Queen (band)

right|thumb|We are the champions - my friends Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970,originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating more diverse and innovative styles in their music. Song lyrics All lyrics written by Freddie Mercury, except as noted Oh my love we've hadOur share of tearsOh my friends we've hadOur hopes and fearsOh my friend it's beenA long hard yearBut now it's ChristmasYes it's ChristmasThank God it's Christmas. Thank God It's Christmas, written by Brian May and Roger Taylor (1984) Queen (1973) thumb|Tried to grow a little wiserLittle better ev'ry dayBut if I crossed a million riversAnd I rode a million milesThen I'd still be where I startedBread and butter for a smile. I was told a million timesOf all the troubles in my wayTried to grow a little wiserLittle better ev'ry dayBut if I crossed a million riversAnd I rode a million milesThen I'd still be where I startedBread and butter for a smile. Keep Yourself Alive, written by Brian May Liar oh ev'rybody deceives me.Liar why don't you leave me alone?Liar I have sailed the seasLiar 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. Liar Queen II (1974) There's no living in my life anymoreThe seas have gone dry and the rain stopped fallingPlease don't you cry anymoreCan't you see?Listen to the breeze, whisper to me pleaseDon't send me to the path of nevermore. Nevermore Fear me you lords and lady preachersI descend upon your Earth from the skiesI command your very souls you unbelieversBring before me what is mineThe seven seas of Rhye.<p>Can you hear me you peers and privy counsellors?I stand before you naked to the eyesI will destroy any man who dares abuse my trustI swear that you'll be mineThe seven seas of Rhye. Seven Seas of Rhye Sheer Heart Attack (1974) thumb|She's a Killer QueenGunpowder, gelatineDynamite with a laserbeamGuaranteed to blow your mindAnytime. She's a Killer QueenGunpowder, gelatineDynamite with a laserbeamGuaranteed to blow your mindAnytime.Ooh, recommended at the priceInsatiable an appetite.Wanna try? Killer Queen Drop of a hat she's as willing asPlayful as a pussy catThen momentarily out of actionTemporarily out of gasTo absolutely drive you wild, wild..She's all out to get you. Killer Queen Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he saysI'll have you seeing double (double)Mesmerise you when he's tongue-tiedSimply with those eyes, ooh ooh oohSynchronise your minds and seeThe beast within him rise. Flick of the Wrist Yeah, ooh, a thin moon me in a smoke-screen skyWhere the beams of your lovelight chaseDon't move, don't speak, don't feel no painWith the rain running down my face. Now I'm Here, written by Brian May A Night at the Opera (1975) thumb|Nothing really mattersAnyone can seeNothing really matters - nothing really matters to me. AahYou suck my blood like a leechYou break the law and you preachScrew my brain till it hurtsYou've taken all my money - and you want more. Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) Ooh, you make me liveWhatever this world can give to meIt's you, you're all I see.Ooh, you make me live now honeyOoh, you make me live.<p>Oh, you're the best friendThat I ever had.I've been with you such a long time;You're my sunshine.And I want you to knowThat my feelings are trueI really love you.(Ooh) Oh, you're my best friend. You're My Best Friend, written by John Deacon Love of my life - you've hurt meYou've broken my heart and now you leave meLove of my life can't you seeBring it back, bring it backDon't take it away from me, because you don't knowWhat it means to me. Love of My Life thumb|right|Is this the real life?Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. thumb|right| MamaJust killed a manPut a gun against his headPulled my trigger, now he's deadMamaLife had just begunBut now I've gone and thrown it all away Is this the real life?Is this just fantasy?Caught in a landslideNo escape from reality.Open your eyesLook up to the skies and seeI'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathyBecause I'm easy come, easy goA little high, little lowAnyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me. Bohemian Rhapsody MamaJust killed a manPut a gun against his headPulled my trigger, now he's deadMamaLife had just begunBut now I've gone and thrown it all awayMama, OohDidn't mean to make you cryIf I'm not back again this time tomorrowCarry on, carry onAs if nothing really matters. Bohemian Rhapsody Too lateMy time has come,Sends shivers down my spine,Body's aching all the time. Goodbye, ev'rybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth.Mama, ooh (anyway the wind blows)I don't wanna dieI sometimes wish I'd never been born at all. Bohemian Rhapsody I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?Thunderbolts