First Time Hearing Queen Death On Two Legs!! - REACTION!

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[@ikirsikas]

Freddie was so vicious in his words that Brian didn't even want to sing it. Freddie, of course, didn't give up. It became the first diss song, but it's awesome. Thank you so much for this great reaction!

[@trevorgoddard2278]

There is a precursor diss track to this one that Queen managed (pun intended) to slip past the management this one was aimed at "Flick of the Wrist", which was part diss track and part warning to other artists to read all the fine print before signing a contract.

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

Not really the first diss song. How do you sleep?

[@JamesKovacic]

Positively 4th Street is probably the first diss track

[@qthelost]

Their former manager Norman Sheffield died in 2014 and Brian posted the following message: "Sad to report the passing of Queen's first manager, Norman Sheffield. We had our differences of course, but, in the Grand Scheme of Things, all the water had long since flowed under the bridge. Our sincere condolences to his family. RIP Norman."

[@debramoore7513]

That’s honorable of Brian! 👍

[@johngraham5996]

is his brother barry still alive? 👑✊🇬🇧

[@redmustangredmustang]

Brian most likely release this song on KZbin on purpose and it was done in September 2014. Norman died in June 2014. This was all done to rub salt in the wound.

[@deborahallen3318]

@@redmustangredmustang Then you really don't know Brian, he doesn't have a mean bone in his body! Nope, not Dr. Brian May PhD in Astrophysics and Animal rights activist! Freddie Mercury felt quite a bit different.

[@tomfabozzi5353]

If I’m not mistaken, he sued them for libel after this song came out. And they eventually settled out of court & went on to John Reid (who they also fell out with, eventually, but with whom they made a LOT of money). So it was a really was water under the bridge by 2014!

[@janematthews3394]

Songfacts got it wrong - it was Brian who was unsure about the song lyrics, but Freddie insisted on recording it. When Freddie first told the band about the song they were very enthusiastic, but when he played it they were a little shocked with how hateful the lyrics was. Norman Sheffield sued Freddie for "defamation of character" and tried to stop the song from being released. They settled out of court and released the record anyway. It wasn't just about the money - Freddie felt that Norman didn't value him and didn't respect him enough. And it wasn't the first song about him - a year earlier Freddie wrote the song "Flick of the Wrist" which was about signing the contract with Trident. It was very unusual for Freddie to be that angry, especially in his songs, because he was a very kind person and always gave people second chances.

[@leomarshall4059]

Of course, they never named Sheffield in the song - he actually OUTED HIMSELF by suing Freddie.

[@mikemac7196]

The band could have just said it was about a fictious person and I'm sure that's what their lawyers told them to say but Freddy was pissed and wasn't having it so they reached and out of court settlement.

[@josephinemonahan915]

Freddie showing his arse to the audience at every concert is a “tribute” 😏 to Norman Sheffield. Apparently he swindled them out of money. Freddie just didn’t write the song for the sake of it. There was every good reason for it.🤩

[@abcdefoxtrot]

One of the powerful and underrated songs. This is the first song that made a message to hate.

[@LinkRocks]

"You're a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride" has to be one of the most vicious lines in a song. I've heard it so many times, but that line still stings when I hear it. It ends suddenly because it goes right into the next song "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon".

[@aussiebloke609]

I'm partial to "Do you feel like suicide? I think you should!" partly for the vitriol. and partly just because you couldn't record that line these days without someone claiming to be "offended" and getting it censored. Things were better back then, and people had thicker skins...and could think for themselves.

[@topmandog1]

both songs are great

[@sherryheim5504]

When Brian heard this song he didn't even want to be on the recording but ultimately relented. Speaking about this song and Brian not wanting to be part of it, Freddie said that "Brian is a gentleman, sometimes too much of a gentleman"

[@andreachavez2117]

I adore Brian (seriously, I could fan girl for hours...) , but yeah, I'm glad Freddie won on this song. We all have been there sometime or another. Rip it Fred.

[@katelynna10000]

Although Brian can get real salty if he's pissed off enough. I recall at least one interview where he was so pissed off at the politicians calling for a badger cull he went off. Also the time he was going to debate someone and they never showed up and he was VERY smug and called them a coward lol. Maybe he's learned to give fewer fucks in his old age.

