Icon Wrote 70s Hit to REMIND Us...CLASSY People Can Be Wh*res Too-Who’s it ABOUT?--Professor of Rock

It’s a song that is guaranteed to REARRANGE your mind. Just ask the legendary artist who wrote it. Freddie Mercury of Queen. Before this track, neither he nor his band QUEEN had much to show for their efforts. Two albums in, and almost no one knew who they were outside the UK. Actually, they tried touring across America to get their name out there. But their guitarist, Brian May had to be hospitalized… twice. Completely pulling the rug out from under them. They needed a hit so their Freddie popped one off quickly which would start a habit of writing at the spur of the moment from scribbling down lyrics, with nothing to do on a Saturday night to writing a complete song in the bathtub. It would alter the sound of the band and make them legends… Killer Queen from their album Sheer Heart Attack made them rock legends... Find out how this band found their signature sound and conquered America next on Professor of Rock.

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I’m excited to return to another one of my favorite shows that we do on this channel. It’s called Breakthrough. In this show we break down songs, albums, or events that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long-term success. On previous episodes we have covered Good Times Bad Times by Led Zeppelin, School’s Out by Alice Cooper, and The Joker by the gangsters of love Steve Miller Band.

Today we are taking a closer look at the origins of a landmark band that we’ve covered several times on our channel: It’s the one and only Queen with their first successful single in America… Killer Queen. Of course, Queen is a band that really needs no introduction, but I’m going to give you one anyway… because I think the contrast between where they began and what they became is pretty pronounced. The group’s classic line-up (and for many their only line-up) consisted of regal frontman Freddie Mercury, guitar great Brian May, John Deacon on bass, as well as Roger Taylor or drums. Together this foursome launched a legacy that boasts over 125 million albums sold, has garnered multiple Hall of Fame inductions, stockpiled numerous awards and nominations, and has given us some of the ultimate powerhouse rock and pop classics of all time…

And that’s only scratching the surface. Just soak that in for a second… Still, this kind of mega-success didn’t happen overnight… although curiously, the song that launched their career actually did. More on that coming up. But to begin, let’s talk about what wasn’t working. Signed to EMI Record in late 1972, Queen commenced their campaign to rule the world with a failed single: ‘Keep Yourself Alive.’ It was released a week before their self-titled debut record, which came out on July 13, 1973, in the UK.

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