Why Queens' drummer locked himself in a cupboard

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

I'm nearing 50 and don't remember ever hearing that song. Well played Roger, well played.

[@ytucharliesierra]

I'm 54 and if you don't know that song you want to check out the album "A night at the Opera" if you care enough about Queen. It's epic!

[@rav3256]

17 and heard it plenty of times, great song

[@MatthRrrr]

"🎵when the pistons are pumpin'" FFS, Roger...

[@cheltersful]

A good song easily missed amongst a plethora of great songs by the band.

[@35milesoflead]

​@M. R. I dunno, there's always Brian's Ford commercial. "Everything We Do".

[@TheThejpmshow]

Brian wanted to say ‘clearly… bollocks’ but his education prevented him 🤣

[@scottishcheese13]

He was definitely struggling with some choice words there lol

[@nirmalsuki]

Education and class.

[@hardspumoni6940]

What on Earth does education have to do with it?

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Sure, because educated people never use colourful language 😄

[@donnaburns3927]

I’ve always love that song. “ Told my girl I had to forget her, rather buy me a new carburetor.” Great song.

[@cellva1682]

Is that what that line is?! I'm so dumb XD

[@Schmuni]

"I'm NOT coming out of the closet!"

[@thedarkninja2000]

“…So I pull out my gun!!!!” - R. Kelly 😂😂

[@TamagotchiFreakFan]

man this is some crazy shit here, why wont roger just come out the closet, he said... "I'm not coming out the closet, so you can just go awayyyy"

[@Grubnar]

"I'm in love with my car" is legit a great song!

[@chefskiss6179]

You tell em, Roger! 😂😂😂

[@Grubnar]

@@chefskiss6179 Oh noes! I've been found out. . . . Anyway ...

[@chefskiss6179]

@@Grubnar 🤫😉

[@mottada3017]

I enjoy the car song more than BR.

[@bliss_gore5194]

I always put it before mechanix. Car fucking lmao

[@thefog7067]

I'm in love with my car is an awesome song and the vocal that Roger does on it is pure power

[@andrewmize823]

There's nothing wrong with enjoying a song just because it's fun--there's a song for every other emotional state, so why not?

[@Miller-jh2bg]

So Roger was literally ringo for queen. “But John, I want to do a song about a yellow submarine?” Lol

[@joseemilianobonilla4737]

Yellow Submarine was Paul's idea Ringo's idea was Octopus's Garden

[@e32b61]

Damn, you managed to display an ignorance of TWO bands in that short statement. The first error is predicated on numerous misunderstandings regarding Ringo’s role in the band, what he actually did on recordings (including assuming he wrote a song that he didn’t), and his relationship with his bandmates. And then you follow it up with a misinterpretation of the scene in this video which clearly shows that Roger Taylor was nothing like Ringo. Also, Roger Taylor is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a solid songwriting catalog. Each one of the members of Queen wrote hits for the band.

[@Miller-jh2bg]

@@joseemilianobonilla4737 oh ok, I heard from a friend that he made yellow submarine, octopus’s garden is an absolute banger though

[@Miller-jh2bg]

@@e32b61 ringo: hey guys, I wrote a song John: oh, what’s this? Paul: it seems ringo wrote a song George: *silence* John: look here ringo, I’ll put it on the fridge, so everyone can see it Ringo: are we gonna play it? John, Paul, and George: no

[@nessy9022]

Roger Taylor wrote Radio GaGa (number 1 in at least 9 countries) - Ringo didn't come close to anything like that while in the Beatles.

[@patton303]

One of my most favorite Queen songs. And Roger Taylor was so good, he could have sung lead vocals for his own band. He’s singing the crazy high notes in Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@whocareseh1]

True. Have you heard his voice in "In The Lap of The Gods"? It's pure magic

[@petermmm42]

He did mate! Search up "the cross"

[@tinycockjock1967]

Man finessed the band.

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

Its a drummer tradition.

[@thepuppetmaster9813]

Financed as well with a top earner

[@Raven.flight]

“I’m in Love With My Car” IS a great song.

[@pablodanielbonagno5291]

Indeed it is!

[@williamstephenjackson6420]

It is one of my all time favorites!

[@AntonXul]

“I’m in love with my car” is great song. I don’t get the hate it gets. I loved it the minute I 1st heard it. There is nothing wrong with that song.

