QueenZone discussion #621087

gihona wrote: i was always wondering why pepople say We Are The Champions has messages about homosexuality in it till we were discussing it the other day on another board. i gues during the 70's homosexuality was not legitimate in the UK, it was actually a felony which carried a sentence of imprisonment until 1989... during the late 19th century people were still doing time for being gay (y'know, if they were caught in action or something), including Oscar Wilde (served a sentence of two years in prison for "indecent behavior in public", or something like that - between 1895-7). Fred was a big fan of Wilde and maybe he saw himself as his successor and the first few lines of the song refer to what hapeened to Wilde - "i've paid my dues time after time i've done my sentence but committed no crime" whereas the "victory" lines refer to the gay triumph and Fred's personal uplifting feeling when he accepted his own sexuality and came to terms with it. i think. what do you think about this interpretation?

mercuryqueen wrote: I can see how some people would think that Bohemian Rhapsody is about Freddie being gay, but it leads more towards the fact that he had AIDS (which we know isnt possible) I do think Bohemian Rhapsody was about Freddies personal experiences, but i dont think it was about him being gay. I think a portion may be about it, as he wasnt really sure if he was gay at the time, do correct me if i am wrong. But Bohemian Rhapsody is a song I dont want to know the meaning to. If we found out the meaning, then the song would, in essence, die. There is only one person who knows that actual meaning, and he will never be able to tell anyone. If i wrote a song like BO Rhap that keeps people guessing like that, i wouldnt want anyone to know the meanings, would you?

Fenderek wrote: Didn't Brian write "All dead" after his cat's death or something?

kagezan1313 wrote: I smell bullshit! Considering that Brian, in his book Queen and I, stated that Freddie had never touched drugs in the early days, and that his first high was due to making himself tea which had not had the marijuana buds taken out of it, I have a hard time believing that in less than 4 years, he went from nothing to heroin addiction. Freddie prided himself on being clean in the early years. I believe he got involved in the cocaine scene in the late 70's, but heroin's the granddaddy of them all - pretty serious shit. I don't believe that's what BoRhap's about, unless he wrote it regarding someone else - Jimi Hendrix or such.

vivival wrote: I think the meaning to most Queen tunes are very, very immoral and you may burn in hell because of listening to music with lyrics of such an immoral nature.

vivival wrote: Most Queen tunes are about: -oriental cooking (Teo Toriatte)

vivival wrote: Most Queen tunes are about:

vivival wrote: I think the meaning to most Queen tunes are very, very immoral and you may burn in hell because of listening to music with lyrics of such an immoral nature.

gihona wrote:

kagezan1313 wrote: I smell bullshit! Considering that Brian, in his book Queen and I, stated that Freddie had never touched drugs in the early days, and that his first high was due to making himself tea which had not had the marijuana buds taken out of it, I have a hard time believing that in less than 4 years, he went from nothing to heroin addiction. Freddie prided himself on being clean in the early years. I believe he got involved in the cocaine scene in the late 70's, but heroin's the granddaddy of them all - pretty serious shit. I don't believe that's what BoRhap's about, unless he wrote it regarding someone else - Jimi Hendrix or such.

i can't believe you guys are taking this lunatic vivival seriously.

Nummer2 wrote: You forgot voodoo: All Dead All Dead. And Murder: Killer Queen, the whole Live Killers Album, Hitman, Too much Love will kill you, BoRhap ... And there's a song about vivival, too: I'm going slightly mad. Have fun, Nummer2