“We Will Rock You” was released as a Double-A-Single with “We Are the Champions”, and became one of Queen’s biggest songs worldwide and a staple of arena and stadium sports everywhere. It was a conscious decision by Brian May to make the song simple and anthemic (“stomp, stomp, clap, pause” twice per 4/4 measure), to get their live audiences more involved in their shows. Queen also recorded a guitar-driven, punk-influenced “fast version” of the song with John Peel in 1977 that was often performed live. In the video for “We Will Rock You” and “Spread Your Wings”, May used a copy of h… read more
“We Will Rock You” was released as a Double-A-Single with “We Are the Champions”, and became one of Queen’s biggest songs worldwide and a staple of a… read more
“We Will Rock You” was released as a Double-A-Single with “We Are the Champions”, and became one of Queen’s biggest songs worldwide and a staple of arena and stadium sports everywhere. I… read more
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 S… read more
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 Taylo… read more