We Will Rock You
ESPN: The Magazine's Seth Wickersham penned a nifty little piece in the latest issue. He travels to the UK to interview Queen guitarist Brian May. May, of course, composed We Will Rock You, a sports anthem classic.
Who knew We Will Rock You was not intended to excite an audience but actually subdue one? Apparently Queen audiences in the '70s were too rambunctious, and the band wanted a piece that would quiet the crowd so it would listen to its operatic tunes.
May says he intended to write "depressing lyrics that described, as he says now, 'the fuility of man.'" The chorus is not a call to arms but is instead intended as a gentle reassurance. May says he even borrowed the infamous lyrics from a Czech lullaby.
Live and learn.
Wickersham concludes that We Will Rock You isn't ruining sporting events. No, he notes the power of music helps us form a singular community.
That said, it's unfortunate Americans will likely never get as organized as these Liverpool Football Club fans.
Who knew We Will Rock You was not intended to excite an audience but actually subdue one? Apparently Queen audiences in the '70s were too rambunctious, and the band wanted a piece that would quiet the crowd so it would listen to its operatic tunes.
May says he intended to write "depressing lyrics that described, as he says now, 'the fuility of man.'" The chorus is not a call to arms but is instead intended as a gentle reassurance. May says he even borrowed the infamous lyrics from a Czech lullaby.
Live and learn.
Wickersham concludes that We Will Rock You isn't ruining sporting events. No, he notes the power of music helps us form a singular community.
That said, it's unfortunate Americans will likely never get as organized as these Liverpool Football Club fans.
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