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Queen-Wayne's World, Queens, Queen + Robbie Williams, Queen/Beyonce, Britney, Pink and EnriqueJokes:
My friend said he hated Queen The Police still haven’t found the body... Submitted by: brendo the mendo
| Freddie Mercury was invited to be on Celebrity Bake Off. The host says to him "So, Freddie, how many cakes will you be making for us today?" Freddie replies "I want to bake three..." Submitted by: Steve Somers
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Band Name Origins:
- The name of the band was not for its regal sound, or anything to do with homosexuality. It was all Freddie's idea that the name be Queen after his grandmother-s pet dog "Queenie". Submitted by: Richard n
- I have a video documentary about Freddie M / Queen compiled by the BBC and broadcast just after his death. Roger and Brian were originally in a band together called "Smile". When Freddie joined them they took on the name "Queen" because, in Freddie's own words, it was "Very pompus, very grand," Judging by the grin on his face, I reckon it was to do with being bisexual and he was having a stab at the establishment (This was the seventies, remember). Submitted by: James RRRRR
Stupid Band Names:
- A queen is 1 person and it's a female. This group is more than 1 person and none of them are females. Submitted by: Mads
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "White Queen (As It Began)" | From "Queen II" - Aaron |
| "God Save The Queen" | OK, so this is really the British national anthem. But Queen covers this track at the end of their stupendous "Live At Wembly '86" album and the crowd sings along. - Smellma Pitz |
| "The March of the Black Queen" | From the "Queen II" album - A Stranger |
| "Killer Queen" | One of their most popular hit songs, from 1974. - rok iz kool |
New Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Engineer" | John Deacon has made a career as an electric engineer and acoustic designer besides his career in Queen. - Susanna Viljanen | |
| "Astronomer" | Brian May completed his Ph.D. dissertation in 2007 and earned doctorate. He has published two articles in the "Nature2 magazine, and written book "Bang! The History of Universe" together with Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott. Brian May would also qualify as luthier: he has designed two unique guitar models which are in production. The prototype of one is, of course, his very own "red Special2, which he constructed when he was 19. - Susanna Viljanen |
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Roger Taylor" | "Biologist" | Roger Taylor has master's degree in biology. - Susanna Viljanen |
| "John Deacon" | "Electric Engineer" | John Deacon graduated as electric engineer before Queen made it to lists. He has designed all the PA equipment of Queen, and several of his designs has been adopted by Vox to production use. - Susanna Viljanen |
| "Brian May" | "Astronomer" | Brian May studied astronomy before Queen made it big. He was on Ph. D. program and had his dissertation almost completed before he owned himself completely to rock. He finally finished his doctoral thesis (Doppler phenomenon on Gegenschein) in October 2006. May is very active as an amateur astronomer, and he has co-authored one book ("Bang! The history of Universe") together with Sir Patrick Moore and co-authored two articles published in Nature. - Susanna Viljanen |
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Freddie Mercury" | "He had fine succes with Living On My Own." | - mads.. |
| "Brian May" | "Brian May is an excellent singer, though much better known for his guitar work. He and Roger Taylor both came out with some good solo albums, and both did get to sing lead on some Queen songs during the group's career. But it would seem that they still need to tour under the Queen name, even with Freddie long gone, apparently content to also share the stage with Paul Rodgers." | - Lisa |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Prophet's Song" | "The prophet" is in the lyrics, however. - AdmiralMercurial |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | They change how the song is played four times, yet never say the title. - Brian Kelly |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Kings | Cuz it's more than 1 person, and they're all males | Mr. Critic |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Bohemian Raspberry" | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Sonya Raynos |
| "The Brian Is Drunk Song" | "Sweet Lady" | Amanda |
| "I'm Going Spritely Mad" | "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | Emily Lime |
| "I'm Going Slyly Mad" | "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | Emily Lime |
| "I'm Going Mightily Mad" | "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | Emily Lime |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "I Want It All," | Nobody can have everything | Brit Boxx |
| "Body Language," | A body does not speak a language. | Brit Boxx |
| "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure," | Pain and pleasure are complete opposites! | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| "Another One Bites The Dust," | Dust cannot be bitten. | Orion |
| "Seven Seas of Rhye," | Rhye is a fantasy world, not real life object | Susanna Viljanen |
There are additional Queen literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Nine Million Bicycles," Katie Melua | "Bicycle Race," Queen | |
| "Rock And Roll Band," Boston | "Scandal," Queen | |
| "What Do You Want?," Yngwie Malmsteen | "I Want To Break Free," Queen | |
| "Bad Bad Leroy Brown," Jim Croce | "Bring Back That Leroy Brown," Queen | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"These Are The Days Of Our Lies" originally "These Are The Days Of Our Lives"
Preacher that likes Nicole
"It's A Hard Lie" originally "It's A Hard Life"
Candy Welty
"Dance" originally "Dancer"
Candy Welty
"Lay The Game" originally "Play The Game"
Candy Welty
"Pay The Game" originally "Play The Game"
Candy Welty
There are additional Queen song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"These Are The Days Of Our Livers" originally "These Are The Days Of Our Lives"
Next come the days of their pancreases, perhaps.
