
Ooh I need your loving tonight
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
This thing called love I just can't handle it
This thing called love I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love
This thing (This thing)
Called love (Called love)
It cries (Like a baby)
In a cradle all night
It swings (Woo Woo)
It jives (Woo Woo)
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kind like it
Crazy little thing called love
There goes my baby
She knows how to Rock'n'Roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat
I gotta be cool, relax, get hip
Get on my track's
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready
Crazy little thing called love
I gotta be cool, relax, get hip
Get on my track's
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready (Ready Freddie)
Crazy little thing called love
This thing called love I just can't handle it
This thing called love I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love
Rock It (Prime jive)
When I hear that rock and roll,
It gets down to my soul,
When it's real rock and roll, oh rock and roll.
Oh Oh, Oh Oh
You really think they like to rock in space?
Well I don't know
What do you know?
What do you hear?
On the radio
I said Mama
I ain't crazy
I'm alright - alright
Hey, c'mon baby said it's alright
To rock'n'roll on a Saturday night
I said shoot and get your suit and come along with me
I said c'mon baby down come and rock with me, I said yeah.
What do you do?
To get to feel alive?
You go to downtown
And get some of that prime jive,
I said Mama...
We're gonna rock it..... tonight
(We want some prime jive)
(We want some prime jive)
We're gonna rock it tonight
C'mon honey
Get some of that prime jive
Get some of that, get, get down
C'mon honey - we're gonna rock it tonight.
Don't Try Suicide
O.K.
Don't do it Don't you try it baby
Don't do that Don't Don't Don't
Don't do that
You got a good thing going now
Don't do it Don't do it
Don't
Don't try suicide
Nobody's worth it
Don't try suicide
Nobody cares
Don't try suicide
Just gonna hate it
Don't try suicide
Nobody gives a damn
So you think it's the easy way out
Think you're gonna slash your wrists
This time
Baby when you do it all you do is
Get on my tits
Don't do that try try try baby
Don't do that - you got a good thing going now
Don't do it Don't do it - Don't
Chorus
You need help
Look at yourself you need help
You need life
So don't hang yourself
It's o.k. o.k. o.k. o.k.
You just canit be a prick teaser all of the time
A little bit attention - you got it
Need som affection - you got it
Suicide suicide suicide bid
Suicide suicide suicide bid
Suicide
Don't do it Don't do it Don't do it babe
Don't do it Don't do it Don't - do it
Don't put your neck on the line
Don't drown on me babe
Blow your brains out -
Don't do that - yeah
Chorus
Nobody gives - nobody gives
Nobody gives a damn
Sail Away Sweet Sister (To the sister I never had)
Hey little babe you're changing
Babe are you feeling sore?
It ain't no use in pretending
You don't wanna play no more
It's plain that you ain't no baby
What would your mother say
You're all dressed up like a lady
How come you behave this way
Sail Away Sweet Sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you find somebody
To love you half as much as me
My heart is always with you
No matter what you do
Sail away sweet sister
I'll always be in love with you
Forgive me for what I told you
Me heart makes a fool of me
You know I'll never hold you
I know that you gotta be free
Sail Away Sweet Sister
Sail across the sea
Maybe you find somebody
To love you half as much as me
Take it the way you want it
But when they let you down my friend
Sail away sweet sister
Back to my arms again
Hot child don't you know, you're young -
You got your whole life ahead of you
And you can throw it away too soon
Way too soon
Coming Soon
Ooooooooo x n
Oh Oh Oh x n
I get some headaches when I hit the heights
Like in the morning after crazy nights
Like some mother in law in her nylon tights
They're always
They're always
They're always
They're always
Coming soon,
Coming soon, on the outside, of the tracks,
You take 'em
The same old babies with the same old toys,
The neighbours sereaning when the noise annoys,
Somebody naggin' you when you're out with the boys
They're always
They're always
They're always
They're always
Coming soon,
Coming soon, on the outside, of the track
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,
Watch me now
They're always
They're always
They're always
They're always
Coming soon
Coming soon, on the outside of the track
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Save Me
It started off so well
They said we made a perfect pair
I clothed myself in your glory and your love
How I loved you,
How I cried...
The years of care and loyalte
Were nothing but a sham it seems
The years belie we lived the lie
"I love you 'til I die"
Save me Save me Save me
I can't face this life alone
Save me Save me Oh...
I'm naked and I'm far from home
The slate will soon be clean
I'll erase the memories
To start again with somebody new
Was it all wasted
All that love?...
I hang my head and I advertise
A soul for sale or rent
I nave no heart, I'm could inside
I have no real intent
Save me Save me Save me
I can't face this life alone
Save me Save me Oh...
I'm naked and I'm far from home
Each night I cry, I still believe the lie
I love you 'til I die
This album includes the first appearing
of Synthesizer (an Obernium OBX) on a Queen album
Produced by Queen
The Works
Side One:
Radio Ga-Ga (Taylor)
Tear It Up (May)
It's A Hard Life (Mercury)
Man On The Prowl (Mercury)
Side Two:
Machines (or 'Back To Humans') (May/Taylor)
I Want To Break Free (Deacon)
Keep Passing The Open Windows (Mercury)
Hammer To Fall (May)
Is This The World We Created...? (Mercury/May)
(p) 1984 EMI
Radio Ga-Ga
I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
Radio.
You gave them all those old time stars
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
You made us feel like we could fly.
So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Who just don't know or just don't care
And just complain when you're not there
You had your time, you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio.
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Radio, someone still loves you!
We watch the shows - we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years.
