make it half past six you come at seven, always trying to keep me, hanging round.
You little spoilt thing, girl you kept me waiting, never contemplating my point of view.
This comes as no surprise, I'm a fool, for I believed your lies.
But now I've seen through your disguise, who needs, well I don't need, who needs you?
Oh, I believed you, went on my knees to you. How I trusted you but you turned me down.
But it's dog eat dog in this rat race and it leaves you bleeding, lying flat on your face,
reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand. Where is that helping hand?
How I was pushed around, "Don't let it get you down."
You walked all over me, "But don't you ever give in."
Taking one step forward, slipping two steps back, there's an empty feeling that you can't forget,
reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand.
When I met you, you were always charming, couldn't sleep at night till you were mine.
You were oh, so, so sophisticated, never interested in what I'd say.
I had to swallow my pride, so naive, you took me for a ride.
But now I'm the one to decide. Who needs, well I don't need, who needs you?
I don't see any Spanish there?
Saffron Caribou · Member since
Freddie adlibs in the middle part of Who Needs You.
He says "Ay Muchacho". In Spanish it means "Oh Boy".
Kuku · Member since
How can people be so stupid? Even some people who are so-called Queen fans... I'm sorry, no personal offense... But you out there who don't know what words like METAPHOR, SIMILE, SYNECDOCHE, or SYMBOLISM are, you should study English a little more and come back! (And for God's sake, these are high school stuff!)
To elaborate my points, I will use some (in fact, most examples) examples from that really insulting site.
1) Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
The funny Lyrics:
I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle
I want to ride my Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle
Why They're funny:
This song is strange.... There's a Queen song called 'I'm in love with my car' This one should be called I'm in love with my bicycle... All he wanna do is bicycle!!! I always laugh with this strange song...
Submitted by: Fields
This is not even funny, and I don't see any connection between car and bike beyond that they are both vehicles. Perhaps this person overstretched analogy?
2) Queen's, "Don't Try Suicide"
The funny Lyrics:
Don't try suicide
Nobody cares
Don't try suicide
You're just gonna hate it
Don't try suicide
Nobody gives a damn
Why They're funny:
If nobody gives a damn, won't that drive me to commit suicide anyway? Gee, thanks Freddie
Submitted by: Melysni.cjb.net
The lyric means that nobody gives a damn if you commit suicide or not, not the other way around. Jeez.
3) Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls"
The funny Lyrics:
And you give it all you got
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin world go round
Why They're funny:
Well, I never thought of how important Fat Bottomed Girls are for Rock N' Roll before I heard this song...
Submitted by: Fields
Rocking world has nothing to do Rock N' Roll... Being an erotic or suggestive lyric has nothing to do with deriding the genre.
4) Queen's, "I Think I'm Going Crazy"
The funny Lyrics:
I think I'm a banana Tree
Why They're funny:
this never fails to crack me up!
Submitted by: jaz
How does it crack you up, jaz? I think this person must watch the video version -it's the most mysterious and simplistic yet beautiful music video. (Compare this to slow-motion, flashy pop videos). Also, all the objects used in the lyric are used metaphorically to express the emotional state of a person/narrator.
5) Queen's, "I'm In Love With My Car"
The funny Lyrics:
Told my gal I'd have to forget her, rather buy me a new carburettor...
...With my hand on your grease gun, it's like a disease son...
...string back gloves on my automolove.
Why They're funny:
Well, this is an embarassment of riches! The stunning rhymes coupled with the bizarrely overt homo-eroticism, and a new word: automolove. We pat Roger Taylor on the head and send him to bed with some Horlicks.
Submitted by: Chrissy
If you have never seen a poet invent a word, Chrissy, you must take some Shakespear classes... obviuosly you've never read any of his sonnets... And why do people always connect homosexuality with any of the slightest suggestive words? Roger was a perfectly heterosexual male.
6) Queen's, "Long Away"
The funny Lyrics:
Hurry, put your troubles in a suitcase
Why They're funny:
And how exactly do you put troubles in a suitcase, Brian?
Submitted by: Tygerlily
Go read Eliot... then you WILL know how you put troubles in a suitcase.
7) Queen's, "Put Out The Fire"
The funny Lyrics:
People get shot by people, people with guns...
Why They're funny:
No kidding, Brian... Are they using bullets too?!?
Submitted by: Rock Princess
This I believe was wonderfully explained by a fabulous and intelligent Queenie so I won't go into it.
