LEGEND Wrote Song in a COUPLE MINS While Taking A BUBBLE BATH!-Became BIGGEST Hit!-Professor of Rock
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- Coming up, it's the story of Queen and their #1 rockabilly smash, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, one of the best-selling singles of 1980. Although the song was a tribute to the King of Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley, its genesis had nothing to do with hound dog, or a pilgrimage to Graceland… It was actually conceived while Freddie Mercury was taking… a bubble bath. He ran it into the studio immediately and recorded it before he forgot it. Brian May added his parts and John Deacon and Roger Taylor were on fire during the session… It was so good that many people thought it was a new song by Elvis. The crazy details of this international smash that was rushed from a hotel bathtub to a recording studio are NEXT on Professor of Rock.
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You know, in the world of rock n’ roll, reality often beats fiction. That's what makes these stories so thrilling and unexpected. Throughout the Rock Era, hit records sprung up from all sorts of places, sometimes out of the blue. Sure, some artists may have had a formula, but for the four members of Queen, it was more like a spontaneous trip to the studio, with little or no ideas in mind.
And when it came to their biggest chart hit, the spark of inspiration struck Freddie Mercury while he was enjoying a bubble bath at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany. Do you recall the last time you had a bubble bath, or even just a nice, hot soak in the tub? It's been ages for me, I think since I was a little boy, but I remember that having a bubble bath was a rare treat. For Freddie Mercury having a bubble bath was one of his favorite ways to pamper himself. It was also a cherished escape from the demands of rock stardom. Whenever he could steal a moment, he enjoyed a nice, relaxing bath. Having a bathtub in his suite was a non-negotiable requirement, something hotel management simply had to accommodate.
As the 1970s came to a close, Freddie and Queen found themselves in a bit of a slump. The band was striving to regain their momentum following the underwhelming sales of the Jazz album in 1978. While Jazz wasn't a flop, its sales fell significantly short of the high standards set by Queen's previous album, News of the World, released the year before. News of the World had sold over 4 million units, compared to 2.5 million for Jazz.
The band was in Munich, because they had heard that there was a great studio there called Musicland. Sounds like that old record store chain that had locations in shopping malls in the 70s and 80s. I loved Musicland, Tower Records, and Record Town, back in the day.
The Queen quartet had found a studio to record their next record, but other than the glowing recommendation of where to make that album, they had nothing, they were fresh out of ideas for new material… It was all par for the course for Queen
Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST SING-ALONG of the 80s? A song you can't help but belt out?
I Love Rock N' Roll! (So put another dime in the jukebox, baby!)
Sweet Soul Sister. The Cult
Love Shack - B-52’s
runnerups: Mony Mony - Billy Idol, I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll - Joan Jett.
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley
Queen remain the only multimember band where EVERY member wrote a number one hit by himself.
The Beatles?
@@henriflego9574 Name any # 1 hits that Ringo or Harrison wrote. There are none.
"Something" hit #1 in several countries.
@@tomrombouts1439 Ringo was the one that dropped the ball.
I didn't think it was Elvis, but I did think it was a cover. I remember thinking, "why don't I remember Elvis singing this one?" 😂
I didn't think it was Elvis singing the song, though I definitely heard Freddie singing like Elvis, but I actually thought it was Queen doing a cover of an Elvis song. :D
Freddie was a once in a lifetime voice. Flamboyant, outrageous, impossible to ignore. Freddie will live forever in his music and the hearts of countless fans.
So true!
🤗 ❤❤❤
Man had one of the best mustaches in rock history
One of the greatest singers ever.
Rent free with meals included.
In 1980 I took my 6 year old to the Queen concert in Seattle. My son was wearing a powder blue leisure suit due to it being picture day. My son seemed to be loving the concert and took off his jacket, vest and shirt. He was doing a pretty good Freddie Mercury impression. I spent a good portion of the concert trying to keep the screaming teenage girls away from my son.
Convincing Brian May to use Roger Taylor's old wood Telecast was a stroke of genius. Since a lot of early rockabilly played whatever they could afford it gave the solo a genuine rockabilly vibe.
I love the fact that some people thought it was sung by the King, when it was in reality, Queen.
I thought it was Prince
No one will EVER come close to Elvis!
I love Queen for doing this song!
But There is Elvis and then there is everyone else!
Man do I miss Freddie. Absolute powerhouse of a voice and an incredible talent.
Don't know how anyone could mistake Freddie's voice for Elvis. Two uniquely wonderful vocalists. To this day, that intro haunts my dreams. So catchy, I find myself humming it without even realizing it.