Heather Brockwell
"Save Mae" originally "Save Me"
Regina Olsen
"Save Moe" originally "Save Me"
Regina Olsen
"Save Meg" originally "Save Me"
Regina Olsen
"Stave Me" originally "Save Me"
Regina Olsen
There are additional Queen song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Another One Bites The Duet" originally "Another One Bites The Dust"
A duet might be about as hard to bite as dust!
Samantha Wayland
"These Are the Days of Our Hives" originally "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
AdmiralMercurial
"These Are the Days of Our Wives" originally "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
AdmiralMercurial
"Same Me" originally "Save Me"
Regina Olsen
"Pave Me" originally "Save Me"
Regina Olsen
There are additional Queen song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
May 28
a parody of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody parody made using 300+ Shakespeare quotes
YouTube: (mpg)
Dec 30
a parody of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
Queen meets Trump... If I may say, this may be one of the best political parodies written. Rhyme scheme is perfect, incorporated all of his foibles (see Morning Joe stanza), and the vocalist did an excellent job with a mix of over 20 audio tracks. I hope everyone enjoys it even if your political slant begs you to cringe. Happy New Year!
The Ultimate Parody Site!!!: (MP3)
Aug 26
a parody of "Killer Queen" by Queen
Funny parody cover of Killer Queen
Youtube: (YouTube video)
Aug 26
a parody of "Killer Queen" by Queen
Funny parody cover of Killer Queen
Youtube: (YouTube video)
Oct 3
a parody of "We Will Rock You" by Queen
One of the earliest recording in Agrimorfee's home-recorded archives (and possibly the oldest on Amiright). A salute to a trio of horror films.
Soundclick: (mp3)
Dec 5
a parody of "We Will Rock You" by Queen
Using a home recording set-up and some multi-tracking, I kind of made something resembling Queen's original. Gollum crashed the recording session. Sorry about that. (by Glen '2nz' Stollberger)
Soundclick: (mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Another One Bites The Dust " | "I'm Allergic To Dust " | eeL deaL |
| "Another One Bites The Dust " | "Drug-Huffer Scum Bites The Dust" | FTFFFTRRRR |
| "Bohemian Rapsody" | "Medical Tape Wrapsody" | Elene ES |
| "We Are the Champions" | "We Are the Haitians" | Dan Lotto |
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | "He Shuns the Sun…Night Bloodlust" | John A. Barry |
| "Any Way The Wind Blows" | "Any Way The Wind Blows" | guart milkster |
| "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" | "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Ploy" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "I Want to be Free" | "I'd Love to be Free" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody " | "Canned Hammian Gluttony" | G.R.Broski |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | "Any Way The Wind Blows" | Ann Hammond |
There are additional Queen song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| These Are The Days Of Our Lives | "Days of Our Lives" TV promo | Aaron E |
| A Kind Of Magic | A Kind Of Magic (Animated Series) Promo | LoriLoud33 |
| Fat Bottomed Girls | Liposuction clinic | =3 |
| I'm Going Slightly Mad | "The Shining (1980)" dvd promo. | Dr Music |
| I'm in Love with my Car | 2009 Camaro | p00v |
| There are additional Queen commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Death On Two Legs | Joe Biden's answering machine | Edward |
| I'm In Love With My Car | Couples Counselor | Liz |
| I'm In Love With My Car | Couples Counselor | Liz |
| I Want To Break Free | Maximum Security Prison | Susanna Viljanen |
| All Dead, All Dead | Funeral Home | Does it matter? |
| There are additional Queen on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Crazy What Love Can Do David Guetta | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen | Crazy What A Little Thing Called Love Can Do | BrilliantJ8 |
| Come Out and Play The Offspring | Play The Game Queen | Come Out and Play The Game | Rock Maninoff |
| I Don't Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen | I Don't Want To Miss A Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Jacynthia Maries |
| May I Bill Deal and the Rhondels | Play The Game Queen | May I Play The Game? | Bob Oldhart |
| There are additional Queen duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Killer Queens
The Killers combined with Queen
Considering the second band's first hit (fittingly enough) was titled "Killer Queen"
Submitted By: Cody Finke
Peter, Paul and Queen Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary combined with Queen
The Queen Mary is a ship that was permanently docked at Long Beach, California in 1967. It was turned into an entertainment venue.
