Death On Two Legs (special online music)

[TheLeeb1972]

For you NORMAN!

[Grandorthifier]

No synthesizers were used making this album!!!!

[garyulyssesking]

What TONE!!!!!!!!! May is Killer

[firestarter199515]

Holy fuck, what a kickass song

[ettertje01]

once this was my first album. This album woke my musicallity at age 8!

Thanks Bri, Rog.John and Fred!

[CataDanna]

On of the best of Queen.

[cermisan]

My first album. A Night At The Opera. On a small record-player with build-in speaker. Nostalgic.

[nanachatqueentoutout]

Norman Sheffield...fuck u!!!

[firestarter199515]

Possible inspiration for Eminem?

[Alishhh4]

the best stress relief is to sing along to this, I kmew it off by heart at age 7, think it's one of my favourite Queen songs.

[LaraMONSTERtje]

A Night At The Opera is the very best Queen-album. Actually it's the best album of all albums ever made... I'm 13 and listening to Queen is one of my daily routines :) I was born in the wrong generation! I will never ever see Freddie perform in real life, and it makes me sad... Freddie, you will live forever, your fans from back then and your new fans will take care of that! Legendary

[tongapuss]

Never knew any of this till I watched a programme on Sky Arts last night. I used to sing along with this song donkeys years ago and never realised!! Oh the innocence of youth (well I was then). All I can say is Good for Queen and now I can listen to it and realise why exactly they are singing the words. Only taken me three decades! duh!

[OFreakGirlO]

this song exudes anger in an exquisitely beautiful way : GO QUEEN!

[edmame]

doesn't norman sheffield still pop up in Queen documentaries? ugh. anyway this is how you vomit bile in Style. get on your hearse & ride norman:DD

[grecasophia]

@edmame i like that...vomit bile in style :))

[freddieinmyheart]

Irony at it's best, Freddie (bein the incomparable genious) got the anger out of his system somehow. He announced to the world the kind of evil wicked heartless money hungry, self serving traitor Norman Sheffield is. I hope by doing this song Freddie, Queen and Karma caused him a very long unemployment period, that all the money he stole wasnt't enough and he ended up a beggar. Payback for literally starving inocent and naive people of food and shelter by stealing their legally earned money.

[TheJumpyPopcorn]

@freddieinmyheart actually, Norman Sheffield continued his work on the music business for a long time, funny is that he claims he´s innocent... his son says that Queen were greedy and his daddy is a saint!

[freddieinmyheart]

@TheJumpyPopcorn The only thing I've read about him in regards to this subject is that supposedly after he listened to the song he tried to sue Queen for difamation..."Death On Two Legs" doesn't even mention his name. Maybe his nickname is "A Real Motherfucker" lol. If he (Sheffield) hadn't done that no one would've tied the song to him. Who do you believe? Me? Freddie and Queen of course! Also I've watched interviews where other people talk about this and they seem to tell the truth.

[horaciobotaya]

@freddieinmyheart The asshole wanted to get the most at of the situation apparently even by accepting being called death on two legs. I would've done the same thing and after kicked his ass in for good. Freddy is awesome. Sick in in MF!!! "shark".

[TheFredducky]

This was freddie's version of a hate letter to a former manager named Norman Sheffield, the band thought that he had not given them the support that they needed.

[PetrovCarmovich]

and you want...MOAR!!!!

[helenipoos]

what can we say?? Freddie et al were genius:) :) I miss him so....

[DrMusicAlbert]

Le dedico esta canción a .....

[danboy66in]

woohooooooo! 

[DEEHARDONE]

whoperman got it right

[WilmaXane]

Date a Asian lady # lushfmlk.info #

[whoperman]

reminds me of my wife.....great song to vent with

[giagiulenu]

@whoperman ahahahahahahahahah

[giagiulenu]

@whoperman AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­

[Monchis3121]

@whoperman Whoops, my thumbs down was supposed to be a thumbs up :P

[kidd912thomas]

Love this song!!

