Official Discussion Thread: DLC Week of 12/6 - Queen 9 Pack!

[lvmathemagician]

It didn't chart, but that doesn't make it obscure NOW.

It wasn't obscure then either. It's too bad that AOR radio doesn't exist anymore. Then kids would realize that songs don't have to chart to be known.

I blame Clearchannel for this travesty.

[blingdomepiece]

It's too bad that AOR radio doesn't exist anymore. Then kids would realize that songs don't have to chart to be known.

Well, I never heard it on the radio in the 90s. The ones I used to hear regularly were We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody (thank you Wayne's World), Bicycle Race, Killer Queen, Another One Bites the Dust, and Fat Bottomed Girls. I'm sure other tracks got play but those were the staples. On their greatest hits album in the early 90s, they included it, but it was 15th out of 17. I can't really argue my personal experience or why the two local rock radio stations must have had a conspiracy against that song, so believe whatever you like.

[GNFfhqwhgads]

On their greatest hits album in the early 90s, they included it, but it was 15th out of 17.

Don't Stop Me Now? That was 7th on their first Greatest Hits.

[Dangimarocker]

All Queen should be put on the radios... EXCEPT radio ga ga.. :P

[Lowlander2]

Hey, Viva la Vida used a church bell.

Bicycle bells are more novel.

[Der_Lex]

Well, I never heard it on the radio in the 90s. The ones I used to hear regularly were We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody (thank you Wayne's World), Bicycle Race, Killer Queen, Another One Bites the Dust, and Fat Bottomed Girls. I'm sure other tracks got play but those were the staples. On their greatest hits album in the early 90s, they included it, but it was 15th out of 17. I can't really argue my personal experience or why the two local rock radio stations must have had a conspiracy against that song, so believe whatever you like.

The Show Must Go On received (in Europe at least) a ton of airplay in the 90s as well, both the original and the tribute version Queen did with Elton John on vocals after Freddie's death. It's pretty much famous for being his swan song (and it was prominently featured in the movie Moulin Rouge! as well).

[bonethug0108]

I also wanted to add that just because a single didn't chart doesn't mean it was never played, especially the further back you go in time(when they even played non singles and whole albums sometimes).

Radio today is 100% about playing the most popular stuff because all the corporations care about now is selling ads.

[Booker]

If you're American, it WAS obscure. It charted in the UK but not in North America. Young people apparently know it due to Shaun of the Dead and other recent pop culture stuff. I was confused when the announcement first came out and everyone was going crazy about that song, so I had to look it up to figure out why .

From what I've been recently reading lately Queen gave up on the American single market after MTV kicked up a fuss (or maybe even banned) this: http://youtu.be/M-EO1c1pQdw

Hence why there never was many high charting Queen song during the MTV age.

[mikeyts]

I bought "You're My Best Friend", "Radio Ga Ga", "The Show Must Go On" and "Bicycle Race". I love these songs but on first play they're four of the least fun sets of charts for 5-button guitar (guitar, bass, 5-lane keys) that I own. (I haven't played the keys charts and I did enjoy one of the expert bass charts, though I can't remember which). Obviously just my subjective opinion .

From what I've been recently reading lately Queen gave up on the American single market after MTV kicked up a fuss (or maybe even banned) this: http://youtu.be/M-EO1c1pQdw

It's bizarre that that video was controversial in the US even 27 years ago (apparently it was just the cross-dressing). I thought it was pretty cool from a modern perspective (BTW, there's a much higher quality sound and video version of it here). Watching it sold me the RB3 DLC version of the song which I'd skipped before .

[Dangimarocker]

I bought "You're My Best Friend", "Radio Ga Ga", "The Show Must Go On" and "Bicycle Race". I love these songs but on first play they're four of the least fun sets of charts for 5-button guitar (guitar, bass, 5-lane keys) that I own. (I haven't played the keys charts and I did enjoy one of the expert bass charts, though I can't remember which). Obviously just my subjective opinion .

It's bizarre that that video was controversial in the US even 27 years ago (apparently it was just the cross-dressing). I thought it was pretty cool from a modern perspective (BTW, there's a much higher quality sound and video version of it here). Watching it sold me the RB3 DLC version of the song which I'd skipped before .

That video cracks me up. The other guys seem to have fun with it for being straight. Freddie obviously knows what he's doing LOL