Submitted By: Odie Garfield
Aileen Queen
Aileen Quinn combined with Queen
Get it - "a lean queen"! (Aileen Quinn played the title role in the 1982 film version of "Annie.")
Submitted By: Joe
Shania Quain
Shania Twain combined with Queen
I combined the names Twain and Queen
Submitted By: K.N. Pepper
There are additional Queen Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Let Me Live"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a PC and car
Original Lyrics: Take a piece of my heart
| "A Winter's Tale"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I screaming?
Original Lyrics: Am I dreaming?
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"Heaven for Everyone"
Misheard Lyrics: This could be hell
Original Lyrics: This could be heaven
| "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: But there ain't no stuffing
Original Lyrics: But there ain't no stopping
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: But there ain't no stuffing
Original Lyrics: But there ain't no stopping
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke Thought it was about an unstuffed bird |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"We Will Rock You"
Better Lyrics:
Comin' in from the north,
Airstrike.
What we gonna do;
Gonna get blown up one day.
Got shot in the face,
With grenades,
Blowin' us up all over the place,
Yellin' "We need, We need, Nepalm!"
Airstrike.
What we gonna do;
Gonna get blown up one day.
Got shot in the face,
With grenades,
Blowin' us up all over the place,
Yellin' "We need, We need, Nepalm!"
Original Lyrics:
Buddy, you're a boy
Makin' big noise,
Playin' in the street.
Gonna be a big man someday.
Got mud on ya' face,
Big disgrace,
Kickin' your can all over the place.
Singin' "We will, We will, Rock you!
Makin' big noise,
Playin' in the street.
Gonna be a big man someday.
Got mud on ya' face,
Big disgrace,
Kickin' your can all over the place.
Singin' "We will, We will, Rock you!
Submitted by: A2Z
"Another One Bites The Dust"
Better Lyrics:
Another one finds my brush.
Another one finds my brush.
And another one found, and another one found,
Another one finds my brush.
Hey, I'm gonna brush my teeth.
Another one finds my brush.
Another one finds my brush.
And another one found, and another one found,
Another one finds my brush.
Hey, I'm gonna brush my teeth.
Another one finds my brush.
Original Lyrics:
Another one bites the dust.
Another one bites the dust.
And another one down, and another one down,
Another one bites the dust.
Hey, I'm gonna get you too.
Another one bites the dust.
Another one bites the dust.
And another one down, and another one down,
Another one bites the dust.
Hey, I'm gonna get you too.
Another one bites the dust.
Submitted by: Darius Whitehead
"Another one bites the dust"
Better Lyrics:
Another one bites my nuts
Another one bites my nuts
And another one gone,and another one gone
Another ones bites my nuts
Hey,I'm gonna get you,too
Another one bites my nuts
Another one bites my nuts
And another one gone,and another one gone
Another ones bites my nuts
Hey,I'm gonna get you,too
Another one bites my nuts
Original Lyrics:
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
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
Submitted by: Ed Ehren
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Sweet Lady"
The Funny Lyrics: You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese
Why They're Funny: I'm pretty sure Brian May was drunk when he wrote that line. When sober, he's far too smart to come up with such a grotesquely, geniusly bad line. Or are we supposed to take away from this that he is such a genius that he's even a genius at being bad?