[@sherryheim5504]

@@katelynna10000 Yes to both of those and then there was another one I believe in Germany where he was being interviewed supposedly about their shows that evening and perhaps a couple more nights. The interviewer kept going off topic, Brian was exhausted and even told the guy he would rather be sleeping. Brian ended up walking out on the interview, coming back, apologizing, and when the interviewer continued going off topic, Brian just told the guy he wasn't going to do this and left quite pissed off.

[@jo_jolambrini6775]

Norman Sheffield was the Manager that our beautiful Freddie showed his arse to at Live Aid. They did this at apparently the mistreatment and abuse they suffered by him. This song is "dedicated to ....... HIM". He in actual fact wrote a book later on called "Life on Two Legs : Setting the Record Straight" in which he tried to justify all the scenarios with The Beatles, Bowie, Queen & Elton John. RIP my hero Freddie, a life in songs xxxxx

[@katelynna10000]

The story I heard about their time with Trident that stood out the most was about Brian's health crisis is 1974. At the end of their first American tour, as openers for Mott the Hoople, after the release of Queen 2, Brian got VERY sick. I believe he collapsed just off stage at the end of one of the final shows. Everyone, of course, wanted to take him to the closest hospital, but Trident said they wouldn't pay for a hospital in America, and to come back to London to get it looked at. He was in really bad shape, and everyone was super scared. Well, they eventually got him to a London hospital. It turned out he had not only a bad infection in his arm, but also Hepatitis. There was apparently talk of the possibility of amputating his arm if they couldn't get the infection under control! They obviously did, thank goodness, but Brian was in the hospital for weeks. But my fellow Queenies, the story of Trident's shittiness doesn't end there. Oh no. The more observant among you may know that both Queen 2 and Sheer Heart Attack were released in '74. Reportedly, the boys were back home for maybe 2 weeks, Brian's still in the hospital, when Sheffield calls and says 'Oi you guys better get working on that next album! You made us cut that tour short so you better make up for it!'. They had to start recording the album with Brian still in the hospital! It's no wonder Queen's other trident diss track, Flick of the Wrist, is on that album. So yah, Freddie was PISSED and we got a great song out of it. Honestly it's between Death on 2 Legs and Prophet's song for my favorite song on Night at the Opera (although I'm also very fond of '39 and, of course, BoRhap).

[@Plumblossom9546]

…and the infection and hepatitis came from the vaccination he had to get for the American tour

[@bernhardfbuttner5694]

Nope Mr. Trump, it wasn't the vaccination, it was the non-sterile needles ....@@Plumblossom9546

[@chriscyparis8503]

This song refers to their first manager : Norman Sheffield. It was a hard time for Queen 😬!

[@bandmom3505]

Everyone focuses on the lyrics, obviously, but Brian's guitar riffs on this are fantastic! Also, it's funny on the album because it's goes from this vicious, dark song straight into the next track which is a light, cute, silly song called "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon". 🙂

[@thegman8968]

Freddy and the band created an anthem for what most of us have felt at one time or another. Queen has pulled off a "diss" that is both intense and comical at the same time! THANKS, this was a super reaction!☮☮☮.

[@rafa7433]

"A night at the opera" is mi favourite album so far. Great reaction Doe

[@celticpoet21]

So awesome! As you've read, this was a diss track against their first manager Norman Sheffield, who really treated them like cash cows. To add a bit more detail, the last straws were when Roger Taylor was told to stop breaking his drum sticks ("they couldn't afford more") and when John Deacon was denied a down payment for a house for him and his fiancee. The song "Flick of the wrist" is also considered a stab at Norman, indicating that with a Flick of the wrist, they sign a deal with the devil. Live at the rainbow is a fantastic, raw rendition! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqOsi4RpeLF_mLc They say that whenever Freddie would sometimes show the crowds his ass at concerts, he was still getting back at Sheffield and anyone else who mistreated them or spoke badly about them.

[@chrissielord434]

Well said. I love that performance and always love seeing Freddie's hand movement ☺️ ❤️Freddie❤️

[@frankmcbride7051]

Quick story: In 1975 when Bohemian Rhapsody was released, my big brother Rusty was great about being my connection to great music. He heard it come on the radio and grabbed me to come hear it with him. We both thought it was so different and original. Soon after, my sister bought the single of the song and I enjoyed hearing it with her. Eventually she decided I could not borrow her record, so I went to the store to by my own copy. I was sad to learn the single was no longer in the store. By then You're My Best Friend was out as a single. I had heard and liked it, so I decided I was just going to take the plunge and get the LP. That was a big thing for this 11 year old. I owe many thanks to my sister's refusal to share, because A Night At The Opera immediately became my favorite album. So many different sounds and styles, and they really did it mostly tongue in cheek. I was hooked. In those days it was not easy to find out such information as what inspired Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to ...). When the Live Killers album came out they bleeped out the part of Freddie's intro that explained who it was. It was MANY years later that I finally learned. I was proud when in college my son decided to write a paper about the song and its inspiration. Did he go too far? Not for me. It made for a great song.

