best live-versions of songs?

i wish queen played dont stop me now live more often because i think it would of gone down great on the magic tour

someone should make a voting poll for this...
i don't know in what format, but it would be interesting to see the results

the greatest live version of any queen song that always stands out for me is Spread Your Wings from the Live Killers album... it's just an amazing update from the News Of The World album

Indeed!

all I can say is over there in the UK you all either have gone to all these concerts you talk about or they release alot more DVD/Cd's of a variety of Queen Concerts over there cuz over here in the US they only have Wembley, Milton Keynes, and I have seen Budapest........that's it....How the hell you all see all these concerts?? LOL...........but from the rare 3 or 4 concerts I've seen I guess I would have to say..........Somebody To Love from Milton Keynes, The Hero from Milton Keynes, and We Will Rock You, Lap of the Gods, and Tie Your Mother Down from Wembley............Peace

There are copies of the videos mentioned above. The Hammersmith gigs, Earls Court, Rainbow etc. are available through some fan sites and sometimes on ebay. There are bootlegs available as well. Even here in the States. I've got two reliable sources that I deal with. Let me know if you're interested.

Bump.

I'm totally in love with Dont Stop Me Now from Paris 79. I love the laid back way the guys sing the bridge.

Also Keep Yourself alive from Houston ****ing rocks. That drum intro really ads to the version.

In fact Houston 77 on the whole is just amazing.

on my way up wrote:

I have for every song a version that I love the most!save me=montreal,now I'm here=live killers-version,aobtd=knebworth,you take my breath away=glasgow'77 and so on.how 'bout you?

Well Queen did more than 4 songs in their carreer.

lyricalassasin_77 wrote:

all I can say is over there in the UK you all either have gone to all these concerts you talk about or they release alot more DVD/Cd's of a variety of Queen Concerts over there cuz over here in the US they only have Wembley, Milton Keynes, and I have seen Budapest........that's it....How the hell you all see all these concerts?? LOL...........but from the rare 3 or 4 concerts I've seen I guess I would have to say..........Somebody To Love from Milton Keynes, The Hero from Milton Keynes, and We Will Rock You, Lap of the Gods, and Tie Your Mother Down from Wembley............Peace

Bootlegs, illegal rare copy's of shows not released or filmed by the audience. How the hell we get proffesional video's out of the archieves is a mystery to me but, I love it :D.

Brianmay1975 wrote:

Liar - Hammersmith Odeon'75
White Queen - Rainbow'74
Big Spender & Shout Bama Lama - Bristol, Colston Hall'73 (not a Queen song, but great performance anyway)
Keep Yourself Alive - Hammersmith Odeon'75
Somebody To Love - Earl's Court'77
'39 - Hyde Park'76
Brighton Rock - Hammersmith Odeon'75
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Earl's Court'77 and Houston'77
Seven Seas Of Rhye - Hammersmith Odeon'75
Mustapha - Hammersmith Odeon'79
Don't Stop Me Now - Hammersmith odeon'79
If You Can't Beat Them - Montreal'78
A Kind Of Magic - Knebworth Park'86
Staying Power - Milton Keynes Bowl'82
White man & The Prophet's Song - Earl's Court'77
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Live Aid'85

Thank you, because yours are my favorites, too
Besides;
Stone Cold Crazy(Rainbow'74)
See What A Fool I've Been(Hammy '75)
Big Spender (Hammy'75)-though not their original...
Hangman(Tokyo '75, '76)
Take My Breath Away(Glasgow'77)
Lucille-Rock'n'Roll Medley (Earls Court'77)-not their original but great performance, too
My Melancholy Blues(Houston'77)
It's Late(Stockholm'78)
Dreamer's Ball (Chicago'78, Paris'79)
If You Can't Beat Them (Hammy'79)
Somebody To Love (Hammy'79)
Now I'm Here(Hammy'79)
Love Of My Life(Milton'82)
Action This Day (Milton'82)
Fat Bottomed Girl (Milton'82)
Hammer To Fall (Live Aid '85)

see what a fool I've been(hammersmith '75)
staying power(milton keynes)
Is this the world we created(09/05/'85)
radio gaga(live aid)
hammer to fall(live aid)
crazy little thing called love(japan'82,on fire disc 2)
One vision(leiden'86)
good old fashioned lover boy(houston'77)
In the lap of the gods(hammersmith'75)
we will rock you fast(milton keynes)
teo torriate(japan'79video)

i love the "doing alright" calypso feel at earls court

Fat Bottomed Girls/Somebody To Love-Milton Keynes
Love Of My Life-Rio
Hammer To Fall-Wembley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love-Live Aid
Tie Your Mother Down-everywhere
Sheer Heart Attack-Houstan

"Save Me" from Milwaukee 1980 IMHO

- Crazy little thing called love
- Somebody to love

and many many other songs!

Queen I:
Keep Yourself Alive from Houston 1977
Doing All Right Earls Court 1977
Liar Earls Court 1977
Son and Daughter Rainbow 1974

Queen II:
Father to Son Rainbow
White Queen Earls Court
Ogre Battle Earls Court
March of the Black Queen Rainbow 1974
Seven Seas of Rhye Hammersmith 1975

SHA:
Brighton Rock Live Killers
Killer Queen Earls Court
Flick of the Wrist Japan 1975
Now I'm Here Montreal 1981
In the Lap Of the Gods Rainbow 1974
Stone Cold Crazy Houston 1977
In the Lap Of the Gods...Revisited Earls Court 1977

ANATO:
Death on Two Legs Earls Court 1977
I'm In Love With My Car Houston 1977
You're My Best Friend Live Killers 1979
'39 Earls Court 1977
Love Of My Life Houston 1977
Bohemian Rhapsody Montreal 1981

ADATR:
Tie Your Mother Down Montreal 1981
You Take My Breath Away Earls Court 1977
The Millionaire Waltz Houston 1977
Somebody to Love Montreal 1981
White Man Houston 1977
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy Houston 1977
Teo Toriatte Japan 1982

NOTW:
We Will Rock You(Fast) Houston 1977
We Will Rock You(Slow) Montreal 1981
We Are the Champions Montreal 1981
Sheer Heart Attack Montreal 1981
Spread Your Wings Live Killers 1979
Get Down Make Love Houston 1977
It's Late Zurich 1978
My Melancholy Blues Houston 1977

Jazz:
Mustapha London 1980
Fat Bottomed Girls MK 1982
Bicycle Race Live Killers
If You Can't Beat Them Berlin 1979
Let Me Entertain You Live Killers
Dreamers Ball LK
Don't Stop Me Now LK

The Game:
Play the Game MK
Dragon Attack Montreal 1981
Another One Bites the Dust Montreal 1981
Need Your Loving Tonight Wembley Arena 1980
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Wembley 1986
Save Me Montreal 1981

FG:
Flash/The Hero medley Wembley Arena 1980

HS:
Staying Power MK
Back Chat MK
Action This Day MK
Put Out the Fire Japan 1982
Under Pressure MK

The Works:
Radio Ga Ga Rock in Rio 1985
Tear it Up Wembley
It's a Hard Life Japan
I Want to Break Free Wembley
Hammer to Fall Wembley
Is This The World We Created Wembley

AKoM:
One Vision Wembley
A Kind of Magic Wembley First Night
Friend Will Be Friends Wembley
Who Wants to Live Forever Wembley