Submitted by: Amanda
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
The Funny Lyrics: I think I'm a banana tree
Why They're Funny: Ha! This never fails to crack me up. Why would Freddie liken himself to a tree??!
Submitted by: Quyjibo
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"The Prophet's Song"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Now i know (100x)
Why They're Repetitive: I swear i've only heard the song once but after hearing this part of the song once i've never (and never plan to) hear this song again !!!
Submitted by: Jonathan
| "Dead On Time"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Leave on time, leave on time
Hurry, hurry Never got a minute No you never got a minute Why They're Repetitive: There's a good deal of repetition in this song. Everything is said, like, 50 times.
Submitted by: Sara
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"'39"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew Why They're Nonsensical: **Blinks without comprehending** Uh, our grandchildren knew? So, you're talking from the past to someone from the past, speaking of your grandchildren to appeal to the masses who are going to hear the song in the future.. Right, I get you. **shrug**
Submitted by: Sara
| "'39"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: And the night followed day
And the story tellers say Why They're Nonsensical: Brian, Brian, Brian. Well, the night following day... that's the way it usually happens. You know, most of us aren't oblivious to that fact. Kind of stating the obvious there.
Submitted by: Sara Stapleton
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Insincere Song Lyrics:
"Scandal"
The Insincere Lyrics: Scandal, now you left me
The world's gonna know Why They're Insincere: If they one knew a thing about it it wouldn't be a scandal, now would it? I feel sorry for Brian May, the divorce had a serious impact on his writing skills, apparently.
Submitted by: Rock Princess
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"We Are the Champions"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: We are the champions,
We are the champions. No time for losers, 'Cause we are the champions Of the world. Why They're Misrhymed: They rhyme "champions" with itself 3 times. Also, "losers" does not rhyme with "champions" or "world".
Submitted by: Katy
| "'39"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: For many a lonely day
sailed across the milky seas Why They're Misrhymed: "Day" does not rhyme with "seas". Actually this is an easter egg: the song is about space travel on relativistic speeds and time dilation (remember Brian May is an astronomer and knows his stuff!). When you change the "seas" into something which rhymes with "day" - "way" - WHAM! You get it! Milky Way is the galaxy, and now the lyrics make sense.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
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Insulting Song Lyrics:
"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)"
The Insulting Lyrics: But now you can kiss my ass goodbye.
Why They're Insulting: Rumour has it that the entire song was "dedicated to" Queen's ex-manager, Norman Sheffield. This line is just one of the many insults featured in the song.
Submitted by: Brendan Richards
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Fat Bottomed Girls"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Left alone with big fat Fanny, she was such a naughty nanny
Why They're Inappropriate: What in the world did... I don't want to know.
Submitted by: Amanda
| "Killer Queen"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam Why They're Inappropriate: Gelatine? gelatine? Are we talking explosives or cooking products, here? But I guess gelignite doesn't rhyme.
Submitted by: Phil Alexander
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"Delilah"
The Dirty Lyrics: You make me so 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 Ooh ooh Delilah Ooh ooh Delilah Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Why They're Dirty: This suggests a possible fetish. I don't wanna know about that!
Submitted by: God Save the Queen, the Fascist Regime
| "Staying Power"
The Dirty Lyrics: I wonder where we’re gonna stick it
I wonder when we're gonna trick it Blow baby blow let's get down and go go Get yourself in the mood Got to give a little bit of attitude Why They're Dirty: Pretty obvious why they are dirty
Submitted by: Ha you wish
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Bicycle Race"
The Lyrics: You say John, I say Wayne
Who They Mention: Legendary Western movie hero John Wayne
Submitted by: Brit Boxx
| "Bohemian Rhapsody"
The Lyrics: Galileo! Galileo! Galileo! Galileo! Galileo Figaro!