[@Suzismymom]

I'd love to read that paper!!!!!

[@baldock45]

Rule number one never piss off freddie or queen

[@baldock45]

Or take their money

[@moose6509]

Unbelievably powerful song. Would be entirely appropriate for any politicians now. Freddie´s angry, Brian´s guitar even angrier.........

[@gersonneto2113]

Queen let me in your heart again reaction

[@markholmes8803]

queen best band ever i saw them in 84 and 86 amazing

[@kentnottingham9635]

So by now, you must understand that EVERY SINGLE TRACK of Night at the Opera is phenomenal. Even the little ditties in between are just SO GREAT! As a whole, side one and two make such a complete masterpiece!

[@cometogether999]

I was 11 or 12 when I first heard this (a short time after it came out) I was gobsmacked and thoroughly tickled when I heard this for the first time. I suppose it was in the news, but in those days it didn't travel as quickly or as distant.

[@alterego1981]

Death on two legs...Raw street "poetry" dedicated for the ungrateful minds!! Just brilliant!!! Excellent choice!!! 😉

[@vernhoke7730]

Well Doe, on the album, this song runs right into "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" that's why it cuts off here. I was alive,actually a senior in high school, when this came out. This song was a killer track. Lucky me I got to see them do this live when I saw them in 1980.And yes Freeddie was pissed when he wrote this song,

[@AI_Surfer]

I was a 14 year old punk growing up in Orange County, California, when I saw an album sitting next to my family's stereo, which my sister had just bought. I hadn't heard anything from it, but the album cover intrigued me, and I was familiar with Queen from the 'Killer Queen' song a year earlier. I put the album on the turntable and I was immediately blown away with the opening track, 'Death On Two Legs'. The entire song I was thinking holy shit, this song is f'ing awesome! The power and the energy from the song was mind blowing. As a 14 year old teenage boy, I could direct a song like that towards just about any body. Then I proceeded to listen to the rest of 'ANATO' album, and I was completely hooked. Although I will mention that I didn't like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' the first few times I listened to it, except for the guitar portion. I did however come to love 'Bohemian Rhapsody', and 'ANATO' is one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@RushTrader]

What made Freddie mad? Record company execs (otherwise known as "stuffed suits") will do that to you! Thanks for reacting to this one!

[@johngraham5996]

everyone talks about norman sheffield but there was two of them, he had a brother called barry aswel, either way they swindled Queen out of a lot of money and were paying them around £20 per week! roger was told to stop hitting the drums so hard because he was breaking too many sticks! 😂 There was another diss song the year before this, its on sheer heart attack and is flick of the wrist 👑✊🇬🇧

[@1lagunagt]

Amazing and interesting analysis, as the start of the crown that is the night at the opera this for me was a hook that sunk into me. The work of strong emotion and anger. And then it cuts to lazing on a sunday afternoon is simply amazing. Please listen to the entire crown all at once. It's like a great story told in musical form.

[@LizMercury1992]

First and only Diss song I heard and loved.😅 I heard from documentaries, early from their management that Freddie wanted a grand piano, but was refused to give by the management, Roger breaking sticks but was told to don't break more sticks 'cos no money, and John Deacon wanted a little advance payment to buy a small flat but was refused by the mgt. They're also headlining at that time but they didn't seen any money while their manager bought a new RR. It affected Freddie deeply and ended up writing this song,...😬😬😬 so don't mess with Freddie🤨😅😅😅 Great video Miss Doe 💛👏👏👏 I l

[@richardscales9560]

Great song. I always loved Brian's guitar on the intro. On the album it segues into the next track as so many do.

[@kuntumhapsari5364]

Yeah, don’t make Freddie angry… Btw another great Queen reaction 👍

[@ccrider77]

Perhaps the most passionate song Queen ever recorded...

[@AleAround]

Great song and great reaction Miss Doe...

[@markholmes8803]

this song is all about there manager in the early days.

