QueenZone discussion #286831
Queen Lyrics are funny?!
| Saffron Caribou 15.11.2003 23:48 |
*gasp* link how dare they insult Queen! *huffs* *stepford mode over* ;) :-P |
| Saffron Caribou 15.11.2003 23:57 |
time for the nonsensical...link |
| L-R-TIGER1994 16.11.2003 00:43 |
"Queen's, "Bohemian Rapsody" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me, Why They're Nonsensical: Beelzebub is the devil so how can he put himself aside for someone??? duh!!" I agree with that,in other cases it looked like as if they are not Queen fans,so why entering to post there just to say "I don't like this and that". |
| MexQueenFM 16.11.2003 01:32 |
blasphemy!!!! |
| dragonzflame 16.11.2003 03:11 |
People here insult Creed all the time. Maybe there are Creed fans (unlikely but possible) who get offended by that. |
| Brian's sweet sister 16.11.2003 08:47 |
I do agree with the quote on the put out the fire lyrics, what else would people get shot with? Duh LOL. |
| The Black Queen 16.11.2003 11:37 |
"Queen's, "Death On Two Legs" The funny Lyrics: But now you can kiss my a** goodbye! Why They're funny: Freddie Mercury was gay, thats why i think its funny Submitted by: noob saibot" Erm, what does Freddie being gay have to do with the lyrics? LMAO. |
| Sonja 16.11.2003 11:52 |
Well, I agree with a few of these quotes. And they ain't insulting. I think it's rather funny that people really think about the lyrics that much. |
| Daburcor? 16.11.2003 11:54 |
They even listed my favorite Queen song "I Think I'm Going Crazy"! |
| Brian's sweet sister 16.11.2003 12:29 |
I know, why the hell did they think that was the title, it's not even in there? It's blatantly obvious when you hear the song that the title is IGSM. !! LOL |
| Brandon 16.11.2003 14:47 |
Some of these people have no sense metaphors, symbolism, etc. If I was caught in a landslide, wouldn't I die?" And I suppose each time you're hungry you eat a horse? And one of my favorite lines is "Hurry get your troubles in a suitcase" which I think denotes that running from your troubles is useless and you just take them with you, this dummy can't seem to grasp that. |
| Fenderek 16.11.2003 14:52 |
LMAO There's no medicine for stupidity Creed fans- LMAO |
| geeksandgeeks 16.11.2003 16:36 |
It's all bullshit. The problem with these people is that they have no idea how to read between the lines. "And how do you put your troubles in a suitcase, Brian?" Well - how do you buy a stairway to heaven? |
| Daburcor? 16.11.2003 16:40 |
Lots of money. |
| deleted user 16.11.2003 20:02 |
There are tones of stupid lyrics written by rock bands(Black Night by Deep Purple is an example-a dark tree!-)Queen were the case?For me it is blasphemy too. |
| Holly2003 16.11.2003 20:22 |
"Queen's, "Put Out The Fire" The funny Lyrics: People get shot by people, people with guns... Why They're funny: No kidding, Brian... Are they using bullets too?!?" This line, which sounds a bit forced when you first listen to it, is actually a bit more subtle. The gun lobby's traditional reply to gun control arguments is "Guns don't kill, PEOPLE kill" i.e. killers would use a knife, hatchet etc if guns were banned. But Brian's reply to that in the song is, Yes people kill, People. With. GUNS! His argument being that it's much easier to kill with a gun since it's an impersonal weapon than with a knife (for example) or a baseball bat, or a hammer etc. PLus, nutjobs usually go on a killing spree with a semi or fully automatic gun rather than, say, a screwdriver. Or a pointed stick :) So one up for Brian in this case. |
| FriedChicken 16.11.2003 21:01 |
"Beelzebub is the devil so how can he put himself aside for someone??? duh!!" I agree with that,in other cases it looked like as if they are not Queen fans,so why entering to post there just to say "I don't like this and that"." The bible is filled with crap like that. Jesus is God...Jesus admired God. What an egocentric bastard! (Oh, btw, Jesus is sometimes Gods son aswell) |
| joep the rocker 16.11.2003 22:38 |
'It's all bullshit. The problem with these people is that they have no idea how to read between the lines.' I agree, but please tell me how to read between these lines: 'Told my gal I'd have to forget her, rather buy me a new carburettor... ...With my hand on your grease gun, it's like a disease son...' IMO the most stupid lyrics ever on a queen album.LOL. |
| MamaQueen 16.11.2003 23:54 |