Let's hope you never leave old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So stick around cos we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You had your time - you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - Radio.
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is Radio ga-ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Radio, someone still loves you!
Tear It Up
Are you ready? - well are you ready?
Give me your mind baby give me your body
Give me some time baby let's have a party
It ain't no time for sleepin' baby
Soon it's round your street I,m creeping
- You better be ready -
We gonna Tear it up
Stir it up
Break it up - Baby -
You gotta Tear it up
Shake it up
Make it up - as you go along.
Tear it up
Square it up
Wake it up - Baby.
Tear it up
Stir it up
Stake it out - and you can't go wrong.
(Hey)
I love you cos you're sweet and I love you cos you're naughtly
I love you for you mind but give me your body
I wanna be a toy at your birthday party
Wind me up - wind me up - wind me up - let me go -
Tear it up
Stir it up
Break it up - let me go.
Tear it up
Shake it up
Make it up - as you go along.
Tear it up
Turn it up
Burn it up.
- Are you ready (oh yeah)
Baby baby baby are you ready for me? (Oh yeah)
Baby baby baby are you ready for love? (Oh yeah)
Are you ready - are you ready - are you ready for me? (Oh yeah)
I love you so near, I love you so far
I gotta tell you baby you're driving me Ga Ga.
It's A Hard Life
I don't want my freedom
There's no reason for living with a broken heart.
This is a tricky situation -
I've only got myself to blame
It's just a simple fact of life
It can happen to anyone -
You win - you lose
It,s a chance you have to take with love
Oh yeah - I fell in love
But now you say it's over and I'm falling apart.
It's a hard life
To be true lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts -
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another right from the start
When you're in love -
I try and mend the broken pieces
I try to fight back the tears
They say it's just a state of mind
But it happens to everyone -
Now it hurts - deep inside
When your love has cut you down to size
Life is tough - on your own
Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies
Waiting for love.
Yes it's a hard life
Two lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another - right from the start
When you're in love -
Yes it's a hard life
In a world that's filled with sorrow
There are people searching for love in every way -
It's a long hard fight -
But I'll always live for tomorrow
I'll look back on myself and say I did it for love
Yes I did it for love - for love - oh I did it for love.
Man On The Prowl
I'm gonna take a little walk on the wild side
I'm gonna loosen up and get me some gas
I'm gonna get me some action
Go crazing, driving in the fast lane
My baby left me alone
She done me dirty and I'm feeling so lonely
So come home, come home
If you don't you're gonna break my heart.
Man on the prowl
You better watch out
I'm on the loose and I'm looking for trouble
So look out - look out
I'm a man on the prowl.
I don't wanna be a rock'n'roll steady
I just wanna be low down trash
I wanna go to the movies
All I wanna do is sit on my ass
So honey come home
Don't leave me when I'm feeling so lonely
Come home - come home
If you don't you're gonna break break my heart.
Man on the prowl
You better watch out
I'm on the loose and I'm looking for trouble
So look out - look out
I'm a man on the prowl.
Well I keep dreaming about my baby
But it ain't gonna get me nowhere
I wanna teach my baby dancin'
But I ain't no Fred Astair.
So baby look out - I'm a man on the prowl
Look out - man on the prowl - yeah
Baby, baby, baby look out - man on the prowl.
Baby come home
I'm on the loose and I'm looking for trouble
Baby come home - oh yeah
Cause I'm a man on the prowl
So honey come home - come home
Cause I'm a man on the prowl - yeah
Man on the prowl.
Machines (or 'Back To Humans')
It's a Machine's world
Don't tell me I ain't go a soul
When the machines take over
It ain't no place for you and me.
They tell me don't care
But deep inside I'm just a man
They freeze me they burn me
They squeeze me they stress me
With smoke-blackened pistons of steel they compress me
But no-one, but no-one, but no-one can wrest me away
Back to Humans.
"We have no disease, no trouble of mind
"We're fighting for peace, no regard for the time
"We never cry, we never retreat
"We have no conception of love of defeat."
What's tahat the Machine noise
It's bytes and megachips for tea
It's that Machine, boys
With Random Access Memory
Never worry, never mind
Not for money, not for gold.
It's software it's hardware
It's heartbeat is time-share
It's midwife's a disk drive
It's a sex-life is quantised
It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised.
Back to Humans
Back to Humans.
"Back to Machines."
Living in a new world
Thinking in the past
Living in a new world
How you gonna last
Machine world... it's a Machine's world...
"Change."
Back to Humans.
I Want To Break Free
I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so self satisfied I don't need you
I've got to break free
God knows, God knows I want to break free.
I've fallen in love
I've fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know it's for real
I've fallen in love, yeah
God knows, God knows I've fallen in love.
It's strange but it's true
I can't get over the way you love me like you do
But I have to be sure
When I walk out that door
Oh how I want to be free, baby
Oh how I want to be free,
Oh how I want to break free.
But life still goes on
I can't get used to, living without, living without,
Living without you by my side
I don't want to live alone, hey
God knows, got to make it on my own
So baby can't you see
I've got to break free.
I've got to break free.
I want to break free, yeah
I want, I want, I want, I want to break free.
Keep Passing The Open Windows
This is the only life for me
Surround myself around my own fantasy
You just gotta be strong and believe in yourself
Forget all the sadness cause love is all you need.
Do you know what it's like to be alone in this world
When you're down and out on your luck and you're a failure
Wake up screaming in the middle of the night
You think it's all been a waste of time
It's been a bad year
You start believing everything's gonna be alright
Next minute you're down and you're flat on your back
A brand new day is beginning
Get that sunny feeling and you're on your way.