For sure!
His voice is lighter than Elvis’s, that’s for sure.
I honestly can’t remember a single person I knew who said that was an Elvis song.
While true, in those times we had poor reproduction methods.
I remember my first time visiting a “rich” kid house and seeing their hi-fi system and experiencing good quality sound and my mind was blown.
We’re lucky to have what we do nowadays!
That's the brilliance of Freddie's mind! He really could create magnificence and then deliver it with supreme flawlessnes! Major talent that is missed!
For sure!
I agree. He was magic.
Yep you haven’t seen a rock concert until you’ve seen Queen live. Wow.
Freddie was the most incredible rockstar of all time! RIP you are missed!
I never thought this was Elvis, now that you bring it up, I can hear the guitar sounding like vintage Elvis, but Freddie’s voice was his own!
EXACTLY. I have the exact same thought.
Queen's crazy little thing called love is one of my favorite songs from 1981. Great song.
Thanks!
It's from 1979
Maybe you heard it on their Greatest Hits album, that's why you thought it waas 1981.But it is from 1979
@@rollingthunder9579
Yea that greatest hits album caused a resurgence in it's radio play so undoubtedly there's people who associate it with being a 1981 release.
This song reenergized the rockabilly movement in the 80's dragging The Blasters. Stray Cats, Shakin' Stevens and others along with it while also rejuvenating the careers of Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. A simple, finger snapping' catchy pop song was incredibly influential to music in the early 80's and rarely receives the credit it deserves. Thanks for the video, you always do a great job bringing these old songs to life.
Freddie Mercury: proof that everybody should take the occasional bubble bath.
Ha ha! INDEED!
Calgon, take me away! 😂
Haha no kidding!
@@williamgaines9784calgon haha i ive got a box in the basement
I seriously doubt it would have the same effect on earthlings that it had on him.
Like Hendrix Freddie Mercury was from another planet.
There'll *NEVER* be another Freddie Mercury. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
That's an understatement.
This song is immortalized forever as part of the legendary Live Aid set of songs played. Absolute classic track.
Indeed.
Freddie’s outfit was iconic even.
It's only right that the self-described "country Elvis" Dwight Yoakam would cover Queen's perfect Elvis tribute!
It’s was the ever elegant Freddy Mercury. Of course he took bubblebaths.
Last week while going for a toad trip, my brother asked if we were ready.... mt reply?... "Ready Freddy!!! And we both started singing!!! Great episode, Professor!!!
❤❤❤
Love it!
My mom still says that
I named my Chihuahuas Freddie Mercury, after I drove 100 miles to the animal shelter in a neighboring state, the song playing on the radio when I turned the car on was “You’re my Best Friend” I knew that Freddie was going to be my best friend, there was his name.
Queen. Elvis. Legends.
Of course!
I'd never heard that some people thought it was an Elvis song, since he had been dead three years when this song came out. If Elvis's label had something this fantastic, they wouldn't have sat on it for 3 years!
Now if someone had told me it was Dave Edmunds the first time I heard it, I might have believed that. I think Dave was recording with a brand new rockabilly band in 1980, some crazy kids called the "Stray Cats". Wonder what ever happened to them? (JK, Brian Setzer is still setting hearts afire at live shows, many near me in SoCal, but I can't afford concert tickets)
I believe Freddie could have sung in any musical genre and I would still forget to breath, lost and mesmerized in his voice.
Guessing this will be a band name in the next few years. "Queen Elvis Legends"
Was the #1 when I was born. Always love this song!
"Crazy Little Thing" is catchy, but nothing beats the sweet bass line of a different track from the same album - "Another One Bites the Dust" - spent many hours at the roller rink skating to the latter. 🤘
True.
"Crazy Little" is also fantastic
They both have great bass lines.
yeh that was a rink staple ours had a mirror ball i just heard oldies channel last week i flip on when indie fades out was one of those we did the train
I thought you were going to say Dragon Attack.
Funny thing about another one bites the dust, was, this was originally sung by Roger Taylor, live, to give Freddie a break during wardrobe changes.
They played it on SNL a couple years later. That was on their final tour of the US with Freddie. I was fortunate enough to see them on that tour.
Your videos bring me back to the same warm and fuzzy feeling that I had while listening to Casey Kasem. 😎
Ah! That's awesome!
I believe some of Casey's spirit still lives on in Adam, prove me wrong!
I was still mourning the loss of Mr. Kasem when I found this channel years ago. What a happy day that was! Sometimes the TH-cam algorithm seems magical.