[AntiSCO]

Ironically, it is quite a remarkable breakup song as well! It captures the mood perfectly.

[virtato]

A song way back then, when we still had music

[Miaxdo]

With your pigheaded rules With your narrow - minded cronies you are fools of the first division- Death on two legs - You're tearing me apart, You never had a heart of your own - Kill joy, Bad guy, Big talking, Small fry 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)

[fmarsong]

The song was written by Freddie Mercury and describes his hatred toward Queen's ex-manager, Norman Sheffield, who is reputed to have mistreated the band and abused his role as their manager from 1972-1975.

[GinoBellofatto]

Una de las mejores intros de la historia del rock, combinación de arpegios, distorsiones, excelente, este tema está entre los mejores de Queen, tanto por la letra como por la música.

[NurseWeber25]

I listen to this song on my way to work everyday - it pumps me up lol

[cptXmunch]

lol this song was about the company queen signed with they wrote a few other ones about there recording company or manager or something, i cant remember what the others are called, they must of really gotten screwed over

[simplyme10133]

freddie Mercury was my heart and soul and still is . This song is kick ass. May you rest in peace.

[plutao]

we can dedicated ths music to all assholes that steal us in govern

[dorkandproudofit]

Hell of a way to tell your boss you're quitting.

Awesome. :)

[fuenftakt]

fucking great song... i've heard it live in cologne 79

[PicKPiT]

Insane, you should be put inside

You're a sewer-rat decaying in a cesspool of pride

Should be made unemployed

Make yourself null-and-void

Make me feel good

I feel good

That last part with all the voices and instrumental... I just love it... And the rythim itself... Queen... They were fucking genious... Like no one I've ever heard or seen...

[rickfama24]

What and amazing guitar intro

One of the best by Bryan

[rekoonsghjkl]

One of the best guitar rifts ever!

[rekoonsghjkl]

Love the intro!

[DangerousGirlPy]

Now you can kis my ass goodbye..

:D I love Queen.. I'm in love, Freddie Mercury was the love of my life.. <3

[MrJogaga]

Kiss my A.. Goodbye!^^

[rekoonsghjkl]

I love this song but I'm sure Ihave heard this guitar rift before in another song.

[NurseWeber25]

@rekoonsghjkl Well more than likely whatever song you think has this rift - stole it from Queen

[rekoonsghjkl]

@NurseWeber25 I know Queen wrote it was just it sounds so good it's hard to believe 1 band could do so much. Anyway have a nice day take care.

[elmegamonster]

I LOVE THIS INTRO!!

Fucking Amazing!

[Gusakov]

Great Creation !

[omega4104]

So... Are you saying that Video Killed the Radio Star? *kneeslap*

[ninja6363]

I LOVE ALL THINGS QUEEN

[luvtowin]

"Now you can kis my ass goodbye", I just love it. Queen is one of the best. Thanks

[KingBigBang]

Then close em and enjoy this lovely music

[littlebignote]

I like thios so so much. So much energy and power. And guitars are awesome too!!

[yatuiig]

nice Queen

[Elisa07777]

My best song by Queen is The March of the black queen, but this song would really be in my top ten :-)

[littlebignote]

Yup! I do agree! (: I love those both too! <3

[shockolanu]

This tune should be put on a video about Bush...

[joselect]

well, I think it's not a bad idea, the lyrics fit with what people think about him...

[Freebie1975]

I've thought about doing one.. lol

[shockolanu]

You really should do it, it would be a peach of video. Too bad he's not in charge anymore. Never the less, his mistakes remain.

Cheers!

[bretangel79]

Wow THis is awesome. Ive never heard Freddie sing the word "ass". Are there any more songs they cuss in. I remember rhapsody saying Greatest Hits II had some.

[TheMemoryHog]

Great King Rat. It says "Whore"

[squooge]

March of the Black Queen has the n-word in it.

