The manager wasn’t just stealing some of their money, he was draining them dry. He was rolling up in a new Rolls, while our boys were broke and living in one-room flats *after 3 successful albums and tours* ! The final straw was when John Deacon and his pregnant GF wanted to get married, and the management company refused to help him with a down payment on a modest little house. (Deaky is still married to the same gal, and they have 6 children). Freddie was PISSED. This song is the result.
Britney Shearer : Damn right! Deaky was like the “little brother” Freddie never had, and he was very protective of him (being that he was the youngest of the group). Freddie helped draw Deaky out of his shell and encouraged his songwriting.
They also told Roger to stop playing the drums so hard , as his drumsticks would break . The management said they wouldn’t buy him any more drumsticks.
John Deacon got married and management would not even help with the downpayment on a house for him. They told Roger Taylor he had to be more careful with his drumsticks cause they couldnt buy new ones. Pretty much indicated they had no money.
This was on the same album as "Bohemian Rhapsody".....& it was the very first song on the album. Imagine hearing this coming out of the gate, the first time people put it on the turntable.
@@imweakfordeaky I was like 14 when I got into Queen, right before Freddie died. Even though it was a song I loved & listened to often, I don't think my teenage brain grasped how biting the song was.
ErinLees : A Night At The Opera came out in Nov 1975, so I was 9 the first time I heard the album. (My 13 year old brother had bought it with his grass-mowing money)... yes, I’m old lol
And then BAM! whiplash into the sweet bouncy Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon...and then WHAM! whiplash into the rocking I'm In Love With My Car...and then BOOM! whiplash back into the adorable You're My Best Friend...like, holy shit, the whiplash on that album is INTENSE.
The band had conquered the home crowds in the UK, then made a huge splash in Japan, and had come off their first headlining American tour, gaining ground and building a fanbase Stateside. Everything should have been rosy, but they were still living like paupers while the manager is tooling around London in a new Rolls Royce. Refusing to give John Deacon an advance for a home for he and his new wife was the straw that broke the camel's back. Brian May was reluctant at first to record the song since it oozed so much venom. However, since it was Freddie's baby, Brian and the others decided to let it stand as is. Therefore, this classic, the original diss track. Now I haven't commented in a little while, but I still hope you get to "I'm In Love With My Car" in the near future. Featuring Roger taking the lead vocals, it had an interesting back story as well.
Great reaction. They were treated like cash cows. A diss and getting rage off their chests. Another song dedicated to the manager is "flick of the wrist" warning about how either entering to a business arrangement or any relationship is like signing a deal with the devil.
@@afreakaboucher1316 Sure. Queen's first manager was Norman Sheffield at trident studios. Though the band sold loads of records and went on many successful tours, they weren't being paid fairly if at all. They could hardly afford food and lodgings while the manager was buying fancy cars etc. Death on Two legs was the band's way of expressing their anger. A previous song "Flick of the wrist" is considered another expression of anger at Sheffield because, looking back, when they signed the contract with a "flick of the wrist", it was like signing a deal with the devil figuratively speaking. Does that make better sense?
I’m a huge Queen fan. A few years ago I noticed a colleague from work in the canteen drinking from a mug with Queen on it. I said “is that early Queen? I love Queen!”. And he said... “Yes, my brother used to manage them...” “Not the one they wrote Death on two Legs about???” “Yup” he replied. I was floored. So I said... “Thank him from me because that song is awesome!” 😂😂😂
(And yup my colleague is an *old* guy.... Couldn’t believe I’d worked with him for years having no clue... he’s probably retired by now. I love that he was drinking from a mug with their faces on it. I wish I’d probed him further. At that time he said his brother was writing s book called Life on Two Legs. Not sure it was ever published but it sure made me laugh. )
Queen wasn't pissed off at a 'manager' they were pissed at the production company - Trident - that they'd signed with in 1973 for their first couple of albums. They were living like paupers because the company took their huge bit off the top and were literally driving around in Rolls Royces and grabbing all the money. Now, this wasn't really illegal since they were under contract, but they did get out of that contract and Queen was then signed exclusively with EMI - no middle man like Trident. Also, there is no video for this song because 'music videos' didn't really exist at that time. Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody video was the first of its kind - and they only made it because they would be touring and couldn't appear 'live' on Top of the Pops - and since TOTP only allowed lip syncing anyway - which they really hated - sending a video was a quick way to solve their problem and it could be played many times. This was years before MTV took up that idea and ran with it - inspired by Queen. I've listened/been a fan of Queen since 1975 and was around for all this - Queen cannot be surpassed in so many areas.