and lightningVery very frightening me!Galileo, Galileo,Galileo, Galileo,Galileo FigaroMagnificooooo!I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves meHe'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 me go! Will not let you go!Let me go! Will not let you go!Oh, let me gooooo!No, no, no, no,no, no, no!Oh mama mia, mama mia!Mama mia let me goBeelzebub has a devil put aside for me!For me!For meeeee! Bohemian Rhapsody 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! Bohemian Rhapsody Nothing really mattersAnyone can seeNothing really matters - nothing really matters to me. Any way the wind blows. Bohemian Rhapsody A Day at the Races (1976) thumb|Can anybody find me somebody to love? Your Mamma says you don'tYour Daddy says you won'tAnd I'm boilin' up insideAin't no way I'm gonna lose out this time - oh no. Tie Your Mother Down, written by Brian May Tie your mother down, tie your mother downTake your little brother swimming with a brick, that's all rightTie your mother down, tie your mother downOr you ain't no friend of mine! Tie Your Mother Down I will find youAnywhere you go, I'll be right behind youRight until the ends of the earthI'll get no sleep till I find you to tell youThat you justTake my breath away. Take My Breath Away written by Freddie Mercury You might believe in HeavenI would not care to sayFor every star in HeavenThere's a sad soul here todayWake up in the morning with a good faceStare at the moon all dayLonely as a whisper on a star chaseDoes anyone care anyway?For all the prayers in HeavenSo much of life's this way. Long Away, written by Brian May Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little;Can barely stand on my feet.(Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry)Lord what you're doing to me? (yeah yeah)I have spent all my years in believing you.But I just can't get no relief, Lord!Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody)Can anybody find me somebody to love? Somebody to Love Got no feel, I got no rhythmI just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing)I'm OK, I'm alright (he's alright - he's alright)I ain't gonna face no defeat (yeah yeah)I just gotta get out of this prison cellOne day (someday) I'm gonna be free, Lord!Find me somebody to love. Somebody to Love I can dim the lights and sing you songs full of sad thingsWe can do the tango just for twoI can serenade and gently play on your heart stringsBe your Valentino just for you.<p>Ooh love - ooh loverboyWhat're you doin' tonight, hey boy?Set my alarm, turn on my charmThat's because I'm a good old-fashioned lover boy. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy News of the World (1977) thumb|I've paid my dues,Time after time.I've done my sentence,But committed no crime. And bad mistakes,I've made a few.I've had my share of sand,Kicked in my face,But I've come through. thumb|Buddy you're a young man, hard man Shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day.You got blood on your face,You big disgrace,Waving your banner all over the place.Singin'We will, we will rock you! Buddy you're a boy. make a big noisePlayin' in the street. gonna be a big man some day.You got mud on yo' faceYou big disgrace,Kickin' your can all over the place.Singin'<p>We will, we will rock you!We will, we will rock you! We Will Rock You, written by Brian May Buddy you're a young man, hard man Shouting in the street gonna take on the world some day.You got blood on your face,You big disgrace,Waving your banner all over the place.Singin'We will, we will rock you!We will, we will rock you! We Will Rock You Buddy you're an old man, poor manPleadin' with your eyes, gonna makeYou some peace some day.You got mud on your face,Big disgrace,Somebody betta put you back into your place.<p>We will, we will rock you!We will, we will rock you! We Will Rock You I've paid my dues,Time after time.I've done my sentence,But committed no crime.And bad mistakes,I've made a few.I've had my share of sand,Kicked in my face,But I've come through.<p>And we mean to go on and on and on and on.<p>We are the champions - my friendsAnd we'll keep on fightingTill the end.We are the champions,We are the champions.No time for losers,'Cause we are the champions of the World! We Are the Champions Spread your wings and fly awayFly away, far awaySpread your little wings and fly awayFly away, far awayPull yourself together'Cos you know you should do betterThat's because you're a free man. Spread Your Wings, written by John Deacon You say you love meAnd I hardly know your nameAnd if I say I love you in the candle lightThere's no-one but myself to blameBut there's something insideThat's turning my mind awayWoh - how I could love youIf I could let you stay. It's Late, written by Brian May She came without a farthingA babe without a nameSo much ado 'bout nothingIs what she'd try to saySo much ado my loverSo many games we playedThrough ev'ry fleeted summerThrough ev'ry precious dayAll dead all deadAll the dreams we hadAnd I wonder why I still live onAll dead all deadAnd alone I'm sparedMy sweeter half insteadAll dead and gone All Dead, All Dead, written by Brian May Jazz (1978) thumb|Fat bottomed girls,You make the rockin' world go round. thumb|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. thumb|Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out, Yeah! 