[rocksation]

A cover by Rooney was also good though. Norman Sheffield, the most motherfucker guy in Freddie history. He had used much of Queen budget that time. This is one of my favorite in Queen catalogue and far more better than Body Language. Toink!

[theraynexperience]

Yeah, I have the cover as well. It was on "Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen", if I'm not mistaken. And ya, Sheffield was a dick.

[rocksation]

Yeah, truly a dick. Hee :D

[russosaurus]

This is Queen's greatest song in my opinion!

[daisyflower505]

it should be on greatist hits cuz its da bomb!

[Cricriiii]

Who is it dedicated to? I forgot the name of the producer they hated for having taken them for fools..

[mercury830]

Norman Sheffield,,, a real motherfucker of a gentleman

[Cricriiii]

can u tell me more? what did he do to them?

i forgot those lines of the queen's history ;D

[mercury830]

"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)" could only be referred to as Mercury's hate letter toward Queen's ex-manager, Norman Sheffield, who is reputed to have mistreated the band and abused his role as their manager from 1972-1975. Though it never made a direct reference to him, upon listening to the song, Sheffield attempted to sue the band for defamation. This was how the public found who the song was about. Sheffield later admitted that it probably gave the band an incentive to dedicate

[mercury830]

the song to him after he decided to sue them. During live performances, Mercury would usually re-dedicate the song to "a real motherfucker of a gentleman", although this line was bleeped out on the version that appeared on their Live Killers album in 1979, possibly to avoid further legal proceedings.

[jbuck594]

Isn't that from wikipedia

[abebopmana]

This is my favorite queen song, though bohemian rhapsody is always up there.

[bmwz9602]

Queen's breakthru songs (listed from the greatest)

1. Bohemian Rhapsody

2. Another One Bites The Dust

3. Killer Queen

4. Don't Stop Me Now

5. Fat Bottomed Girls

[MasterWolff93]

where is love of my life? wonderfull song

[bmwz9602]

That song's good too. Apparntely all songs of QUEEN ARE GOOD I think. but it wasn't one of the breakthru songs at least i think it wasn't

[sandletters39]

Unlike the 1975 studio version from the same "Opera" album as Death on Two Legs, there was a more popular 1979 Live Killers version of Love of my Life. It was even tried as a UK chart single reaching just No 63.

[rogertaylorfan2k8]

A night at the Opera = Queen's greatest album

[siberiano1981]

i'm agree with you

1)a Night at the opera

2)Innuendo

[rogertaylorfan2k8]

awesome song! :]

[bigdav47]

I would put A night at the Opera up there with any album! I think they slightly lost me a bit around the time of Jazz, but they did up their game to become as good as ever!

I have to say though,of the earlier albums "Sheer Heart Attack" stands out along with "a Night at the Opera"....just brilliance!

[omersidon]

I love queen!

Best bend ever!

[xxQueenRulesxx]

i can feel the power!!

[barak51]

pure GOLD !!!

[PrinceHendrixQueen]

A classic Queen jewel.

[Sampa94]

not so easy and I think he was kinda tired of being in the music industry plus the fact that freddie passed away...

[qwiatek57]

shoook!!!! The best song.

I feel good

[drumfreak87]

This song is viciousness at its finest.

[iksuhp]

I think 1973-1980 was the golden era. 1991 was the best album since the golden ear. But unfortunately mercury passed away. It weird how some of his lovers survived Hiv infections , while he died. I think Queen got lazy in 1980s. They were more interested in enjoying their fruits of hard work. Only when they had little time left for Freddie did they produce a stellar album.

[real36b]

I've always loved Queen. Freddie's voice just amazing! So powerful,such conviction. When I was a kid, I used to get teased for listening to them....I didnt care what people said. Oh, but now..everyone loves Queen.Did it take people that long to realize that they were (are) one of the best bands ever? and..yes..they are.

[TMLeafsGuy]

people still make fun of me for it!

