I Want To Break Free, Somebody To Love, The Show Must Go On and Bohemian Rhapsody.
No diggity no doubt. I'll be having grass for dinner if otherwise, i tell you.
Shame about Innuendo and Tie Your Mother Down though. Real shame.
And I'm not surprised Who Wants To Live Forever is included. It deserves to be, cause it turned into a stone cold classic. I mean, it's in every 'funeral-chart' you read about, ain't it?
vessel · Member since
I have to admit I was really excited about this project but now I kinda have my doubts. I took the known songs and added them to be burned on a blank cd. After adding the obvious Bohemian Rhapsody to my list and adding I Want to Break Free and Somebody to Love there was only 4:30 left on the blank cd. So my guess is that Innuendo will not be on the album. That really blows my mind why they added Who Wants To Live Forever, Innuendo should have been added instead. And If they do add Innuendo than that means either Bree Free or Somebody to Love would be cut. Adding Who Wants To Live Forever was a mistake.
rhyeking · Member since
If they were to make a disc of B-sides corresponding to the tracks on Absolute Hits, here's what it might look like:
Disc 1 "Absolute Greatest Hits" Disc 2: B - sides
i) We Will Rock You i) Radio Ga Ga (Instrumental Version) 12QUEEN1 iia
ii) We Are The Champions ii) I Go Crazy 12QUEEN1 iib
iii) Radio Ga Ga iii) Dragon Attack (AOBTD B-side)
iv) Another One Bites The Dust iv) Hang On In There QUEEN10
v) I Want It All v) We Will Rock You (Live - Fast) (CLTCL B-side)
vi) Crazy Little Thing Called Love vi) A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling QUEEN7
vii) A Kind Of Magic vii) Soul Brother (UP B-side)
viii) Under Pressure viii) Blurred Vision QUEEN6
ix) One Vision ix) '39 (YMBF B-side)
x) You're My Best Friend x) In Only Seven Days (DSMN B-side)
xi) Don't Stop Me Now xi) Flick Of The Wrist (KQ B-Side)
xii) Killer Queen xii) Forever 12QUEEN9
xiii) These Are The Days Of Our Lives xiii) See What A Fool I've Been (TSSOR B-side)
xiv) Who Wants To Live Forever xiv) It's A Beautiful Day QUEEN21
xv) The Seven Seas Of Rhye xv) Machines (or 'Back To Humans') QUEEN2
xvi) Heaven For Everyone xvi) White Man (STL B-side)
xvii) I Want To Break Free (?) xvii) Keep Yourself Alive CDQUEEN19
xviii) Somebody To Love (?) xviii) Queen Talks CDQUEEN19
xix) The Show Must Go On (?) xix) Body Language CDQUEEN19
xx) Bohemian Rhapsody xx) I'm In Love With My Car (BR B-side)
Voice of Reason 2018 · Member since
Interesting list Rhye king, thanks!
I agree with you about the final four Maximo.
That'll mean that Who Wants to Live Forever will get Innuendo's place and The Show Must Go On will get Breakthru's.
If they hadn't done that Brian would have only one solo writing credit!
Not only should 'Who Wants' not be here, it shouldn't have been a single in the first place! It got chosen ahead of Princes of the Universe in 1986 for crying out loud!
Cheers,
The Voice.
4 x Vision · Member since
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You're totally right, I shouldn't let dumbasses get to me.
Every now and then, though, you just feel the need to swat at the mosquitos even though they'll never entirely go away.