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. thumb|I'm burning through the sky Yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light Are you gonna take me home tonight?Ah down beside that red firelight?Are you gonna let it all hang out?Fat bottomed girls,You make the rockin' world go round. Fat Bottomed Girls, written by Brian May BicycleBicycleBicycleI want to ride myBicycleBicycleBicycleI 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. Bicycle Race You say black, I say white.You say bark, I say bite.You say shark, I say hey manJaws was never my scene.And I don't like Star Wars.You say Rolls, I say RoyceYou say God give me a choice.You say Lord, I say Christ.I don't believe in Peter Pan,Frankenstein or Superman. Bicycle Race Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out, Yeah! 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. <p> 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 sky 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 now Don't Stop Me Now · Official video at YouTube 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 <p> I'm burning through the sky 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… Don't Stop Me Now The Game (1980) thumb|Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this?Are you hangin' on the edge of your seat?Out of the doorway the bullets ripTo the sound of the beat - yeah.<p>Another one bites the dust.Another one bites the dust.And another one gone and another one gone;Another one bites the dust, eh.Hey, I'm gonna get you too,Another one bites the dust. Open up your mind and let me' step insideRest your weary head and let your heart decideIt's so easy when you know the rulesIt's so easy all you have to doIs fall in lovePlay the gameEverybody play the game of loveOoh yeah. Play the Game Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this?Are you hangin' on the edge of your seat?Out of the doorway the bullets ripTo the sound of the beat - yeah.<p>Another one bites the dust.Another one bites the dust.And another one gone and another one gone;Another one bites the dust, eh.Hey, I'm gonna get you too,Another one bites the dust. Another One Bites the Dust, written by John Deacon There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a manAnd bring him to the groundYou can beat himYou can cheat himYou can treat him bad and leave himWhen he's down, yeahBut I'm ready, yes I'm ready for youI'm standing on my own two feetOut of the doorway the bullets ripRepeating to the sound of the beat. Another One Bites the Dust This thing (this thing)Called love (called love)It cries (like a baby)In a cradle all nightIt swings (woo woo)It jives (woo woo)It shakes all over like a jelly fishI kinda like itCrazy little thing called love. Crazy Little Thing Called Love There goes my babyShe knows how to rock 'n' rollShe drives me crazyShe gives me hot and cold feverThen she leaves me in a cool cool sweat<p>I gotta be cool, relax, get hipAnd get on my track'sTake a back seat, hitch-hikeAnd take a long ride on my motorbikeUntil I'm readyCrazy little thing called love. Crazy Little Thing Called Love Hey little babe you're changingBabe, are you feeling sore?Ain't no use in pretendingYou don't wanna play no moreIt's plain that you ain't no babyWhat would your mother sayYou're all dressed up like a ladyHow come you behave this waySail Away Sweet SisterSail across the seaMaybe you find somebodyWho loves you half as much as meMy heart is always with youNo matter what you doSail away sweet sisterAlways be in love with you Sail Away Sweet Sister|Sail Away Sweet Sister, written by Brian May Hot Space (1982) thumb|It's the terror of knowingWhat this world is about Some sleepless nights in wait for youSome foreign presence you feelComes creeping throughSome stream of hopeThe whole world throughSpread like some silent diseaseYou'll get yours too. Calling All Girls, written by Roger Taylor Don't touch me nowDon't hold me nowDon't break the spell darling, now you are nearLook in my eyesAnd speak to meThose special promises I long to hearLas palabras de amorLet me hear the words of love. Las Palabras de Amor', written by Brian May It's the terror of knowingWhat this world is