Roger's new song; Dear Mr Murdoch.

Having never heard much of Roger's stuff, this just sounds like "Everything is Broken" with different lyrics.  Said lyrics make Brian's awkward mouthfuls in "We Believe" seem masterful; I wonder if they swap notes behind the scenes.

I dunno... it is hypocritical i guess, but how many of us do similar things?  I TALK about fair trade and promoting local businesses, cutting down on food millage etc, but i still shop in supermarkets cos they're handy.  I know thats different, but still, we all do it to a certain extent.  And what papers are THAT widely read that AREN'T Murdoch?  There are limited options!

but you are making a choice as a consumer...that is your right

Roger made a specific statment about Murdoch (about 20-odd times in the song)...but still used his media msucle to sell queen product....stinks of hypocrisy of the highest order......

two simple choices

1. make a stand....that you believe in, and stick to your guns
2. sell your product by whatever means, and keep your mouth shut

I've never been a fan of the bands solo work, that said, there are a few exceptions.

This song however joins the pile of crap. While everyone has they're own opinions and ways of expressing them; Roger's song comes across as an egotistical plea for attention "Hey I hate Mr Murdoch, I even wrote a song about it, look at me".

The song itself isn't even that good. I've only heard the song twice and I cannot remember the song one bit.

Fun in Space and Man on Fire are so much better than this, and I'm not even joking.  I can at least remember how those songs go.  When I try to remember how Mr Murdoch goes, I just wind up humming Everything is Broken.

The funny thing is that so many people still seem to be surprised by the hypocrisy.

Look at the song C-Lebrity - slags off the Idols / X-Factor concept and the "stars" it makes.  And what did Brian and Roger do?  Make themselves available as mentors / coaches and license the performance of Queen material for the very same programs to ++MAKE++ one such star!

Dear Mr. Murdoch was a joke when it first appeared as Queen had relied on the publicity Murdoch's hacks generated for them for years.  I don't suppose Roger had ever returned any royalty checks on the back of some promotional interview by the likes of David Wigg etc now did he?  Freddie certainly didn't and actively courted / provoked them on and off stage.

In '94 Roger was trying to be controversial with the Nazzis '94 song and Dear Mr. Murdoch, but all he ended up doing was showing just how laughable old rockers can be when they pen "protest" songs sat way up in their ivory towers looking down on the rest of us from their privileged, financially stable position.

Whine, whine, whine. It's a great song, with a lovely tune.

Roger's solo career has been the most interesting one, in my opinion. Fun In Space is a piece of art.

brENsKi wrote: but you are making a choice as a consumer...that is your right

Roger made a specific statment about Murdoch (about 20-odd times in the song)...but still used his media msucle to sell queen product....stinks of hypocrisy of the highest order......

two simple choices

1. make a stand....that you believe in, and stick to your guns
2. sell your product by whatever means, and keep your mouth shut

It is my right, but its also hypocritical... and its Roger's right to make a business decision that is hypocritical.

Zebonka12 wrote: Fun in Space and Man on Fire are so much better than this, and I'm not even joking.  I can at least remember how those songs go.  When I try to remember how Mr Murdoch goes, I just wind up humming Everything is Broken.

i know what u mean, i can never remember the tune of it either, but i love Roger's way with words... 'with your bare-assed cheek you belong on page three' and stuff, its genius.  I know Roger's songs tend not to be overly deep, but he is a wordsmith imo, his lyrics are cleverly brought together.

I haven't heard Fun in Space and have no strong intention to do so. The strongest material Roger has done in my opinion is his cover of I Wanna Testify

Isle0fRed wrote: I haven't heard Fun in Space and have no strong intention to do so. The strongest material Roger has done in my opinion is his cover of I Wanna Testify

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but if you haven´t heard Fun In Space, how can you be so absolutely sure about that??? There are some tunes in Fun In Space much superior than I Wanna Testify, imo. ...

catqueen wrote:

 but i love Roger's way with words... 'with your bare-assed cheek you belong on page three' and stuff, its genius.  I know Roger's songs tend not to be overly deep, but he is a wordsmith imo, his lyrics are cleverly brought together.

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i actually thought that the weakest line in the song...after all, page 3 has never been about "asses" has it? it's about "tits"

t o be honest

worthy as Rog's ideals may be his angst pales alongside.
the humour of this
http://unionsong.com/u716.html

and the bitterness of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTuOSgUs0eU

I had to smile when I read the re-release news on the Guardian website.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/20/queen-roger-taylor-murdoch-song

This article states:

He donated £10,000 to the Independent Manchester United Supporters
Association, which was protesting against Murdoch's £623m bid. "I heard
on the news that [they] desperately needed the means to mobilise [their]
opposition to the mighty Goliath," Taylor said at the time. "As I was
in a position to help I felt compelled to do so."

Wow, £10,000 from some worth tens of millions! Looks rather stingy to me Roger!

dagi

I don't think Roger is just sitting on a giant pile of money in his living room. If he's smart, he's invested his money in various things. So, yes, he might be *worth* tens of millions, but it's probably not all disposable cash. So how much is enough in this situation? I'm sure the Man U folks were thrilled. And there's nothing stopping him from giving further donations.