Now we have reached the quintessential fight song. This song can be heard at just about every ballpark, stadium, arena, hockey rink and so on. It’s closest rival for that honor is Rock-n-Roll Part 2.
But unlike the latter, if you were to suddenly Stomp! Stomp! Clap! over and over, others would likely to join in. I’m sure someone would start chanting the verse, or at least you’d get a bunch chanting “We will, we will, Rock You!”
Now you are probably wondering why I haven’t paired this song up with We are the Champions and you’ll soon wonder why I don’t cover it all. I absolutely detest it.
“Why?” you ask.
After the build up of high energy from all the stomping, clapping and chanting, the guitar solo on the outro takes this song to the next level, building to a great crescendo, I’m thinking they’re really got rock it out now, then We Are the Champions starts. it is so anti-climatic and a complete let down. I feel cheated, disappointed.
Sure, it’s a good song on its own, but its never played on its own. It always follows We Will Rock You it is such a mood killer that I absolutely despise the song and will change the channel.
Anyway, queue the Official Video:
Its like you read my mind.
Currently, I don’t have either song in my iTunes library for exactly that same reason.
Its funny, because “We Will Rock You” is a great cock-out rock song, while “We Are The Champions” is much more of a “I’m gay and I’m winning this award for my appearance in ‘Cabaret’ with Liza.”
That said, that contradiction is part of what Freddie Mercury a brilliant, riveting figure. I’m not sure he would have had the same mystique if he was publicly out of the closest, though my heart breaks for him that he wasn’t able to truly ever “break free.”
Its funny, because “We Will Rock You†is a great cock-out rock song, while “We Are The Champions†is much more of a “I’m gay and I’m winning this award for my appearance in ‘Cabaret’ with Liza.â€
I laughed so hard at this truism I hurt.