[@dinahnicest6525]

Agreed. And I'm a snobbish little B.

[@dragonsdynamite6403]

I don’t get the love queen gets

[@AntonXul]

@@dragonsdynamite6403 Their music is incredibly diverse. It has something for everyone. You got your hard rockers like “Stone Cold Crazy”. You got your ballads like “White Queen”. You got your funky stuff like “Another One Bites the Dust”. You got your experimental like “Bohemian Rhapsody”. You got your epics like “The Prophet Song”. You got your rockabilly like “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”. You got your fantasy songs like “My Fairy King”. You got your old Timey songs like “Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy” and so on. Their catalog is incredible. A lot of their better songs are the non hits. You’d have to deep dive to see their true greatness. You also have 4 of the greatest musicians ever. All 4 are top tier in their instruments. They combine for a great sound.

[@dragonsdynamite6403]

@@AntonXul I will check out your recommendations during work tomorrow. I must admit I haven’t heard most of them. Thank you

[@AntonXul]

@@dragonsdynamite6403 Well, what kind of music do you like? Maybe I can steer you to songs more of your liking.

[@HawkEye40]

The vocals on that song are amazing. High E5 from Roger... What a singer he was

[@lanstarphoenix4189]

I'm sure when you had Freddie as a singer it was hard to get your song on but can't help but respect the play by Roger

[@lanstarphoenix4189]

@@EvoDevo2004 no shit you obviously didn't understand the video or the comment

[@danepaulstewart8464]

And we absolutely ADORE them for every single bit of the craziness! The world would be dreadful without them.

[@TheSpecialJ11]

What's funny about this in my life is I got into Queen in my teen years, long after their time in the cultural limelight, and so anything but the hits I was discovering on my own. I'm In Love With My Car was the only track on the album I routinely skipped. I just couldn't stand listening to it most of the time.

[@obiwankenobi9141]

Oh my god, same.

[@mattskustomkreations]

Y’all are nuts. That song is awesome.

[@mauriceortiz8817]

Me too

[@thehighllama8101]

It's better than Brian's Sweet Lady, with that terrible lyric: "She calls me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese".

[@Daniel413Lee]

​@@thehighllama8101 the song is amazing but the lyrics aren't

[@joevines3428]

It's actually a sick song.

[@pemo2676]

and its a good song with a great vocal

[@dinahnicest6525]

Roger is truly one of the most underrated vocalists of all time.

[@pemo2676]

@@dinahnicest6525 anyone is in the shadow when theyre standing next to freddie fucking mercury

[@Klaproossje]

I love Roger! Briliant musician amd he was very cute when he was younger 😊

[@forty_two42]

That's my favorite queen song. Its the machine of dream, such a clean machine! The pistons are pumping, and the hubcaps all gleam!

[@thebedroomshow9010]

Idk, I’m in love with my car just fit so well with the rest of the discography, it never bothered me and I looked forward to hearing it when it came on

[@richardbullwood5941]

It's a solid song. Like Bohemian Rhapsody, it was very new type material in the seventies, but both of them have stood the test of time.

[@fabioberlengues4112]

I'm in love with that song Oooh, yeah!

[@charlesheit4880]

As a motor head, "I'm in Love with My Car" is one of my favorite Queen songs! Definitely head and shoulders a better song than "Another One Bites the Dust.:

[@michaelsmyth3935]

One of my favorite tracks by Queen.

[@brickprik]

One of my top favorite queen songs

[@Br3adxx]

Thats why I love Roger

[@stevewothers4209]

I love that song from the first time I heard it in third grade

[@RothBeyondTheGrave]

Definitely one of my favorite Queen songs.

[@Mulerider4Life]

I'm in love with my car is a great song.

[@1960Wheelz]

I've always felt that "I'm in love with my car" was the second best track from "A night at the Opera".

[@petermmm42]

Meanwhile the prophets song crying in the corner:

[@5roundsrapid263]

I love the song, but second best? “You’re My Best Friend” is probably the second best.

[@I_love_freddiemercury]

"NOT THE COFFEE MACHINE!"

[@Thomas-eq3hx]

I loved that song. I had just acquired my 71 Chrysler 300 at the time and I was indeed in love with my car.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Oh that's a sweet ride! What color was it?

