| Adam Baboolal 03.04.2010 11:37 |
To my surprise, when watching Chuck I was caught off-guard when the name of a bad guy was none other than Farrokh Bulsara. And as any Queen fan knows, that was Freddie's real name! Here's the episode in question - link So, it got me thinking, what other shows, music (or anything really) seem to hide little Queen references such as this? Please post your best spottings! Adam. |
| Penetration_Guru 03.04.2010 13:38 |
The Jazz album is (barely) visible in the first Charlie's Angels film. |
| ParisNair 03.04.2010 16:34 |
Penetration_Guru wrote: The Jazz album is (barely) visible in the first Charlie's Angels film.Really? When? |
| Sebastian 03.04.2010 17:14 |
After years of hating American television (or at least not being too fond of it), I've been watching several programmes lately (not on telly though, but on DVD), and I seem to remember both 'Under Pressure' and 'Best Friend' used quite often. Gilmore Girls also made a reference to watching the band without the lead singer. There's of course the thing about Homer Simpson. |
| Adam Baboolal 03.04.2010 19:03 |
Ah yes! Homer singing WATC when he catches a fabled fish and I'm sure we've heard WWRY at some point during the Simpsons. Btw, just hearing that the reboot for Highlander is contemplating using the classic Queen music. Personally, I would say, take the raw parts like Freddie's vox and anything else useful and remix/re-record some stuff to freshen it up and apply it to the new film. Of course, if the film turns out to be pants, then Bri n Rog can reject that idea! lol Adam. |
| Sebastian 03.04.2010 19:14 |
Adam Baboolal wrote: Personally, I would say, take the raw parts like Freddie's vox and anything else useful and remix/re-record some stuff to freshen it up and apply it to the new film. ...And in the process, let some multi-tracks accidentally leak to the public. |
| Winter Land Man 03.04.2010 19:25 |
In a Stephen King book of short stories (opps already gave you a hint) and one of the stories has a character listening to Queen's Greatest Hits album. The character was thinking how "Freddie Mercury's voice sounds so nice and pure".... anyone remember that? I love that short story, but not for the Queen reference. |
| PrincessofTaylor 03.04.2010 19:37 |
Just this past week on Modern Family, two of the characters were playing chess. The one character said, "You can't sing We are the Champions without your Queen," and moved his opponent's Queen off the board. I thought that was pretty clever! |
| Sebastian 03.04.2010 21:00 |
By the way, my favourite book (Come Together by Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees) also mentions 'Bo Rhap'. Jack describes losing his virginity at age 17, and of course he lasted mere seconds. The following morning, he and his then-gf tried again and then he lasted three songs (IIRC), but he remarks that should've counted as five (IIRC) since one of the songs was 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. |
| Holly2003 04.04.2010 03:53 |
In Neal Gaimin's great book 'Good Omens', a character mentions that every cassette tape left in a car for a period of time will eventually transform into Queens Greatest Hits. |
| Penetration_Guru 04.04.2010 15:50 |
Holly2003 wrote: In Neal Gaimin's great book 'Good Omens', a character mentions that every cassette tape left in a car for a period of time will eventually transform into Queens Greatest Hits. I'm sure you know this, but for the benefit of our other readers, this is a running gag throughout the book that also includes some lyrics being quoted. Another (more obscure) reference is Robert Rankin, who dedicated one of his books to Freddie - something about being a bastard for dying without paying him back that tenner from 1971. |
| Penetration_Guru 04.04.2010 15:57 |
ParisNair wrote:Penetration_Guru wrote: The Jazz album is (barely) visible in the first Charlie's Angels film.Really? When? 55:39 |
| Holly2003 04.04.2010 16:02 |