If anybody cares to know, when Lucifer, the Devil who was an angel, was thrown out of heaven by God, he took with him legions of devils (angels that followed him). So there are legions of devils not only one. That's why when the song goes: "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me", it makes sense. :-P to those people on this one. |
| geeksandgeeks 18.11.2003 20:31 |
Big thank you to Holly. It reminds me of Margo's current signature. "Guns don't kill people. People kill people. Guns just make bullets go really really fast." LOL to Dan. There are tons of truly stupid lyrics out here - like when Toby Keith sings about America putting a boot in someone's ass. That's just embarassing. Or when Ludacris (Outkast? Someone else?) says "I wanna li-li-li-li-lick you from your head to your toes." Why do we have to pick on the people who wrte good lyrics? Someday One Day is awesome, all the way through. *steps off my soapbox* |
| iGSM 18.11.2003 20:45 |
The only the silly lyric I can think of is 'Now you've got soup in the laundry bag' in Headlong...but that's alright! Freddie had a beard so it allows him to get away with that. |
| Anto 19.11.2003 04:24 |
>>I really like this band but... what? What is Gunpowder Gelatine? This makes no sense. And how can you shoot dynamite with a laser beam? Ah....im so lost. Now thats funny. |
| Brian's sweet sister 19.11.2003 14:33 |
I think there's a comma between gunpowder and gelatine, but still weird words to use. I think some of their songs must have been wrote when they were wasted, surely. |
| Big Black 19.11.2003 14:46 |
Cheers Holly 2003. I made this argument a while back nearly verbatim and it didn't quite stick with the bashersf that lyric. It almost riles me up as much as the argument against the line in Sweet Lady "you call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese." Despite the fact it won't go down as Brian's finest poetry, the way it is sung by Fred (who is now singing from the 'Sweet Lady's' point of view) leads me to believe that his 'lady' is fed up and rolling her eyes at the guy who wants her to stay sweet. Yet people say "cheese isn't sweet" despite the fact that there is sweet cheese! Aiiiiiiii!!!!!!!! That line and the "people with guns" are the most misunderstood of Brian's lyrics, perhaps because some people can only see things in a literal sense. |
| quackman 19.11.2003 16:25 |
Queen's, "Headlong" The funny Lyrics: Poop Ditty Ditty Poop Ditty Doo Why They're funny: Those are the lamest lyrics I think I've ever heard. Submitted by: amber "Amber" didn't even get the lyrics right :P |
| Saffron Caribou 19.11.2003 19:41 |
That's why I posted this! It's funny to see non Queen and even Queen fan that take these lyrics so literally! |
| Bohemian Queen 21.11.2003 08:45 |
oh i think Queen's lyric's are intresting and are another way of thing thing you have to free your mind and be free with your tempo so headlong's hoop diddy diddy hoop diddy doo s kool someone must agree? a little support? |
| MexQueenFM 21.11.2003 12:49 |
i love that part in Headlong |
| Brian's sweet sister 22.11.2003 06:32 |
Does anyone no about that bonus track "I Go Crazy" and why it was only a bonus track? IMO I think it was a good song, why not included as a track I don't know |
| Bohemian Queen 25.11.2003 08:30 |
i know it is off the subject but who knows what freddie says in who needs you in the middle of the verses? it's spainsh or it it not? oh dear im so confused :-( |
| Spisso 25.11.2003 09:22 |
Headlong rocks |
| Brian's sweet sister 25.11.2003 12:06 |
make it half past six you come at seven, always trying to keep me, hanging round. You little spoilt thing, girl you kept me waiting, never contemplating my point of view. This comes as no surprise, I'm a fool, for I believed your lies. But now I've seen through your disguise, who needs, well I don't need, who needs you? Oh, I believed you, went on my knees to you. How I trusted you but you turned me down. But it's dog eat dog in this rat race and it leaves you bleeding, lying flat on your face, reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand. Where is that helping hand? How I was pushed around, "Don't let it get you down." You walked all over me, "But don't you ever give in." Taking one step forward, slipping two steps back, there's an empty feeling that you can't forget, reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand. When I met you, you were always charming, couldn't sleep at night till you were mine. You were oh, so, so sophisticated, never interested in what I'd say. I had to swallow my pride, so naive, you took me for a ride. But now I'm the one to decide. Who needs, well I don't need, who needs you? I don't see any Spanish there? |
