Queen

Released: October 29, 2007

Songwriter: Mike Stoller Jerry Leiber

Producer: Kris Fredriksson Joshua J Macrae Justin Shirley-Smith

The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing

Let's rock, everybody, rock 'n' roll tonight - come on
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Number forty-seven said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."

Let's rock, everybody rock 'n' roll tonight
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock - come on
Oh yes
Dancin'
Dancin'
Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

One more time

Yeah!
Yeah
Keep dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Do it- come on!
Dancin'
Dancin'
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Move it, you fuckers! Come on!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah yeah
Dancin'
Dancin'
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Huh?
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Yeah!
Well I'm dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

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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