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I like that analogy muchly
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Jake
rhyeking · Member since
Track 17 = Somebody To Love
i) We Will Rock You UK #2 (via "Champions," "WWRY" was never an A-side in the UK)
ii) We Are The Champions UK #2
iii) Radio Ga Ga UK #2
iv) Another One Bites The Dust UK #7
v) I Want It All UK #3
vi) Crazy Little Thing Called Love UK #2
vii) A Kind Of Magic UK #3
viii) Under Pressure UK #1
ix) One Vision UK #7
x) You're My Best Friend UK #7
xi) Don't Stop Me Now UK #9
xii) Killer Queen UK #2
xiii) These Are The Days Of Our Lives UK #1
xiv) Who Wants To Live Forever UK #24 (the first non-UK Top 10 hit here! [sigh])
xv) The Seven Seas Of Rhye UK #10
xvi) Heaven For Everyone UK #2
xvii) Somebody To Love UK #2
My previous B-Side list would have a different order, but the same tracks.
vadenuez · Member since
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That'll mean that Who Wants to Live Forever will get Innuendo's place and The Show Must Go On will get Breakthru's.
If they hadn't done that Brian would have only one solo writing credit!
Not only should 'Who Wants' not be here, it shouldn't have been a single in the first place! It got chosen ahead of Princes of the Universe in 1986 for crying out loud!
Cheers,
The Voice.
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Actually three songs out of one of Queen's lamest albums (AKOM) is a bit too much of a reward. If Brian wanted writing credits he could have filled that space with two better songs.
rhyeking · Member since
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[b]Voice of Reason 2009 wrote: [/b]
That'll mean that Who Wants to Live Forever will get Innuendo's place and The Show Must Go On will get Breakthru's.
If they hadn't done that Brian would have only one solo writing credit!
Not only should 'Who Wants' not be here, it shouldn't have been a single in the first place! It got chosen ahead of Princes of the Universe in 1986 for crying out loud!
Cheers,
The Voice.
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Actually three songs out of one of Queen's lamest albums (AKOM) is a bit too much of a reward. If Brian wanted writing credits he could have filled that space with two better songs.
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You do understand that A Kind Of Magic is partially a soundtrack album, with AKOM, OYOL, WWTLF, GTP (KT), DLYH and POTU written for Highlander. DLYH was reworked from A Dozen Red Rose For My Darling, yes, but it amounts to the same thing: half the album stems from that movie. The original LP/CD/Cassette release of the album also totes One Vision as 'from the motion picture "Iron Eagle" (it wasn't written for it, but it was prominently featured and Queen had no qualms advertising the song that way).
It would have been lame if Queen didn't collect these songs for release, because no official Highlander Soundtrack came out at the time, despite being advertised in the credits for the movie. It's not entirely fair to view this album the same way you would with Jazz or News Of The World.
goinback · Member since
What people still fail to realize is Queen are a *rock* band, and were more important on the FM rock album-oriented stations than the pop stations, so their "hits" should not necessarily correspond with how the singles charted.
Hopefully Queen will finally realize this, and realize that "Tie Your Mother Down" is much more worthy of a compilation like this than "Body Language".
rhyeking · Member since
That's exactly why they released the Queen Rocks compilation, to feature their heavier stuff over the lighter "Hits".
Pim Derks · Member since
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That's exactly why they released the Queen Rocks compilation, to feature their heavier stuff over the lighter "Hits". [/QUOTE]
You mean that compilation which tracklist was changed to include more hits, like TYMD, WWRY, SSOR, IWIA, Headlong, Hammer to Fall, Now I'm Here, One Vision and Fat Bottomed Girls instead of including REAL rock tracks like Gimme The Prize, Princes of the Universe, Dead On Time and Liar?
rhyeking · Member since
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That's exactly why they released the Queen Rocks compilation, to feature their heavier stuff over the lighter "Hits".
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You mean that compilation which tracklist was changed to include more hits, like TYMD, WWRY, SSOR, IWIA, Headlong, Hammer to Fall, Now I'm Here, One Vision and Fat Bottomed Girls instead of including REAL rock tracks like Gimme The Prize, Princes of the Universe, Dead On Time and Liar?
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How do you figure the tracklisting was "changed"? Name your source.
And this has to be the first time I've heard anyone ever argue that because a song was hit, it's not a REAL rock track. Are you actually saying you believe Dead On Time is more rock than Tie Your Mother Down or Fat Bottomed Girls? What are you defining as "rock" here?
