Queen

Released: February 27, 1984

Songwriter: Brian May

Producer: Reinhold Mack Queen

[Intro]
Are you ready?
Hey, are you ready?
We're gonna turn it up!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Turn me loose, baby

[Verse 1]
Hey, give me your mind, baby
Give me your body
Give me some time, baby
Let's have a party
It ain't no time for sleepin', baby
Soon it's round your street I'm creeping
You better be ready

[Chorus]
We're gonna tear it up, stir it up
Break it up, baby
You gotta tear it up, shake it up
Make it up as you go along
Tear it up, square it up
Wake it up, baby
Tear it up, stir it up
Stake it out, and you can't go wrong
Hey! Listen

[Verse 2]
I love you 'cause you're sweet
I love you 'cause you're naughty
Yeah, I love you for your mind
Baby, give me your body
Oh, I wanna be a toy
At your birthday party
Wind me up, wind me up
Wind me up, let me go
Yeah

[Chorus]
Tear it up, stir it up
Break it up, let me go
Tear it up, shake it up
Make it up as you go along
Tear it up, turn it up
Burn it up

[Outro]
Are you ready? (Oh yeah!)
Baby, baby, baby
Are you ready for me? (Oh yeah!)
Baby, baby, baby
Are you ready for love? (Oh yeah!)
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready for me? (Oh yeah!)
I love you so near, I love you so far
I gotta tell you, baby
You're driving me ga ga

Formed in 1970, Queen was a British rock band whose classic line-up consisted of Freddie Mercury on lead vocals and piano, Brian May on lead guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass. Although Mercury and May wrote the bulk of the band’s material, all four contributed to the songwriting, churning out huge hits. Initially a progressive rock band with strong metal influences, their sound evolved dramatically over time. The band went on to refine, if not define “stadium rock,” as they grew to become one of the most beloved rock bands of all time.

Their early progressive phase spawned epic tracks like “March of the Black Queen” and one international hit “Killer Queen.” But it was their 1975 track “Bohemian Rhapsody” which catapulted the group to super-stardom. The song reigned at #1 on the UK charts for nine weeks and has since been praised as one of the greatest songs of all time

Moving away from their album-orientated sound, the band only grew in popularity with such songs as November 1976’s “Somebody to Love,” October 1977’s “We Are the Champions,” January 1979’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” June 1980’s “Another One Bites the Dust,” January 1984’s “Radio Ga Ga,” and many more. These songs are so beloved that a musical based on the band’s discography, titled We Will Rock You, became one of West-End’s longest-running shows with a 12-year run through May 2014—and more events being featured internationally, as well.

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