Just believe - just keep passing the open windows
Just believe - just keep passing the open windows
Do you know how it feels when you don't have a friend
Without a job and no money to spend
You're a stranger
All you think about is suicide
One of these days you're gonna lose the fight
You better keep out of danger - yeah
That same old feeling just keep burning deep inside
You keep telling yourself it's gonna be the end
Oh get yourself together
Things are looking better everyday
Just believe - keep passing the open windows
Just believe - keep passing the open windows
This is the only life for me
Surround myself around my own fantasy
You just gotta be strong and believe in yourself
Forget all the sadness cause love is all you need.
You just gotta be strong and believe in yourself
Forget all the sadness cause love is all you need.
Love is all you need - baby - love is all you need.
Just believe - just keep passing the open windows.
Hammer To Fall
Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Make the bed, light the light
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight.
Chorus
You don't waste no time at all
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
It comes to you as to us all
We're just waiting
For the hammer to fall
Oh every night, and every day
A little piece of you is falling away
But lift your face, the Western Way -
Build your muscles as your body decays.
Chorus
Toe your line and play their game
Let the anaesthetic cover it all
Till one day they call your name
You know it's time for the Hammer to Fall.
Rich or poor or famous for
Your truth it's all the same
Lock your door but rain is pouring
Through your window pane
Baby now your struggle's all vain.
For me who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the Mushroom Cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder
Chorus
What the hell we fighting for?
Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
While you're waiting for the Hammer to Fall.
Is This The World We Created...?
Just think of all those hungry mouths we have to feed
Take a look at all the suffering we breed
So many lonely faces scattered all around
Searching for what they need.
Is this the world we created
What did me do it for
Is this the world we invaded
Against me law
So it seems in the end
Is this what we're all living for today
The world that we created.
You know that everyday a helpless child is born
Who needs some loving care inside a happy home
Somewhere a wealthy man is sitting on his throne
Waiting for life to go by.
Is this the world we created, we made it on our own
Is this the world we devastated, right to the bone
If there's a God in the sky looking down
What can he think of what we've done
To the world that He created.
Fred Mandel: rip roaring piano finale ("Prowl"),
synthesizer arrangement and programming ("Radio Ga-Ga"),
synthesizer ("Break Free"), candy floss ("Hammer To Fall"),
Mack: Demolition Fairlight programming ("Machines")
Produced by Queen/Mack
A Kind Of Magic
Side One:
One Vision (From the motion picture 'Iron Eagle')(Queen)
A Kind Of Magic (Taylor)
One Year Of Love (Deacon)
Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (Mercury/Deacon)
Friends Will Be Friends (Mercury/Deacon)
Side Two:
Who Wants To Live Forever (May)
Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's theme)(May)
Don't Lose Your Head (Taylor)
Princes Of The Universe (Mercury)
(p) 1986
One Vision
One man one goal one mission,
One heart one soul just one solution,
One flash of light yeah one god one vision.
One flash one bone,
One true religion,
One voice one hope,
One real decision,
Wowowowo gimme one vision.
No wrong no right,
I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white,
No blood no stain,
All we need is one world wide vision.
One flash one bone,
One true religion,
One race one hope,
One real decision,
Wowowowo oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah.
I had a dream
When I was young,
A dream of sweet illusion,
A glimpse of hope and unity,
And visions of one sweet union,
But a cold wind blows,
And a dark rain falls,
And in my heart it shows,
Look what they've done to my dream.
So give me your hands,
Give me your hearts,
I'm ready,
There's only one direction,
One world one nation,
Yeah one vision.
No hate no fight,
Just excitation,
All through the night
It's celebration wowowowo yeah.
One flash one bone,
One true religion,
One voice one hope,
One real decision.
Gimme one night,
Gimme one hope,
Just gimme,
One man one man,
One bar one night,
One day hey hey,
Just gimme gimme gimme,
One vision.
A Kind Of Magic
It's a kind of magic,
It's a kind of magic,
A kind of magic,
One dream, one soul, one prize,
One goal, one golden glance of what should be,
It's a kind of magic,
One shaft of light that shows the way,
No mortal man can win this day,
It's a kind of magic,
The bell that rings inside your mind,
Is challenging the doors of time,
It's a kind of magic,
The waiting seems eternity,
The day will down of sanity,
Is this the kind of magic,
It's a kind of magic,
There can be only one,
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done,
This flame that burns inside of me,
I'm here in secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic,
The bell that rings inside your mind,
Is challenging the doors of time,
It's a kind of magic,
It's a kind of magic,
The rage that lasts a thousand years,
Will soon be, will soon be,
Will soon be done,
This is a kind of magic,
There can be only one,
The rage that lasts a thousand years,
Will soon be done,
Magic - it's a kind of magic,
It's a kind of magic,
Magic, magic, magic, magic,
It's magic,
It's a kind of magic.
One Year Of Love
Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone,
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart.
It's always a rainy day without you,
I'm a prisoner of love inside you -
I'm falling apart all around you - yeah.
My heart cries out to your heart,
I'm lonely but you can save me,
My hand reaches out for your hand,
I'm cold but you light the fire in me,
My lips search for your lips,
I'm hungry for your touch,
There' so much left unspoken
And all I can do is surrender
To the moment just surrender,
And no one ever told me that love would hurt so much,
Ooh yes it hurts,
And pain is so close to pleasure,
And all I can do is surrender to your love,
Just surrender to your love.
Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone,
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart.