Everything you read is true, and that moron did nothing but give himself away by suing them, LOL! If you keep researching, you'll find out to what extent he was screwing the band. There's another song previous to this one I recommend you to check out. It was written when they still were under that guy's contract. It's called "Flick Of The Wrist", and it's also dedicated to him. Leave it to Freddie to "gently" tell you how much he loves and appreciates you :P It was actually easy to find out what was going on. The band wasn't seeing a penny. Literally. They were in debt because they had to pay the people who were working for them in the concerts, and that asshole kept telling them lies about the money they were actually making (because he was keeping it all). What made them explode though was what he did to Deaky (the bass player). He asked him for a loan to buy a modest house to marry his girlfriend and current wife and he received a plain no. That's when all of them got furious (they really felt like brothers, if you didn't know it). That guy bought a Rolls Royce with the money he was making out of them. Enough was enough. They found John Reid who paid the moron to release Queen from their contract, and that's when Freddie wrote this song. One of my favorite Queen songs, actually! Thank you very much!!
tsukigalleta Yep, they tried to screw their "brother" Deaky over and all he wanted was a simple house for his future wife and child! Which should have been simple considering how much money they were really making.
The manager also sued them for character assasination and they nearly had to go to court but... the song stayed and they finally settled out of court😉🙏🏻
Mrs Fahrenheit That manager had no case since they never called him out by name. The moron outted himself by trying to sue them for slander. It settled out of court. I'm betting that shark had to pay them big time!
3:47 got to remember this is early Queen, while they were popular they were no where near the status of now. They are Rock royalty now, then they were a very good group.
LOVED how you noticed, that diss track or not, it was fantastic song, musically! That’s what I love most about it. It is such a great song to sing to, and then you realise what you are singing....and it becomes even MORE fun to listen/sing to. Wonderful wonderful reaction! Thank you! (Though, I know I am an old fogey about this, but why so much language in your reaction this time? I don’t mind an occasional curse here and there, but you were dropping quite a few f-bombs this time.) 😳😉
One of my most favorite Freddie songs!! Brilliant Descriptive lyrics!! For one of the first dis track ever made, it's still lyrical and beautiful in an interesting way!!!
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I think it took a bit for them to realize the depth and breath of the screwing they were taking. Roger kind of blew the lid off the whole situation by saying hey if we aren’t making any money on our records then how come so and so is driving a new Rolls ? There’s no mincing words with Freddie......reminds me of the movie A Knights Tale when Jeffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany) says “ I will eviscerate you in fiction....I was naked for a day but YOU will be naked for eternity !” 😜😜😂Freddie just musically “flipped the bird” at his former Record Company and Manager !!!!!! When you play the full album one song bleeds into another. So what seems like an ending is only the beginning to another song......
The sad thing is that they were stealing Queens money and they were not living well.Like they were famous but poor at the same time bc that guy was stealing there money.
The situation was like: Deaky: I need a loan for me to buy a house for my soon to be wife and me could live in. Queen’s manager: No, We have not received any money to give you. *Freddie hears this* Freddie: You can kill me, steal the money we earned , not pay us BUT NEVER EVER SAY NO TO MY DEAKY *Writes one of the best diss songs in the world about their lousy manager* I LOVE FREDDIE FOR THIS AND THE WHOLE QUEEN
They were famous at the time but not that famous. They had released three albums and the third one had Killer Queen in it, but the real turning point was going to be their fourth album, A Night at the Opera which contained Bohemian Rhapsody and, of course, Death On Two Legs.