My definition: electric guitars, strong vocals, uptempo, some ballsy lyrics and/or delivery, and a catchy riff. ALL the songs you listed, Hits and album tracks alike, fit this bill.
It sounds to me like all you wanted was a collection which featured songs that weren't on a Greatest Hits album.
rhyeking · Member since
I Want To Break Free is officially Track 18
i) We Will Rock You UK #2 (via "Champions," "WWRY" was never an A-side in the UK)
ii) We Are The Champions UK #2
iii) Radio Ga Ga UK #2
iv) Another One Bites The Dust UK #7
v) I Want It All UK #3
vi) Crazy Little Thing Called Love UK #2
vii) A Kind Of Magic UK #3
viii) Under Pressure UK #1
ix) One Vision UK #7
x) You're My Best Friend UK #7
xi) Don't Stop Me Now UK #9
xii) Killer Queen UK #2
xiii) These Are The Days Of Our Lives UK #1
xiv) Who Wants To Live Forever UK #24 (the first non-UK Top 10 hit here! [sigh])
xv) The Seven Seas Of Rhye UK #10
xvi) Heaven For Everyone UK #2
xvii) Somebody To Love UK #2
xviii) I Want To Break Free UK #2
I think it's safe to say The Show Must Go On and Bohemian Rhapsody are going to close out the collection. TSMGO and WWTLF I'm still kind of reeling from, as they left a #1 Hit in Innuendo off in favour of a #24 Hit.
Voice of Reason 2018 · Member since
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[b]Voice of Reason 2009 wrote: [/b]
That'll mean that Who Wants to Live Forever will get Innuendo's place and The Show Must Go On will get Breakthru's.
If they hadn't done that Brian would have only one solo writing credit!
Not only should 'Who Wants' not be here, it shouldn't have been a single in the first place! It got chosen ahead of Princes of the Universe in 1986 for crying out loud!
Cheers,
The Voice.
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Actually three songs out of one of Queen's lamest albums (AKOM) is a bit too much of a reward. If Brian wanted writing credits he could have filled that space with two better songs.
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Absolutely!
Let's keep putting the boot in on Who Wants to Live Forever!
Yara · Member since
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[b]rhyeking wrote: [/b]
I Want To Break Free is officially Track 18
i) We Will Rock You UK #2 (via "Champions," "WWRY" was never an A-side in the UK)
ii) We Are The Champions UK #2
iii) Radio Ga Ga UK #2
iv) Another One Bites The Dust UK #7
v) I Want It All UK #3
vi) Crazy Little Thing Called Love UK #2
vii) A Kind Of Magic UK #3
viii) Under Pressure UK #1
ix) One Vision UK #7
x) You're My Best Friend UK #7
xi) Don't Stop Me Now UK #9
xii) Killer Queen UK #2
xiii) These Are The Days Of Our Lives UK #1
xiv) Who Wants To Live Forever UK #24 (the first non-UK Top 10 hit here! [sigh])
xv) The Seven Seas Of Rhye UK #10
xvi) Heaven For Everyone UK #2
xvii) Somebody To Love UK #2
xviii) I Want To Break Free UK #2
I think it's safe to say The Show Must Go On and Bohemian Rhapsody are going to close out the collection. TSMGO and WWTLF I'm still kind of reeling from, as they left a #1 Hit in Innuendo off in favour of a #24 Hit.
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You should celebrate "Who Wants To Live Forever"!!! It's a wonderful song, even if it undermines your theory a bit. : -)))
Ah, your theory held fast. As of now, it's the only one which didn't make the UK-top 10. It's still possible to dismiss it as a "random unpredictable variant of very low incidence". : -)))
I'd prefer: One Vision - Don't Stop Me Now - You're My Best Friend - Killer Queen.
Just a curiosity, I'd love to know that: I always thought We Are The Champions had been a #1 UK hit. Well, it turns out it wasn't; is there a way of knowing which song topped We Are The Champions back then? It'd be fun to know.