It's always a rainy day without you,
I'm a prisoner of love inside you,
I'm falling apart all around you,
And all I can do is surrender.
Saxophone by Steve Gregory
String arrangement by Lynton Naiff
Pain Is So Close To Pleasure
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, oh yeah,
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life,
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure everybody knows,
One day we love each other then we're fighting one another all the time,
When I was young and just getting started,
And people talked to me they sounded broken hearted,
Then I grew up and got my imagination
And all I wanted was to start a new relation,
I was looking for some good old satisfaction,
But pain is all I got when all I needed was some love and affection,
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, yeah, yeah,
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life,
Pain and pleasure. Ooh, Ooh, pain and pleasure,
When your plans go wrong and you turn out the light,
But inside of yout mind you have to put up a fight,
Where are the answers that we're all searching for,
There's nothing is this world to be sure of anymore,
Some days you're feeling good, some days you're feeling bad,
But if you're feeling happy someone else is always sad,
Let the sweetness on love wipe the tears from your face,
For better for worse, so let's make the best of the rest of our years,
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, I told you so,
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life,
Pain and pleasure ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, yeah, yeah,
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life,
All your life.
Pain - pleasure...
Friends Will Be Friends
Another red letter day,
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating,
The other half ran away,
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber,
Got a pain in the chest,
Doctors on strike what you need is a rest.
It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust,
Friends will be friends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention.
Friends will be friends,
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends right till the end.
How it's beautiful day,
The postman delivered a letter from your lover,
Only a phone call away,
You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number.
As a matter of fact,
You're getting used to life without him in your way.
It's so easy now, cos you got friends you can trust,
Friends will be friends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,
Friends will be friends,
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends right till the end.
It's so easy now, cos you got friends you can trust,
Friends will be friends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,
Friends will be friends,
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cos friends will be friends right till the end.
Friends will be friends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,
Friends will be friends,
When you're through with life and all hope is lost.
Hold out your hand cos right till the end -
friends will be friends.
Who wants to live forever
There's no time for us,
There's no place for us,
What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us.
Who wants to live forever,
Who wants to live forever.....?
There's no chance for us,
It's all decidede for us,
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us.
Who wants to live forever.
Who dares to live forever,
When love must die.
But touch my tears with your lips,
Touch my world with your fingertips,
And we can have forever,
And we can love forever,
Forever is our today,
Who wants to live forever,
Who wants to live forever,
Forever is our today,
Who waits forever anyway?
Performed by the National Philarmonic Orchestra
Orchestra arranged by Michael Kamen/Brian May
Gimme The Prize
Here I am, I'm the master of your destiny,
I am the one the only one, I am the god of kingdom come,
Gimme the prize, just gimme the prize,
Give me your kings, let me squeeze theme in my hands,
Your puny princes,
Your so-called leaders of your land,
I'll eat them whole beore I'm done,
The battle's fought and the game is won,
I am the one the only one,
I am the god of kingdom come,
Gimme the prize, just gimme the prize,
Move over, I said move over,
Hey, hey, hey clear the way,
There's no escape from authority - I tell you -
I am the one the only one, I am the god of kingdom come,
Gimme the prize. Just gimme the prize,
I am the one the only one,
I am the god of kingdom come,
Gimme the prize.
- There can be only one -
Don't Lose Your Head
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
No don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Hear what I say,
Don't lose your way - yeah.
Remember, love's stronger, remember love walks tall.
Don't lose your heart,
Don't lose your heart,
No don't lose your heart,
Don't lose your heart,
Hear what I say,
Hear what I say - yeah,
Don't lose your way - yeah,
Don't lose your way,
Remember, love's stronger, remember love walks through walls,
Don't drink and drive my car,
Don't get breathalised,
Don't lose your head,
If you make it to the top and you wanna stay alive,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
No don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Hear what I say,
Hear what I say - yeah,
Don't lose your way,
Hey don't lose your way,
Remember, love's stronger, remember love conquers all,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head,
Don't lose your head.
Incidental vocals by Joan Armatrading
Princes Of The Universe
Here we are. Born to be kings.
We're the princes of the universe.
Here we belong. Fighting to survive.
In a world with the darkest powers.
And here we are. We're the princes of the universe.
Here we belong. Fighting for survival.
We've come to be rulers of your world.
I am immortal. I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival. No man can be my equal.
Take me to the future of your world.
Born to be kings. Princes of the universe.
Fighting and free. Got your world in my hand.
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand.
We were born to be princes of the universe.
No man could understand. My power is in my own hand.
Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. People taly aboutyou.
People say you've had your day.
I'm a man that will go far.
Fly the moon and reach for the stars.
With my sword and head held high.
Got to pass the test first time - yeah.
I know that people talk about me I hear it every day.
But I can prove you wrong cos I'm right first time.
Yeah. Yeah. alright. Watch this man fly.
Bring on the girls.
Here we are. Born to be kings.
We're the princes of the universe.
Born to be kings. Princes of the universe.
Fighting and free. Got theour world in my hand.
I'm here for your love. And I'll make my stand.
We were born to be princes of the universe.
