I think 'Action This Day' is quite a good track..anyone else agree?

Yeah, I've had to hide the "Body Language" song for people as well whence listening to the U.S. 1992 Hollywood Records version of "Greatest Hits". Lol. It's like audio porn! Lol.

I used to hate Body Language but then I met a guy (who then became my friend) and the first thing he told me upon knowing I was a Queen fan was that he LOVED Body Language. I though he was crazy but I guess unconsciously I became a bit more receptive and started to like it for what it is, a naughty little song with a catchy bass line. Then I heard a live version from the Hot Space tour and it made me like it even more.

It's not classic Queen material nor is comparable with what they did even a acouple of years before (or after, for that matter) but you can still enjoy it. I know I do.

You can also hate it, though :) haha

I've tried to like Body Language, but it just doesn't work for me. Maybe I can find someone to convince me it's all right, but until then I'll just cringe everytime I hear it until I quickly change to the next track. I often forget BL is even on Hot Space because I always go out of my way to avoid it.

The next track is very nice number. Definitely better live (which I'm incidentally listening to right now), but I like Roger's vocals on the studio as well. I'm starting to figure that people have a problem with Roger's slightly creepy falsettos, which surprises me because I've always liked that sound.

Dancer is awesome. Still have no idea how it got voted second worst on the album.

I wish Queen had kept more songs than just Under Pressure around in their live setlists. Action, Staying and Life all sounded real good and deserved to be featured on more than just the Hot Space tour. At least Staying was featured some on The Works tour, but that was about it.

Theres always someone who says they like Body Language, but they don't and just want to draw attention to themselves...

"For me, the only song in the "funk/black category" (to quote Fred) that really works is Back Chat. Brian really nails the solo"

Perfect... its a decent song but what makes it really great is Brian being Brian and playing a Brianesque guitar solo. Without it it would just be another Hot Space plod. It sounds a bit like Queen for a few seconds in the middle.

Just imagine... if it wasn't for Under Pressure.... Queen might just have never resurfaced...

Crap song. Unlike Staying Power, I don't even think a killer live performance can save it.

The only 2 songs that i can stand from the Funk category is Staying Power and Back Chat.

Sure, when compared with their work at their prime, Hot Space is awful. I still forgive and enjoy the better songs off it for what they are. Only ones I really don't care for are Cool Cat and Body Language, but even the latter I can enjoy in live renditions, where the heavy drums, guitar work and vocal harmonies make it sound more in the vein of Get Down, Make Love, which I quite like.

Love the song. Roger was definitely listening to a lot of that new wave stuff. ... sparse instrumentation and "off" harmony vocals on his own part made it interesting.

It's music from a "different band" but not far from his stuff on fun in space.


One of the best tracks on that album


But then again. .. I LOVE "cool cat" so most of you still think me a fool