Who They Mention: Galilee Galileo, the astronomer
Submitted by: Alyssa
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Bicycle Race"
The Lyrics: Cartier, I say please
Product Brand Name: Cartier is an expensive jewelery company.
Submitted by: Brit Boxx
| "Bicycle Race"
The Lyrics: You say Rolls, I say Royce
Product Brand Name: Rolls-Royce
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
The Song Lyrics: Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia,
Mamma Mia, let him go Song They Mention: Mamma Mia (by ABBA) which was a hit shortly before this song came out.
Submitted by: Mark K
| "Bicycle Race"
The Song Lyrics: Fat bottomed girls, they'll be riding today.
Song They Mention: "Fat Bottomed Girls", another song by Queen. In fact, it appears on the same album. (And it contains the line "Get on your bikes and ride.")
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"I Want To Break Free"
Opening Lines: I want to break free, I want to break free, I want to break free from your lies
Comments: Submitted by: Joey F.
| "Love of My Life"
Opening Lines: Love of my life, you've hurt me.
Comments: Submitted by: Joey F.
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Boasting in Song Lyrics:
"We Are The Champions"
The Boasting Lyrics: We are the champions, my friend
And we'll keep on fighting to the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cos we are the the champions of the world Comments: That's a mighty big claim!
Submitted by: FussBudget
| "Princes of the Universe"
The Boasting Lyrics: Born to be kings
We're princes of the universe and I am immortal I have inside me blood of kings I have no rival No man can be my equal Comments: OK Freddie was a good singer and brilliant performer but he evidently was not immortal. Despite the band name he was no heir to a throne, let alone the universe. While he has few rivals/equals many would argue that Jagger and Bowie gave as good a musical performance. Furthermore initially he says we were born to be kings, then he is saying that they are not equal. Finally if you want to hear someone boast more than this check out Chesney Hawks and his 'one and only' hit.
Submitted by: Joe Cornfield
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"The Invisible Man"
The Lyrics: I'm in your room, I'm in your bed, I'm in your life, and I'm in your bed.
Why: self-explanatory.
Submitted by: Anna
| "Another One Bites The Dust"
The Lyrics: another one bites the dust
Why: a song about people getting killed!, that is SCARY, with a capital S.
Submitted by: art
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Song Title Space Change:
"A Winter Stale" originally "A Winter's Tale"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Drag On Attack" originally "Dragon Attack"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Kill 'Er, Queen" originally "Killer Queen"
I can't imagine this ending well.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Khashoggi's Ship"
The Lyrics: They was all so sexy
We was bad, we was blitzed Why: Strangely, the song also contains the line "We WERE phased."
Submitted by: AdmiralMercurial
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Flat Bottomed Rigs" originally "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Submitted by: Little Old Lady Hu
"Women Don't Stop" originally "Don't Stop Me Now"
Submitted by: Kristen
"These Are The Lays Of Our Dives" originally "These Are The Days Of Our Lives"
Lay, as in story. Also a Spoonerism.
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell
"Oh, My Last Dim Gigglin'" originally "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
Apt, morbid anagram for Freddie's last happy video
Submitted by: AdmiralMercurial
"O A Thorn Fest" originally "Father To Son"
Anagram previously posted as spoonerism
Submitted by: The Quirkfetch Kid
There are additional Queen Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy"
The Lyrics: "Dining at the Ritz, we'll meet at nine precisely"
Why: Mentions The Ritz which is in London. A Five Star hotel
Submitted by: De'ahna McMecKan
| "Killer Queen"
The Lyrics: 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 incidentally If you're that way inclined
Perfume came naturally from Paris (Naturally) For cars she couldn't care less Fastidious and precise Why: "Killer Queen" was the break through U.S. hit for the British group, Queen. "Killer Queen" was the group's first top ten hit in the U.S., in 1975, going all the way to #2 on the charts (their follow-up, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would also reach #2). What made it so popular was the amazing vocal ability of lead singer, the late great Freddie Mercury, who was able to sing the lyrics (especially the 4th and 5th verse above fairly quickly with hardly a breath in between the words). In those two verses are shoutouts to the country of China and the city of Paris, France (Naturally). Also in the fourth verse their is a made up by Freddie Mercury phrase of "geisha minah" (which is play on the words of a place named, Asia Minor, as the continent of Asia used to be called).
