@ALBUM: Live Killers 1979 ============ EMI 7421118 HOL 610662 For the past 5 years or so QUEEN has been one of only a handful of rock groups to attract consistently huge audiences in every major city in the western world. If you wonder why, this album may provide some answers. To you who were there, no explanation is needed, for you were part of the show recorded here, and to you this album is dedicated. Queen's live performance has always been a complete show in every sense, and many of the group's special sound and lighting and stage ideas, initially dismissed by some as 'excessive' are now almost standard features of live rock shows. An entirely self contained rig is transported from concert to concert in a number of articulated trucks, and the complete stage set takes a crew of about 20 "roadies' all experts in their field, about 8 hours to put together. An hour long "sound check" is done by the group and crew as a final preparation before doors are opened. Finally the house lights dim, the vast lighting rig explodes into light and swivels back, th e stage becomes an inferno of light and the first chords ring out. For the next 2 hours Queen are in direct contact with their audience in the course of his live album the listener is transported effortlessly from city to city, each having its own atmosphere, but each having in common the unique feeling which is a Queen audience. Some edits and omissions have been made in order to squeeze the set on to four sides without loss of quality. This is how Queen sound in 1979 but the material is drawn from almost all phases of the band's development since 1973. We Will Rock this blatant version of the song is a flexing of the muscles and leads straight into the mood setter "Let Me Entertain You" deliberately over the top on stage as on record, Freddie wasting no time in selling his body and his voice to the audience. The Medley (play the Hits!) was born about 1975 and remains a popular item; since then it has evolved, and of the original component songs only Killer Queen remains. Death on 2 Legs, was added on the release of A Night At The Opera, an infamous and famous song and the source of tedious legal battles. It is performed with its original acidity but with a touch of humour, shared with an involved audience. In complete contrast a snippet of Killer Queen retains the subtle approach of the 1974 single, which was Queen's first true world-wide hit, the song displays Freddie's writing to great advantage, an instantly recognisable melody combined with great mobility between keys. Bicycle Race, is a natural for the medley, on record a complex jigsaw, on stage, pure fun. I'm In Love With My Car features Roger singing on his own composition, a favourite from "A Night At The Opera" Get Down Make Love, varies greatly according to audience from night to night, hovering between earthiness and eeriness, with its "harmonised" middle section and vocal gymnastics from Freddie. Finally John Deacon's You're My Best Friend, a very singable tune with sentiments never forgotten by Queen fans. Now I'm Here, was the stage opener on the British, American and Japanese tours of 1974. It was then used as an encore and later dropped. Recently reintroduced it has become a platform for some rapport between Freddie and the audience and is a guaranteed show-stopper. The acoustic set is the point where the group relax on (venue permitting) a special intimate small stage flown in from above. Dreamer's Ball from the Jazz album, and Love Of My Life from A Night At The Opera, are both performed infor mally and very differently from the studio versions. Again, the audience takes over much of the action. 39, is a natural to close this "singalong" part of the evening, Taking on a slap happy feel in contrast to the rather serious original recording. Written by Brian, it also features John on Fretless Bass. Keep Yourself Alive, the first track ever recorded by Queen, though never a hit except in Japan, is always requested, and regarded as a kind of trade mark even by those who bund Queen much later on. Tho song is strangely prophetic and, having gone full circle over the years, sounds much as it did in 1973. Don't Stop Me Now, is the most recent Queen hit literally fighting its way up the charts to win a now audience in Britain 1979. The song is in its youth on stage and is already developing new features. It is a good example how Freddie's piano technique has broadened the scope of the show. Spread Your Wings was a concert favourite even before the News Of The World album had made its full impact, a John Deacon narrative song with a relaxed feel. Brighton Rock, gave a home to a guitar solo on "Sheer Heart Attack". This solo grew and was developed by Brian as a showpiece for his unique technique of using a single echo (in this case 2 single echoes) to build up counterpoint and 3 part harmony guitar sections live on stage. (The effect is also used elsewhere, eg. by Brian on the Keep Yourself Alive solo and by Freddie in Now I'm Here.) In 1979 the guitar solo became re-integrated with bass and drums and the whole piece is used as a basis for improvisation between Brian, John and Roger, and as a rest hr Freddie. This section also features a Timpani piece by Roger. A single spotlight picks out Freddie at the piano singing the beginning of Bohemian Rhapsody which needs no introduction as Queen's biggest hit in Britain, and Europe. It is unthinkable that the song could be omitted although the classic multi-layered "operatic" section