Queen songs that reflect their influences

Listening to some Queen tracks the other day I thought it was interesting to pick out the songs that reflect Queen's influences. Those that I came up with were:

Long Away - The Beatles
Last Horizon (Not really Queen, I know!) - The Shadows
Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Man On The Prowl - Elvis Presley (rockabilly in general?)

Any others you'd like to add, I know Queen were influenced by Led Zepp and Hendrix but I'm not sure what I'd pick out that reflects those two.

Innuendo - led zeppelin

Another one bites the dust - bassline inspired from "Good Times" by the disco group Chic

Sheer Heart Attack- Punk rock movement

Life is Real - John Lennon (especially lyrics)

Somebody to Love - Aretha Franklin possibly

Bluesbreaker -- Eric Clapton/Cream
Good Company - Lonnie Donnegan
Get Down, Make Love - Led Zeppelin
Now I'm Here - Chuck Berry

Father to Son - The Who

Their early work sounds very similar to Led Zeppelin

Lazy On A Sunday Afternoon/Seaside Rendezvous - The Beatles

long Away is more like the Byrds than the beatles. Brian's use of a Burns 12 string has that familier jangle.

"Long Away - The Beatles"

No

Holly2003 wrote:
Now I'm Here - Chuck Berry

I hear Mott The Hoople in there, particularly the piano in the middle being a nod to All The Way From Memphis. Those guys had a huge impact on early Queen.

Holly2003 wrote:
Get Down, Make Love - Led Zeppelin Now I'm Here - Chuck Berry

i reckon Get Down, Make Love is much closer in true inspiration to the Beatles - Come Together

would also be more inclined to put the inspiration for Now I'm Here somewhere between Mott and Bowie - maybe closest i can find would be Aladdin Sane album - esp when you consider the similarities in the theme of both

You're both probably right about Now I'm Here. Reason I mentioned Berry is the guitar solo which is atypical of Brian and features some "Johnny-B-Good" type chops. I've always thought the "sex" instrumental/vocal break in GDML was the band's homage to Zep's Whole Lotta Love.

Holly2003 wrote:
Good Company - Lonnie Donnegan

Wasnt Good Company based on Temperance Seven?

Modern Times Rock 'N Roll: Led Zep. Just listen to Comunication Breakdown. I hear Zeppelin influences in Son & Daughter also, mainly the guitar riff.

Funny How Love Is: The Beach Boys, I guess?

'Father to Son' has Led Zep all over it. In fact, I think the riff is taken straight from one of their tracks (can anyone pinpoint which one?).

'Another One Bites the Dust' - Chic's 'Good Times'.

Lots of the stuff on Mr. Bad Guy seems to be inspired by a lot of Italian disco/Hi-NRG that was going on at the time.

'Pain Is So Close to Pleasure' sounds awfully a lot like Diana Ross' 'Chain Reaction'.

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Holly2003 wrote:
Good Company - Lonnie Donnegan

Wasnt Good Company based on Temperance Seven?

Probably both, as Brian has cited both as big influences.

Bo Alex wrote:
Modern Times Rock 'N Roll: Led Zep. Just listen to Comunication Breakdown. I hear Zeppelin influences in Son & Daughter also, mainly the guitar riff.
Funny How Love Is: The Beach Boys, I guess?

Bingo on all three.

But for Funny How Love Is, I'd say it's the Phil Spector sound in general. It's who Brian Wilson was trying to emulate.