| tomchristie22 05.12.2014 17:54 |
I've always thought it an excellent and poignant song, but very few people cite it among their favourite Queen songs. In fact, it's rarely mentioned here at all, even when discussing Innuendo as a whole. |
| Oscar J 05.12.2014 17:58 |
I'm not particularly fond of the synths. Otherwise it's a mighty track with one of Freddies best vocal performances ever. |
| The Ghost of Lester Burnham 05.12.2014 18:00 |
Absolutely my most favorite song in Queen's oeuvre, even beating out Bo Rhap. |
| Sheldon 06.12.2014 02:13 |
Here in Finland TSMGO has always been very liked. I would say it's the Queen song that gets most airplay. I've understood that it's also very popular in Russia and rest of East Europe. |
| Martin Packer 06.12.2014 02:54 |
I'd say it had it all in it, and I actually DO like the synths. They really pulled out all the stops with that one. And I love it, sad though it makes me feel. |
| Heavenite 06.12.2014 05:31 |
TSMGO was one of the songs that showed that Queen were creatively back towards the end of Freddie's life. It is pretty brilliant really. |
| Stelios 06.12.2014 06:14 |
In Greece, its the definitive Queen song. Its got a life of its own.Its also used in Aids or even other "difficult subjects" related programms associated with human struggle. From a global prespective documentaries and "specials" about Freddie or Queen around the world, you can bet you are going to listen it at some point. Perhaps only Bo Rhap holds a similar momentum. In a way those two provide Queen in a nutshell or a time capsule. The Glorious Beginning and the Glorious End. Plus is my ALL TIME FAVOURITE. By far... |
| Supersonic_Man89 06.12.2014 06:36 |
I think it's very underrated in the UK and rarely considered one of Queen's classics. It only got 16 in the charts and doesn't recieve any airplay (I've haven't heard it once in the past 10 years being a Queen fan...yet i've heard 'Invisible Man'). |
| k-m 06.12.2014 07:58 |
Totally agree about it being very underrated in the UK. In my native Poland it's huge and got to number 3 in the Summer of 1991. Radio djs liked it so much they decided to add it to the playlists even before its official release. Looking back, it was a bit unfortunate though, as it dropped out of the chart in Autumn 1991 and "Ride the Wild Wind" was used as a follow-up, obviously reaching number 1 after Freddie's passing. TSMGO still receives a lot of airplay in Poland and often features in various "all time best" lists. |
| Hoopsie 06.12.2014 08:12 |
It's definitely one of my Top 5 Queen songs. Number one about 40% of the time. |
| *goodco* 06.12.2014 09:37 |
If I put together an 80 minute 'best of' disk, it's on there. Would venture to guess that almost everyone would include it on a two disk 'best of'. As the years go by, readers and posters disappear. Those that remain or check in have probably posted their likes and dislikes a few times, and just simply don't feel like chiming in anymore. Now, if you're talking the versions with EJ or PR, then 'thumbs down'. |
| Saint Jiub 06.12.2014 12:20 |
In a song ranking poll of 188 queen songs Eggy and I conducted of 30 QZ'ers over 10 years ago, tSMGo was #4 behind BoRhap StL and tMofBQ. |
| TRS-Romania 06.12.2014 13:54 |
Absolutely one of my favourite songs, if not THE favourite song. Production wise it is brilliant, the structure of the song is just spot-on. The bridge is just absolutely fabulous (with Roger's drums going from left to right). I consider this one of the finest Queen compositions, and in Romania its played quite often on certain radio stations. |
| SBKP 06.12.2014 16:01 |
"My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die I can fly, my friends" That particular section always throws me off emotionally. Deeply honest, but very painful at the same time. Freddie's vocals are fantastic. Just listen to the instrumental version, he was killing it vocal-wise! Roger's drums and Brian's soaring Guitar. It's nothing less than perfect. |
| MadTheSwine73 06.12.2014 16:43 |
I love it. |
| Pingfah 06.12.2014 17:26 |
To me, it is Freddie's real final personal and creative statement. A brilliant song. |
| Holly2003 06.12.2014 17:36 |
In my country we call it "da variker rado terran" or "the destroyer of worlds" ... |
| RafaelS 07.12.2014 05:35 |
I don't understand why people ask questions for which the answers are obvious. Waste of time. |
| Sebastian 07.12.2014 05:46 |
I personally like the song a lot. I think it's one of those cases where everything is up to a very high standard. Some songs have relatively awful lyrics but they make up for that with a great performance; others have just average performance but they've got great production, and so on. This one has very nice lyrics (quite poignant), the chord progression's catchy, the melody's beautiful and memorable, the drumming is excellent, the bass is magnificent, the guitar-playing is May-estic, backing vocals are fantastic, lead vocals are phenomenal, it's very well mixed, well produced and it sounds really nice. One of their best. |
| matt z 07.12.2014 05:47 |
^yes Rafael. Fantastic song. I've had a stoner friend call it predictable (it repeats after all) but he totally didn't get the soul of the song. It's mastering is unusual like much of innuendo ... it's very trebly and boxey. Almost like everything was somehow shelved to a constant frequency/volume level. Something doubtless to do with mastering/creative decisions/David Richards. Still, the entire album is fucking phenomenal. |
| dysan 07.12.2014 05:52 |
Great song. Really really great, but I just can't listen to it. Too much of 1991 in it. Bad Times, man. |
| tomchristie22 07.12.2014 06:45 |
RafaelSomma wrote: I don't understand why people as questions for which the answers are obvious. Waste of time.Well you didn't have to make it a waste of time for you personally by clicking it and posting, did you? By all means, post something of greater substance - it'd be a nice change from your usual cynicism. I wouldn't have asked if I thought the answer obvious. I've genuinely never seen many people on here discuss it, so I thought it might've been viewed as fairly unexceptional. Certainly, I feel it's overshadowed by the title track, but that's cos the title track's amazing, the best thing they produced since 1980 in my opinion. |
