The VERY BEST Rock Vocal Performances Ever! Pt 33 #shorts #queen
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“Killer Queen“ is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and recorded for their third album Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and became their first US hit, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The song is about a high-class call girl and has been characterised as “Mercury’s piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing courtesan“.[4][6]
The song is included in Queen’s 1981 Greatest Hits compilation.[7] It is also recorded on the live albums Live Killers and Queen Rock Montreal.[8][9]
History and recording
Mercury commented he wrote the lyrics before the melody and music, whereas normally he would do the opposite. He stated that the song was about a high-class call girl. The song’s first verse quotes a phrase traditionally but falsely attributed to Marie Antoinette: “’Let them eat cake,’ she says, Just like Marie Antoinette“. “Killer Queen“ retained the essence of Queen’s trademark sound, particularly in its meticulous vocal harmonies.
Unlike the first two Queen albums, this song was partly recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales.[10][11] The recording features elaborate four-part harmonies (particularly in the choruses, and also providing backing parts in the verses), and also a multitracked guitar solo by Brian May which makes use of the bell effect. At one point there are two distinct bass guitar lines, one of which diverges into a descending run.
Release
When released as a single, “Killer Queen“ was Queen’s breakthrough hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom and number twelve in the United States.[12][13] It was released as a double A-side in the UK, the US, and Canada (where it reached number 15 in the RPM 100 national singles chart),[14] with the song “Flick of the Wrist“. Several different versions of “Flick of the Wrist“ were used on different releases. In 1986, “Killer Queen“ featured as the B-side to “Who Wants to Live Forever“.
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