[brianakirk]

Simply and amazing and underated song!

[Talia8389]

i want to learn this on piano lol

[qwiatek57]

and gitar:) wow:))

[rascal1410]

For me, not the overrated "BoRhap", but this one is the best track on this album. I've always liked it. Very suggestive guitar, energetic vocal. Pleasure to hear.

[elnegro1808]

is beatiful

[ionontu1991]

Grandi come sempre!

[youvebeenthunderstru]

'05'? This is track 1, not 5.

[SPeacock]

The format is:

Album number - album title

Year of release

Song title

[PitfiendProductions]

But night at the opera is no.4

-Queen

-Queen II

-Sheer Heart Attack

Then -A Night At The Opera

[rockrules77]

queen had queen II but never had an accual album called queen

[TMLeafsGuy]

if that were true then that would still make a night at the opera number three. but queen is their first album making a night at the opera number four!

[pappion70]

there first album was called queen

[bigdav47]

Rockrules is wrong!...There was an album entitled Queen.....I should know, I bought it!

[Leightonowen7]

Yes and its one of their best Albums! But i still think A Night At The Opera tops it, just :D

They also done an Album called Queen II which you probably bought aswell ;)

[101011we]

A night at the opera is easily Queen's breakthrough. And they wrote while listening alot to the White Album by the Beatles. But I have to say, alot of Queens later albums are good as well. News of the World, Jazz, The Game, and pretty much all their albums in the late 70's and 80's even Innuendo right before Freddie died.

[Leightonowen7]

Its alot more epic than any Beatles album though i would say, they recorded the album in Wales aswell, maybe Wales was an inspiration for Seaside Rendezvous. Brilliant song aswell. Innuendo is amazing

[101011we]

I personally like the Bealtes better, but I am also a big fan of Queen.

[PitfiendProductions]

yea they did lok it up on wikipedia

[Astillavivo]

fantastic!!! magic :)

[marcalmondgay]

Brian said oof when he read the lyrics for the first time :D He said that in an interview

Cute

[SPeacock]

I think Freddie could have done with some anger management, judging by his voice in this song.

[Alkaline200]

He sings with feeling! Though I do know what you mean, I somehow find it hot!

[SPeacock]

Thanks :) I was making a joke :)

[Aragond68]

What I'd like to know is why is this video here? I mean, is this just someone ripping off Freddie's angry music to promote their own personal website?

Hmmph, 4000webs is down anyway.

[etucomisso]

don't matter about that anyway is allowed to make queen still alive :D

[KingOfFiji]

I'm amazed that youtube dosen't know when its obviously copyright infringment.

I know that they could get in trouble for false copyright infringment claims but come on. Sometimes its just plain obvious to tell when someone is copyright infringing. Like now.

[Sampa94]

this song is the best, freddie is so angry! :)

[Chadwookiee]

"Was the fin on your back part of the deal? Shark."- Classic XD I hear this song was about the band/financial manager. They were having major success in the UK with their first few albums and selling tons, but they were broke. Freddie blamed their manager and voila! One of the best rock songs of all time!!

[Sampa94]

haha :P I really don't know why this song isn't at the Greatest Hits CD :P I can't get it out of my head XD

[KenfromDublin]

'A Night at the Opera' is the one of the most under rated rock albums of all time, and this is the epic opening track that would have been without question a world wide smash had they released it.

[pzrplam]

ya their stuff from the 70's is much better than the stuff they had in the 80's, i totally agree with u though couldve been another epic track...its unfortunate tht their arent enough ppl listenin to this, but atleast my ears are satisfied

[KenfromDublin]

Totally agree pzrplam, most of Queen's material after the seventies isn't worth listening to, they went from serious innovative groundbreaking rock pioneers to to commercial pop schlock whores in the space of a couple of albums at the turn of the decade.

[TMLeafsGuy]

i wouldn't go that far. i would say that when you get older you tend to change, and that would tend to change in their music since they wrote what they felt as everyone does.

