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Fun It
Don't shun it!
Who Wants To Live Forever
The obvious choice but the true one
No One But You !!!
I love the band, Queen. Always have. Had the good fortune to see them perform twice with Freddie. I love most of their albums, particularly those up to and including The Game. However, the ONLY Queen song that makes me choke up is "The Show Must Go On".
add to the list: Too Much Love Will Kill You, Sail Away Sweet Sister, Dear Friends, There Must Be More to Life Than This.

A lot of sad songs in Queen repertoire.
All Dead, All Dead.
Is this the world we created?
Well, I think emotional and powerful are not necessarily complementary.

In terms of emotional, I'd say:
These Are the Days of Our Lives - I think this is number 1
Who Wants To Live Forever
The Show Must Go On
Mother Love
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Love Of My Life
Save Me

And 'In My Defence' is an incredibly emotional Freddie song. The video for it almost makes me cry.
A lot of Brian songs seem to feature on the emotionally powerful list. Id say they have a bit more depth than some of Freddies which can tend towards being over theatrical, naturally.They aren't necessarily the biggest hits but Brian should be heralded for the emotional content of his songs starting back from White Queen.
The number one song for me is The Show Must Go On, the lyrics that Brian wrote are strong by itself but Freddie sings them with so much passion and power, it is for me the best performance in the whole history of pop music. Period. Yes the sentimental reasons also count but that makes art and music in general. It is so extremely intense. It still chokes me up after 25 years.

Mother Love is also amazing of course, the middle part with the high notes are breathtaking. Again, incredible strong lyrics from Brian.

I also think Under Pressure is very strong and this part chokes me up each time, probably because of private reasons:

"
Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking

Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance
Why can't we give love give love give love give love
Give love give love give love give love give love"

Then Save Me is so beautiful, the way Freddie sings this song live is touching.

Too Much Love Will Kill You, Brian May version, is touching me as well. This is a broken man that sings about his grieve. It is beautiful.

And songs that also have an impact on me:

Who Wants To Live Forever
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Resurrection
Death On Two Legs
All Dead All Dead
Sail Away Sweet Sister
You ain't seen nothing 'till your down on the muffin...;)
Music which through its lyrics and delivery is especially emotional:

Liar

White Queen
Nevermore

Flick Of The Wrist
She Makes Me

Death On Two Legs
'39
The Prophet's Song
Bohemian Rhapsody
Love Of My Live (lots of emotional stuff on ANATO)

Long Away
You Take My Breath Away
Somebody To Love
White Man

All Dead, All Dead
Spread Your Wings
It's Late

Save Me

Who Wants To Live Forever

Innuendo

Mother Love
Sunshine wrote:

Mother Love is also amazing of course, the middle part with the high notes are breathtaking. Again, incredible strong lyrics from Brian.


From Brian and Freddie ... it was co-written.
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hasn't got 180 vocal overdubs.
Sunshine wrote:

Mother Love is also amazing of course, the middle part with the high notes are breathtaking. Again, incredible strong lyrics from Brian.


From Brian and Freddie ... it was co-written.
John hated Hot Space. Frederick's favourite singer was not Paul Rodgers. Roger didn't compose 'Innuendo.' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' hasn't got 180 vocal overdubs.