I Love Queen
I’m a 50’s kid and rock-n-roll already was on the scene so when I was old enough to grab my sister’s 45’s and her record player I used to listen to all her records. I liked what I heard and over time I developed my own musical tastes and bought my share of 45’s and played them on various record players.
I was never into rock bands, you know that loud stuff where to me the singers were shouting not singing. I enjoyed the 70’s music the best followed by the 60’s and the 80’s and my mom made sure she exposed my ear to classical music which I love to this day and of course I enjoy jazz and many other forms of music.
But rock music. No; until I was told of the movie Bohemian Rapsody about Queen and Freddie Mercury who when they were in their prime and he was alive I never cared for. Yeah I liked some of their stuff but I wouldn’t miss them if they weren’t there.
I watched the movie and was mesmerized. I learned of one of the greatest performers of all time. I listened to the music and when the movie was over I knew my life as I knew it would be changed in a small very special way. I read everything I could get my hands on and listened to their music.
Well today I found myself humming Bohemian Rapsody searching out the lyrics on YouTube and just listening to Queen sing it and even found someone on YouTube playing the tune on a piano. I was hooked again and I knew the song was in my bones, my heart and my soul. The song, Freddie and Queen all took their rightful place inside of me.
I guess they were meant to be there. I didn’t know that then but I know that now. Just took me some time to make some room for them and invite them in.
Now in keeping with my new found appreciation of rock music I might seek out other tunes that might find a place inside of me too.
I was never into rock bands, you know that loud stuff where to me the singers were shouting not singing. I enjoyed the 70’s music the best followed by the 60’s and the 80’s and my mom made sure she exposed my ear to classical music which I love to this day and of course I enjoy jazz and many other forms of music.
But rock music. No; until I was told of the movie Bohemian Rapsody about Queen and Freddie Mercury who when they were in their prime and he was alive I never cared for. Yeah I liked some of their stuff but I wouldn’t miss them if they weren’t there.
I watched the movie and was mesmerized. I learned of one of the greatest performers of all time. I listened to the music and when the movie was over I knew my life as I knew it would be changed in a small very special way. I read everything I could get my hands on and listened to their music.
Well today I found myself humming Bohemian Rapsody searching out the lyrics on YouTube and just listening to Queen sing it and even found someone on YouTube playing the tune on a piano. I was hooked again and I knew the song was in my bones, my heart and my soul. The song, Freddie and Queen all took their rightful place inside of me.
I guess they were meant to be there. I didn’t know that then but I know that now. Just took me some time to make some room for them and invite them in.
Now in keeping with my new found appreciation of rock music I might seek out other tunes that might find a place inside of me too.