what is your most underrated Queen song?

It pissed me off so bad that 'Play The Game' wasn't a huge hit track.

Yes..."Play The Game" is one of their best ever songs. Look, if you think the recognition of so much of Queen's work is lacking over there in Europe, you would be aghast at what it is here in the U.S.! Only 4 songs get any type of regular play over here 1.)AOBTD 2.)Bohemian Rhapsody 3.)WWRY/WATC.4.)Under Pressure

Only on occasion will you here KQ/YMBF/STL/TYMD/FBG/CLTCL/KYA.

That's it. Nothing else...not a song past 1981 and never any deep cuts. Other acts like Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/AC-DC get all kinds of deep album tracks played by them but not Queen. It's extremely frustrating because most Americans think that Queen were simply the band that featured in Waynes World and came up with a STOMP-STOMP-CLAP sports anthem.

Hands down - It's Late. The fact this isn't in heavy rotation on American Classic Rock radio stations is a crime.

[QUOTE] [b]PrimeJiveUSA wrote:[/b]

Yes..."Play The Game" is one of their best ever songs. Look, if you think the recognition of so much of Queen's work is lacking over there in Europe, you would be aghast at what it is here in the U.S.! Only 4 songs get any type of regular play over here 1.)AOBTD 2.)Bohemian Rhapsody 3.)WWRY/WATC.4.)Under Pressure

Only on occasion will you here KQ/YMBF/STL/TYMD/FBG/CLTCL/KYA.

That's it. Nothing else...not a song past 1981 and never any deep cuts. Other acts like Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/AC-DC get all kinds of deep album tracks played by them but not Queen. It's extremely frustrating because most Americans think that Queen were simply the band that featured in Waynes World and came up with a STOMP-STOMP-CLAP sports anthem.[/QUOTE]

I'm from the USA but I've pushed a lot of Queen tracks to be played on the radio, and here in New England, they tend to play more varied Queen tracks... including Thank God It's Christmas (Christmas season only!), I Want To Break Free, Radio Ga Ga (was the local rock'n'roll station's theme song at one point!), One Vision, The Show Must Go On (also played frequently on a small local radio station), Body Language, etc. Play The Game used to be played often, but most stations switched to "BIG HITS ONLY!". Need Your Loving Tonight used to be played often, too.

[QUOTE] [b]PrimeJiveUSA wrote:[/b]
That's it. Nothing else...not a song past 1981 and never any deep cuts. Other acts like Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin/AC-DC get all kinds of deep album tracks played by them but not Queen. It's extremely frustrating because most Americans think that Queen were simply the band that featured in Waynes World and came up with a STOMP-STOMP-CLAP sports anthem.[/QUOTE]
I heard Radio Ga-Ga on the radio the other day and was pretty happy about that.

I think "Scandal" is the best song on The Miracle. I don't think it gets the attention it deserves.

For me....'39, long away, you and I, las palabras de amor

[QUOTE] [b]Missreclusive wrote:[/b]

Way too many were and are underrated! Drives me nuts to hear the same ones over and over on the radio and I always think...why o why don't they play March Of The Black Queen? Millionaire Waltz? Lap of the Gods? So so many that people would love if only...[/QUOTE]
ain't gonna happen. this doesn't happen for bands who released loads of singles. bands like queen, genesis
etc who had loads of hits - you'll generally only hear the hits.

i took a look at planet rock's playlists - and this theory works....not many queen "non-singles" on their playlist - and they're a rock station.
however, bands like zep and floyd who didn't really release singles - well, (obviously) its a different story.

ffms/nevermore/motbq - the "germination" of the seed of Bo Rhap

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

The March Of The Black Queen, hands down.

Everyone in the civilized world knows BoRhap, and this was a very important developmental step on the road to that for the band, Freddie particularly.[/QUOTE]

IMHO, it's also a far better song than Boh Rhap. It's much more of a whole, whereas you can clearly hear how Boh Rhap was constructed from completely separate song-ideas. I wholeheartedly agree that this is Queen's most underrated song amongst the general populace. I don't think it's my all-time favorite Queen song, though...

Many good choices in this thread, but I noticed many of you choose songs from the first few albums. As much as I love most of these choices, I do think the songs got the recognition, simply because of both critical and public acclaim of most of their 70's albums, on both sides of the Atlantic. I do think that some of their later stuff was overlooked though and could add Slightly Mad and Las Palabras to my selections. Great songs, imo.

Many good choices in this thread, but I noticed many of you choose songs from the first few albums. As much as I love most of these choices, I do think the songs got the recognition, simply because of both critical and public acclaim of most of their 70's albums, on both sides of the Atlantic. I do think that some of their later stuff was overlooked though and could add Slightly Mad and Las Palabras to my selections. Great songs, imo.

The Hero.

What a shame that this has not been released as a Single, not even included on Queen Rocks or on Deep Cuts II.

I think it is one of their best rock songs and a great
vocal performance by Freddie.

I also love the revisited version which was included
on the deluxe release 2011.

Chinese Torture and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really.

[QUOTE] [b]Stelios wrote:[/b]

and My life has been changed. Errrr....well not really.[/QUOTE]

Stelios is right. this is definitely the most underrated Queen song...so underrated that i doubt even hardened queen fans have heard of it :-)

Let's see... off the top of my head...

In Only Seven Days
I'm Going Slightly Mad
My Baby Does Me
All Dead, All Dead
SCANDAL!!! SCANDAL!!! SCANDAL!!!