I was thinking the other day, what if Queen pulled every single hits album (every incarnation, every volume...hell, every compilation period) and put out just ONE "Greatest Hits" album worldwide? What would it look like? What tracklisting would be universal enough to be suitable for the entire planet?
Now I'm talking about a single disc here, 17 tracks only. What would you choose to be on it and why? Keep in mind this isn't a "These are my favorite Queen songs" question but rather a genuine attempt at putting together something realistic.
So I put it to you, Brian May, who has said before that Queen were not a singles band, wants to rid the world of all Queen compilations and wants just ONE hits album as their sole replacement and asks you to come up with one, which 17 songs do you respond with?
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Posts in chronological order
Bohemian Rhapsody
Seven Seas Of Rhye
Under Pressure
A Kind Of Magic
Another One Bites The Dust
Innuendo
We Will Rock You
Now I'm Here
The Miracle
I Want To Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Heaven For Everyone
Flash
Love Of My Life
Somebody To Love
We Are The Champions
Seven Seas Of Rhye
Under Pressure
A Kind Of Magic
Another One Bites The Dust
Innuendo
We Will Rock You
Now I'm Here
The Miracle
I Want To Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Heaven For Everyone
Flash
Love Of My Life
Somebody To Love
We Are The Champions
Keep Yourself Alive
Spread Your Wings
Seven Seas Of Rhye
you really only need those 3
Spread Your Wings
Seven Seas Of Rhye
you really only need those 3
I don't think I could do that!
Swap out Innuendo with The Show Must Go On, methinks. And Body Language should be in there, too. <-- let the flames begin on that one.
replace,bo rap with it's late,and replace cltcl with soul brother
Probably
We Will Rock You
Bohemian Rhapsody
Killer Queen
Under Pressure
A Kind Of Magic
Another One Bites The Dust
Innuendo
Now I'm Here
The Miracle
I Want To Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Fat Bottomed Girls
Heaven For Everyone
Days Of Our Lives
Show Must Go On
Somebody To Love
We Are The Champions
We Will Rock You
Bohemian Rhapsody
Killer Queen
Under Pressure
A Kind Of Magic
Another One Bites The Dust
Innuendo
Now I'm Here
The Miracle
I Want To Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Fat Bottomed Girls
Heaven For Everyone
Days Of Our Lives
Show Must Go On
Somebody To Love
We Are The Champions
Killer Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
You're My Best Friend
Tie Your Mother Down
Somebody to Love
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
Fat Bottomed Girls
Another One Bites the Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Under Pressure
Radio GaGa
I Want To Break Free
One Vision
A Kind of Magic
Days of our Lives
Show Must Go On
Bohemian Rhapsody
You're My Best Friend
Tie Your Mother Down
Somebody to Love
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
Fat Bottomed Girls
Another One Bites the Dust
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Under Pressure
Radio GaGa
I Want To Break Free
One Vision
A Kind of Magic
Days of our Lives
Show Must Go On
Oh... the reason for my choices... I think this is what casual fans would want to hear.
Anyone posting here wouldn't touch my collection with a 10 foot pole.
Anyone posting here wouldn't touch my collection with a 10 foot pole.
Free Bird......Queen's rare cover version....
Over and Over
Over and Over
Part II of Star Fleet.
innuendo
radio gaga
another one bites the dust
heaven for everyone
fat bottomed girls
killer queen
under pressure
i want to break free
crazy little thing called love
somebody to love
dont stop me now
a kind of magic
seven seas of rhye
these are the days of our lives
bohemian rhapsody
we will rock you
we are the champions
radio gaga
another one bites the dust
heaven for everyone
fat bottomed girls
killer queen
under pressure
i want to break free
crazy little thing called love
somebody to love
dont stop me now
a kind of magic
seven seas of rhye
these are the days of our lives
bohemian rhapsody
we will rock you
we are the champions
i cant make a choice of 17, if it was 40 licks like the stones, maybe....lolll....
nice concert set list though
"Tie Your Mother Down" has to be on there somewhere...it's ridiculous that's not on more collections, it's a benchmark of the live shows and Queen's sound.
Unless purists only want what crappy Billboard says are hit singles, which isn't really relevant since Queen was more of an AOR band. (According to Billboard, songs like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Wish You Were Here" aren't hits, though they should obviously be on any Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd collection.)
And the fast version of WWRY should be a bonus track ;)
Unless purists only want what crappy Billboard says are hit singles, which isn't really relevant since Queen was more of an AOR band. (According to Billboard, songs like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Wish You Were Here" aren't hits, though they should obviously be on any Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd collection.)
And the fast version of WWRY should be a bonus track ;)