Freddie Mercury - vocals, keyboards
John Deacon - bass guitar, keyboards, occasional guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, occational vocals, keyboards
Brian May - guitar, occational vocals, keyboards
Extra keyboards: Spike Edney
Computer keyboards: UMI & BBC B
Some songs on this album appear in different form in the film 'Highlander'
1,3,4,5,9 produced by Queen/Mack
2,6,7,8 produced by Queen/David Richards
QUEEN
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Б Б АБ Б АБ АДДДЩ АДДДЩ Б АБ БДДЩ АДДЩ
INNUENDO
While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand
While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land
While there's a wind and the stars and the rainbow
Till the mountains crumble into the plain
Oh yes we'll keep on tryin'
Tread that fine line
Oh we'll keep on tryin' yeah
Just passing our time
While we live according to race, colour or creed
While we rule by blind madness and pure greed
Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion
Through the eons, and on and on
Oh yes we'll keep on tryin'
We'll tread that fine line
Oh oh we'll keep on tryin'
Till the end of time
Till the end of time
Through the sorrow all through our splendour
Don't take offence at my innuendo
You can be anything you want to be
Just turn yourself into anything you think that
you could ever be
Be free with your tempo, be free be free
Surrender your ego - be free, be free to yourself
Oooh, ooh -
If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky
If there's a point, if there's a reaason to live or die
If there's an answer to the questions we fill born to ask
Show yourself - destroy our fears - release your mask
Oh we'll keep on tryin'
Hey treat that fine line
Yeah we'll keep on smailing yeah
And whatever will be - will be
We'll just keep on trying
We'll just keep on trying
Till the end of time
Till the end of time
Till the end of time
I'M GOING SLIGHTLY MAD
When the outside temperature rises
And the meaning is oh so clear
One thougsand and one yellow daffodils
Begin to dance in front of you - or dear
Are then trying to tell you something?
You're missing the one final skrew
You're simple in the pink my dear
To be honest you haven't got a clue
I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened - happened
It finally happened - ooh oh
It finally happened - I'm slightly mad
Oh dear!
I'm one card short of a full deck
I'm not quite the shilling
One wave short of a shipwreck
I'm not my usual top billing
I'm coming down with a fever
I'm really out to sea
This kettle is boiling over
I think I'm a banana tree
Oh dear, I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened, happened
It finally happened uh huh
It finally happend I'm slightly mad - oh dear !
I'm knitting with only one needle
Unravelling fast its true
I'm driving only three wheels these days
But my dear how about you ?
I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened
It finally happened oh yes
It finally happened
I'm slightly mad !
Just very slightly mad !
And there you have it !
HEADLONG
And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin'
You can do about it
There's nothin' you can do
No there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can
Nothin' you can do about it
And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
and you think you'r so strong
But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin'
You can do about it
He used to be a man with a stick in his hand
Hoop diddy diddy-hoop diddy do
Now you've got soup in the laundry bag
Now you've got strings,you're gonna lose your rag
You're gettin' in a fight
Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night
Let me out of this cheap 'B' movie
Headlong down the highway and you're rushing
Headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rockin'
And there's nothin' you can , nothin' you can
Nothin' you can do about it
When a red hot man meets a white hot lady
Hoop diddy diddy-hoop diddy do
Soon the fire stars raging gets 'em more than half crazy
They start freaking everyway you turn
You can't start walking cause your feet got burned
It ain't no time to figure wrong from right
Cause reason's out the window
Better hold on right - you're rushin'...etc.
I CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you -
I can't let you stay
But I can't live if you go away
I don't know just how it goes
All I know is I can't live with you
I'm having a hard time
I'm walking a fine line
Between hope and despair
You may think that I don't care -
But I travelled a long road to
Get a hold of sorrow
I tried to catch a dream
But nothing's what it seems
Love is saying baby it's all right
When deep inside you're really petrified
Lover turns to hater
On this escalator
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
I can't breathe - if you stay
But I can't bear you to go away
I don't know what it is
All I know is I can't live with you
We're stuck in a bad polace
We're trapped in a rat race
And we can't escape
Maybe there's been some mistake
We're trying to make a high score
We're walking through a closed door
And nobody's winning -
We're just sinning against ourselves
Hold on baby tell me it's all right
Anger's breaking from hurt inside
Passions screaming hotter
Doin' what we gotta do - yeah
I can't live with you,I can't live with you
I can't live, I can't live
I can't, I can't live with you
But baby I'll never ever leave you
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you -
Cause I'm in with you
And everything about you
I can't live with you
No I just can't live, I just can't live
I can't live with you,
And I can't live without you
Through the madness , through the tears
We've still got each other
For a million years
RIDE THE WILD WIND
Ride the wild wind
(Push the envelope don't sit on the fence)
Ride the wild wind
(Live life on the razors edge)
Gonna ride the wirlwind
It ain't dangerous - enough for me
Get your head down baby - we're gonna ride tonight
Your angel eyes are shining bright
I wanna take your hand - lead you from this place
Gonna leave it all behind
Check out of this rat race -
Ride the wild wind
Ride the wild wind
Gonna ride the wirlwind -
It ain't dangerous - enough for me
Tie your hair back baby -
We're gonna ride tonight
We got freaks to the left - we got jerks to the right
Sometimes I get so low - I just have to ride
Let me take your hand
Let me be your guide
Ride the wild wind
(Don't sit on the fence,
Ride the wild wind
(Live life on the razors edge)
Gonna ride the whirlwind
It ain't dangerous - enough for me
Ride the wild wind
ALL GOD'S PEOPLE
So all you people give freely
Make welcomeinside your homes
Thank God you people give freely
Don't turn your back on the lesson of the Lord
All prime ministers and majesty around the world
Open your eyes lok, touch and feel
Rule with your heart, live with your conscience
Love, love
Love, love and be free
We're all God's people
Gotta face up
Better grow up
Gotta stand tall and be strong
Gotta face up
Better grow up
Gotta stand tall and be strong
Gotta face up
We're all God's people
Yeah - yes there was this magic light
I said to myself
I'd better go to bed and have an early night
Then I, then I, then I went into a dream
Rule with your heart, live with your conscience
We're all God's people give freely
Make welcome inside your homes
Let us be thankful, he's so incredible
We're all God's people
We're all God's people
We're all God's people
We're all God's people
THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Sometimes I get to feelin'
I was back in the old days - long ago
When we were kids, when we were young
Things seemed so perfect - you know?