He did sue for defamation of character, which revealed to the public who this song was about. He really didn’t think that through. However, he was their first manager, so they were small fry that turned into an unexpected windfall for him and he thought he could get away with taking all the revenue from the first 3 albums-they never actually got the money back but they voided their contract and this album-which contained Bohemian Rhapsody-was with a new label. If you like the blunt lyrics and catchy tune, check out the hilariously upbeat “Don’t Try Suicide” and you’ll probably choke on your spit laughing at how brutal it is for such a fun sounding song.
I heard queen was completely dry at that time, until there was a reporter who wanted to interview queen, they were the ones who prepared the banquet, like buying a few bottles of beer and cigarettes.
This was Freddie at his angriest short of swearing he gave that manager both barrels, The abrupt ending was the musical equivalent of dropping the mike and walking off, The manager was an almighty dumbass who lost what was to become one of the greatest band in the world, This song despite being a diss track but they did it with professionalism and talent in spades.
Queen were very careful. The song's full name is Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) but they never, ever attached a name to it or even hinted who it was about. But Norman Sheffield knew IMMEDIATELY as soon as he heard it, and tried to sue Queen...and of course the court records were public domain...so by suing Queen he acknowledged that he was the one the song was about! I love this song because the insults are so incredibly clever. "a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride" might be one of my favourite lyrics of all time. He doesn't just savage him or diss him, Freddie completely eviscerates him!
Technically the Management company did not steal from the band, but the way the contract was written they could pay the band only as much as they wanted to, while at the same time taking all the royalties. As an indication of how the management behaved, at one point they told Roger to stop breaking drumsticks because they couldn't afford to replace them, while living in virtual mansions and driving expensive cars.
I did read that Rami, Gwilym, Ben, and Joe did film a couple of scenes with them recording the song and Rami finding out but was cut from the movie for reasons I don’t understand much like most scenes were cut from that movie
At one point I heard Brian May saying that they didn't perform this song much cause they would feel sick from all the anger imprinted in the words and feelings, but boy! that manager got a slice of Freddie's mind and fierce!
💁🏾♀️ I think this section went over your head (7:46-7:52).... Freddie was saying in a very British way....he's going to open a can of whoop ass on him 🤣! Part 1 was Flick of the Wrist. Death on Two Legs was part 2! Oh btw...there are at least three live versions of this out there...but this is my personal favorite one! th-cam.com/video/UXzW-pZ5sUQ/w-d-xo.html
Further to a comment down below, a thought. You should listen to A Night At The Opera in full, in order. The way the songs are ordered is incredible and there's a lot of really great songs on there, including this one!
Queen never took shit from anybody. No weird contracts where they didn't get the royalties from their own music, like some other great bands. Queen took stage and Stage.
I really love & enjoyed this song so funny 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😆😆😆😆😆 but at the same time serious I hope that this song will teach people not to steal people's money 💸💸💸💰💰💰 .
What’s stupid about him trying to sue them is that they never mentioned his name in the title or song. So him trying to sue them confirmed it was him. Almost nobody would’ve known if he did nothing.
At the time the band were getting £20 a week even though killer Queen was a massive hit in 73 by 75 the band were still on crap money and the manager had just bought his 3rd rolls royce n freddie wore no idiot
Stealing their money is putting it lightly. Imagine this.. You've made it big, and you've had sold out shows, but you're not seeing any of the money. You're not able to put food on the table, and your manager is driving around in a Rolls Royce.
So many managers have ripped off groups and destroyed them. Two members of Badfinger, a great group, committed suicide over it. The Animals got ripped off too.
Sorry to be a flea in the ointment here, but going forward it may be an idea to play the song/video, then analyse and react afterwards?? You spent just over two minutes waffling on about the ex managers career after just the first line of the song, the interest wained after that!! ....Sorry!!
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The manager wasn’t just stealing some of their money, he was draining them dry. He was rolling up in a new Rolls, while our boys were broke and living in one-room flats *after 3 successful albums and tours* !
