Queen

Released: October 25, 2004

Songwriter: Freddie Mercury

Producer: Justin Shirley-Smith Roger Taylor Brian May

[Spoken Word Intro: Freddie Mercury]
Before this wonderful intro I'm gonna give you, right now I'd like to uh, introduce to you, Mr. Morgan Fisher on the piano-- in that wonderful pink. He's not the AC, oh he's DC, I know. Okay, this is for anyone who's crazy out there

[Crowd Cheering]

[Chorus]
This thing called love, I just can't handle it
This thing called love, I must get 'round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love

[Verse 1]
This thing (This thing)
Called love (Called love)
It cries (Like a baby)
In a cradle all night
It swings (Woo, woo)
It jives (Woo, woo)
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kinda like it
Crazy little thing called love

[Bridge]
There goes my baby
She knows how to rock 'n' roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool, cool sweat

[Verse 2]
I gotta be cool, relax, get hip
And get on my tracks
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motorbike
Until I'm ready
Crazy little thing called love

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
I gotta be cool, relax, get hip
And get on my tracks
Take a back seat (ah hum), hitch-hike (Ah hum)
And take a long ride on my motorbike
Until I'm ready (Ready Freddie!)
Crazy little thing called love

[Chorus]
This thing called love, I just can't handle it
This thing called love, I must get 'round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love
Crazy little thing called love
Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah
Go for it man!

[Guitar Solo 2]

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah
Crazy little thing called love, ah
Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah
Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah
Crazy little thing called love, ah, hah
Crazy little thing called love, ah, hah
Crazy little thing called love, oh mama
Crazy little thing called love, whoo!
Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah
Crazy little thing called love, alright!

[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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