Stuff I'm Listening To - Happy Birthday Roger Taylor

Artist: Queen
Title: Radio Ga Ga
Lyrics: You had your time, you had your power.
Why?: Happy birthday to the other Roger Taylor, also a drummer, whom I admire very much. 

This was the first Queen song I had ever heard. It got super heavy rotation on music TV when I was in my formative years. I loved the nostalgia, I was able to long for the days Freddie sang of, even though I wasn’t old enough to have ever experienced it. But this isn't about Freddie today. It's about an amazing drummer in an amazing band. 

Stuff I'm Listening to #8: Queen

Artist: Queen

Title: Bohemian Rhapsody

Lyrics:
Is this the real life? 
Is this just fantasy? 
Caught in a landslide 
No escape from reality

Why?: Thanks Mike Myers and Wayne’s World. Head banging awesomeness. Later I would begin to really appreciate the structure of the music and the story told throughout the song. Love, hurt, anger. The best parts of art, poetry and music. What a brilliantly progressive song. Fun to listen to. Fun to sing along to. Freddie Mercury had so much presence and a true showman. I am sad that I only got into more Queen after his death. I’d watched Queen’s performance at Live Aid and I think I understood back then the sheer power and stage presence of Queen. I was enthralled by "Radio Ga-Ga" (My favourite song by Queen). I remember getting chills watching Freddie get all of Wembley singing along and clapping to that song. There's your proof of a phenomenal showman right there. 

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