[KenfromDublin]

You can also get Altzheimers when you get old.

;)

[TMLeafsGuy]

they weren't 80!

[Steacy783]

A as dude from the under informed generation of that time,(we had no VID's and no NET)no one knew about,,,,you know what,conclusively,until the eighty's. That's when the popularity of THIS band quickly wore off. Just as did happen to Rod Stewart !! Like come on getting your stomack pumped for too much semen intake,,,,FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUCK !!!!

[Aragond68]

Absolutely true, Dublin-Ken!

I've been listening to it again for the first time in ten years (had no digital version), and I am utterly astounded at just how damn good it was. Every track is brilliant, and then you get stand-outs like this one.

And Freddie is plenty angry in this one, fo'sure!

[HtnDuck]

wow. "Do you feel like suicide? i think you should!" Freddie must have hated this guy.

Love this song so much.

[CM3006]

muy buena cancion!!!

[xgirlfiendx]

Killerrr song.

[CandyTheKitty]

I LOVE this song!!! ROCK THE FUCK ON! >XD

[Joesus1991]

this song was written about some one who the band had in the past worked with (who of wich im not sure you'll have to check on that) but Fredie disliked him so much that it inspierd him to write such a song

[GrnEyesBluGlasses]

"you're a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride" -- wow, Freddie, tell us how you really feel. I would not have wanted to be the record company executive who pissed him off enough to inspire this level of vicious loathing. LOVE this song, can't get it out of my head.

[guitarist923]

How did they make all of these amazing songs? Queen its safe to say that they were musical geniouses!

[marcalmondgay]

in an interview brian said when he first read the song he thought: oof! :P

[Maxx61]

Freddy had a personal reason why he wrote this little ditty. Google it.

[zibimark]

wspaniała muzyka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sebavale78]

L'inno della Sovrana Aretusa C/5!!!

Forza bimbi qst'anno bisogna vince... in culo a tutti... anche al Mazzantini Staff!!!

[equuslover22]

i personally like the rooney version better!

[elnegro1808]

QUEEN IS THE LOVE

[hein345]

heavy, hard, cold blooded, awesomeness factory high song, made by best band queen! FUCK YEAH!

[queenandfreddiefan]

great song!! One of my favourites.

[queensdashizzle]

coolest queen song ever

[drakebloedje]

I really really really like this song for it's pace and vibe.

The odd ending even makes it better (on the cd the next song just fits in so good).

[Leotjoe]

strange song..

[dayatraces]

queen is the best and the album of this song too, just perfect

[perfectlyflawed1313]

this is one of the best queen songs :]]]

[centroavante]

Humilha...simplesmente.

Muito Boa!

[stek2]

this is one of my favorite songs by queen. the piano part rocks

[AceTygra82]

this the perfect f#ck you song!!

[VoidyAnimaniacfan]

i dedicate this to my dad the real mother F&^ker of a gentleman

[Austinchan077]

my fav song bye them thanks for posting it!

[centroavante]

Tuuuuuudo.......

Surreal esse piano na introdução!

[IshidaTheQuincy]

Certeza... uma das melhores músicas do Queen...

[bigcon28]

one of my fav. songs

[ketsuboku]

i've grown up listening to my mother go high off of Queen. And now i'm 16 and i LOVE them! especially this song, nice lyrics, cool vocals!

[cybermind]

first metal song i ever heard .. in 1979 i think

[nelzi80]

this is queen at their best, rocky as fuck. i love it!

liverpool, england.

[vavdg]

as a huge fan you must know he is right with ''

A night at the Opera''

[vtcalais]

This was not actually from a Night at the Opera album...It was A Day at the Races...Sorry to correct you ...I'm a HUGE fan...

[fasterthelightspeed]

It's from "A Night at the Opera"..

[thehouseinthelime]

No, this was the first track on A Night at the Opera.

[TheWHOrockON]

No it wasnt dude.