The final straw was when John Deacon and his pregnant GF wanted to get married, and the management company refused to help him with a down payment on a modest little house. (Deaky is still married to the same gal, and they have 6 children).
Freddie was PISSED. This song is the result.
And NOBODY messes with Deaky...
Britney Shearer : Damn right! Deaky was like the “little brother” Freddie never had, and he was very protective of him (being that he was the youngest of the group). Freddie helped draw Deaky out of his shell and encouraged his songwriting.
@@imweakfordeaky Aww no wonder John was devastated when Freddie died. 😭
They also told Roger to stop playing the drums so hard , as his drumsticks would break . The management said they wouldn’t buy him any more drumsticks.
It's like the old "But you knew, I was a scopion" story... I bet, if they had asked around, they would have known, that he was a leech...
John Deacon got married and management would not even help with the downpayment on a house for him. They told Roger Taylor he had to be more careful with his drumsticks cause they couldnt buy new ones. Pretty much indicated they had no money.
This was on the same album as "Bohemian Rhapsody".....& it was the very first song on the album. Imagine hearing this coming out of the gate, the first time people put it on the turntable.
ErinLees .... EXACTLY! 😆
Freddie had NO fear! And yeah, first time this album hit my brother’s turntable 😱 ...hahaha I was just a little kid and I *loved* it!
@@imweakfordeaky I was like 14 when I got into Queen, right before Freddie died. Even though it was a song I loved & listened to often, I don't think my teenage brain grasped how biting the song was.
ErinLees : A Night At The Opera came out in Nov 1975, so I was 9 the first time I heard the album. (My 13 year old brother had bought it with his grass-mowing money)... yes, I’m old lol
And then BAM! whiplash into the sweet bouncy Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon...and then WHAM! whiplash into the rocking I'm In Love With My Car...and then BOOM! whiplash back into the adorable You're My Best Friend...like, holy shit, the whiplash on that album is INTENSE.
They did not out his name, he filed suit and outed himself. They settled out of court.
The band had conquered the home crowds in the UK, then made a huge splash in Japan, and had come off their first headlining American tour, gaining ground and building a fanbase Stateside. Everything should have been rosy, but they were still living like paupers while the manager is tooling around London in a new Rolls Royce. Refusing to give John Deacon an advance for a home for he and his new wife was the straw that broke the camel's back. Brian May was reluctant at first to record the song since it oozed so much venom. However, since it was Freddie's baby, Brian and the others decided to let it stand as is. Therefore, this classic, the original diss track.
Now I haven't commented in a little while, but I still hope you get to "I'm In Love With My Car" in the near future. Featuring Roger taking the lead vocals, it had an interesting back story as well.
Great reaction. They were treated like cash cows. A diss and getting rage off their chests. Another song dedicated to the manager is "flick of the wrist" warning about how either entering to a business arrangement or any relationship is like signing a deal with the devil.
What does that mean can you break it down for me please 🥺🥺🥺🥺
@@afreakaboucher1316 Sure. Queen's first manager was Norman Sheffield at trident studios. Though the band sold loads of records and went on many successful tours, they weren't being paid fairly if at all. They could hardly afford food and lodgings while the manager was buying fancy cars etc. Death on Two legs was the band's way of expressing their anger. A previous song "Flick of the wrist" is considered another expression of anger at Sheffield because, looking back, when they signed the contract with a "flick of the wrist", it was like signing a deal with the devil figuratively speaking. Does that make better sense?
I’m a huge Queen fan. A few years ago I noticed a colleague from work in the canteen drinking from a mug with Queen on it. I said “is that early Queen? I love Queen!”. And he said...
“Yes, my brother used to manage them...”
“Not the one they wrote Death on two Legs about???”
“Yup” he replied.
I was floored. So I said...
“Thank him from me because that song is awesome!”
