| Sebastian 26.12.2006 22:31 |
This is indeed a very stupid topic but I'm bored: have you noticed that Roger, Freddie and Brian all have some sort of complex about their parents? Loser In The End, Bo Rhap, Liar, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Strange Frontier ... The question is: what's the deal with that? Why not Deacy? |
| deleted user 26.12.2006 23:02 |
You listed Liar as one of the mum/dad songs...I think you're wrong. When Freddie says "Father I have sinned," I think he meant God, not his father. After all, in the lyrics sheet it says Father not father. Their's a difference. As to why John didn't compose a song mentioning one of or both of his parents that's because he didn't love them very much. It's sad really. :( lol This is a very interesting topic...I was actually thinking about all the times Queen has used the word "momma" and it's quite silly really. I think Brian once said something about Freddie being afraid of his mother...then again I also heard Freddie's sister say he was a family kind of guy and would visit his mom as much as he could. Believe what you want to believe... |
| Sebastian 26.12.2006 23:24 |
I may be wrong but doesn't Freddie sing "daddy I have stolen" or something like that in the 1971 demo? Anyway, the list goes on: Father To Son, Business, Mother Love... |
| deleted user 26.12.2006 23:57 |
I wouldn't know anything about the Liar demo from 1971, but the finished product is what counts, and as far as I know it has no signs of somebody's father in Liar (Queen's debut album of course). And yes, I totally agree that their were a lot of those mom/dad songs...let's not forget about Sail Away Sweet Sister. I know it has nothing to do with a mother or father, but it is about having a "sister." |
| Raf 27.12.2006 08:10 |
Well, even if the "father" mentioned on Liar is God, there's still a reference to parents... "Mamma I'm gonna be your slave..." |
| thomasquinn 32989 27.12.2006 08:26 |
<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: Well, even if the "father" mentioned on Liar is God, there's still a reference to parents... "Mamma I'm gonna be your slave..."Not God, a priest. Although it is specifically forbidden in Matthew 23:9 ("Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven."), it is the usual way to address a Catholic priest. |
| thomasquinn 32989 27.12.2006 08:30 |
Sebastian wrote: This is indeed a very stupid topic but I'm bored: have you noticed that Roger, Freddie and Brian all have some sort of complex about their parents? Loser In The End, Bo Rhap, Liar, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Strange Frontier ... The question is: what's the deal with that? Why not Deacy?Loser In The End: agreed. Bo Rhap: agreed. Liar: no. Used in a figurative sense for 'mother' and as a way of addressing a priest for 'father' Tie Your Mother Down: the highly parents of a girlfriend, so I tend not to agree here. Love Token: agreed. Strange Frontier: diagree. Again, figurative usage. |
| Leaky Luke 27.12.2006 09:42 |
Don't forget My fairy King "Mother Mercury look what they've done to me" |
| Katicas..(L) 27.12.2006 10:09 |
Did roger ever have any problems with his family?? |
| david (galashiels) 27.12.2006 10:27 |
you seem very convinced that god is a man? |
| Sebastian 27.12.2006 10:31 |
What about "sire I have stolen", in 'Liar'? I certainly address every priest, bishop, deacon, etc as "father" but never have (or have heard anybody who has) been familiar with the use of "sire" in that case. Regarding 'Strange Frontier', it could be figurative, but still I think it's more "personal" than 'Let's Get Crazy'; I mean, the latter is more like "Mamma" as in "cutie", while SF's "no more mum and no more dad" is sort of literal, I think... |
| skiqueen 27.12.2006 11:12 |
[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |
| Katicas..(L) 27.12.2006 11:16 |
skiqueen wrote:ouch. thats bad. mine are split up.[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |
| rocks. 27.12.2006 11:49 |
skiqueen wrote:how do you know??[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |
| Fiendishly Yours 27.12.2006 12:12 |
rocks. wrote:It's in Queen: The Early Years; Roger has also mentioned in various interviews that he witnessed scenes of domestic violence in his childhood, if that sheds some light on the matter.skiqueen wrote:how do you know??[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |
| brENsKi 27.12.2006 13:54 |
and everyone knows that all of queen's mum/dad songs are about AIDS ;-) ffs- some people would think Queen were the only band to mention mum/dad in songs after love and sex mum and dad are probably the next most used words in songs...it's fairly logical |
| thomasquinn 32989 27.12.2006 14:04 |
<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: after love and sex mum and dad are probably the next most used words in songs...it's fairly logicalI think 'the' would be high up in that list too! |
| Katicas..(L) 27.12.2006 14:16 |
Fiendishly Yours wrote:omg thats horrible! domestic violence! poor roger :(rocks. wrote:It's in Queen: The Early Years; Roger has also mentioned in various interviews that he witnessed scenes of domestic violence in his childhood, if that sheds some light on the matter.skiqueen wrote:how do you know??[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |
| brENsKi 28.12.2006 10:20 |
[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote:please tell me you are NOT serious? ffs - what aboput the 3,000 new cases of domestic violence or child abuse reported every year in the UK?Fiendishly Yours wrote:omg thats horrible! domestic violence! poor roger :(rocks. wrote:It's in Queen: The Early Years; Roger has also mentioned in various interviews that he witnessed scenes of domestic violence in his childhood, if that sheds some light on the matter.skiqueen wrote:how do you know??[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |
| Mr.Jingles 28.12.2006 12:15 |
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned 'Good Company'. That song is Brian's tribute to his dad and for teaching him to play banjo and ukelele. |
| Dan C. 28.12.2006 14:49 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned 'Good Company'. That song is Brian's tribute to his dad and for teaching him to play banjo and ukelele.No it isn't, idiot. It's about Bengal tigers. |
| matleena 29.12.2006 04:43 |
And Brian's Father To Son There Brian thanks his father or something.. |
| brENsKi 29.12.2006 09:20 |
matleena wrote: And Brian's Father To Son There Brian thanks his father or something..have YOU even listened to the lyric? |
| thomasquinn 32989 29.12.2006 11:09 |
matleena wrote: And Brian's Father To Son There Brian thanks his father or something..I shall assume that your being Finnish is a good excuse for not understanding the song, but you are seriously in the dark, I tell you! |
| thomasquinn 32989 29.12.2006 11:09 |
Dan Corson II: The Revenge! wrote:Of course not, you fuck-happy donkey-colon! It's about AIDS, as usual!Mr.Jingles wrote: I'm surprised nobody has mentioned 'Good Company'. That song is Brian's tribute to his dad and for teaching him to play banjo and ukelele.No it isn't, idiot. It's about Bengal tigers. |
| Katicas..(L) 29.12.2006 12:26 |
<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote:ok. poor children and people that are abused in the world. is that better??[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote:please tell me you are NOT serious? ffs - what aboput the 3,000 new cases of domestic violence or child abuse reported every year in the UK?Fiendishly Yours wrote:omg thats horrible! domestic violence! poor roger :(rocks. wrote:It's in Queen: The Early Years; Roger has also mentioned in various interviews that he witnessed scenes of domestic violence in his childhood, if that sheds some light on the matter.skiqueen wrote:how do you know??[x]Kat!e..Cake[x] wrote: Did roger ever have any problems with his family??his parents divorced... |