[@Thomas-eq3hx]

@@Mick_Ts_Chick maroon with black pinstripes

[@keithmoon3190]

I'm in love with my car also works well as a comic relief number after the emotionally heavy Bohemian rhapsody.

[@cliffdiver5357]

That has always been my favorite song on the album. Just like "Clyde," drummer for The Commodores with Brick House, he KNEW it was a hit and had to fight for it.

[@guatobean2869]

Smart play and great song!

[@FernandoPartridge]

I read somewhere Roger wrote that song about one of their roadies who really loved his Triumph TR6.

[@davidobrien9362]

So,what are we saying,Taylor knew how great B R was and cleverly fought for one of his penned songs to be put on the B side,knowing the royalty law ?.Good on you Roger .

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

that is one smart move on his end, I bet that bought him a few Jaguars

[@KIgarashi10969]

Indeed a brilliant move! The royalties he got from it allowed him to buy the house with the immaculate garden where they filmed ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘Spread Your Wings’

[@duderyandude9515]

Damn, well played Roger. That gamble paid off.

[@andrewksadventures]

I always enjoyed the song anyway! Glad it got included.

[@johnsnyder2624]

Bought the album in 77 and loved that tune

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

One of the best songs ever created by man 😂👍👍👍❤🌎👞

[@cirkelshorts]

i love in the movie when they start fighting in the kitchen roger throws and egg and picks up the coffee machine and both brian and john yell “not the coffe machine!” and roger just pauses

[@juancovarrubias2918]

It’s nice to see how the movie portrayed John not being shy here since, he was only really shy about publicity.

[@robertdubs9466]

Roger may have been in love with his car, but Brian and Deacy were in love with their coffee machine.

[@Bubby-vc5fv]

Good thing it made the record. Aside from Death on Two Legs it's the best song on the album

[@thisklik]

I love that song!!!

[@andregeran3831]

Im in love with my car!!! Classic AWSOME SONG!!!

[@rkoopa_bro]

What the hell happened to Sledge and Snafu? 😭

[@pridelander06]

After all they experienced in the South Pacific, they probably wanted to make a fresh start as rock stars.

[@CascadeHop]

Have you read Sledge's autobiography? Good read.

[@thetr00per30]

This was their reward. They got to be Rock Stars in an alternate life.

[@justlucky8254]

​@@CascadeHop agreed. "With The Old Breed" is a great book.

[@Old299dfk]

​@@pridelander06crazy that theres 30 years between the pacific, and this... Thats an awfully short amount of time. Yet, from now to the scene here, theres nearly 50.

[@andreajade541]

i refused to listen to it before but it was played in good omens and i genuinely enjoyed it 💀 it's part of my playlist now and will definitely be played non-stop once i get a car

[@dianecourtney2724]

Great song Roger ✌🏼😂 Smarty pants to have it on the flip side of the Most Streamed Song of the 20th Century 🌷💛👑

[@rockfortunerecords513]

Amazing song!

[@alisambrano]

I have a Tesla. I turned my horn into I'm in love with my car. I will honk just to hear the song😂😂😂😂

[@-ull3972]

Actually my favorite queen song hands down

[@TheForbiddenChode]

Brian: WTF? Roger: I stormed off in the wrong direction Freddie: Well come out then. Roger: Nuh uh

[@duderyandude9515]

Queen of all people should know that it’s Funny How Love Is.

[@mrpenya5915]

That's long been my favorite Queen song,

[@GeekFurious]

I owned this record and I didn't realize there was a 50% royalties song on the other side.

[@tinabolesful5184]

This song is brilliant

[@limpethead]

I love that song. Always have.

[@thefacultyoffunk]

It's on the album, Night at the Opera. Actually not a bad song, different!

[@21phive]

Thats my favorite queen song

[@carloszayas8975]

“I mean what are you exactly doing with that car?”

[@Nadiel_t]

Seeing those drawings, an incredible idea came to me, I don't know if it already exists but it would be incredible to release a book similar to those you find in the children's section,With drawings and more, stories but now tell the story of Queen or small books with anecdotes about Queen passed down in stories

[@pandanarkystudios5198]

I'm in love with my car was legitimately not heard by most people, too funny. Man's a legend

[@willywonka4340]

was able to catch Queen's last concert before retirement? on November 14th 2023 in L.A. ❤Brian Rocked!