aboutWatching some good friendsScreaming 'Let me out'Pray tomorrow - gets me higher higher highPressure on people people on streets<p>Turned away from it all like a blind manSat on a fence but it don't workKeep coming up with love but it's so slashed and tornWhy - why - why?Love love love love love<p>Insanity laughs under pressure we're breakingCan't we give ourselves one more chance? Under Pressure, written by Queen and David Bowie The Works (1984) thumb|Radio, someone still loves you. Radio - radioI'd sit alone and watch your lightMy only friend through teenage nightsAnd everything I had to knowI heard it on my radio. Radio Ga Ga, written by Roger Taylor So don't become some background noiseA backdrop for the girls and boysWho just don't know or just don't careAnd just complain when you're not thereYou had your time, you had the powerYou've yet to have your finest hourRadio - radio. Radio Ga Ga All we hear isRadio Ga GaRadio Goo GooRadio Ga GaAll we hear isRadio Ga GaRadio Blah BlahRadio, what's new?Radio, someone still loves you. Radio Ga Ga Yeah yeahIt's a hard lifeTo be true lovers togetherTo love and live forever in each others heartsIt's a long hard fightTo learn to care for each otherTo trust in one another right from the startWhen you're in love. It's a Hard Life Here we stand or here we fallHistory won't care at allMake the bed, light the lightLady mercy won't be home tonight<p>Yeah, you don't waste no time at allDon't hear the bell but you answer the callIt comes to you as to us allHey, we're just waitingFor the hammer to fall - yeah. Hammer to Fall, written by Brian May A Kind of Magic (1986) thumb|I had a dreamWhen I was youngA dream of sweet illusionA glimpse of hope and unityAnd visions of one sweet unionBut a cold wind blowsAnd a dark rain fallsAnd in my heart it showsLook what they've done to my dream, yeah. I had a dreamWhen I was youngA dream of sweet illusionA glimpse of hope and unityAnd visions of one sweet unionBut a cold wind blowsAnd a dark rain fallsAnd in my heart it showsLook what they've done to my dream, yeah. One Vision, written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon One dream, one soul, one prizeOne goal, one golden glance of what should beIt's a kind of magicOne shaft of light that shows the wayNo mortal man can win this dayIt's a kind of magicThe bell that rings inside your mindIs challenging the doors of timeIt's a kind of magicThe waiting seems eternityThe day will dawn of sanity. A Kind of Magic, written by Roger Taylor Just one year of loveIs better than a lifetime aloneOne sentimental moment in your armsIs like a shooting star right through my heartIt's always a rainy day without youI'm a prisoner of love inside youI'm falling apart all around you - yeah One Year of Love, written by John Deacon When your plans go wrong - you turn out the lightBut inside of your mind you put up a fightWhere are the answers that we're all searching for?There's nothing in this world to be sure of anymoreSome days you're feeling good, some days you're feeling badBut if you're feeling happy someone else is always sadLet the sweetness of love wipe the tears from your faceFor better for worse, so let's make the best of the rest of our years. Pain Is So Close to Pleasure, written by John Deacon and Freddie Mercury It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trustFriends will be friendsWhen you're in need of love they give you care and attentionFriends will be friendsWhen you're through with life and all hope is lostHold out your hand 'cos friends will be friends - right till the end. Friends Will Be Friends, written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon Here we are, born to be kingsWe're the princes of the universeHere we belong, fighting to surviveIn a world with the darkest powers, hehAnd here we are, we're the princes of the universeHere we belong, fighting for survivalWe've come to be the rulers of you all. Princes of the Universe The Miracle (1989) Every drop of rain that falls the Sahara Desert says it allIt's a miracle.All God's creations great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj MahalThat's a miracle.Test tube babies being born, mothers, fathers dead and goneIt's a miracleWe're having a miracle on Earth, mother nature does it all for us.The wonders of this world go onThe Hanging Gardens of BabylonCaptain Cook and Cain and AbelJimi Hendrix and The Tower of BabelIt's a miracleIt's a miracleIt's a miracleThe one thing we're all waiting forIs peace on earth and an end to warIt's a miracle we needThe miracle The Miracle, written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon Breakthru, these barriers of painBreakthru, yeah, to the sunshine from the rainMake my feelings known towards youTurn my heart inside and out for you nowSomehow I have to make this final breakthru. Breakthru, written by Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury Scandal - now you've left me all the world's gonna knowHey scandal, they're gonna turn our lives into a freak showThey'll see the heart-ache, they'll see our love breakThey'll hear me pleading, we'll say for God's sakesOver and over and over again. Scandal, written by Brian May Innuendo (1991) thumb|While we live according to race, colour or creedWhile we rule by blind madness and pure greedOur lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religionThrough the eons and on and on.