About the Rock Band Queen

I had listened to mainly British rock music for a long time, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Faces and Sex Pistols. I had not been interested in hard rock and progressive rock during the period. After that, I became a fan of Stone Roses, Blur and Oasis. 

As for Queen, I thought that several songs by the band were cool and beautiful but I did not come to want to purchase their albums because I then felt that it was like a hard rock band and looked kind of eccentric. Moreover, I did not like the appearance of Freddie Mercury who had a mustache and short hairs. Besides, my most favorite vocalist had been Rod Stewart for many years, though rock music freaks might snort and snicker at me about it. Anyway, Queen was too unique and eccentric to intrigue me. I had mentally needed rock music in my teens and twenties but I has regarded it as what not inspires but relaxes me since I turned 30. Now, I listen to it in lunch time and during commuting. Queen's songs seemed to be heavy and tense, so I had thought that I should have not listened to them when I was thinking something and wanted to relax. That is why I had not liked the British rock band until I watched the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I at least had been curious about Queen, as well as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, so the release of the movie was a good opportunity to concretely know about the band. Then their success story really moved me. As a former British rock fan, I must listen to Greatest Hits, Queen's best album, which is the best-selling Album in the U.K. someday.

I especially love three songs in the movie. They are "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Radio Ga Ga" and "We Are the Champions." 

It is said that Freddie wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody" as his determination to live as a gay. Person who have been ready for anything looks really cool and dignified. 

"Radio Ga Ga" quite inspired me when I read the Japanese subtitles and knew what the lyrics means. At that time, I had felt myself getting out of shape and I had almost lost self-confidence until then. 

"We Are the Champions" reminds me of the victory ceremony after the final of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The song was being played in the stadium and suitable for the Spain internationals who just won the championship. It also reminds me of Iniesta's volley shot which became the winner in the final. The scenes are unforgettable.