Fans Choose Queen’s Greatest Lyric On Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday


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Fans of seminal British rock band Queen have voted the group’s 1979 single ‘Don’t Stop Me Now‘ as containing their greatest lyric, on the day which would’ve marked Freddie Mercury‘s 65th birthday.

The song’s chorus lyric, “Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time, I’m having a ball”, has come out on top of a poll of 3,000 Queen devotees conducted by HMV, with ‘The Show Must Go On‘s “My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die. I can fly my friends”, being voted second.

“Whilst you’d imagine there might be more obvious choices, we shouldn’t be too surprised that a lyric from Don’t Stop Me Now is a clear favourite among fans – it’s such a feel-good, life-affirming song,” remarked HMV’s Gennaro Castaldo.

Top 10:

1: ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ – “Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time, I’m having a ball.”

2: ‘The Show Must Go On’ – “My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die. I can fly my friends.”

3: ‘Innuendo’ – “You can be anything you want to be, just turn yourself into anything you think you could ever be.”

4: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – “Nothing really matters, anyone can see, nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me.”

5: ‘Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)’ – “In the quiet of the night let our candle always burn, let us never lose the lessons we have learned.”

6: ‘We Are The Champions’ – “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.”

7: ‘Killer Queen’ – “She’s a killer queen. Gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam. Guaranteed to blow your mind. Anytime.”

8: ‘Friends Will Be Friends’ – “When you’re through with life and all hope is lost, hold out your hand ‘cos friends will be friends right ’til the end/”

9: ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ – “Get your party gown. Get your pigtail down. Get your heart beatin’ baby.”

10: ‘Stone Cold Crazy’ – “There’s a rumour going round. I got a clear outta town, yeah I’m smelling like a dry fish.”


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