<p>Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeahWe'll tread that fine lineOh oh we'll keep on tryingTill the end of time. While we live according to race, colour or creedWhile we rule by blind madness and pure greedOur lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religionThrough the eons and on and on.<p>Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeahWe'll tread that fine lineOh oh we'll keep on tryingTill the end of time. Innuendo, written by Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury When the outside temperature risesAnd the meaning is oh so clearOne thousand and one yellow daffodilsBegin to dance in front of you - oh dearAre they trying to tell you something?You're missing that one final screwYou're simply not in the pink my dearTo be honest you haven't got a clueI'm going slightly mad. I'm Going Slightly Mad And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goalAnd you're rushing headlong out of controlAnd you think you're so strongBut there ain't no stopping no there's nothin'You can do about it. Headlong, written by Brian May I can't live with youBut I can't live without youI can't let you stayOh but I can't live if you go awayI don't know just how it goesAll I know is I can't live with youYeah, I'm having a hard timeI'm walking a fine lineBetween hope and despairYou may think that I don't careBut I travelled a long road toGet a hold of my sorrowI tried to catch a dreamBut nothing's what it seemsLove is saying baby it's all rightWhen deep inside you're really petrified. I Can't Live With You, written by Brian May Sometimes I get to feelin'I was back in the old days - long agoWhen we were kids, when we were youngThings seemed so perfect - you know?The days were endless, we were crazy - we were youngThe sun was always shinin' - we just lived for funSometimes it seems like lately - I just don't knowThe rest of my life's been - just a show. These Are the Days of Our Lives, written by Roger Taylor Those were the days of our lives.Bad things in life were so few.Those days are all gone now, but one thing's still true.When I look, and I find, I still love you. These Are the Days of Our Lives Empty spaces - what are we living forAbandoned places - I guess we know the scoreOn and on, does anybody know what we are looking for...Another hero, another mindless crimeBehind the curtain, in the pantomimeHold the line, does anybody want to take it anymoreThe show must go onThe show must go on, yeahInside my heart is breakingMy make-up may be flakingBut my smile still stays on. The Show Must Go On, written by Brian May Made in Heaven (1995) thumb|I'm taking my ride with destinyWilling to play my partLiving with painful memoriesLoving with all my heart. I'm taking my ride with destinyWilling to play my partLiving with painful memoriesLoving with all my heart. Made in Heaven Why don't you take another little piece of my heartWhy don't you take it and break itAnd tear it all apart?All I do is giveAnd all you do is takeBaby why don't you give meA brand new start? Let Me Live, written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon I was born to love youWith every single beat of my heartYes, I was born to take care of youEvery single day of my life. I Was Born to Love You In these days of cool reflection (reflection)You come to me and everything seems alrightIn these days of cold affectionsYou sit by me - and everything's fine.<p>This could be heaven for everyoneThis world could be fed, this world could be funThis could be heaven for everyoneThis world could be free, this world could be one. Heaven for Everyone, written by Roger Taylor Too much love will kill youIf you can't make up your mindTorn between the loverAnd the love you leave behindYou're headed for disaster'Cos you never read the signsToo much love will kill you - every time. Too Much Love Will Kill You, written by Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers External links http://www.queenonline.com/ Category:English bands Category:Classic rock Category:Hard rock bands Category:Progressive rock bands Category:Pop rock bands Category:Brit Award winners Category:MTV Europe Music Award winners