Favorite Song by Queen (Man, I miss Freddie)

[Betsy]

Not sung by Freddie - My favorite Queen song is '39

Second favorite - would be hard to say but these rank up there:

Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Fat Bottomed Girls
Somebody to Love

Anybody else like Queen?

[jannieC]

Not sung by Freddie - My favorite Queen song is '39

Second favorite - would be hard to say but these rank up there:

Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Fat Bottomed Girls
Somebody to Love

Anybody else like Queen?

I love Queen and I especially love Freddie Mercury's duet with David Bowie- Under Pressure.

[xdreamsunwindx]

My favorite Queen song is definitely "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Closely followed by "Somebody To Love" and "Good Old-Fashioned Loverboy." Love "Under Pressure," too. I haven't listened to them in ages...

[Betsy]

Hey xdreamsunwindx -

The May issue of Blender magazine has an interesting interview with Keith Richards. I found it an interesting read.

[Villavic]

Killer Queen (one of their oldest hits)
Somebody To Love (what a feeling when he sings!!)
Show must go on (when you realize he was dying when he sang this song, you find it's very touchy, sad, emotional)
Good Old-Fashioned Loverboy
These are the days of our lives (another emotional sad song from his last album)
Mustapha
Prophet song-Love of my life (with Mustapha, here he plays arabic sounds from his roots).
I'm going slightly mad
The miracle
Under Pressure
Don't stop me now

and of course Bohemian Rhapsody

By the way, Love of my life in live version is beautiful, and is considered one of the best live songs ever played. The moment when all the public sing the choir and Freddie stops just to listen them.. is very intense. It's one of the best moments in rock history I guess.

I will always miss Freddie. Last friday I went to see the new "Doors" lineup. The singer is good, he played very similar to Jim Morrison. It was a good show. But.. I think I couldn't see a QUEEN show without Freddie. I just couldn't, even if they find a good singer.

[mylittledemon]

I LOOOOOOVE Queen...Freddie was the man.

I love the live at Wembley Stadium DVD.

It's hard for me to pick faves...the ones I like the most are probably:

I Want to Break Free
One Vision
Who Wants to Live Forever
Thank God It's Christmas
These Are the Days of Our Lives
Tie Your Mother Down
Radio Ga Ga

[bucklind17]

I love "Under Pressure", an awesome song. Fave by Queen without special guests, "Don't Stop Me Now".

[Sorceress]

I just saw the Queen musical We Will Rock You in London. I wasn't a huge fan beforehand, but the show was great fun. Totally cheesy and silly, but fun. I have a new appreciation for Killer Queen.
I'm not too cool to say that Bohemian Rhapsody is my favorite.

[estranged4life]

Queen is a rarity to me, the ONLY band whose complete catalog I can listen to - something Fleetwood Mac can not compete with...

[Chrislit18]

Bohemian Rhapsody.
hands down.

and UnderPressure with Bowie is AMAZING as well....
Queen just kicks major A$$.

and nobody can deny that!

[Sarah]

Killer Queen is my favorite.

The list right after that...

Under Pressure
Radio Ga Ga
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bicycle
Fat Bottom Girls

[HejiraNYC]

"Play the Game" is my favorite!

Then:

"Sheer Heart Attack"
"Princes of the Universe"
"Hammer to Fall"
"Las Palabras d'Amor"
"Under Pressure"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Innuendo"

[Betsy]

Thanks to everyone who posted.

You listed some songs I haven't heard before. I love re-discovering music.

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[estranged4life]

I recommend the boxed set "Crown Jewels" which is much better than the 1991 remastered studio albums, and no lame ass "remixes" either!!!

[Betsy]

^^^ Cool. Thanks Brian! Any video recommendations?

I saw the tribute one (? Wembley - George Michael totally screwed up '39 and cut the song IN HALF!!.) Real disappointment for me.

Quoting Villavic:
By the way, Love of my life in live version is beautiful, and is considered one of the best live songs ever played. The moment when all the public sing the choir and Freddie stops just to listen them.. is very intense. It's one of the best moments in rock history I guess.

Where would I find it? I'd love to listen to it.

Quoting Sorceress:
I just saw the Queen musical We Will Rock You in London. I wasn't a huge fan beforehand, but the show was great fun. Totally cheesy and silly, but fun. I have a new appreciation for Killer Queen.

Tell me more! Is this a new or old show?

[mylittledemon]

^^^ Cool. Thanks Brian! Any video recommendations?


If you don't have the live at Wembley Stadium DVD...please do yourself a favour, go get it...NOW! =)

[estranged4life]

If you don't have the live at Wembley Stadium DVD...please do yourself a favour, go get it...NOW! =)

Live at Wembley '86 on CD (The original double sized case edition w/long box), the re-released version w/bonus tracks from the Budapest show, the VHS, the audio cassette and the double DVD version...

Can that tell you how GREAT this show is by the number of formats I own it on? Probably one of the BEST EVER concerts by anyone!!!

The tribute concert on DVD blows from the editing, left out Robert Plant's AWFUL version of "Innuendo"...Btw, the best performance of the day was Boston's Extreme and their Queen medley of hits!

[Villavic]

Quoting Villavic:
By the way, Love of my life in live version is beautiful, and is considered one of the best live songs ever played. The moment when all the public sing the choir and Freddie stops just to listen them.. is very intense. It's one of the best moments in rock history I guess.

Where would I find it? I'd love to listen to it.



Almost sure it's include in the "Live Killers [LIVE] " album, from 1979. There are several video versions from concerts also.

[sasja]

Queen, and Freddie Mercury, are/were the most incredible musicians. I still miss him dearly, I grew up with their music and there was NO one in rock who could sing like he could. no one. in my opinion always, of course.

As has been said: EVERY song of theirs is a gem. Fleetwood mac's catalogue is a sad lil bunch compared to Queen's.
so many favorites..

Somebody to Love though... SPECIALLY live. It brings chills every time.

Freddie I hope your rest is full of happiness and good music. You gave the world so very much.

[Stew_Matthews]

Jazz is my favourite album so probably something on that...maybe Dead On Time.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Love Queen! Can't pick just one track though...

[jr2280]

My top 5

'39
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
We will Rock You/We are the Champions
Seaside Rendezvous
Fat Bottomed Girls

[DavidMn]

My favorite Queen song is an obscure track from Hot Space called Cool Cat. Definitely #1 on my list of Queen Songs!:thumbsup:

[littlewolf]

If you don't have the live at Wembley Stadium DVD...please do yourself a favour, go get it...NOW! =)
If this is the same as the double lp,
i can't recommend it wholeheartedly.
it's not as intense performance as Live in Budapest
which is top notch all the way.Though not released on dvd.
I do recall Wembley being better than Live in Rio.

Fave songs
Somebody to love
It's a hard life
Doing all right
Hammer to fall
Bicycle race
Is this the world we created...?
Good company..........

[Madelow]

Hello all-- For all their good songs, my favorite Queen number is "You're My Best Friend". Still sounds good to me! Best always, Madelow.:)