Party...Queen's worst song

The worst songs by Queen (in no particular order)
1. Delilah
2. Delilah
3. Delilah    
4. Delilah
5. Delilah

My baby does me... doesn't do it for me...

jonnypkmn168 - I must heartily disagree with your top choice. Each person has their own opinion and I respect that, but Now I'm Here is one of THE guitar anthems of the 70s and a sheer classic (pun intended here because Now I'm Here is on SHA). When it comes to WWTLF I can see your reasoning to some degree, though. It's never been a favourite of mine. It's alright, but it struck me as a surprise to see it on Absolute Greatest. I'm sure if QP had hired some real fans to help pick the hits for that compilation then it would have been different... if I'd been there then Now I'm Here and It's A Hard Life would have made it on - both classics in Queen's repertoire - and WWTLF and DSMN would have been skewered off quite brutally. To fans who love Don't Stop Me Now, I honestly like the song, BUT... you must admit it's overplayed. If you request Queen at a disco there's a 99.9% chance the DJ will pick that song. Want to put money on the fact that a member of the general public under 25 can't name one Queen song apart from DSMN? [comic pause] That's what I thought. Hand over the cash...

Interesting discussion though, whether one senses a generation gap or not.

I would nominate for this list (in no specific order):

- She Make Me (Stormtroopers in Stilettos)
- More of that Jazz
- Man on the Prowl (too much of the same theme in one song beyond the point where it gets really boring; the 12" is even worse!))
- Modern Times Rock 'N Roll
- My Baby Does Me
- Delilah
- Cool Cat

Put that into the right perspective though: for every song mentioned her I can write down at least 10 that are great. Or to follow another logic; 7 crappy songs coming from 13 studio albums (leaving out the Flash Gordon OST) in a period of nearly 20 years is quite a performance that I don't know any other artist can repeat.

Feel free to comment (politely of course; calling people with a different opinion assholes is not my idea of having discussion)

regards

Rik

why does everybody hate my baby does me? alogn with rain must fall on the miracle album these two haev serious groove and soul...remind me of toto style stuff!!

not jsut about the head smashing rockers!

jonnypkmn168 wrote: What is wrong with 'Delilah'? It's Freddie's cat for god sake, its fantastic!

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Hey, another Delilah fan here! I love it. These are worse:

-I'm in love with my car
-Fun it
-She makes me
-Body language
-Dancer
-Staying power

LOL. I couldn't resist... In a particular order:

1. The Wedding March. (Not a Queen-song, but it's a nice rendition.)
2. God Save The Queen. (see above)
3. See What A Fool I've Been. (Not strictly a Queen-song, since it's based on an old blues number, but a fun track anyway.)

Also, my not that much favourites of Queen songs in a chronological order:

- Jesus (always felt the lyrics to be awfully amateurish)
- We Will Rock You (even if it's kind of innovative, I guess, too much is just too much)
- Fight From The Inside (although the main riff is nice, the song is way too repetitive and undynamic for my tastes)
- Body Language (still not a favourite, though I've recently began to understand the idea behind the crappy conception)
- Gimme The Prize (awkward use of Highlander footage in the middle of too many guitars and bad lyrics..)
- Don't Lose Your Head (weirdly, I think "Dozen Red Roses" is more interesting)
- The Hitman (reminds me too much of Gimme The Prize, only the end is kind of interesting)

I never skip them, though. I like to listen to albums as they are, because they're usually compiled like they are for a reason.

In no particual order:

Cool cat
Drowse
My Baby does me
Loser in the End
don't lose your Head

Nearly all Queen songs are crap but among them there are such bright pearls!

Silken wrote: jonnypkmn168 wrote: What is wrong with 'Delilah'? It's Freddie's cat for god sake, its fantastic!

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Hey, another Delilah fan here! I love it. These are worse:

-I'm in love with my car
-Fun it
-She makes me
-Body language
-Dancer
-Staying power

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How can I'm in love with my car be there?! It almost completes a night at the opera!

For me it might be

1. My baby does me (boring)
2. One year of love (boring)
3. Get down make love (i hate that "sexy" interlude)
4. In only 7 days (also kind of boring)
5. Dont try suicide (apart from the solo its embarrasing)

jonnypkmn168 wrote:

How can I'm in love with my car be there?! It almost completes a night at the opera!
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It's an embarrassing song and I don't like Roger's voice.

The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke is one brilliant composition. Absolutely brilliant.
If you like it or not... well, it doesn't matter at all.

Truly genius.

As for Queen's worst songs... I'd say

Calling All Girls
-Calling All Girls
-Calling All Girls
-Calling All Girls
Party
Sheer Heart Attack
Don't Lose Your Head
The Invisible Man

I hadn't post anything in quite a while, but this is an interesting topic.

Although I'm a huge fan, I agree that there are plenty of songs that unprejudiced people (i.e. not fans) would consider crap. But being a fan myself, I can't stop thinking that there are songs that are (i) way too much, or (ii) plain crap:

1. Don't try suicide: I managed to believe that Freddie did this a silly tune on purpose. But I really can't say.
2. The Miracle: Although I like the tune, I understand completely those who say that it's complete crap. Too many synthetizers.
3. Don't lose your head: Don't get it.
4. Tear it up: I don't know what Brian was thinking on that one. Well, obviously, he was thinking, gosh, this is a nice song! But not.
5. Play the Game: It's a catchy song, but let's face, it's pure crap. The Game was an incredibly successful album, but it had a couple of black holes in it. It should've been named "The Revenge of the Synthetizer".

Now, there are other songs that I don't like, but that doesn't mean they're bad songs. It's just that I don't like them. So I'll stay quiet.

I don't understand how people may say that It's Late, Fairy Feller or Good Company are bad songs. C'mon, have you listened to the arrangements on that one??? It's the stupidest thing I've read in a while in this forum. And Cool Cat... a new, fresh tune, absolutely different to anything they did before. If you don't like Cool Cat, you're not a real fan. That's my believe.

But anyway, cheers to everyone, and cheers to the best band that ever existed.

Brian-Harold-May - I agree that Rain Must Fall has a good groove. It should be praised more. But My Baby Does Me has never really appealed to me. It's one of weakest spots on The Miracle if I'm completely honest. The second side of The Miracle album has got mixed response over time on Queenzone. The general outlook tends to be that people love Breakthru, think Rain Must Fall and My Baby Does Me are lame, and Was It All Worth It and Scandal are OK. I'm afraid I must pick a few bones with this outlook. Firstly, the machine-like sounds on Rain Must Fall are amazingly hypnotic. The vocoders on Scandal clash horribly with Brian's smooth guitar - that song is the real downpoint to the whole album.

My Baby Does Me is a dissapointment too. Being a John song, you'd expect a funky pulse. There is one, but what you must remeber is that the track's also a Freddie co-write. So the 'jaunty' look comes in. While the vaudevillian stuff works incredibly on songs like Sunday Afternoon, Seaside Rendezvous and GOFLB, combining it with funk is a disaster. Luckily Was It All Worth It blasts out impressive stadium rock to end the side (and album).