[@JGGuitarCovers]

They really got shafted early in their career financially and A NIGHT AT THE OPERA was their make or break record.

[@malcolmpeacock2484]

I was about to say it was about former manager. Also the album was the most expensive album made by Queen where they threw everything at it. Production wise. I am surprised its took you so long to have herd the album.

[@troy2477]

I liked the sound of Freddie's voice best in this song it was raspy . He had a who give a F, attitude and no auto tune the only thing they did was use a multi tract so it sounded like more people were singing but not used in every song which I thought was a good idea even live it was them no tract needed. We always say Freddie the rest of Queen needs to be acknowledged.

[@yezdazordeta1765]

The perfect couple after this song is...Lazy on the Sunday Afternoon.

[@oswaldoaguirre8634]

Que hermosa Doe y de gran sensibilidad

[@drewport8706]

Doe you nailed it , yet again , so awesome 💯👍❤️

[@maxpower3698]

Norman Sheffield their original manager & owner of trident studios that's who its about

[@Jeni10]

In one of the documentaries, Brian tells the story of the production manager they trusted to look after everything for them. They made a lot of money and it was all going into the bank, or so they thought. When they discovered there was nothing, they asked where their money was and the guy came back with excuse after excuse, until they sacked him and had to repay all their debts over the next couple of years as they started again, financially.

[@craighoward6123]

That's correct, i think Freddie said a bout the money. Its not a bout the money its about Quality time. When we are touring & why we are touring. To promote our hard work. As a Band and that's when the re did their contracts. Each got 25% made it much easier. NO MANAGEMENT EVER! ITS UP TO THE MEMBERS!

[@rickyfayehansen5530]

Was 15 years old when the album come out thought it was one to one of my favorite songs on the album

[@howardthrust]

The first time I spun this LP (in '75) on my turntable, I remember replaying this [first] track multiple times before I could tear myself away from it's grip long enough to listen to the rest of the album!! I'd just NEVER heard anything quite like it! (I STILL haven't!) I guess "having your say in your heart" would have been the "high road" for The Band's experience with their manager...but I'm not going to argue against the "road" they chose...

[@queenmiriam3058]

Thankyou Doe darling!! Don’t we all need a Queen fix once in a while? 😆😘 Great you checked out this song. I love their diversity, just amazing. They were real masters. Much bless dear and keep up the work.

[@juanvargaschavarria8772]

Greetings from COSTARICA 🇨🇷 Queen is legend inmortal 🤴

[@QueenForever1991]

Norman Sheffield, the managers at trident records , it’s not the first track aimed at him , he also wrote great king rat,

[@kentnottingham9635]

So this is the first song on NATO. This was the first album I ever bought as a kid. The opening to this takes me all the way back to the summer before Jr High. This whole album was pure genius, front to back! Yeah, FREDDY WAS PISSED wasn’t he!!!

[@chrissielord434]

I haven't read all the comments but agree Freddie wrote it about their former Manager and the stories. I had also heard that "the final straw" was when the band didn't have enough money to pay thd rent on their flat sbx Norman S turned up in his brand new Rolls Royce!! 😠 Great reaction Doe 😉 ❤️Freddie❤️

[@gareththomas9806]

I've seen so many new fans call this the first "dis" song. I'm not sure about that, but don't annoy Freddie apparently

[@sandrahilton3239]

this song was written when the group was screwed financially by the record deal they were in. They were working hard and making no money. Who wouldnt be angry.

[@juanspeko]

A 70's diss track

[@LMTino]

Thx goodness you needed a Queen fix...mini drama indeed with this one. I was around but oblivious to all the details...older now and seems to me to be just desserts! Freddie must have really crushed it if it prompted a book years later and he had to tap the song title to sell it. I THINK the song got the job done!

[@DariaBilowus]

One of my favourite songs.

[@Wyattbodenheimerofficial]

The beginning instruments are a stand up bass by John, guitars from Brian, and low notes on the piano

[@lisaargyrou1488]

Wow 🥰 beautiful Freddie ❤️ Freddie at his most vicious 😂 Love this song 🤩

[@bigmallly7863]

Heyup DD, if memory serves me right, this song was written after the band's fall-out with their original manager and Trident Studios owner Norman Sheffield..........I wasn't aware at the time. Edit: Sorry, I posted my comment before you reaserched it, I didn't want you to think I was repeating for repeatings sake.

[@luigivigliercio7908]

I love your video reaction as I love this song. As I love all "A night at the opera". Your videos meke me come back to the past, when I discovered Queen slowly slowly buying the albums.