@@LazyIRanch Same thing that happened to me recently. I was so happy when I clicked on the first video of his. 😎
a local channel.every sunday has flashback segment casey casem top ten this week 40 years ago or themed show hsd casey voice
You Red Bone
& I can still remember watching them sing Come & get your love on the midnight special. That was our mtv of the 1970’s. So glad we have a video of them to watch.
Love your show PROFESSOR!!! Keep up the good work brother!!!
Rock🤘On🎸
Rock on!
I remember when this song came out. When he sang the words...crazy little thing called love...I was like dang!!! He really does sound like Elvis!! What a singer Freddie was.....there will never be another like him . A true legend!!!
It’s funny how people thought it was Elvis when I so clearly hear Freddie’s distinctive voice. And it sounds nothing like Elvis’s voice 😅 but that’s just my opinion, or the fact it’s already in my head that it is Freddie.
Man! What a great record! I used to LOVE to play it on the radio when it first came out!
I knew this was Queen and Freddie, I never thought this was Elvis back then. But I thought it may have been a tribute and/or a throwback to the 50s. This is actually my favorite Queen song. Great stuff!
As an old metal head who came up through the 80's, let me say that Queen is still among the best bands who ever existed. The only non-metal band who cracks my top 5. While I can't give them the number one spot, I can give them the number two spot. No one out does Ozzy for me personally. But, you know, they're great and I have enjoyed their music so much over the years. Love videos like this that do a deep dive on one of the all time greats! Cheers!
Thanks!
What are your other top 5?
I bet Queen to be the greatest band of all time! Look at the variety of music.
You can't mistake Freddie's voice for Elvis.
That was the thing about Queen, they were all over the board with their music. I think that's why we loved them so much. They didn't care what type the music was, as long as it was good. I would love to hear what you come up with on John. Grat show.
Thanks!
@@ProfessorofRock That would be an epic interview if John would agree.
Yes, absolute fearlessness. That's why they're my favorite, they could take on any musical genre and create a masterpiece.
Awww! Little Adam was adorable!
I remember HATING this song when it came out, everything about it pissed 12 year old me off. Almost 60 year old me cranks it up everytime I hear it.
Queens' first four albums when they were rockers still were the best, in my opinion. I saw them at one of the State theaters in downtown Cleveland in 1975. They all had long hair, flowy satin outfits; the best that I remember them.
The concert started with, 'Now I'm Here' with a dark stage that flashed to light on the symbol crash, then roared to life with the guitar opening! It ended with 'White Queen'. Fantastic show, one of the best I've attended. I liked them much better when they embodied rock and roll...
Thanks!
You from Ohio?
The Game was my favorite Queen album - maybe because it was the first. I gave it to my father for Christmas (he, in his turn gave me Greatest Hits 1 - total coincidence) so I made a cassette of the songs that were not on Greatest Hits (the US edition on vinyl was slightly different than the one we have today) and played it to exhaustion.
Thanks professor! Any focus on Queen and Freddie is much appreciated. Any look into their songs is also appreciated. Love, love!
I loved my Mr Bubble when I was a kid.....back in the 60's and early 70's.....
Very cool!
Mr. Bubble was actually invented in 1961 in North Dakota!
Excellent song, by an amazing vocalist.
Amen!
Love this song!
my memory is.. Saturday night live ,music guest...we love Farouk..dont stop me
Incredible song
Incredible album
I loved it as a 13 year old and it's only grew to new heights in mind mind since then.
Lifelong Queen fan (one of THOSE people). This was wonderful! I actually learned some stuff!
When I first heard this song I too thought it was Elvis. When I found out a little later that it was Queen I was amazed by how close he sounded to the King. I liked the song due to it's sound as my mom is an Elvis fan so it came naturally. I fell in love with the song after I heard the Chipmunk version of the song on Chipmunk Punk later on. It was simple yet catchy song but didn't get over played like a lot of the pop songs then.
Musicland, I spent a LOT of time in that store in the nearby mall but due to my eclectic musical tastes I actually spent more time in Great American Music as I found their selection more to my liking. The staff at Great American Music also had quite as bit more musical knowledge. I miss those stores. I still visit the record stores "nearby" but nearby now days is almost an hour away. Oh, the memories of the record stores.
Great video Prof. Just noticed you're at 1.02 million now. It keeps growing. Glad to see it.
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
we had a musicland mall but peaches had a better selection.when friemd started to get imto 80s id go with him like a 30.minute drive small head shop had budget casettes vinlys and used ones kstarted to dj clubs that is head shop had used cheap guess hippies had turned in for
merch.