Penetration_Guru wrote:Holly2003 wrote: In Neal Gaimin's great book 'Good Omens', a character mentions that every cassette tape left in a car for a period of time will eventually transform into Queens Greatest Hits.I'm sure you know this, but for the benefit of our other readers, this is a running gag throughout the book that also includes some lyrics being quoted. Another (more obscure) reference is Robert Rankin, who dedicated one of his books to Freddie - something about being a bastard for dying without paying him back that tenner from 1971. Years ago, in Dublin, I asked Robert Rankin to sign some books for my wife (she was too shy to ask)). Somehow the subject fo Fred came up. (I vaguely remember this so bear with me). He said when he was at college he wentr to an art museum. While he was looking at a painting he kind of leaped up from a crouched position and accidentally head butted the person behind him in the mouth. It urned out to be Fred. The painting may have been The Fairy teller's Masterstroke. Or it may not. This was 1998 and my memory of that time isn't great for some reason. Searching around the web, it seems they were at Ealing Art College together and he tells a story about spilling hot coffee in Fred's lap. So either he was particularly accident prone around Fred, or my memory isn';t that great. Probably the latter. |
| GratefulFan 04.04.2010 16:12 |
The first verse of The Tragically Hip's 'Fly' off World Container (2006) contains the line "Freddie Mercury I sometimes wished I'd never been born at all". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8kDO7eIJKk |
| GratefulFan 04.04.2010 16:17 |
@Holly - You've probably got it right. How hard can it have been to accidentally head butt Fred in the mouth? |
| Holly2003 04.04.2010 16:37 |
GratefulFan wrote: @Holly - You've probably got it right. How hard can it have been to accidentally head butt Fred in the mouth? Ha! |
| The Fairy King 05.04.2010 04:22 |
At the end of the final episode of Will & Grace they play You're My Best Friend + in a few episodes of Family Guy, like: 608 - McStroke Meg Griffin: Oh, my God, Dad, what's on your face? Peter Griffin: It's a mustache, Meg. Lois Griffin: Oh, I think it's sexy. Brian Griffin: I think it's gay. Peter Griffin: It's not gay, Brian. If I'm gay, then Freddie Mercury was gay. Brian Griffin: Freddie Mercury the lead singer of Queen? He was incredibly gay. Peter Griffin: He was not! He had a mustache which is praal like wedding ring |
| Penetration_Guru 05.04.2010 14:18 |
Found it... link |
| Adam Baboolal 05.04.2010 22:46 |
Lest we should forget the awesome Flash Gordon Hawkmen bit in Family Guy. Couldn't find it on Youtube, but someone posted it on Qz - link OMG! I found this!! - link - Never seen this one Here's the FM reference from Family Guy - link Adam. |
| freddiefan91 06.04.2010 03:40 |
The other week on two and half men the son i forget his name was worried about some singing he had to do at school so his uncle was telling him to sing his favorite music and he was trying to sing part of Boh Rap, it was quite funny at the time |
| ParisNair 06.04.2010 15:27 |
In the movie Clerks 2 Randal calls a male "stripper" Freddie Fuckin Mercury- link |
| Mr Mercury 07.04.2010 06:02 |
On Monday night, The One Show on BBC played Seaside Rendezvous...... |
| Sebastian 18.04.2010 22:08 |
BTW, a New Tricks victim was called Johnny Deacon, and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was mentioned in the same episode. It could be coincidence, although Mike Moran's involved with the programme so maybe not. |
| tcc 26.05.2010 04:42 |
A short part of Another One Bites The Dust was played in the movie Iron Man 2. They played the beginning of the song until the first line of the lyrics in the fighting scene at the birthday party for Iron Man. After that the song was drowned by the sound effects of the fight and destruction ! |
| andreas_mercury 26.05.2010 06:02 |
at to end of shawshank redemption, warden norton puts a pistol to his neck and kills himself, this is symbolic of freddie putting dick to himself and dying of HV as a consequence |
| tcc 26.05.2010 06:12 |
andreas_mercury wrote: at to end of shawshank redemption, warden norton puts a pistol to his neck and kills himself, this is symbolic of freddie putting dick to himself and dying of HV as a consequence That's stretching it a bit too far. You have nothing to say but you must still say something, huh ? :-) |
| queenside 27.05.2010 07:14 |
i recently watched horror called the new daughter from 2009 starring kevin costner and there's a scene when he's in the room talking to his daughter and you can see queen's wembley poster behind him on the wall |
| andreas_mercury 27.05.2010 10:53 |
tcc wrote: andreas_mercury wrote: at to end of shawshank redemption, warden norton puts a pistol to his neck and kills himself, this is symbolic of freddie putting dick to himself and dying of HV as a consequence That's stretching it a bit too far. You have nothing to say but you must still say something, huh ? :-) no i think it is more accurate than most pf the posts in this ridiculous thread ....... |