[@YellowNoseProductions]

2:12 the sound is made from an upright bass

[@GorgeGeorg]

I always felt Freddie was singing about a bully in school.

[@pepemoreno7742]

The greatest.

[@TheStefan6969]

Fantastic!!!! New sub!! Hello from Northern California!!!! 🤗❤✌🏼

[@DoeDarling]

Thanks for subbing!

[@melissapitchford7405]

Yep to their management who took all their money for yrs. All of it!!!

[@garykidson4489]

Hey Doe Darling (I can't see your name without hearing Freddie say Darling as he often did in interviews!) I've just found your channel and I've started watching your Queen reaction videos, I love them so will definitely be subscribing. I've just watched your Time Waits For Nobody video and you mention that you haven't heard In My Defence by Freddie. You should definitely react to this song, it's so beautiful and the video has some great images of Freddie through the years. I've not seen anyone else react to it as it's not a very well known song. Anyway, I'm glad I found your channel, I'm off to watch some more of your videos and to hit the subscribe button!

[@DoeDarling]

thank you so much for the lovely comment and the sub! appreciate it :)

[@aussiebloke609]

This is such a good flyting song.

[@leonarae8496]

I was speechless the first time I heard this too, Freddie doesn’t hold back! It’s aimed squarely at Norman Sheffield their former manager who was stealing all their money. The band were still living in relative squalor, they couldn’t afford to pay their crew or their lighting guys, but Sheffield was swanning around in a brand new Rolls Royce and building a swimming pool. Freddie was ropable, obviously. They did another diss song before this one called Flick of the Wrist which is just a scathing. Anyway they parted ways with Trident and joined with John Reid. He was the one who sent them off to a farm with instructions to write whatever they wanted and the result was A Night at the Opera, and the rest is history.

[@uk130belfor2]

Welcome back Doe

[@fabstemat]

I love the way people react to this song, yours was great. May i suggest White Queen live at the Odeon ? I just stumbled to your channel and love your reactions and accent. Keep up the good work from 🇨🇦

[@DoeDarling]

Thank you 🥰 I reacted to the White Queen but because of copyright it got blocked in some areas, not sure if you will be able to view it but heres the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6HLpmmZlpVoi5Y

[@Semajsenrab72]

Was his old manager, the boys were barely struggling to feed themselves and their management were rolling in cash. Jim Beach reached them, got them, what was then, the most money ever handed over for an album and said go make a record. a Night At The Opera was. The result, Your My Best Friend was from John to his Wife, prophet song was Brian as he recovered from Hepatitis he picked up in the US (IS about Noah in a way) which lead straight into Love Of My Life which was Freddie to Mary, the true Love Of His Life, she was his world, just not when it came to sec, her word held more sway than anyone elses, they truly still live each other very deeply.

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Doe - I think the lesson here is "don't piss off Freddie" - he might just make a song about it and earn a few mil...also see: Flick of the Wrist (Sheer Heart Attack Album) -- the abrupt ending of DOTL was typical of Queen albums - they had literally NO space between songs (I'm old enough to still own the vinyl) .. we were about to go into "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" - quite a different feel - lol

[@barbaratucker6434]

This was all about their old manager!! Their manager was getting rich while the band stayed poor. That's also why Freddie always mooned the crowd! That was for his old manager!

[@soundofnellody262]

I love that song.. if you are really mad at someone it feels good to sing this lyrics.

[@davethomas6216]

As all ready said about there first Manger I think the final straw was When john wanted to buy him and his wife a house And the manger said no So this is freddies you know what to the sheffild brothers

[@luigivigliercio7908]

This song was dedicated to Queen 's first producer, Norman Sheffield. Lovely

[@anthonybrancaleone9816]

So good to see the kids into the band - Queen I through the Game (1970s) is Queen - they were it!

[@notanotherenigma7759]

And what a killer bass line by John? I mean it all was great, it is after all, a killer track. But that bass line....

[@imweakfordeaky]

John *always* came up with great bass lines that fit the songs perfectly. Amazing guy.

[@notanotherenigma7759]

@@imweakfordeaky , I play bass (been playing for about 45 years), John is my bass hero.

[@marccadmore9836]

About halfway through the song I thought to myself "hmm, could this have been the first ever diss track?" Weird synchronicity !

[@jameseisen9371]

Great song!!! Check out Hijack My Heart sung by Roger Taylor!!