8) Queen's, "Some Day, One Day"
The funny Lyrics:
When I was you and you were me and we were very young
Why They're funny:
Can I be you? Is that possible??? It's actually a serious song up to that line!
Submitted by: Jenni Sweet Cheese
How is that funny? If this person has any idea about th
Kuku · Member since
Continue from the last message.
1) Queen's, "Bohemain Rhapsody"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Beelzebum has a devil put aside for me
Why They're Nonsensical:
Beelzebum. Devil. Aren't they the same?
Submitted by: Stockton
They are not. Both indicate devils, but Beelzebum is a specific devil in Bible who heads the entity of Hell. A devil is just one of the minions. And you must remember that devils also indicate people, people who are too busy and cruel to care.
2) Queen's, "Bohemeian Rhapsody"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
no escape from reality.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Wouldn't you be dead already if you were caught in a landslide?
Submitted by: Celeste
HAHAHHHAHAHA when you have everything going wrong in your life, you WILL feel like you've been caught in a landslide.
3) Queen's, "Bohemian Rapsody"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
Why They're Nonsensical:
I don't know what he was smoking when he saw it, but it must have been highly toxic.
Submitted by: Joker Joe and his 'Smells Clean' Clowns
Uh, do I need to comment on this, or everyone sees how childish this comment is?
4)Queen's, "Don't Try Suicide"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Don't try suicide
You're just gonna hate it
Why They're Nonsensical:
If they suceed, they'll be dead, can you really hate something when you are no longer alive?
Submitted by: justjester
Yes you can, if you believe in afterlife. Also, "you are gonna hate it" means that people who are emotionally needy enough to commit suicide will hate the idea that nobody gives a damn about their deaths.
5) Queen's, "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
This kettle is boiling over
I think I'm a banana tree...
Why They're Nonsensical:
The song's title speaks for itself... All of the song is more than slightly mad, but this line... Imagine how mad you must be to come up with that...
Submitted by: Rock Princess
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... someone come and turn on the music video?
6)
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Shes a Killer Queen
Dynamite with a laser beam
Gunpowder Gelatine
Why They're Nonsensical:
I really like this band but... what? What is Gunpowder Gelatine? This makes no sense. And how can you shoot dynamite with a laser beam? Ah....im so lost.
Submitted by: Callie
Oh my God... This person would flip over if she read "Nana" by Emile Zola... and his metaphors of prostitutes with golden flies. But obviously, this person would never.
7) Queen's, "Radio GaGa"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
All we hear is Radio Gaga, Radio Googoo, Radio Gaga
Why They're Nonsensical:
I love Queen's songs but... What is a 'Radio GaGa'???
Such a strange song...
Submitted by: Fields
Ga ga is the babyish ca ca sound that Roger's young son made while listening to radio.
8) Queen's, "Ogre Battle"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
When the soup is cold on the table
Thats a sign!
Come to the Ogre Battle Fight!
Why They're Nonsensical:
A soup cold on the table, such an incredible sign that an Ogre Battle is coming! I'll never leave my soup get cold again! Duuhh!
Submitted by: It Was The DNA
I'm sure this person is a Queen fan... HOW DARE YOU.
OK, seriously, they are not funny. And this is like degrading Shakesphear or the like for the sake of degrading. What the hell's the point???
Saffron Caribou · Member since
Well the point is to have a laugh at people that take these lyrics very literally.
Unfortunatetly there are Queen fans that take each word for word as it is.
Good post btw, and welcome to QZ
Brian's sweet sister · Member since
On the same site but a different page:
http://www.amiright.com/artists/queen.shtml
Abby Mouser · Member since
I think that the line "now you've got soup in the laundry bag" means that that person is pregnant.(if you don't understand, just think hard about how a woman gets pregnant) I haven't actually read the lyrics to "headlong" but doesn't he say "gonna loose your rag" rag=womans period, pregnancy, get it? Also if you have a warped mind like mine, the other lyrics can explain it further.
Abby
Abby Mouser · Member since
hey, on this site:
http://www.amiright.com/artists/queen.shtml
A guy wrote:
Oct 28 "Its Late (The Dead Parrot Song)" by Phil Alexander" a parody of "Its Late" by queen (Comments)
Freddie Mercury must be turning in his grave... sorry, I've murdered one of my favourite songs. Enjoy it, anyway :-) Philbo's site: (mp3)
(my comments)
Uh....Freddie was cremated, get it right, man.