was a purely studio created. Fiercely opposed to playing with any kind backing tape, the group solve the problem in typically uncompromising Queen manner. They leave the stage and play the record; the lights and the audience take care of the rest. The group re-enter to perform the last portion of the song to a guaranteed standing ovation. Tie Your Mother Down, from "A Day At The Races" was evidently built for the stage. It Is pounded out mercilessly and signals the end of the concert proper Sheer Heart Attack, not from the album of the same name but from News Of The World sees Roger miraculously drumming up new reserves of energy for a blistering few minutes during which all remaining inhibitions are rapidly lost. Finally the group returns if asked (somehow they always are) for We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions, a final consummation d the feeling of togetherness which makes a Queen concert so moving, the group's biggest ever hit in America and most of the world, and a fining end to the evening. Queen leave the stage, the audience add their voices to the "Night At The Opera" version of "God Save The Queen" and another Queen show is over Until the next night.... @SONG: "We Will Rock You" (May) Buddy you're a boy make a big noise Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day You got mud on yo' face You big disgrace Kickin' your can all over the place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're a young man hard man Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day You got blood on yo' face You big disgrace Wavin' your bann er all over the place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're an old man poor man Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day You got mud on your face You big disgrace Somebody better put you back in your place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you @SONG: "Let Me Entertain You" (Mercury) Let me welcome you ladies and gentlemen I would like to say hello Are you ready for some entertainment? Are you ready for a show? Gonna rock gonna roll you Get you dancing in the aisles Jazz and a razzmatazz you With a little bit of style C'mon let me entertain you Let me entertain you let me entertain you I've come here to sell you my body I can show you some good merchandise I'll pull you and pill you I'll crueladeville you And to thrill you I'll use any device We'll give you crazy performance We'll give you grounds for divorce We'll give you piece de resistance And a tour de force of course We found the right location Got a lot of pretty lights The sound and amplification listen Hey if you need a fix if you want a high Stickells see to that With Elektra and EMI We'll show you where it's at So c'mon Let me entertain you let me entertain you Let me entertain you Just take a look at the menu We give you rock a la carte We'll breakfast at Tiffany's We'll sing to you in Japanese We're only here to entertain you If you wanna see some action You get nothing but the best The S and M attraction We've got the pleasure chest Chicago and New Orleans We get you on the line If you dig the New York scene We'll have a son of a bitch of a time C'mon Let me entertain you let me entertain you Let me entertain you tonight @SONG: "Death On Two Legs" (Mercury) You suck my blood like a leech You break the law and you breach Screw my brain till it hurts You've taken all my money-you still want more, Misguided old mule With your pgheaded rules With your narrow-minded cronies who are fools of the first division- Death on two legs- You're tearing me apart, Death on two legs You never had a heard of your own- Kill joy, Bad guy, Big talking, Small fry You're just an old barrow-boy Have you found a new toy to replace me, Can you face me- But now you can kiss my ass goodbye Feel good, are you satisfied Do you feel like suicide (I think you should) Is your conscience all right Does it plague you at night, Do you feel good-Feel good! @SONG: "Killer Queen" (Mercury) She keeps Moet et Chandon In her pretty cabinet 'Let them eat cake' she says Just like Marie Antoinette A built-in remedy For Kruschev and Kennedy At anytime an invitation You can't decline Caviar and cigarettes Well versed in etiquette Extraordinarily nice [CHORUS:] She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatine Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime Recommended at the price Insatiable an appetite Wanna try? To avoid complications She never kept the same address In conversation She spoke just like a baroness Met a man from China Went down to Geisha Minah Then again incidentally If you're that way inclined Perfume came naturally from Paris For cars she couldn't care less Fastidious and precise [CHORUS] @SONG: "Bicycle Race" (Mercury) Bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like You say black I say white You say bark I say bite You say shark I say hey man Jaws was never my scene And I don't like Star Wars You say Rolls I say Royce You say God give me a choice You say Lord I say Christ I don't believe in Peter Pan Frankenstein or Superman All I wanna do is Bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my Bicycle races are coming your way So forget all your duties oh yeah! Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today So look out for those beauties oh yeah On your marks get set go Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race Bicycle bicycle bicyI want to ride my bicycle Bicycle bicycle bicycle Bicycle race @SONG: "I'm In Love With My Car" (Taylor) The machine of a dream, such a clean machine, With the pistons a pumpin', and the hubcaps all gleam. When I'm holding your wheel, All I hear is your gear, When my hand's on your grease gun, Oh it's like a disease son, I'm in love with my car, gotta feel for my automobile, Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar, Such a thrill when your radials squeal. Told my girl I just had to forget her, Rather buy me a new cartburettor, So she made tracks sayin' ths is the end now, Cars don't talk back they're just four wheeled friends now, @SONG: "Get Down, Make Love" (Mercury) Get down make love Get down make love Get down make love Get down make love - You take my body - I give you heat You say you're hungry I give you meat I suck your mind You blow my head Make love - Inside your bed - everybody get down make love Get down make love Get down make love Get down make love Everytime I get hot You wanna cool down Everytime I get high You say you wanna come down You say it's enough In fact it's too much Everytime I get a - Get down, get down Make love - Everytime I get high You wanna come down Everytime I get hot You say you wanna cool down You say it's enough In fact it's too much Everytime I wanna, get down, get down get down - Get down make love Get down make love Get down make love @SONG: "You're My Best Friend" (Deacon) Ooo, you make me live Whatever this world can give to me It's you, you're all I see Ooo, you make me live now honey Ooo, you make me live You're the best friend that I ever had I've been with you such a long time You're my sunshine And I want you to know That my feelings are true I really love you You're my best friend Ooo, you make me live I've been wandering round But I still come back to you In rain or shine You've stood by me girl I'm happy, happy at home You're my best friend. Ooo, you make me live. I'm happy, happy at home You're my best friend You're my best friend Ooo, you make me live You, you're my best friend. @SONG: "Now I'm Here" (May) Here I stand Look around around around But you won't see me Now I'm here, Now I'm there, I'm just a . . . Just a new man Yes you made me live again A baby I was when you took my hand And the light of the night burned bright And the people all stared didn't understand But you knew my name on sight Whatever came of you and me America's new bride to be - don't worry baby I'm safe and sound Down in the dungeon just Peaches 'n' me Don't I love her so A thin moon me in a smoke-screen sky Where the beams of your lovelight chase Don't move, don't speak, don't feel no pain With a rain running down my face Your matches still light up the sky And many a tear lives on in my eye Down in the city just Hoople 'n' me Don't I love him so Whatever comes of you and me I love to leave my memory with you Now I'm here Think I'll stay around around around We'll be down in the city justa you 'n' me Don't I love you so @SONG: "Dreamer's Ball" (May) Oh I used to be your baby Used to be your pride and joy You used to take me dancing Just like any other boy But now you've found another partner You've left me like a broken toy Oh it's someone else you're taking Someone else you're playing to Honey though I'm aching Know just what I have to do If I can't have you when I'm waking I'll go to sleep and dream of you Oh take me take me take me To the dreamer's ball I'll be right on time and I'll dress so fine You're gonna love me when you see me I won't have to worry Take me take me Promise 'Not to wake me It's all been true Oh take me take me take me I'm your play thing now You make my life worthwhile With the slightest smile Or destroy me with a barely perceptible whisper Gently take me remember I'll be dreaming of my baby At the dreamer's ball Take me hold me Remember what you told me You'd meet me at the dreamer's ball I'll meet you at the dreamer's ball @SONG: "Love Of My Life" (Mercury) Love of my life, you hurt me, You broken my heart, now you leave me. Love of my life can't you see, Bring it back bring it back, Don't take it away from me, Because you don't know what it means to me. Love of my life don't leave me, You've stolen my love now desert me, Love of my life can't you see, Bring it back bring it back, Don't take it away from me, Because you don't know what it means to me. You will remember when this is blown over, And everything's all by the way, When I grow older, I will be there by your side, To remind how I still love you I still love you. Hurry back hurry back, Don't take it away from me, Because you don't know what it means to me. Love of my life, Love of my life. @SONG: "'39" (May) In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers In the days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the blue and misty morn The sweetest sight ever seen. And the night followed dau And the story tellers day That the score brave souls inside For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried. Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you Write your letters in the sand For the day I take your hand In the land that our grandchildren knew. In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue The Volunteers came home that day And they bring good news of a world so newly born Though their hearts so heavily weigh And the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away But my love this cannot be For so many years have gone and I'm older but a year Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me. Write your letters in the sand Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you All your in the sand cannot heal me like your hand All my life Still ahead Pity Me. @SONG: "Keep Yourself Alive" (May) Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive I was told a million times Of all the troubles in my way How I had to keep on trying Little better ev'ry day But if I crossed a million rivers And I rode a million miles Then I'd still be where I started Bread and butter for a smile Well I sold a million mirrors In a shop in Alley Way But I never saw my face In any window any day Well they say your folks are telling you To be a super star But I tell you just be satisfied To stay right where you are Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive All you people keep yourself alive Well I've loved a million women In a belladonic haze And I ate a million dinners Brought to me on silver trays Give me ev'rything I need To feed my body and my soul And I'll grow a little bigger Maybe that can be my goal I was told a million times Of all the people in my way How I had to keep on trying And get better ev'ry day But if I crossed a million rivers And I rode a million miles Then I'd still be where I started Still be where I started Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive All you people keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive All you people keep you rself alive Do you think you're better ev'ry day No I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive mm All you people keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive All you people keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive It'll take you all your time and a money To keep me satisfied Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive All you people keep yourself alive Take you all your time and money honey You will survive Keep you satisfied Keep you satisfied @SONG: "Don't Stop Me Now" (Mercury) Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out Yeah! And I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva I'm gonna go go go There's no stopping me I'm burning through the skies Yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic man of you Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball don't stop me now If you wanna have a good time just give me a call Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time) Don't stop me now (Yes I'm having a good time) I don't want to stop at all I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars On a collision course I am a satellite I'm out of control I am a sex machine ready to reload Like an atom bomb about to Oh oh oh oh oh explode I'm burning through the skies Yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic woman out of you Don't stop me don't stop me Don't stop me hey hey hey! Don't stop me don't stop me Don't stop me have a good time good time Don't stop me I'm burning through the skies Yeah! Two hundred degrees That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm trav'ling at the speed of light I wanna make a supersonic man of you Don't stop me now I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball don't stop me now If you wanna have a good time Just give me a call Don't stop me now ('Cause I'm having a good time) Don't stop me now (Yes I'm having a good time) I don't wanna stop at all La la la la laaaa La la la la La la laa laa laa laaa La la laa la la la la la laaa hey!!.... @SONG: "Spread Your Wings" (Deacon) Sammy was low Just watching the show Over and over again Knew it was time He'd made up his mind To leave his dead life behind His boss said to him "Boy you'd better begin To get those crazy notions right out of your head Sammy who do you think that you are? You should've been sweeping up the Emerald Bar" Spread your wings and fly away Fly away, far away Spread your little wings and fly away Fly away, far away Pull yourself together 'Cos you know you should do better That's because you're a free man He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room Keeping his thoughts to himself, he'd be leaving soon Wishing he was miles and miles away Nothing in this world, nothing would make him stay Since he was small Had no luck at all Nothing came easy to him Now it was time He'd made up his mind "This could be my last chance" His boss said to him, "Now listen boy! You're always dreaming You've got no real ambition, you won't get very far Sammy boy, don't you know who you are? You should've been sweeping up the Emerald Bar" So honey Spread your wings and fly away Fly away, far away Spread your little wings and fly away Fly away, far away Pull yourself together 'Cos you know you should do better That's because you're a free man @SONG: "Brighton Rock" (May) Happy little day, Jimmy went away Met his little Jenny on a public holiday A happy pair they made, so decorously laid 'Neath the gay illuminations all along the promenade "It's so good to know there's still a little magic in the air I'll weave my spell" "Jenny will you stay - tarry with me pray Nothing 'ere need come between us tell me love, what do you say" "Oh no I must away to my Mum in disarray If my mother should discover how I spent my holiday It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air I'll weave my spell" [CHORUS:] O Rock of Ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still O Lady Moon, shine down a little people magic if you will Jenny pines away, writes a letter everyday "We must ever be together, nothing can my love erase" "Oh no I'm compromised, I must apologise If my lady should discover how I spent my holidays . . ." @SONG: "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) Mama just killed a man, Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead. Mama, life had just begun, But now I've gone and thrown it all away. Mama, ooh, Didn't mean to make you cry, If I'm not back again this time tomorrow, carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters. Too late, my time has come, Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time. Goodbye, ev'rybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth. Mama, ooh, I don't want to die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all. I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango. Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very fright'ning me. (Galileo.) Galileo. (Galileo.) Galileo, Galileo figaro Magnifico. I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me. He's just a poor boy from a poor family, Spare him his life from this monstrosity. Easy come, easy go, will you let me go. Bismillah! No, we will not let you go. (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let me go.) Will not let you go. (Let me go.) Will not let you go. (Let me go.) Ah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. (Oh mama mia, mama mia.) Mama mia, let me go. Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me. So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye. So you think you can love me and leave me to die. Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby, Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here. Nothing really matters, Anyone can see, Nothing really matters, Nothing really matters to me. Any way the wind blows. @SONG: "Tie Your Mother Down" (May) Get your party gown Get your pigtail down Get your heart beatin' baby Got your timin' right Got your act all tight It's gotta be tonight my little Schoolbabe Your momma says you don't And your Daddy says you won't And I'm boilin' up inside Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Lock your Daddy out of doors I don't need him nosing around Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Give me all your love tonight You're such a dirty louse Go get outta my house That's all I ever get from your Family ties, in fact I don't think I ever heard A single little civil word from those guys But you know I don't give a light I'm gonna make out all right I've got a sweetheart hand To put a stop to all that Grousin' an' snipin' Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Take your little brother swimmin' With a brick (that's all right) Tie your Mother down, Tie your Mother down Or you ain't no friend of mine Your momma and your Daddy gonna Plague me til I die Why can't they understand I'm just a Peace lovin' guy Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down. . .etc etc. . . @SONG: "Sheer Heart Attack" (Taylor) Well you're just 17 and all you wanna do is disappear You know what I mean there's a lot of space between your ears The way that you touch don't feel nothin' Hey hey hey hey, it was the DNA Hey hey hey hey, that made me this way Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel Sheer heart attack Sheer heart attack Real cardiac I feel so in-articulate Gotta feelin', gotta feelin', gotta feelin', like I'm paralysed It ain't no, it ain't no, it ain't no, it ain't no surprise Turn on the TV let it drip right down in your eyes Hey hey hey hey, it was the DNA Hey hey hey hey, that made me this way Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel Sheer heart attack Sheer heart attack Real cardiac I feel so in-articulate Do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel Do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel Do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel Do you know, do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel Sheer heart attack Sheer heart attack Real cardiac (Bass & rhythm guitars Roger) @SONG: "We Will Rock You" (May) Buddy you're a boy make a big noise Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day You got mud on yo' face You big disgrace Kickin' your can all over the place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're a young man hard man Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day You got blood on yo' face You big disgrace Wavin' your banner all over the place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're an old man poor man Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day You got mud on your face You big disgrace Somebody better put you back in your place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you @SONG: "We Are The Champions" (Mercury) I've paid my dues - Time after time - I've done my sentence But committed no crime - And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face - But I've come through We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting - till the end - We are the champions - We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions - of the world - I've taken my bows And my curtain calls - You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it - I thank you all - But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise - I consider it a challenge before the whole human race - And I ain't gonna lose - We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting - till the end - We are the champions - We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions - of the world - @SONG: "God Save The Queen" (arranged by May)