In theory, you can listen to Fuzzbox’s version of this classic Queen track at this BBC page (scroll down). Fuzzbox released their humorous, a capella take on “Bohemian Rhapsody” (I’m not linking the lyrics because, be honest with yourself, you … Continue reading
Official video: As I mentioned in the last entry, sometimes when you get a little taste of success, it destroys your band. Fuzzbox had had a couple of hits from their debut album and decided they wanted to grab for … Continue reading
Fan video: Take Weezer” and mix generously with Queen and Joan Jett. I wasn’t into DJ Prince’s “Hey We Will Rock Ya” because I didn’t feel the songs belonged together. This mix, on the other hand, is inspired. Joan Jett’s … Continue reading
Video Mash: DJ Prince mixes it up with Outkast and Queen. This mash and the next both use “We Will Rock You” extensively, but I think the next track does it better. In fact, this one seems more than a … Continue reading
Fair Use Video: Dean Gray combines Green Day’s “Novocaine,” Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and tosses in a dash of U2′s “Bullet The Blue Sky.” I think what’s important is that Gray focuses on the “nothing really matters to me” aspect of … Continue reading
Official Video: First off, let’s not even mention the horror that John Deacon’s iconic bass line inspired. I’ve already said too much. Featuring a lyric by Queen front man Freddie Mercury and a musical arrangement that was mostly finished when … Continue reading
You can play this sucker here. Queen fans may be appalled. This is advertised as “Jackson Five v Oasis v Queen.” I think that aptly sums it up. I like it when the title of the song is an effective … Continue reading
This is probably the best Queen Song ever. Every YouTuber who posted this video made that very claim or one better claiming “The greatest song ever written…”[1] My oldest son, Lotaso, is in that latter camp. In fact this is … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
This classic 1976 song features operatic layered vocals driving the melody more than the musical instruments. This is not to say that the instruments are irrelevant, au contraire, they accentuate the overall dynamics of the piece. This song doesn’t really … Continue reading