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strangefrontier
I agree with others that the faster BBC version is better than the album version which for me was under produced. Great track by John and a real live crowd pleaser!
MmP
Anyone like this song? WTF it's one of queen best non early tracks
Holly2003
It's excellent -- John at his best and some nice touches by Brian. This thread gave me the incentive to dig out Livekillers again, after a long time in the cupboard, and the live version is awesome. I'm sorry they dropped it from later shows, even the QPR ones. Like Keep Yoursef Alive, Paul Rodgers could've given this one a good airing, but they decided to do the hits instead.
And on the subject of Livekillers, I also listened to Brighton Rock and feck is that one awesome song. SOmeone was moaning about Bran playing the same solo for 30 years, well so he should: it's a monolith. Changing it too much would be like drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa -- like adding a banjo to Coast to Coast, or bagpipes to Stairway to Heaven.
And on the subject of Livekillers, I also listened to Brighton Rock and feck is that one awesome song. SOmeone was moaning about Bran playing the same solo for 30 years, well so he should: it's a monolith. Changing it too much would be like drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa -- like adding a banjo to Coast to Coast, or bagpipes to Stairway to Heaven.
comingsoonkid
Of course! It rocks
rhyeking
This is a great song!
Why it didn't chart as a hit? All I can guess at is maybe the timing of the release and that the single didn't have anything new that fans didn't already have on the album (like a non-album b-side). The movie Saturday Night Fever pretty much dominated the first half of 1978 (being released twice, in a R and PG version) and a quick glance shows disco pretty much leading the charts.
The video was okay, but it wasn't particularly exciting, so that probably didn't help get non-fans' attention.
That's my theory, anyway.
The BBC and Live Killers versions are awesome, and certainly an example of how a song can evolve to even greater power beyond that of the already-moving original version.
Why it didn't chart as a hit? All I can guess at is maybe the timing of the release and that the single didn't have anything new that fans didn't already have on the album (like a non-album b-side). The movie Saturday Night Fever pretty much dominated the first half of 1978 (being released twice, in a R and PG version) and a quick glance shows disco pretty much leading the charts.
The video was okay, but it wasn't particularly exciting, so that probably didn't help get non-fans' attention.
That's my theory, anyway.
The BBC and Live Killers versions are awesome, and certainly an example of how a song can evolve to even greater power beyond that of the already-moving original version.
lifetimefanofqueen
i remember when i first heard it, i had bought a Queen greatest video hits and i was cleaning my room and listening to it, and i had bought it last year in the january sales, and it was snowing outside when i was watching it and i remember being off school and the music video reminded me of what was going on outside with the snow and it was lovely :)