[@nickbrick20]

That song feels so powerful, and it feels odd that the most timid member has such a powerful voice

[@Putyourheadonmysholder]

" NOT THE COFFEE MACHINE "

[@scottbubb2946]

I absolutely love it when musicians do something like this. They will do something that seems so eccentric and you thing, "That's crazy, why would they do that?" Then it turns out to be brilliant. Like Prince changing his name, or The Beatles putting a bunch of really short "songs" on the White Album.

[@DrMurdercock]

Dude knew what he was doing. They would have known Bohemian was special and dude DEF KNEW. So he secured his families future. hgaha

[@schtuff.8207]

I'm In Love With My Car was Rogers first song that was truly decent. But he wouldn't write a genuine hit for the band until 1984, long after the rest of the band had written many. I admire his commitment though. Much like Ringo, the weakest of the songwriters, but thats not saying much when you're still part of Queen or the Beatles.

[@thomasgriffiths7993]

Got a feel for my auto mobile!..great song.

[@jodaciarmani8264]

I love that song. Always have since first time hearing it. I believe similar discription and tribute to one’s car in a song has since been created . One that stands out is by Bay Area rapper nickatina “my ride”

[@ANullAssault]

I'm in love with my car is like the painting that's opposite to the Mona Lisa

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Je should bring out a follow up"' I'm In Love with I'm In Love With My Car'

[@joshthomson1998]

It’s an alright song on a fantastic album. When you see the other songs that could have been the B side it does makes you scratch your head a bit. You’re My Best Friend, Sweet Lady, Death on Two Legs, Love of My Life. Honestly, I think Prophet Song would have been the best B - Side, it’s just as theatrical and experimental as Bohemian Rhapsody

[@_Take_That_Depression_]

One of my favourite stories about Roger lol, it’s actually quite a good song in my opinion.

[@Penguin619]

Also the song wasn't a euphemism for anything, there was a producer who was just obsessed with his Alfa Romeo Spider.

[@ErikMCMLXV]

That’s one of my favorite Queen songs, I like it more than Bohemian Rhapsody

[@dinahnicest6525]

In retrospect, it's easy to see that NO song deserves royalties equal to Bohemian Rhapsody. We recognize it as one of the greatest R&R songs ever. But this conversation took place before anyone knew how it would do, and as the guy in the movie pointed out, it also had all the makin's of a commercial flop. Roger's is a good song, it offers a stark contrast to BR, and Roger deserves it.

[@SSMLivingPictures]

They called Bo Rap "Freds Thing" while it was being written. I doubt they thought it was a hit at all

[@CapAnson12345]

That's a great song. Love that car song.

[@FreddieHg37]

Wow! Those Queen members' drawings are amazing! I really loved them! Are they yours?

[@danielrae861]

Its a great rock anthem. Taylor deserves every penny imo

[@wrmlm37]

I love this, Nick!

[@stevenimeson902]

I’m in love with my car is an amazing song

[@lukewilcock428]

His extreme stubbornness only matched by his epic drumming skills

[@jesusmenendez7091]

That's such a sick song too! The heaviest song on the album.

[@-Twotonepony-]

I think "Death On Two Legs" goes much harder. "I'm in Love with my Car" isn't even that heavy to imo.

[@jesusmenendez7091]

@@-Twotonepony- it's a sick tune, the best one on the album, but not the heaviest.

[@joesmith6524]

The song was great!

[@sarge4455]

That’s awesome 🤩

[@wheresroger]

,,NoT tHe CoFfEe MaChInE"

[@ShamanKish]

I still like that song.

[@michaelharris9675]

Great Song

[@benjamincuevas9627]

They did made a song about bicycles so they shouldn't judge.

[@gunnerpfuntner842]

It’s so weird seeing snafu and sledge from the pacific in this movie but they did a good job 😊

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

In my love with my car is probably his finest song.

[@BrettCaton]

i don't even remember that song, and Queen was huge during my childhood. That b side didn't get a lot of wear.

[@sniffableandirresistble]

No that song was incredible it was Yes, Rush, Zeppelin, Sabbath, ELO, Journey, and Thin Luzzy rolled into one iconic musical highpoint ❤

[@86crud]

Fascinating.

[@makeitthrough_]

Tenement Funster alone should garner Roger more respect than he's getting in the comments. Also he was smoking hot in I Want To Break Free