The days were endless, we were crazy - we were young
The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun
Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know
The rest of life's been - just a show
Those were the days of our lives
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing is true
When I look and I find I still love you.
You can't turn back the clock, you can't turn back the tide
Ain't that a shame ?
I'd like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride
When life was just a game
No use sitting and thinkin' on what you did
When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids
Sometimes it seems like latery I just don't know
Better sit back and go - with the flow
Cos these are the days of our lives
They've flown in the swiftness of time
These days are all gone now but some things remain
When I look and I find - no change
Those were the days of our lives yeah
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but on thing's still true
When I look and I find, I still love you,
I still love you.
DELILAH
Delilah, Delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - you're irresistable
You make me smile when I'm just about to cry
You bring me hope, you make me laugh - you like it
You get away with murder, so innocent
But when you throw a moody you're all claws and you bite -
That's alright !
Delilah, Delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - you're unpredictable
You make me co very happy
When you cuddle up and go to sleep beside me
And then you make me slightly mad
When you pee all over my Chippendale Suite
Delilah, Delilah,
Hey - Hey - Hey,
You take over my house and home
You even try to answer my telephone
Delilah, you're the apple of my eyes
Meeow, Meeow, Meeow,
Delilah - I love you
Oh you make me so very happy - you give me kisses
And I go out of my mind ooh,
Meeow, Meeow, Meeow, Meeow,
You're irresistable - I love you Delilah
Delilah - I love you
Oooh - I love you
Oooh - I love your kisses
Oooh - I love your kisses ...
DON'T TRY SO HARD
If you're searching out for something -
Don't try so hard
If you're feeling kinda nothing -
Don't try so hard
When your problems seem like mountains
You feel the need to find some answer
You can leave them for another day
Don't try so hard
But if you fall and take tumble -
It won't be far
If you fail you mustn't grumble -
Thank your lucky stars
Just savour every mouthful
And tresure every moment
When the storms are raging round you
Stay right where you are
Don't try so hard
Oooh don't take it all to heart
It's only fools they make these rules
Don't try so hard
One day you'll be a sergeant major
Oh you'll be so proud
Screeming out your bloody orders
Hey but not too loud
Polish all your shiny buttons
Dressed as lamb instead of mutton
But you never had to try
To stand out from the crowd
Oh what a beautiful world
Is this life for me
Oh what a beautiful world
It's the simple life for me
Oh don't try so hard
Oh don't take it all to heart
It's only fools - they make these rules
Don't try so hard
Don't try so hard
THE HITMAN
I'm the hitman
Stand aside
I'm the hitman
I want your life
Ain't no escaping
Don't run and hide
There goes the neighbourhood
I'm gonna kill for your love
Hitman
Now don't you cry
I'm just it man
And you might get fried
Gun in my pocket
Don't get me wrong
I'll be your hitman - a fool for your love
I'm the head shredder -
That's better -
Baby baby baby
I'm a hitman - hitman - hitman
Yeah - trouble in the East, troubled in the West
Struggle with the beast - what a thief, what a pest
Come back mother / Nuke that sucker
Yeah - yeah - yeah
I'm the hitman - that's the way to do it
I'm your prize
But this hitman -
Can cut you down to size
Love me (baby)
Don't be so cool
Love me love me baby
I've been to the hitman school
Yeah - yeah
You're gonna make my day
Gonna blow you away
Now the fun begins
Hitman
Are you ready for the sting
Gonna waste that thing
Hitman is kind
BIJOU
You and me are destined
You'll agree
To spend the rest of our lives with each other
The rest of our days like two lovers
For ever - yeah - for ever
My bijou ...
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
Empty spaces - what are we living for
Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are loking for...
Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore
The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.
Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance
Another heartache, another failed romance
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for ?
I guess I'm learning, I must be warmer now
I'll soon be turning, round the corner now
Outside the dawn breaking
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free
The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly - my friends
The show must go on
The show must go on
I'll face it with a grin
I'm never giving in
On - with the show -
I'll top the bill, I'll overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the -
On with the show -
The show must go on...
ДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДД
Produced by QUEEN AND DAVID RICHARDS
Album recorded at Metropolis Studios, London, England
and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
Album mastered at The Townhouse by: Kevin Metcalf
Studio equipment co-ordination : Brian Zellis
and Martin Groves
All music and lyrics by Queen
except "All God's People" written by Queen and Mike Moran
All instruments played by Queen: -
Freddie Mercury (leads vocals and keyboards)
Brian May (guitars, keyboards, harmonies and vocals)
Roger Tailor (drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonies
and vocals)
John Deacon (bass guitar and keyboards)
Keyboards on "All God's people" by Mike Moran
on "Innuendo": - Additional Wandering Minstrel Spanish
Guitar - Somewhere In The Middle - by Steve Howe.