Submitted by: Peter
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Death On Two Legs"
The song is a vitriolic kiss-off to their first manager, who stole their money. The band had to go to court to get out of their contract with him. They won. On the 1979 live album 'Live Killers!' Freddie Mercury introduces this song by stating that it's 'dedicated to one real m*********** of a gentleman'. Yet on the album ITSELF the word 'm***********' is bleeped out, totally. In 1979 that word wasn't very kosher and it has never been restored on the album. Yet the lyrics do refer to 'kiss my ASS goodbye' or something like that. 'Ass' isn't bleeped out.
Submitted by: 1979 Rock'n'Roller Who Destroys Walls
"Killer Queen"
Banned by the BBC during the Gulf War
Submitted by: Evan
"Flash"
Banned by the BBC during the Gulf War
Submitted by: Evan
""Live Killers (Album)" "
This album has some swear words courtesy of Freddie Mercury but one major stickler is the intro to "Death On Two Legs", which is majorly harsh kiss-off to their first manager, who ripped the band off, stole a lot of money from them, and left them bankrupt and high + dry. Queen had to sue to get out of their contract with him. Fortunately settling the legal and financial mess he left them didn't take too long, it was NOWHERE near the degree of the Beatles' "business shit" that took years to straighten out. Freddie introduces "Death On Two Legs" by saying "This song is about a real MF of a gentleman we all know". Give him hell, Freddie!
Submitted by: Sock It 2 Em, Queen!
"Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race (Single)"
The common release cover of this single has a pair of panties painted over the girl's originally nude rear end. The music video for the b-side, "Bicycle Race" also has been edited or banned in most countries where music videos are shown, due to featuring 65 naked women riding bicycles.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
There are additional Queen Songs That Are Banned available.
Lyrics Pronunciation:
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
The Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me.
Why: Beelzebub, they pronounce it "Bee-al-zee-boob" when often people pronounce it "Bee-al-ze-bub" or "Beelzebub", exactly how it looks.
Submitted by: Joe
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"Brighton Rock (live)" Length: 12:13
Submitted by: Evan
"Brighton Rock (live)" Length: 12:13
Submitted by: Evan
"Untitled (a.k.a. Track 13)" Length: 22:32
This was a hidden track from the posthumously released album Made in Heaven. It is officially Queen's longest song, taking up an entire side of the recent vinyl rerelease (until then, it had only appeared on the original CD). It is quite unlike any other Queen song; it is an ambient track, with each minute of the song representing a chapter from Queen's history between 1973 and 1995.
Submitted by: meeseeks
"The Prophet's Song" Length: 8:20
Similar idea to The Beatles 'Fool on the Hill,' but more aggressive lyrics and music.
Submitted by: Robert Ballinger
"The Prophet's Song" Length: 8:21
It's a song about "The Great Flood" and "Noah's Ark".
Submitted by: Rocky Mak
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Super Short Pop Songs:
"Yeah" Length: 0:04
It’s just Freddie Mercury saying “yeah” and it’s a hidden track. I thought hidden tracks were meant to be the longest thing ever? Oh wait, the other hidden track on this is like 20 minutes long
Submitted by: Clever Name
"Stone Cold Crazy" Length: 2:12
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
"Lily Of The Valley" Length: 1:43
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
"Misfire" Length: 1:50
Bassist John Deacon's first composition.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Length: 2:52
On the album, The Game.
Submitted by: G
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Song Title Acrostics:
SASS: "Sail Away Sweet Sister"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
SAD: "Son And Daughter"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
TIM: "The Invisible Man"
Submitted by: B1982
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"You're By Messed Friend" originally "You're My Best Friend"
Submitted by: Margo Gram
"These Are The Lays Of Our Dives" originally "These Are The Days Of Our Lives"
"Lay" can mean a story.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Quiller Keen" originally "Killer Queen"
Submitted by: Alison Feta
"O Thorn's Fate" originally "Father To Son"
Submitted by: Claire Annette Player
"O Thorn's Feat" originally "Father To Son"
Submitted by: Claire Annette Player
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Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Teo Torriatte"
The Lyrics: Teo torriatte konomama iko
Aisuruhito yo Shizukana yoi ni Hikario tomoshi Itoshiki oshieo idaki Why: These lyrics are a phonetic Japanse version of the preceding English verse.