[@grguitaracademy5144]

There's a lot of production thrown into this track. And all of it is brilliant. Wouldn't have it any other way. So much going on but in all the right ways.

[@barrysiewert7386]

Holy heck is right. Love it!!! Time for the complete opposite of this song, lol, so please check out Good Old Fashioned Loverboy.

[@melinakristinmercury9586]

They first manager dident pay them money, very very little then. But himselfe by a very groovie car. And he said to Roger he had to stop to break his drum-picks, they had now money to by knew......omg Freddie writh this song, Brian was a little affraid to play it, I think they come in court, but they whon the case.....I’m not sure. No dont get Freddie angry, he said self in an interview he had destroid some hotelrooms, and room in his house. He got very mad.......

[@rodneygriffin7666]

I wish I could write a song like this to my old boss. Absolutely perfect.

[@dantoothpick]

Have you seen in my defence yet? It’s a great song by Freddie

[@DoeDarling]

not yet!

[@dantoothpick]

I highly recommend it, it’s one of his best solo songs

[@wayneross3586]

it was about the first management they signed with

[@spankie7728]

musical rant... but i god danm love it:)

[@garyjamestaylor]

Hi, yeah I believe the group were selling records touring well and thinking we are doing well where is the money I think the bands manager at the time was pocketing most of the profits so the band got rid of him x Love these first reactions x

[@DoeDarling]

I am so sorry for your Loss Adam, sending you all my love

[@trego5509]

I would consider it the first “blatant” diss song.

[@lindaVanVranken]

This is a great song, lyrics are .... yeah and that screaching ilove it... not dark I think it as about a manager/ boy friend

[@SuprousOxide]

On the album this song ends abruptly and immediately goes in to "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon", which is a song with an entirely different tone.

[@edsonribeiro4829]

This one is the haviest Queen's songs. I could stop hearing when I know it!

[@xtiants]

All those sounds you were hearing at the beginning of the song (other than Freddie's piano) were produced by Brian's guitar.

[@acm1137]

Management refused John a deposit for a house and the rest, as they say, is history.

[@BrianMay_Lover]

Norman Sheffield, their manager

[@Christine-ry1qq]

And John couldn’t get a deposit for his mortgage Freddie was seething 😡 But Norm bought a new roller … Final straw Fed always said it was worth getting sued for lol And the rest is history xx 💋

[@modernclics]

I love how Freddie insults him in an artistic way in this song. So much 'insult poetry' in the lyrics. And music top notch as always: the piano intro, some weird effects with the cymbals, the guitars the voices, the bass is amazing. Doing all that in 1975 when you only had tapes to record, kudos to their producer as well (Roy Thomas Baker). This album is a jewel an they were actually poor at the moment of recording it, it was the last shot probably.

[@KlausKoch-nf4rn]

In the early years of Queen, they were very poor. But their manager drove a new Rolls Royce. After this, Queen terminated the contract with the manager.

[@siroswaldfortitude5346]

Most Queen fans would know this, but 'Death on two legs' on the album is followed instantly by 'Lazing on a Sunday afternoon', which is a touch of 1920's style Noel Coward (the best way I could explain it). In typical Queen fashion they went from one extreme to another, but its a wonderful piece of music. Whatever style of music Queen did, they did it well.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I love how this song manages to be heavily offensive and insulting without actually using expletives.

[@blurfoot870]

The moral of the story is..... don't piss off Fred! The subject of the song (their previous manager) sued them and was awarded compensation. But.... with a masterpiece like that on their best album, Queen clearly won, and have won ever since!

[@trevorgoddard2278]

This is not an Angry Freddie, if you will excuse the gratuitous alliteration this is the Finally Free Furious Freddie. Supposedly Freddie agonized over these lyrics, not because he was worried he had gone too far, but because he wanted to get as many insults in as possible while still creating a great piece of music. It was Brian that felt this song went too far, which is why you will only find one unedited live performance. At no point has any member of Queen put a name to the three dots, but as soon as the song was released Norman Sheffield sued the band for defamation of character, thus firmly attaching his name to this creatively insulting start to the 'A Night at the Opera' album. There is a precursor to this song from the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album 'Flick of the Wrist', which is part diss track and part warning about the dangers of signing a contract without taking the time to appreciate the consequences. It was very carefully written in order to slip it past the management it was aimed at, as a result many people missed the meaning until this was released and the law suit happened.