Queen
Queen is an English rock band originally consisting of four members: vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bass guitarist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. The band formed in London in 1970 after May and Taylor's former band Smile split after having released an album and single. Freddie replaced lead vocalist Tim Staffell, after the latter's departure from the original trio. There was much deliberation as to what the band's name would be. May and Taylor had settled upon the Grand Dance, derived from a C.S. Lewis Trilogy of books Out Of The Silent Planet. Ultimately, the band went with Queen, a name that was entirely Freddie's. Originally Roger and, especially, Brian did not like the name, though Mercury would eventually persuade them both that it was right for the band. Years ago I thought up the name Queen... It's just a name, but it's very regal, and it sounds splendid. It's a strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it. - Freddie Mercury. Queen went through several bass players before a young electronics major by the name of John Deacon arrived on the scene in January of 1971. Until John, it had been exploding bass player syndrome. If they musically worked they'd look all wrong, and if they felt all right they couldn't play. - Brian May. This quite shy guy turned up with his immac...
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Bohemian Rhapsody
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Don't Stop Me Now
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We Will Rock You
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Another One Bites the Dust
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We Are the Champions
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Killer Queen
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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Somebody to Love
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I Want to Break Free
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You're My Best Friend
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The Show Must Go On
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Under Pressure
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Fat Bottomed Girls
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Bicycle Race
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Radio Ga Ga
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A Kind of Magic
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I Want It All
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Who Wants to Live Forever
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Seven Seas of Rhye
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Save Me
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Play the Game
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Now I'm Here
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One Vision
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Innuendo
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Flash
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Friends Will Be Friends
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Hammer to Fall
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Love of My Life
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Headlong
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I'm Going Slightly Mad
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It's a Hard Life
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Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
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The Miracle
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Breakthru
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These Are the Days of Our Lives
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The Invisible Man
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Too Much Love Will Kill You
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Tie Your Mother Down
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Princes of the Universe
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Thank God It's Christmas
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You Don't Fool Me
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Heaven for Everyone
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God Save the Queen
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I'm in Love With My Car
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Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
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Keep Yourself Alive
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Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
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Let Me Live
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Bohemian Rhapsody - 2011 Remaster
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