Submitted by: Steve Male
| "Las Palabras de Amor"
The Lyrics: Las palabras de amor
Let us share the words of love Despacito mi amor Touch me now And gently Why: This part of the song is sung in Spanish ans it was a tribute to Latin fans. It means: The words of love, let us share the words of love, gently my love, touch me now, and gently.
Submitted by: Marcelo Neves
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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Fat Bottomed Girls"
The Lyrics: Left alone with big fat Fanny,
she was such a naughty nanny Why: These lyrics actually lead me to suspect that Brian May was molested as a kid. Is an explanation for why that's depressing really necessary?
Submitted by: Amanda
| "Another One Bites The Dust"
The Lyrics: Another bites the dust,
and another one gone and another one gone, another one bites the dust Why: Another one biting the dust is an expression that means someone died/has been killed, but it is a disco song which makes you want to dance...:)
Submitted by: Clucky The Chicken
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
'Nique originally "Queen"
As In Dominique
Submitted by: Rocky
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"I'm In Love With My Car"
This song almost didn't make it onto the album because Brian May just couldn't take it seriously (and it is pretty silly, but it's not like Brian never has any fun- he wrote "Fat Bottomed Girls"- so who is he to judge?).
Submitted by: Amanda
"Delilah"
Song about Freddie Mercury's cat. Sample lyrics: "And you make me slightly mad / When you pee all over my Chippendale suite" Brian May makes his guitar say meow.
Submitted by: L
"One Vision"
At the end of the song, they sing "fried chicken" instead of the expected "one vision".
Submitted by: B1982
"Lazin' on a Sunday Afternoon"
For the shortest song on 'A Night at the Opera', Freddie Mercury used the idea of a Music Hall song which is very witty.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Hidden Tracks:
"Yeah/Track 13"
Hidden tracks on the Made In Heaven album. Yeah is a twelve second clip of Freddie saying Yeah. Track13 is a twenty three minute long instrumental track that is supposed to be Freddie's journey into heaven.
Submitted by: Melissa
Hidden Messages:
"Another One Bites The Dust"
When this song is played backwards you can hear the phrase "its fun to smoke marijauna" everytime the chorus says 'another one bites the dust'
Submitted by: Randy
"One Vision"
At the start there is a weird noise - speed it up and it is revealed as "God works in mysterious ways". Also, the last time he sings the title line it's actually "fried chicken".
Submitted by: A Stranger
Backwards Messages:
"Prophet Song "
In the part that goes " now I know" over and over, backwards of course it says "won I won". The song has many tricks in it like that....I always wondered if there wasn't some competition going on between engineers or whomever.
Submitted by: Kurt Finguerra
"Another One Bites The Dust"
Forwards: Another one bites the dust Backwards: It's fun to smoke marijuna
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
"Don't Try Suicide"
During this 1980 B-side, if you listen to it backwards you hear drug-related things like "have a snort", "do a snort" and "I must have my speed". Odd, because the A-side was Another One Bites The Dust, which of course has drug-related messages...
Submitted by: A Stranger
"Ogre Battle (from Queen II)"
It's not actually a backwards mask, but rather a "palindrome" (e.g. level, noon). The opening part of the song, from the beginning until Freddie Mercury starts singing, sounds exactly the same whether played forward or in reverse.
Submitted by: P Smith
Music With a Warning Label:
"(all of their albums up until The Game)"
More of a boast than a warning: "No synthesizers!")
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
2018 Freddie Mercury biopic
Submitted by: Brit Boxx
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"These are the Days of Our Lives"
The Lyrics: Those were the days of our lives
Why: "Days of Our Lives" is a long-running TV soap opera starring the late, great MacDonald Carey.
Submitted by: Cody Finke
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Bad Ringtone Choices:
"Body Language"
The Lyrics: Give me- body, Give me- body-body, give me your body
Why: If your phone went off in class well, you're doomed
Submitted by: QueenFanatic
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