Queen's 20 best song lyrics

11 October 2024, 12:00

Radio X recalls the wise words of Mercury, May, Deacon and Taylor - from Killer Queen to The Show Must Go On.

By Radio X

@RadioX

1. "She keeps Moët et Chandon in her pretty cabinet / 'Let them eat cake,' she says, just like Marie Antoinette."

   Killer Queen, 1974

   

   Queen - Killer Queen (Top Of The Pops, 1974)

2. "I'm burning through the sky, yeah /Two hundred degrees, that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit"

   Don't Stop Me Now, 1978

   

   Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Official Video)

3. "It's the terror of knowing what this world is about / Watching some good friends screaming, 'Let me out!'"

   Under Pressure, 1981

   

   Queen - Under Pressure (Official Video)

4. "You will remember when this is blown over / And everything's all by the way / When I grow older, I will be there at your side / To remind you how I still love you."

   Love Of My Life, 1975

   

   Queen - Love Of My Life (Official Video)

5. "I just gotta get out of this prison cell / Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!"

   Somebody To Live, 1976

   

   Queen - Somebody To Love (Official Video)

6. "You had your time, you had the power / You've yet to have your finest hour... Radio"

   Radio Ga Ga, 1984

   

   Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Official Video)

7. "The slate will soon be clean, I’ll erase the memories, To start again with somebody new... Was it all wasted, all that love?"

   Save Me, 1980

   

   Queen - Save Me (Official Video)

8. "No use in sittin' and thinkin' on what you did, when you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids"

   These Are The Days Of Our Lives, 1991

   

   Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Official Video)

9. "Open up your mind and let me step inside / Rest your weary head and let your heart decide"

   Play The Game, 1980

   

   Queen - Play The Game (Official Video)

10. "It ain't much I'm askin', if you want the truth / Here's to the future for the dreams of youth"

    I Want It All, 1989

    

    Queen - I Want It All (Official Video Remastered)

11. "Here we stand or here we fall, history won't care at all"

    Hammer To Fall, 1984

    

    Queen - Hammer To Fall (Official Video)

12. "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, 1977

    

    Queen - We Are The Champions (Official Video)

13. "Inside, my heart is breaking, my makeup may be flaking, but my smile still stays on"

    The Show Must Go On, 1991

    

    Queen - The Show Must Go On (Official Video)

14. "This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us"

    Who Wants To Live Forever, 1986

    

    Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (Official Video)

15. "One dream, one soul / One prize, one goal / One golden glance of what should be"

    A Kind Of Magic, 1986

    

    Queen - A Kind of Magic (Official Video Remastered)

16. "I'll always live for tomorrow / I'll look back on myself and say I did it for love... yes I did it for love."

    It's A Hard Life, 1984

    

    Queen - It's A Hard Life (Official Video)

17. "Storm the master marathon I'll fly through / By flash and thunder fire I'll survive"

    Seven Seas Of Rhye, 1974

    

    Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye (Official Video)

18. "Just a man, with a man's courage / He knows nothing but a man . But he can never fail"

    Flash, 1980

    

    Queen - Flash (Official Video)

19. "It's strange but it's true... I can't get over the way you love me like you do / But I have to be sure when I walk out that door, Oh, I want to be free"

    I Want To Break Free, 1984

    

    Queen - I Want To Break Free (Official Video)

20. "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality"

    Bohemian Rhapsody, 1975

    

    Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)