Many thanks Steve
Computer programming: David Richards
Queen International Fun Club: Jacky Gunn,
46 Pembridge Road, London W11 3HN, England.
Doing All Right
Yesterday my life was in ruin
Now today I know what I'm doin'
Gotta feelin' I should be doin' alright
Doin' alright
Where will I be this time tommorow
Jumping with joy or sinking in sorrow
Anyway I should be doin' alright
Doin' alright
Should be waiting for the sun
Anyway I've got to hide
Going back to where the skies are blue
Going home to find the one
Slag (unknown)
Take away my sunshine
You take away my rain
I can see it in you eyes
There must be a dance floor somewhere
You can find a way
I can see it in your eye
April Lady (S. Lucas)
She won our hearts the art she loved
Is painting pictures free
When she was done she hung them up
For all the children to see
Goodbye April Lady
It's been good to have you around
Goodbye April Lady
You've done alot for the folks in this town
Children learned to read
She strung their beads
It's sorry she was the one
As you can isn't she good
She don't leave nothing undone
repeat
She taught them all to love
She was their cream
And we don't want her to go
But we know too well
She fell in love
And there's no stopping her now
Polar Bear (unknown)
In the bright shop window sits the polar bear
Makes the children's eyes light up to see him there
Amongst the tinsel he gives everyone a smile
To see him and he'll be a star
Love him from where you are
He's not for, not for, not for sale
Past an open window walks the pretty girl
Does she see me at her feet its hard to tell
But if I ask her she might turn her smile away
To see him and he'll be a star
Love her from where you are
I guess I'll learn to look
Without addressing her
Minor contentment wears a smile
I love her from where I lie
Earth (T. Staffell)
I might be at a table
And suddenly I'll catch
A fleeting vision of her crystal seas
Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard faraway
Beneath the sun I've never seen
'Cos I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again
The planet earth
My earth
I might be chasing waves of light
Out towards the grim
Where stars are sparse
And the cold of space seeps in
But I might be in a barroom
Drinking menthylated gin
And thinking of places I have been
Yes I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again the planet earth
My earth
Cast adrift amongst the stars
I float from sun to sun
Dreaming of the world that gave me birth
All the places I have been
Remind me there is none to match the green living hills of earth.
Step On Me (Staffell & May)
Know what I said when I saw you crying
Hang on that's folly
I was weak in the head out to meet your lying
You're just a bad memory
My life was going to be better
My why did I never ever see she'd step on me
Well I talked to your friend just the other day
I was gonna look and raise a smile
And she hid a smile and she ain't like you
Been asleep from all the journeys a little while
My life was going to be better
My why did I never ever see she step on me
Step on me, step on me, step on me
Now it's so good I won't waste my time
On a two year old picture of you
Oh now that you're gone everything's fine
But you probably think that we're through.
A While ago, someone asked about Queen CD singles, and there was an
article about Queen on CD in the Nov 1989 Record Collector. I will
delete the part about the EMI cd's, since they will very quickly be
obsolete. Sorry about the lengthy delay.
The 1987 CD Singles Set
In December 1987, EMI released a set of 12 3" CD singles. What sounded
a good idea on paper was in fact a wasted opportunity to rectify some of
the previously mentioned mastering errors, and while several rare single
cuts appeared, there were also some important omissions.
The first of these was immeadiately apparent for instead of starting with
"Keep Yourself Alive", the set commenced with the band's second UK single,
"The Seven Seas Of Rhye".
In several cases, album tracks were slapped on willy-nilly, bearing no real
relevance to the single sides. EMI probably did this in good faith, but if
value-for-money was formost in their minds, why not spend a little extra
time consulting experts to ensure a degree of coherence to the finished
product ? After "Queen's First EP", the CD singles have no chronological
order, and the tracks are literally thrown together. It would have been
far more logical to have kept to the original couplings, thus making
available all the unreleased A- and B-sides together in one set.
The set gives a first CD airing to "See What A Fool I've Been", "Soul
Brother", "I Go Crazy", "I Want To Break Free (7" remix)", "Hammer To
Fall(7" mix)" and "A Dozen Red Roses". The omissions - tracks still
unavailable on CD - are: "A Human Body", "Backchat (Remix)", "Radio Ga-Ga
(Instrumental)", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Man On The Prowl (Remix)",
"Blurred Vision", "Who Wants To Live Forever (edit)"; plus all Queen's UK
12: remixes from 1982-85. These include "Backchat", "Radio Ga-Ga", "I Want
To Break Free", "It's A Hard Life", "Hammer To Fall", "Keep Passing The
Open Windows", and "One Vision".
It's worth assessing each CD in the set individually:
THE SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE/SEE WHAT A FOOL I'VE BEEN/FUNNY HOW LOVE IS
EMI QUECD1)
This single features the non-album track "See What A Fool I've Been", but
for no apparent reason, it also includes "Funny How Love Is" from "Queen II",
though the original mastering error on the "Queen II" CD means we also get
the ending of "March Of The Balck Queen". Why didn't EMI add "Keep Yourself
Alive" (the single version), or the US edit of "Liar"?
KILLER QUEEN/FLICK OF THE WRIST/BRIGHTON ROCK
EMI QUECD 2
Not only do we get the badly edited "Flick Of The Wrist", but for no good
reason, "Brighton Rock" from "Sheer Heart Attack" finds its way onto the
disc. Whatever happened to "Now I'm Here", a No. 11 UK hit ?
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND/I'M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR
EMI QUECD 3
both sides of Queen's 1975 chart-topper were augmented by "You're My Best
Friend", the second single from "A Night At The Opera".
SOMEBODY TO LOVE/WHITE MAN/TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN
EMI QUECD 4
The big hit single from "A Day At The Races" and its B-side; but the bonus track
is the correctly mastered album version of "Tie Your Mother Down"!