| Viper 07.12.2014 09:19 |
It's a marvelous song! Just love it! Top vocals and guitars! A perfect track! I wouldn't change a thing on it! Better, just WATC, but that's my opinion. |
| RafaelS 08.12.2014 10:16 |
tomchristie22 wrote:Listen, I just said that people ask questions they know the answers to. Of course TSMGO is liked! It's one of the best if not the best Queen song ever written...RafaelSomma wrote: I don't understand why people as questions for which the answers are obvious. Waste of time.Well you didn't have to make it a waste of time for you personally by clicking it and posting, did you? By all means, post something of greater substance - it'd be a nice change from your usual cynicism. I wouldn't have asked if I thought the answer obvious. I've genuinely never seen many people on here discuss it, so I thought it might've been viewed as fairly unexceptional. Certainly, I feel it's overshadowed by the title track, but that's cos the title track's amazing, the best thing they produced since 1980 in my opinion. |
| bucsateflon 08.12.2014 10:28 |
Supersonic_Man89 wrote: I think it's very underrated in the UK and rarely considered one of Queen's classics. It only got 16 in the charts and doesn't recieve any airplay (I've haven't heard it once in the past 10 years being a Queen fan...yet i've heard 'Invisible Man'). Maybe the real question is why UK and US don't like the song? |
| Martin Packer 08.12.2014 11:59 |
Well it WASN'T the lead single. |
| fras444 08.12.2014 17:16 |
Not only does it contain some of the most strongest vocals of Freddie, Brians brilliant and somewhat emotional guitar solos and some very heavy hitting drum parts as mentioned... It also contains some lovely bass lines from deaky!!! Those opening bass lines with the synths are a simply "only john deacon" trade market bass lines.. Gives that whole "unsure if this song will be the end of queen?" uncertainty sound in the beginning of the song.. You know. Beautiful song love 70s early 80s... Well flash/the game.. queen and love the 90s sounding queen!! |
| Martin Packer 09.12.2014 01:51 |
Agreed on the bass line; I was just going to remark on it. Listening to it LOUD in my car yesterday the ending is interesting. The fade out DOESN'T go on forever*. I wonder what they thought of that. Maybe that's the point. Maybe I'm over-analysing. :-) * I never thought it did, in case you were wondering. :-) |
| Stelios 11.12.2014 06:15 |
As bucsateflon wrote : Maybe the real question is why UK and US don't like the song? Thats the true paradox indeed! |
| malicedoom 11.12.2014 08:11 |
Without a doubt, one of my all-time favorite Queen songs. Freddie's vocal is simply ridiculous.. unfair... amazing... hell, pick a word. |
| Costa86 11.12.2014 08:25 |
It's my favourite Queen song - not only that, but it's also my favourite song of all time. And from the replies, it seems that a lot of people love it too. I also consider Freddie's vocals on it to be the best he ever recorded. In terms of how it's perceived by the public in general, I think most like it, but somehow (in the UK at least) it never managed to received the status of a 'classic song', while songs like WATC, WWRY, Bo Rhap, Radio Gaga and so on, did. |
| *goodco* 11.12.2014 10:28 |
As to its chart position: as mentioned earlier, it wasn't the lead single (it was the fourth), nine months after the 'Innuendo' LP release. The B-side was 'Queen Talks' (oy). It was released as a promotion for GH II. I would venture that it helped provide an additional sale or two for the above mentioned albums. From SHA onward, I had the LP within the first week. I only purchased six of their singles. For me, there just wasn't a good enough reason (or the ability in few cases here in the States) to purchase more than that. |
| Anatti 13.12.2014 17:50 |
I think it's a great song. Vocals are perfect! |
| Heavenite 13.12.2014 20:19 |
Stelios wrote: As bucsateflon wrote : Maybe the real question is why UK and US don't like the song? Thats the true paradox indeed!Which might be answered by looking at the content of the song. Freddie is dying and this is his statement on the issue, more than in any other song. Radio doesn't usually want to deal with these sorts of intense emotions on a day to day basis. And looking at the apparent normal lack of discussion of the song, neither do we. Which I think is pretty understandable really. |
| Heavenite 13.12.2014 20:20 |
Heavenite wrote:Stelios wrote: As bucsateflon wrote : Maybe the real question is why UK and US don't like the song? Thats the true paradox indeed!Which might be answered by looking at the content of the song. Freddie is dying and this is his statement on the issue, more than in any other song. I would think that American and UK Radio doesn't usually want to deal with these sorts of intense emotions on a day to day basis. And looking at the apparent normal lack of discussion of the song, neither do we. Which I think is pretty understandable really. But that doesn't mean it isn't held close and given the intense respect it deserves privately! |
| Heavenite 13.12.2014 20:21 |
Sorry! Double post. |
| BETA215 13.12.2014 20:23 |
Heavenite wrote:This song was written by PhD. Dr. Mr. Brian Harold May (Bri).Stelios wrote: As bucsateflon wrote : Maybe the real question is why UK and US don't like the song? Thats the true paradox indeed!Which might be answered by looking at the content of the song. Freddie is dying and this is his statement on the issue, more than in any other song. Radio doesn't usually want to deal with these sorts of intense emotions on a day to day basis. And looking at the apparent normal lack of discussion of the song, neither do we. Which I think is pretty understandable really. |
| Heavenite 13.12.2014 20:26 |
Interesting! Didn't know that. But I guess for those left behind, it was also very apt. |