Awesome song and you could debate forever about what it's about; drugs?, schizophrenia?, homosexuality? Or as the man himself once said, " I wrote this for the Americans, they always like to read things into things", even though the lyrics "make absolutely no sense"
My brother knows Karl Marx, He met him eating mushrooms in the peoples park, He said 'What do you think about my manifesto?' 'I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o.'
Took it straight down to meet the anarchist's party. I met a groovy guy, he was arty farty, He said 'I know a little latin man a cus man a kai' I said 'I don't know what it means' he said 'neither do I'
Eat natural foods, bathe twice daily, Fill your nostrils up with gravy. Don't drink tea and don't drink coffee. Cover your chin in yorkshire toffee.
My brother knows Karl Marx, He met him eating mushrooms in the peoples park, He said 'What do you think about my manifesto?' 'I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o.'
Took it straight down to meet the anarchist's party. I met a groovy guy, he was arty farty, He said 'I know a little latin man a cus man a kai' I said 'I don't know what it means' he said 'neither do I'
Eat natural foods, bathe twice daily, Fill your nostrils up with gravy. Don't drink tea and don't drink coffee. Cover your chin in yorkshire toffee.
Queen - one vision. Sounds like it ends with Gimme gimme gimme fried chicken.
It does.
Apparently, Mercury agonised over whether he would get away with leaving it in, having sung it all the way through the recording process. I think other parts of the song were replaced by items from a Chinese takeaway menu, and fried chicken was the only bit that was left in.
Queen - one vision. Sounds like it ends with Gimme gimme gimme fried chicken.
It does.
Apparently, Mercury agonised over whether he would get away with leaving it in, having sung it all the way through the recording process. I think other parts of the song were replaced by items from a Chinese takeaway menu, and fried chicken was the only bit that was left in.
Didn't Queen feature prominently in the Top 5 Worst bands thread? I wonder why?
More Michael Stipe with his 'Call me Cheryl Baker' in Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight
"Call when you try to wake her up, call when you try to waker her."
Bassist Mike Mills once said; "the song is half about somebody trying to get in touch with someone so he can go sleep on the other guy's floor. The other half... you're on your own."
Also, Stipe audibly laughs at his own inability to correctly pronounce Dr Seuss during the song, as requested by Mills.
My brother knows Karl Marx, He met him eating mushrooms in the peoples park, He said 'What do you think about my manifesto?' 'I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o.'
Took it straight down to meet the anarchist's party. I met a groovy guy, he was arty farty, He said 'I know a little latin man a cus man a kai' I said 'I don't know what it means' he said 'neither do I'
Eat natural foods, bathe twice daily, Fill your nostrils up with gravy. Don't drink tea and don't drink coffee. Cover your chin in yorkshire toffee.
Queen - one vision. Sounds like it ends with Gimme gimme gimme fried chicken.
It does.
Apparently, Mercury agonised over whether he would get away with leaving it in, having sung it all the way through the recording process. I think other parts of the song were replaced by items from a Chinese takeaway menu, and fried chicken was the only bit that was left in.
Didn't Queen feature prominently in the Top 5 Worst bands thread? I wonder why?
Because, if true, there are a lot of know-nothings on here, but surely you knew that already?
My brother knows Karl Marx, He met him eating mushrooms in the peoples park, He said 'What do you think about my manifesto?' 'I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o.'
Took it straight down to meet the anarchist's party. I met a groovy guy, he was arty farty, He said 'I know a little latin man a cus man a kai' I said 'I don't know what it means' he said 'neither do I'
Eat natural foods, bathe twice daily, Fill your nostrils up with gravy. Don't drink tea and don't drink coffee. Cover your chin in yorkshire toffee.
More Michael Stipe with his 'Call me Cheryl Baker' in Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight
"Call when you try to wake her up, call when you try to waker her."
Bassist Mike Mills once said; "the song is half about somebody trying to get in touch with someone so he can go sleep on the other guy's floor. The other half... you're on your own."
Also, Stipe audibly laughs at his own inability to correctly pronounce Dr Seuss during the song, as requested by Mills.
In 'Sidewinder' re: that line about Dr Seuss; for ages I thought he said "a paedophile Dr Seuss". As the rest of it is hard to understand too I thought it must be a song with very dark undertones!
I may have already posted this, but in The Who's So Sad About Us, for years I thought Daltrey was singing, 'A pot of cheese means nothing, when the damage is done.'
In Heroes, I always thought Bowie was singing, 'I, I wish you could swing, like the dolphins, like dolphins can swing.' Which I think makes for a more interesting lyric, anyway.
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Awesome song and you could debate forever about what it's about; drugs?, schizophrenia?, homosexuality?
Or as the man himself once said, " I wrote this for the Americans, they always like to read things into things", even though the lyrics "make absolutely no sense"
Apollo Creed, Apollo Creed
Sounds like it ends with Gimme gimme gimme fried chicken.
stand up
wo ho wo
should have put a ring on it
all the lyrics are there shout them out and keep repeating in any fecking order and people will buy it--------------------total and utter fecking shit
For a long time i thought she said.
Although i try to hide it its clear
i wear goggles when you are not near -
rather than my world crumbles when you are not here.
He met him eating mushrooms in the peoples park,
He said 'What do you think about my manifesto?'
'I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o.'
Took it straight down to meet the anarchist's party.
I met a groovy guy, he was arty farty,
He said 'I know a little latin man a cus man a kai'
I said 'I don't know what it means' he said 'neither do I'
Eat natural foods, bathe twice daily,
Fill your nostrils up with gravy.
Don't drink tea and don't drink coffee.
Cover your chin in yorkshire toffee.
Apparently, Mercury agonised over whether he would get away with leaving it in, having sung it all the way through the recording process. I think other parts of the song were replaced by items from a Chinese takeaway menu, and fried chicken was the only bit that was left in.
Why would one joke line make them a bad band?
And, it wouldn't but their cobblers music does.
Bassist Mike Mills once said; "the song is half about somebody trying to get in touch with someone so he can go sleep on the other guy's floor. The other half... you're on your own."
Also, Stipe audibly laughs at his own inability to correctly pronounce Dr Seuss during the song, as requested by Mills.
Great song.
" I saw you there, just standing there. And I thought I was only dreaming, Yeah"
"Just let me staple the vicar"
You what?
Tin roof. Rusty.
Does that make sense in the USA, 'cos it means bugger all to me.
while I always thought it was
...a young girl with eyes like potatoes...
but it should be A young girl with eyes like the desert