Queen has been my favorite band since I 1st heard Seven Seas of Rhye. Unfortunately-air play release only. Had to wait til I had my Dad's cassette deck to make amixed tape from radio. Created 2 Queen lovers for them with my girls. Now I've created huge fans of 2 of my granddaughters.
This is my absolute favorite Queen song- it came out when I was 13. Besides the radio, the only way we could hear it was on the jukebox in the bars that we delivered papers to in our very small town. Our mom said we could only be in the bar if we were delivering papers BUT we used to turn on the outside speaker and send our friend into the bar to get a quarter from her dad. Then she would play Crazy Little Thing Called Love on the jukebox two times in a row! We only did that for this song! Fun memories!!
Love this song
Great song. The percussion on this song is so memorable
For sure!
And the guitar too.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 For sure!
My favorite album from Queen is still 'Innuendo'. It was their last studio album with Freddie and I just thought it was and is a stellar album. I listen to that album more than any other in their collection.
I think is was one of my favorite Queen song.
Brian May, hell!!! Brian Will!!!
When I first heard "crazy little thing called love" I always wondered if it was inspired by Elvis Presley, and you proved me right,always love hearing it every time it's played, and I also loved "starting over" when it was released on radio after John Lennon's death
One of my favorite albums. I owned the cassette as a high school kid in the 80's
My favorite Queen song.
❤🎉
Crazy Little Thing Called Love! Great rockabilly song!
Perhaps Freddie loved bubble baths, hence the song?? 😅
Thanks Professor!
Great fun episode.
Dwight Yoakum's cover is terrific
Hey Roger!
@@Lam_3-22-23 Amen!
I used to love bubble baths!
Greatest Elvis impression ever.
Ready Freddie!
One of my favorites from Queen, still overplayed as a few of Queen's songs are, this one is still enjoyable. Probably due to the country/rockabilly beat. Love Dwight Yoakam's cover of it.
Dwight’s cover is not that bad.
Elvis/Freddie
These 2 names will never be paired in my mind. Freddie Mercury is truly talented ‼️💥💙
Yeah, Freddie and Queen did some good stuff, but Elvis was the King.
Great band. Brian May is one of the greats as well.
My mom thought that this was Elvis!
I did too at first.
Me too.
The greatest rock n' roll song not written in the rock n' roll era. Great video 😀 And it's from my fave Queen album The Game.
Freddie did a superb Elvis honor with Crazy Little Thing. It was awesome fresh on the FM dial! Thanks Adam.
I remember when a friend played this song the first time I heard it. It made me realize that Queen was even more genius than I previously thought. They are one of the very few bands where I love everything they ever released. Queen was the first to achieve that status for me.
What an entertaining song and story. thank you for sharing!
I love Freddie so much I have him tattooed on my arm. Absolutely incomparable, definitely the goat.
Very cool!
Ready Freddy, ready Cindy. Anyone remember that commercial? lol. I can’t even remember what the commercial was about but it stuck in my head. Shows the brilliance of Queen.
39 is my favorite song... ever ( Night at the Opera). As a teen in the late 80s, I listened to this song over and over. I have no idea why it isn't more popular.
I remember reading an interview where Freddie supposedly said “10 years ago i learned 3 chords on the guitar, today I know 3 chords on the guitar” I love watching music reactions to this song. The reactors always think it’s an Elvis song. Nope, pure Freddie
My favorite songs were the early rock and roll from the 50s and 60s, my teen age years.
Agatha Christie used to get inspiratuon on the bath tub also, while eating apples... Basically letting your unconscious run free while doing a mechanical activity leads to deep thinking...
Great lesson, Professor, Thanx!!!
Thanks!
Freddie really wasn't a bad guitarist at all. He actually demonstrated on guitar the rift that he wanted Brian to play on Bohemian Rhapsody, right after "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me." He played it and then Brian perfected it. I'm happy that I got to see Queen in 1978. I had already been a fan since 1974, and it was always a thrill year after year to hear what kind of a new sound they were going to come up with. When you thought you had them figured out, then they would throw everything way off course with something like Crazy Little Thing Called Love!
same freddy everyone familiar with piano anthems uncut several.months ago.had a photo of him.playing guitar in the studio taylor he did sometimes did for an idea he had for particular song we listended to queen middle h.s. still.trying to find my at the beeb cassette sold vinlys 07
I started listening to Queen in 1975 with their Night at the Opera album.
Very cool!
Queen really committed to Crazy Little Thing Called Love and it works.
I thought it was a 'lost' song of Elvis...for about 30 seconds. Then I thought 'that's not Elvis! That's Freddie!'
