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! :)
Banquo · Member since
Foreign Sand, and get Electric Fire it is Roger's finest.
FriedChicken · Member since
1. Foreign Sand
2. Man on Fire
3. Racing in the Streets
4. The Key
5. Happiness
6. It's an illusion
Pim Derks · Member since
"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
CatGurl14 · Member since
And nothing from Mad Bad and Dangerous to know?
lol :) I don't want a fight over which cd is better. Relax guys :P
Penis - Vagina · Member since
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"
:-)
Plengel · Member since
Be sure to add "Touch The Sky" from the "Hapiness?" album, great song.
And yes, same advice as some others: GET "ELECTRIC FIRE"!!!!!!!!
iron eagle · Member since
who is roger?
Whatinthewhatthe? · Member since
DO include "Old Friends"!! I think it's one of the best things Rog ever wrote besides "Drowse".
Pluto · Member since
i agree it is a great song
Saint Jiub · Member since
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)
ogre t raylot · Member since
Magic is Loose - great choice Pim Derks :-) a truely majestic song. Pity it spawned THIS bastard! ;-)
Banquo · Member since
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.
Pim Derks · Member since
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 :-(
ogre t raylot · Member since
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