QUEEN'S FIRST EP
EMI QUECD 5
This four-track EP is described as a three-track. Seems EMI have trouble
with their addition.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS/WEE WILL ROCK YOU/FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS
EMI QUECD6
Why did EMI add "Fat Bottomed Girls" to the classic tracks from "News Of
The World"? Chronologically, "Spread Your Wings" would have been more
appropriate, though the edit of "It's Late" (now quite rare in the UK)
would have been more satisfactory.
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE/SPREAD YOUR WINGS/FLASH
EMI QUECD7
Another mix-up with the sleeve stating that the version of "Spread Your
Wings is the 1979 live cut - the version here is the 1977 studion
recording ! With "Crazy Little Thing" hailing from 1979, and "Flash" a
year later, this one's pretty inconsistent.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST/DRAGON ATTACK/LAS PALABRAS DE AMOR
EMI QUECD8
Yet more curious couplings - two from 1980, then a leap to 1982 with "Las
Palabras De Amor"! This would have been the best place to have included
"Flash".
UNDER PRESSURE/SOUL BROTHER/BODY LANGUAGE
EMI QUECD9
Back in sequence, and the first appearance on CD for "Soul Brother" - and
very good it sounds too.
RADIO GA GA/I GO CRAZY/HAMMER TO FALL(edit)
EMI QUECD10
Moving ahead to 1984 (and missing the remix of "Backchat" in the process),
this gives CD buffs the first chance to hear "I Go Crazy" and the edit of
"Hammer To Fall", which was the fourth single from "The Works".
I WANT TO BREAK FREE(Remix)/MACHINES/IT'S A HARD LIFE
EMI QUECD11
This would have been vastly improved had EMI chose to include the US mix
of "Machines" and "Thank God It's Christmas", or the remix of "Man On The
Prowl".
IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC/A DOZEN RED ROSES/ONE VISION
EMI QUECD12
Two of the three tracks need no introduction, but this marks the first
appearance of "A Dozen Red Roses" on CD. Pity the flip of "One Vision",
"Blurred Vision", was not included, or the edit of "Who Wants To Live
Forever".
1989 has seen renewed activity on the Queen CD singles front, with the
welcome bonus that EMI have chosen to swith to the 5" format. As many
readers will be aware, the adaptors on 3" singles don't always work!
I WANT IT ALL (LP version)/HANG ON IN THERE/I WANT IT ALL (Single mix)
Parlophone CDQUEEN10, 5/89, No. 3
Queen back where they belong - high up the charts! This CD issue isn't
particularly tempting for collectors, with the only non-LP cut being the
"Single Mix" of the A-side.
BREAKTHRU (12" Version)/STEELIN'/BREAKTHRU(Single Mix)
Parlophone CDQUEEN11, 6/89
Now you're talking! Alongside the usual "Single Mix" comes a previously
unreleased track, "Stealin".
THE INVISIBLE MAN (12" Version)/HIJACK MY HEART/THE INVISIBLE MAN
Parlphone CDQUEEN13, No. 12)
Another previously unissued cut, "Hijack My Heart", to happiily tempt
the fans.
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Well, that's that part of the article. Since then, we have had:
SCANDAL (12")/MY LIFE HAS BEEN SAVED/SCANDAL(7")
"My Life Has Been Saved" being the unalbum cut, and Scandal(7") being
exactly the same. I've heard some say, myself included, that the 12"
Scandal is as good as the album version, if not better.
THE MIRACLE/STONE COLD CRAZY (Live)/MY MELANCHOLY BLUES (Live)
The two live cuts from ~74 and ~77 respectively, both taken from the
rare live video, which we in the US never got !!
INNUENDO(Explosive version)/UNDER PRESSURE/BIJOU
The Explosive version being a sound like a needle across the record at the
end.
I'M GOING SLIGHTLY MAD/HITMAN/LOST OPPORTUNITY
Brian Singing a 'Queen' penned tune that is very bluesy. The groove of it
reminds me of the beginning of 'See What A Fool I've Been'
HEADLONG/ALL GOD'S PEOPLE/MAD THE SWINE
The Latter being a Mercury penned tune, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, sounding
like it belongs on one of the first three albums, and probably recorded back
then! Previously unavailable.
Note that all of the 3" singles were EMI releases, and of the rest, only
I Want It All has appeared for American consumption to my knowledge. There
was a promo CD that combined the tracks from Scandal, Invisible Man, and
Breakthru in the US. I beleive the A-side was Scandal, with all of the B-sides
from the Miracle singles on it, but not the extended versions. I didn't get
it since I had the imports, so I'm not sure. I think our Emperor has it, and
perhaps he can help shed some light.
Q U E E N D I S C O G R A P H Y
QUEEN
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Albums/CD's:
Queen
Queen II
Sheer Heart Attack
A Night At The Opera
A Day At The Races
News of the World
Jazz
Live Killers
The Game
Flash Gordon
Greatest Hits (American, British, Spanish, German, Japanese)
Hot Space
The Works
The Queen Collection (Ktel record)
A Kind Of Magic
Live Magic
The Miracle
Classic Queen (promo only cd)
At The Beeb
Innuendo
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Singles:
see the seperate SINGLES list.
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Videos:
Greatest Flix
The Queen Collection (?Ktel?)
Live In Japan
We Will Rock You runs ~60 minutes, US domestic
We Will Rock You runs ~90 minutes, Japanese import--~$100.00
The Works
Hammer To Fall>
Rock in Rio
The Magic Years, Volume I, II, and III
Live In Budapest
The Miracle
Scandal> *
Who wants to live forever/A Kind of Magic |