The Champions of The World, Or Something Like That
The fine folks at East Portland Blog invited me to add an introductory paragraph to their daily featured video, an amazing hi-def clip of Queen performing “We Are The Champions” circa 1979. Get all nostalgic with me and check out this great vintage clip at This Link.
“We Are The Champions” (Click to Enlarge)
This highly detailed paper sculpture of the rock band Queen isn’t assembled from a kit but rather has been entirely hand crafted from the imagination of the artist. See more step-by-step details that led to the final product, image above, at Behance Network.
On This Date, July 6th in in 1973: Queen released their debut single, “Keep Yourself Alive,” in the U.K. on EMI Records. What a great song!
It is no secret that, way back when I was a teenager, I was a pretty serious fanatic about the band Queen. It is easy to understand why, because let’s get real: Queen’s music is the shit. But to put it in perspective, you need to know that when I was in high school, Queen was absolutely like a way of life to me, or a religion. To really get what I am saying, you would have had to be me. I was obsessed with their music, in love with Freddie Mercury, and completely and totally gay for Queen!
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John, Freddie, Brian And Roger Circa 1975
John Deacon, bassist for Queen was born on this day, August 19th, in 1951. Although John was “the quiet one” of the band and contributed the fewest songs, he did pen Queen’s massive hit, “Another One Bites The Dust,” so he really never has to work again in his life if he doesn’t want to. Maybe that’s why he didn’t choose to join a reformed Queen with Roger Taylor and Brian May when they recruited Paul Rodgers to sing lead. Because why embarrass yourself like that if you don’t need the money? Happy Birthday, John!