😂😂😂
(And yup my colleague is an *old* guy.... Couldn’t believe I’d worked with him for years having no clue... he’s probably retired by now. I love that he was drinking from a mug with their faces on it. I wish I’d probed him further. At that time he said his brother was writing s book called Life on Two Legs. Not sure it was ever published but it sure made me laugh. )
this song is just so savage and they DEFINITELY killed it with the first Diss Track lol☕️👑✨
I’m AmUsEd !! 👵🏻
Mrs Fahrenheit...Actually, their 1st diss track was Flick of the Wrist! Death on Two Legs was part 2!
Diss tracks have been around for a while. I know Lennon and McCartney wrote back and forth to each other with dis tracks
@@Day1onDay1 Too Many People and How Do You Sleep
I remember reading that the boys were all living in tiny apartments. Freddie was the lucky one, he actually had a living room!
That was 😭😭😭 if their manager wasn't stealing their money 💰💰💸💸💸 then that wouldn't have happened to them
Queen wasn't pissed off at a 'manager' they were pissed at the production company - Trident - that they'd signed with in 1973 for their first couple of albums. They were living like paupers because the company took their huge bit off the top and were literally driving around in Rolls Royces and grabbing all the money. Now, this wasn't really illegal since they were under contract, but they did get out of that contract and Queen was then signed exclusively with EMI - no middle man like Trident. Also, there is no video for this song because 'music videos' didn't really exist at that time. Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody video was the first of its kind - and they only made it because they would be touring and couldn't appear 'live' on Top of the Pops - and since TOTP only allowed lip syncing anyway - which they really hated - sending a video was a quick way to solve their problem and it could be played many times. This was years before MTV took up that idea and ran with it - inspired by Queen. I've listened/been a fan of Queen since 1975 and was around for all this - Queen cannot be surpassed in so many areas.
They were pissed off at Norman Sheffield. Yes he was part of Trident, but this song is aimed directly at that bastard!
Everything you read is true, and that moron did nothing but give himself away by suing them, LOL!
If you keep researching, you'll find out to what extent he was screwing the band. There's another song previous to this one I recommend you to check out. It was written when they still were under that guy's contract. It's called "Flick Of The Wrist", and it's also dedicated to him. Leave it to Freddie to "gently" tell you how much he loves and appreciates you :P
It was actually easy to find out what was going on. The band wasn't seeing a penny. Literally. They were in debt because they had to pay the people who were working for them in the concerts, and that asshole kept telling them lies about the money they were actually making (because he was keeping it all). What made them explode though was what he did to Deaky (the bass player). He asked him for a loan to buy a modest house to marry his girlfriend and current wife and he received a plain no. That's when all of them got furious (they really felt like brothers, if you didn't know it). That guy bought a Rolls Royce with the money he was making out of them. Enough was enough. They found John Reid who paid the moron to release Queen from their contract, and that's when Freddie wrote this song. One of my favorite Queen songs, actually!
Thank you very much!!
tsukigalleta Yep, they tried to screw their "brother" Deaky over and all he wanted was a simple house for his future wife and child! Which should have been simple considering how much money they were really making.
Arwen Odinson and all Deaky was asking was an advance for a *down payment* on a little house, not the whole thing!
I’m Weak For Deaky Yes, good point!
The manager also sued them for character assasination and they nearly had to go to court but... the song stayed and they finally settled out of court😉🙏🏻
Mrs Fahrenheit That manager had no case since they never called him out by name. The moron outted himself by trying to sue them for slander.
It settled out of court. I'm betting that shark had to pay them big time!
calm the down fanboys, they were all business people, they managed the situation between them.
One of the earliest diss track lol
This shit is HARD!!! I've been listening to this daily for the past 2 months
Flick of the wrist is also like death on two legs both are about the management at the time so check out flick of the wrist
Yes, Flick of the Wrist was the prelude to Death on Two Legs.
3:47 got to remember this is early Queen, while they were popular they were no where near the status of now. They are Rock royalty now, then they were a very good group.