| Saffron Caribou 26.11.2003 00:19 |
Freddie adlibs in the middle part of Who Needs You. He says "Ay Muchacho". In Spanish it means "Oh Boy". |
| Kuku 28.11.2003 00:47 |
How can people be so stupid? Even some people who are so-called Queen fans... I'm sorry, no personal offense... But you out there who don't know what words like METAPHOR, SIMILE, SYNECDOCHE, or SYMBOLISM are, you should study English a little more and come back! (And for God's sake, these are high school stuff!) To elaborate my points, I will use some (in fact, most examples) examples from that really insulting site. 1) Queen's, "Bicycle Race" The funny Lyrics: I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman All I wanna do is Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle I want to ride my Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle Why They're funny: This song is strange.... There's a Queen song called 'I'm in love with my car' This one should be called I'm in love with my bicycle... All he wanna do is bicycle!!! I always laugh with this strange song... Submitted by: Fields This is not even funny, and I don't see any connection between car and bike beyond that they are both vehicles. Perhaps this person overstretched analogy? 2) Queen's, "Don't Try Suicide" The funny Lyrics: Don't try suicide Nobody cares Don't try suicide You're just gonna hate it Don't try suicide Nobody gives a damn Why They're funny: If nobody gives a damn, won't that drive me to commit suicide anyway? Gee, thanks Freddie Submitted by: Melysni.cjb.net The lyric means that nobody gives a damn if you commit suicide or not, not the other way around. Jeez. 3) Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls" The funny Lyrics: And you give it all you got Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin world go round Why They're funny: Well, I never thought of how important Fat Bottomed Girls are for Rock N' Roll before I heard this song... Submitted by: Fields Rocking world has nothing to do Rock N' Roll... Being an erotic or suggestive lyric has nothing to do with deriding the genre. 4) Queen's, "I Think I'm Going Crazy" The funny Lyrics: I think I'm a banana Tree Why They're funny: this never fails to crack me up! Submitted by: jaz How does it crack you up, jaz? I think this person must watch the video version -it's the most mysterious and simplistic yet beautiful music video. (Compare this to slow-motion, flashy pop videos). Also, all the objects used in the lyric are used metaphorically to express the emotional state of a person/narrator. 5) Queen's, "I'm In Love With My Car" The funny Lyrics: Told my gal I'd have to forget her, rather buy me a new carburettor... ...With my hand on your grease gun, it's like a disease son... ...string back gloves on my automolove. Why They're funny: Well, this is an embarassment of riches! The stunning rhymes coupled with the bizarrely overt homo-eroticism, and a new word: automolove. We pat Roger Taylor on the head and send him to bed with some Horlicks. Submitted by: Chrissy If you have never seen a poet invent a word, Chrissy, you must take some Shakespear classes... obviuosly you've never read any of his sonnets... And why do people always connect homosexuality with any of the slightest suggestive words? Roger was a perfectly heterosexual male. 6) Queen's, "Long Away" The funny Lyrics: Hurry, put your troubles in a suitcase Why They're funny: And how exactly do you put troubles in a suitcase, Brian? Submitted by: Tygerlily Go read Eliot... then you WILL know how you put troubles in a suitcase. 7) Queen's, "Put Out The Fire" The funny Lyrics: People get shot by people, people with guns... Why They're funny: No kidding, Brian... Are they using bullets too?!? Submitted by: Rock Princess This I believe was wonderfully explained by a fabulous and intelligent Queenie so I won't go into it. 8) Queen's, "Some Day, One Day" The funny Lyrics: When I was you and you were me and we were very young Why They're funny: Can I be you? Is that possible??? It's actually a serious song up to that line! Submitted by: Jenni Sweet Cheese How is that funny? If this person has any idea about th |
| Kuku 28.11.2003 00:59 |
