Not your favourite Queen song. But instead a Queen song that evokes some strong emotion of some kind. (Like tsmgo does to Stelio. Got the idea from him). And only one, please.
My 'special' Queen song is White Queen. Especially performed live (Rainbow and Hammersmith). Whenever I hear Freddie sing that song, it really puts me into a magical mood. I cannot explain the feeling, but it is just there. His voice is pure magic! And the music haunting and perfect! (Although this is not my favourite Queen song)
Noorie you read my mind white queen isnt my favorate song but if I had to choose "that special queen song" then wq at the rainbow is it! And haunting is a great way to sum it up. Iv got so many early recordings of queen and iv been hard pushed to find a version as good as rainbow wq . And although bri is quotedd as saying he was never happy with the sound at the rainbow it sounds pretty damn good to me! Cool idea for a topic too!
One of the songs that always does it for me is "Firends will be Friends". The guitar tone is just memorable throughout the song, but that intro ... pure genius!
white queen for me is one of the most fascinating songs that band ever wrote and performed. i really DO love it for the piano/guitar solo and for on one the most outstanding vocal performances of that very mr. mercury. ! great! no doubt about it !
too bad they missed to turn up the piano in the album version!
... too many options to pick !!
but first coming to mind are You Take My Breath Away and All Dead, All Dead. Really, really moving to me when listening to those !
Save Me, Montreal is just beautiful. IMO it is the single greatest live performance of any Queen song ever by ALL members of the band at the same time. Freddie's voice is just spot on and Brian plays the guitar solos amazingly, Roger and John are perfectly in time and in harmony.....I know it's a cliche, but MAGIC!!!!
Liar live: on a good show, the whole thing just sizzles mercilessly. The Japan shows in '75 were just about the best and I don't include teh medley versions from the Works tour. Roger, John & Dr. May just kick up a storm!
I have a couple that's hard for me to narrow down. TSMGO always gets me but so do a few others.
White Queen - BBC Version (the rawness of it)
Days Of Our Lives - I have no idea...perhaps it's the nostalgia but the simplicity of it is just very sweet.
Save Me - Montreal
In my case, I'd have to think of a few songs...
The first one is Ogre Battle. I read somewhere that the instrumental part is the same when played backwards. That's just crazy... When I listen at the song, I'm stunned that such a complex song possibly could be so extraordinary. I've once found a link on YouTube to listen it backwards. Though the lyrics were still included, which made it hard to listen to, it seemed quite legit!
Second is The March of the Black Queen, which is marvellous. Same goes for The Prophet's Song. Both are so complex, so intricate and vary so much that I am amazed. It's like Bohemian Rhapsody, just... lesser-known!
I'd also have included My Fairy King, but since we can't put our favourite song in it, I won't... :D
Save Me strikes a very bittersweet chord in me personally. I think that vulnerability makes me more receptive to what a strikingly beautiful song it is. The first guitar solo as appears on Rock Montreal is one of Brian's most emotionally resounding, I believe.
I'll say "Breakthru". It was the first Queen song I heard when I was a girl in 1989, a couple of years before I became a fan. I think I didn't even know the name of the band back then but I remember being hypnotized by the videoclip (which I still love). Besides, it's a song that puts me in a very positive mood.