Queen

Released: October 25, 2004

Songwriter: Freddie Mercury

Producer: Justin Shirley-Smith Roger Taylor Brian May

[Intro]
Action
Hey!

[Verse 1]
This street honey is a mean street
Living in this street honey needs a mean streak
We've got criminals living in this street

[Refrain]
You got a heartbeat pulse that keeps on pumping
Like a jukebox playing the same dead record
Or a radio in the corner keeps blaring
I gotta feeling, this world is using me

[Verse 2]
This town honey is a dead town
Living in this town honey is a let-down
Coming to this town honey is a showdown

[Refrain]
You got a heartbeat pulse that keeps on pumping
Some sunshine ray through a crack in a shutter
Or a sight of a light at the end of a tunnel
I gotta feeling that just won’t quit, this world is using me

[Chorus]
Action this day
Action this night
Oh, you’ve got the power to know, to live
You can't say it ain't right
Action this day
Action this night
Oh, you've got the power, you've got the power
You've got the power to know and to live
You can't say it ain't right

[Verse 3]
Your mind honey is a bleak place
Living in your mind honey, in a blank space
Your mind is coming from a rat race

[Refrain]
You got a heartbeat pulse that keeps on pumping
Like a jukebox playing the same dead record
Or a radio in the corner keeps blaring
I gotta feeling that just won't quit, this world is using me

[Chorus]
Action this day, yeah
Action this night
Ooh, you’ve got the power to know and to live
You can't say it ain't right
Action this day, yeah
Action this night
Ooh, you've got the power, you've got the power
You've got the power to know and to live
You can't say it ain't right
Hey!

[Keytar Solo]

[Bridge]
Action
Action
Action
Action, give me
Living in this street, living in a mean street
This street, this street
You know I want action (Oh)
I want action, give me (Hey!)
Action, give it to me
All day

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Oh baby
Give it to me
Give it to me right now
Give it to me
Give it to me right now
Action, action
Action, action
I got a feeling that just won’t quit
This world is using me

[Audience Cheering]

[Outro]
I got this feeling
I got this feeling
That this world
Is using you and me

[Audience Applause]

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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