Continue from the last message. 1) Queen's, "Bohemain Rhapsody" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Beelzebum has a devil put aside for me Why They're Nonsensical: Beelzebum. Devil. Aren't they the same? Submitted by: Stockton They are not. Both indicate devils, but Beelzebum is a specific devil in Bible who heads the entity of Hell. A devil is just one of the minions. And you must remember that devils also indicate people, people who are too busy and cruel to care. 2) Queen's, "Bohemeian Rhapsody" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Why They're Nonsensical: Wouldn't you be dead already if you were caught in a landslide? Submitted by: Celeste HAHAHHHAHAHA when you have everything going wrong in your life, you WILL feel like you've been caught in a landslide. 3) Queen's, "Bohemian Rapsody" The Nonsensical Lyrics: I see a little silhouetto of a man Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo Figaro - magnifico Why They're Nonsensical: I don't know what he was smoking when he saw it, but it must have been highly toxic. Submitted by: Joker Joe and his 'Smells Clean' Clowns Uh, do I need to comment on this, or everyone sees how childish this comment is? 4)Queen's, "Don't Try Suicide" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Don't try suicide You're just gonna hate it Why They're Nonsensical: If they suceed, they'll be dead, can you really hate something when you are no longer alive? Submitted by: justjester Yes you can, if you believe in afterlife. Also, "you are gonna hate it" means that people who are emotionally needy enough to commit suicide will hate the idea that nobody gives a damn about their deaths. 5) Queen's, "I'm Going Slightly Mad" The Nonsensical Lyrics: This kettle is boiling over I think I'm a banana tree... Why They're Nonsensical: The song's title speaks for itself... All of the song is more than slightly mad, but this line... Imagine how mad you must be to come up with that... Submitted by: Rock Princess AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... someone come and turn on the music video? 6) Queen's, "Killer Queen" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Shes a Killer Queen Dynamite with a laser beam Gunpowder Gelatine Why They're Nonsensical: I really like this band but... what? What is Gunpowder Gelatine? This makes no sense. And how can you shoot dynamite with a laser beam? Ah....im so lost. Submitted by: Callie Oh my God... This person would flip over if she read "Nana" by Emile Zola... and his metaphors of prostitutes with golden flies. But obviously, this person would never. 7) Queen's, "Radio GaGa" The Nonsensical Lyrics: All we hear is Radio Gaga, Radio Googoo, Radio Gaga Why They're Nonsensical: I love Queen's songs but... What is a 'Radio GaGa'??? Such a strange song... Submitted by: Fields Ga ga is the babyish ca ca sound that Roger's young son made while listening to radio. 8) Queen's, "Ogre Battle" The Nonsensical Lyrics: When the soup is cold on the table Thats a sign! Come to the Ogre Battle Fight! Why They're Nonsensical: A soup cold on the table, such an incredible sign that an Ogre Battle is coming! I'll never leave my soup get cold again! Duuhh! Submitted by: It Was The DNA I'm sure this person is a Queen fan... HOW DARE YOU. OK, seriously, they are not funny. And this is like degrading Shakesphear or the like for the sake of degrading. What the hell's the point??? |
| Saffron Caribou 28.11.2003 01:24 |
Well the point is to have a laugh at people that take these lyrics very literally. Unfortunatetly there are Queen fans that take each word for word as it is. Good post btw, and welcome to QZ |
| Brian's sweet sister 28.11.2003 15:44 |
On the same site but a different page: link |
| Abby Mouser 28.11.2003 23:01 |
I think that the line "now you've got soup in the laundry bag" means that that person is pregnant.(if you don't understand, just think hard about how a woman gets pregnant) I haven't actually read the lyrics to "headlong" but doesn't he say "gonna loose your rag" rag=womans period, pregnancy, get it? Also if you have a warped mind like mine, the other lyrics can explain it further. Abby |
| Abby Mouser 28.11.2003 23:12 |
hey, on this site: link A guy wrote: Oct 28 "Its Late (The Dead Parrot Song)" by Phil Alexander" a parody of "Its Late" by queen (Comments) Freddie Mercury must be turning in his grave... sorry, I've murdered one of my favourite songs. Enjoy it, anyway :-) Philbo's site: (mp3) (my comments) Uh....Freddie was cremated, get it right, man. Abby |