I never once thought that this was Elvis.
The style is similar, but the voice is not the same.
PoR, Adam! Rick Beato did an interview with Brian May, not too long ago- I think your skills as an interviewer would go over really well with Brian May. I bet he watches you!! I do. Reach out to his people, and maybe his people will reach back! Great video! I love Queen- they're essential in my love for music. Cheers, here's to your next million subscribers!!
And of course, Mack even got a shout out in "Dragon Attack" from the same album,
Absolutely no one thought this was Elvis when this was released. Voice was nowhere near a match. Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Don’t Pull Your Love, now that had us thinking Elvis.
The Game may be my favorite Queen album. It has a tight focused sound. Dragon Attack is one of my favourite tracks along with Play the Game and CLTCL❤ve
Their two #1 hits from 1980 are my two faves from Queen. "Another One Bites The Dust" is in my all-time top 10. I guess "We Will Rock You" is up there on my list as well. That's my Queen trio.
Very cool!
No Bohemian Rhapsody or We are the Champions? 😉
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Those are on the next tier, along with "Fat Bottom Girls." They are very close.
Freddie was a unique treasure. I regret that I never got to see him in person.
I did get to see Brian and Roger with Adam in Dallas...and I don't brave Big D traffic unless it was worth it.
(And yes, it was TOTALLY worth it!)
Are the surviving three still touring today?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Brian and Roger are. John has been retired since the Mercury Tribute concert and has basically kept to himself and out of the public eye.
I remember when this came out. A lot of my friends did think it was an Elvis song or that Freddie was impersonating Elvis. It definitely is an easy song to learn to play on the guitar. My favorite live version is always going to be the live aid show.
Indeed! Such a cool version!
I thought it was Robert Plant singing. (Think Honeydrippers)
It had as much Elvis put into it as it could.
Queen is one of those groups where they have some songs I like and a bunch of songs I don’t care for. The Game to me is a masterpiece album. It’s really their only album I can listen to entirely. I can’t listen to their greatest hits entirely.
My favorite song on the album wasn’t even a single. Kind of a crime. Dragon Attack. I play this song during my gym workouts all the time. Such a great jam. Why wasn’t it released as a single? Crazy. Thanks for another great video. Great song and a great album.
I didn’t think it was Elvis, it didn’t sound like him to me, but I thought it was an Elvis cover by queen.
I was playing this song while driving with one of my sisters a couple years ago… and she was absolutely convinced that this was an Elvis song originally. She figured Queen must have done a cover lol. It took a lot to convince her otherwise. She was shocked.
(to be fair to her though… she’s a classical pianist, so she wasn’t as absorbed in Rock and Pop music as most people)
As a bassplayer I got to love that bassline that John played on this one. Very enjoyable song to play when you are starting as a young musician. Now 30 years later I can still play that bassline by heart.
With Axl Rose, Freddie goes alongside him as the two greatest frontmen the music world as ever seen. 🧨👊🏻🧨
Thanks!
Are you daft?
They don't even belong in the same sentence.
@@c.e.anderson558 can you elaborate on that sir?
@@c.e.anderson558agreed. That performance at the Freddie tribute of Bohemian Rhapsody was shameful.
How Archimedes of him.
I was convinced that Crazy Little Thing was by Shakin' Stevens until i got to see the video. An homage to Elvis? A celebration of Rock & Roll definitely!
It’s too bad that will never hear that Freddie Mercury guitar part on crazy Little thing called love that would’ve been so fabulous to hear. It’s still a great song I love it. I remember I went to the Oregon school for the blind in Salem back in 2003 and one of my counselors had to clean albums hot space and the game and I listen to both of them and I love those albums are great albums especially crazy Little thing called love that’s a great song.
MAN! I love your content. These “nerdy” anticdotes are always home runs! Thanks again!😅
Saw Queen in St. Paul on their “Hot Space” tour. Needless to say, incredible show. Billy Squire opened the show. Thank you, Mom and Dad for seeking out the tickets and allowing my sister and I to go see some of these iconic artists.
I ALWAYS thought Freddie was trying to sound like Elvis on this record, just fantastic. The Brits have always had a crazy way of taking American sounds and making them even better.
Need to go find some Mr. Bubbles
John Lennon said in an interview that he was inspired to return to the studio when he heard Crazy Little Thing on the radio.
The result was the Elvis throwback Starting Over.
What an incredible, simple and fun tune! When this came out I went nuts for this tune; I couldn't buy the 45 fast enough. A true rock-n-roll tune if there ever was one.
Very cool!
It’s a fun tune indeed.