Roger CD

I'm making a mix cd of Roger solo songs for a friend of mine who's also a Queen fan. She's not heard much if any of Roger's solo work. Any suggestions on which songs I should include? Keep in mind I have all but Electric Fire of his stuff and only Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know.
Thanks in advance! :)

Foreign Sand, and get Electric Fire it is Roger's finest.

1. Foreign Sand
2. Man on Fire
3. Racing in the Streets
4. The Key
5. Happiness
6. It's an illusion

"and get Electric Fire it is Roger's finest."

No it isn't - Fun In Space is :-) You should get it though - as it's almost as good as FIS :P

Anyway:

- Off "Fun In Space"
No Violins
My Country
Magic Is Loose
Good Times Are Now

- off "Strange Frontier"
Strange Frontier
Man On Fire
Killing Time

- off "Happiness"
Happiness
Foreign Sand
Old Friends
Dear Mr Murdoch

- off "Electric Fire" - GET IT!
Pressure On
Surrender
Working Class Hero

And nothing from Mad Bad and Dangerous to know?
lol :) I don't want a fight over which cd is better. Relax guys :P

Anyone notice how Roger references other songs with his titles?

"Pressure On" &
"People On Streets" for example...

compare to this line from "Under Pressure":

"Pressure on people, people on streets"

:-)

Be sure to add "Touch The Sky" from the "Hapiness?" album, great song.

And yes, same advice as some others: GET "ELECTRIC FIRE"!!!!!!!!

who is roger?

DO include "Old Friends"!! I think it's one of the best things Rog ever wrote besides "Drowse".

i agree it is a great song

Who is Roger? Isn't he the one with the wood?

Anyway ... other songs ...

FIS - Let's Get Crazy, Laugh or Cry

SF - Strange Frontier

SI! - Shove It, Cowboys and Indians, Heaven for Everyone

MBaDtK - On Top of the World Ma

BR - Millionaire, Sister Blue

H? - Nazis, You Had to Be There

EF - A Nation of Haircuts, People on Streets, Tonight

non-album - Two Sharp Pencils, In Charge of My Heart, Heartland, Final Destination (on Happiness single)

Magic is Loose - great choice Pim Derks :-) a truely majestic song. Pity it spawned THIS bastard! ;-)

Fun in Space is good especially Let's Get Crazy and Magic is Loose, but do I really want to hear a roadie's bodily functions in Interlude in Constantinople? Strange Frontier is far better.

Interlude in Constantinople is great too IMO - the drums are f*cking FAB! When I didn't have any shows of the EF99 tour and I read on sites about a "Interlude In Constantinople" as the intro tape, I always imagined the drums of IIC going into WWRY. Too bad the EF99 intro was just some soundfx :-(

I would agree with PimD FiS is the pinnacle of Rog's solo output.

Strange Frontier tails off after Killing Time. Happiness would have made a great EP. Electric Fire was a return to form. For a Roger solo compilation I would choose

I Wanna Testify
Turn On The TV
Future Management
My Country I & II
Magic Is Loose
Fun In Space
Strange Frontier
Beautiful Dreams
Man On Fire
Killing Time
Nazis 1994 (uncensored)
Foreign Sand
Dear Mr. Murdoch - although in the wake of B&R's shameless Musical Promotion in Der Sun, this is included for sheer comedic value.
Old Friends
Believe In Yourself
No More Fun
London Town-C'mon Down


keeping the tradition of 17 tracks for a Queen compilation going