QUEEN

Manca Golob, 9.b

SMILE (1968)• Tim Staffel met Freddie (birth name Farrokh

Bulsara)• Freddie felt same tastes as the band.

• 1970 – Tim leaves the band, the remaining members (Brian May, Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury) change band name into Queen and continue working together.

• “Why this name”? “I thought up the name Queen. Strong, universal, immediate.”

Queen’s logo• Designed by Freddie Mercury (first

album).• Represents Zodiac signs

LIONS – embracingCRAB- resting,flamesFAIRIES- sheltering belowCROWNPHOENIX

BAND MEMBERS• Freddie Mercury (5. 9. 1946,

came in GB when he was 18, † 24. 11. 1991 – AIDS)

• Brian May (19. July, 1947, Red Special, sound represents Queen music style.

• John Deacon (19. 8. 1951, youngest member -19),wrote many Queen’s hits; I want to break free, Back chat, Spread your wings.

• Roger Taylor (26. July 1949, guitar, bass, keyboard, drums. As a drummer known for big unique sound, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Elton John.

John Deacon• 1998 (6 years

after Freddie’s death) band’s bass guitar player left

• Putney (South West London) with Veronica Tetzlaff (1975)

• 6 children: Robert (1975), Michael (1978), Laura (1979), Joshua

(1983), Luke (1992), Cameron (1993)

• Now there are only two members from the beginning left, but when Freddie died the band just wasn’t what it was before.

ALBUMS• Queen• Queen II (Seven seas of Ryhe)• Sheer Heart Attack (Killer Queen)• A Night at the Opera (Bohemian Rhapsody)• A Day at the Races• News of the world (We will rock you)• Flash Gordon• A kind of Magic• etc.

WE WILL ROCK YOU• Written by Brian

May• Recorded and

performed by Queen for News of the World (1977)

• Number 330 of The 500 Greatest Songs of all time.

• RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) placed it No. 146 Songs of the Century (2004)

• Set in capella form• Made only by stomping and clapping

• In 1977, “We will rock you” and “We are the champions” were chosen together as a worldwide top ten single.

• After album, radio stations

LIVE COVER PERFORMANCES• 2003:Robbie

Williams performed live at Knebworth.

• 2009: French electronic duo Daft Punk mixed this song along with their own song “Robot Rock” for DJ Hero to create “We will (Robot) Rock you”

DJ HERO - We will (robot) rock you

• 2012: Live performance with Brian May and Roger Taylor -> Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on 12th August.

DUETS• “There Must Be More To Life Than This” • Result of a partnership between Michael

Jackson and Freddie Mercury

• A Ballad composed by Freddy Mercury, on the album “Mr. Bad Guy” in 1985 (his first solo album)

• Today, this song hasn’t been released officialy in any album

• Only a version that was never published.

• Guitarist Brian May told the London News: “Michael (Jackson) used to come and see us when we were on tour in the States. He and Freddie became close friends, close enough to record a couple of tracks together at Michael's house. Tracks which have never seen the light of a day."

• Asked when they will come out, May replied:” They’ll be ready in the next year. We’ve been talking to Jackson’s estate and they’re happy.

MUSICAL• May 2002, based on the songs of Queen, titled We Will

Rock You in Dominion Theatre on London’s West End.

• Written by British comedian Ben Elton with Brian May and Roger Taylor, produced by Robert De Niro.

KILLER QUEEN She keeps Moet et Chandon

In her pretty __________'Let them eat cake' she saysJust like Marie AntoinetteA built-in remedyFor Kruschev and KennedyAt anytime an ______________You can't _________

Caviar and cigarettesWell versed in etiquettee________________ nice

She's a Killer QueenGunpowder, ____________________ with a _______ beamGuaranteed to ______ your mind__________

Recommended at the ______Insatiable an ________Wanna try?

To avoid ______________

She never kept the same addressIn ________________

She spoke just like a baronessMet a man from ChinaWent down to Geisha MinahThen _______ incidentallyIf you're that way inclined

Perfume came naturally from ParisFor cars she couldn't care lessFastidious and precise (CHORUS + GUITAR SOLO)Drop of a hat she's as willing as___________as a pussy catThen momentarily out of _______Temporarily out of gasTo _________ drive you wild, wild..She's all out to get you(CHORUS)Recommended at the priceInsatiable an appetiteWanna try?

SOURCES

• http://www.queenonline.com/• http://www.legendarymichaeljackson.nl/?p=6809• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury• http://www.goodlogo.com/extended.info/3009• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)