I think it was a European dance hit in 1995, probably thanks to the total of 15 (or 16?) remixes that they made. I think it's okay, not as bad as most people think, just because it's kinda "dancy" doesn't mean it's bad. AOBTD is kinda dancy, and that doesn't even have a killer solo that YDFM has.
When I was in Colombia that song was picked by stations as the first single from MIH to receive radio airplay. It became a huge hit, and got requested a lot. It's a catchy song and indeed one of the greatest Queen songs ever IMO.
Some "Queen fans" seem to underestimate the great potential that Queen had to make pop oriented songs. Think about it... if Queen always remained only as a 100% rock band without mixing rock with other genres, they wouldn't be nearly as big as they were.
Whisperer wrote: I guess most of the rockers here hate :-(
Nah... rockers or not, I guess we all know that Queen were able to do any kind of music and they were good at it.
You Don't Fool Me is dancy but not as dancy as Hot Space. I love both, YDFM and the whole Hot Space album.
And I love rock music!
:-)
I always thought that with YDFM they finally got it right in the pop/dance genre. All thouse years of tying finally produced a great dance track meshed w/ a killer guitar solo.
For me it's the lowest point in MIH. I don't hate it as a song but it's placed badly, completely ruins the mood of TMLWKY. I think it would have been better after IWBTLY.
Sure YDFM has a whole different mood from the rest of the album, but it sure didn't ruin it.
Think about it, if YDFM wasn't included on the final recording of MIH, most fans would be complaining about why it wasn't put on the album.
I think it's a great track. Very cool that Queen did that one. Let's face it, it's better than most of the risky dance tracks that had come before from them! It's a great track for putting on at a party, too.
Peace,
Adam.
It's good, but because of the album it's put on, it's slightly depressing. Maybe it's just because Freddie's singing in a deeper voice, so it sounds kind of haunting.
Glossimer, I agree with you. "Haunting" is probably the right word, but I always like to use the word "spooky". I get the same feeling during the first lines of The Show Must Go On and during the entire Innuendo song.
I think the low point of the album is My Life Has Been Saved, personally.
I like it, it's a bit boring, repetetive etc, but it works well, and the solo is wicked, and those harmonies at the beginning are lovely (and brilliantly re-used in Winter's Tale) so it wins my approval anyway.
He is talking about the harmonies in the intro of You don't Fool Me, those have been reused in A Winters Tale (don't ask me why they did this, cause it sounds like shit)
Whisperer wrote: Glossimer, I agree with you. "Haunting" is probably the right word, but I always like to use the word "spooky". I get the same feeling during the first lines of The Show Must Go On and during the entire Innuendo song.
My mother told me that "The Show Must Go On" has always creeped her out. :P
Freddie-B wrote: I like it, it's a bit boring, repetetive etc, but it works well, and the solo is wicked, and those harmonies at the beginning are lovely (and brilliantly re-used in Winter's Tale) so it wins my approval anyway.
Hmmm... Looks like I'll have to listen to those songs a little closer so I can see what you mean! I'll go do that now! :D