2:41 it was used in some old TV detective series, "Murder she wrote" or Agatha Christie type shit before 1975
LOVED how you noticed, that diss track or not, it was fantastic song, musically! That’s what I love most about it. It is such a great song to sing to, and then you realise what you are singing....and it becomes even MORE fun to listen/sing to. Wonderful wonderful reaction! Thank you! (Though, I know I am an old fogey about this, but why so much language in your reaction this time? I don’t mind an occasional curse here and there, but you were dropping quite a few f-bombs this time.) 😳😉
Heather Qualy, Freddie was the ultimate user of the f-bomb, he practically used it as punctuation, ;-).
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Freddie Mercury putting his emotions in this song ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘👌👌👌👍👍👍 love it
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One of my most favorite Freddie songs!! Brilliant Descriptive lyrics!! For one of the first dis track ever made, it's still lyrical and beautiful in an interesting way!!!
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I think it took a bit for them to realize the depth and breath of the screwing they were taking. Roger kind of blew the lid off the whole situation by saying hey if we aren’t making any money on our records then how come so and so is driving a new Rolls ? There’s no mincing words with Freddie......reminds me of the movie A Knights Tale when Jeffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany) says “ I will eviscerate you in fiction....I was naked for a day but YOU will be naked for eternity !” 😜😜😂Freddie just musically “flipped the bird” at his former Record Company and Manager !!!!!! When you play the full album one song bleeds into another. So what seems like an ending is only the beginning to another song......
The sad thing is that they were stealing Queens money and they were not living well.Like they were famous but poor at the same time bc that guy was stealing there money.
The reason for the aprupt ending is because on the album it immediately switches to the next song "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon".
Best reaction! I love this song. You can tell they must have really enjoyed writing this song.
Aint a Rich and Kelsey vid without the hand rub in the beggining. 👌 lov ya brother 🤗
The situation was like:
Deaky: I need a loan for me to buy a house for my soon to be wife and me could live in.
Queen’s manager: No, We have not received any money to give you.
*Freddie hears this*
Freddie: You can kill me, steal the money we earned , not pay us BUT NEVER EVER SAY NO TO MY DEAKY
*Writes one of the best diss songs in the world about their lousy manager*
I LOVE FREDDIE FOR THIS AND THE WHOLE QUEEN
Pretty much The " No Vaseline " of Rock.
Yep, it was true
They were famous at the time but not that famous. They had released three albums and the third one had Killer Queen in it, but the real turning point was going to be their fourth album, A Night at the Opera which contained Bohemian Rhapsody and, of course, Death On Two Legs.
He did sue for defamation of character, which revealed to the public who this song was about. He really didn’t think that through. However, he was their first manager, so they were small fry that turned into an unexpected windfall for him and he thought he could get away with taking all the revenue from the first 3 albums-they never actually got the money back but they voided their contract and this album-which contained Bohemian Rhapsody-was with a new label. If you like the blunt lyrics and catchy tune, check out the hilariously upbeat “Don’t Try Suicide” and you’ll probably choke on your spit laughing at how brutal it is for such a fun sounding song.
Wow 🥰 loved your reaction liked already subscribed 😁❤️ Freddie Mercury ❤️ more queen reactions please 😍
I heard queen was completely dry at that time, until there was a reporter who wanted to interview queen, they were the ones who prepared the banquet, like buying a few bottles of beer and cigarettes.
Gotta remember Queen weren't huge in 1975!That came after this album!
This was Freddie at his angriest short of swearing he gave that manager both barrels, The abrupt ending was the musical equivalent of dropping the mike and walking off, The manager was an almighty dumbass who lost what was to become one of the greatest band in the world, This song despite being a diss track but they did it with professionalism and talent in spades.
I Love this song so much 💓💓🤩 can't get enough of it 💗💗💗💗👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️😀😀😀😀😃😃 oldies diss track 💯💯💯
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Queen were very careful. The song's full name is Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) but they never, ever attached a name to it or even hinted who it was about. But Norman Sheffield knew IMMEDIATELY as soon as he heard it, and tried to sue Queen...and of course the court records were public domain...so by suing Queen he acknowledged that he was the one the song was about!
I love this song because the insults are so incredibly clever. "a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride" might be one of my favourite lyrics of all time. He doesn't just savage him or diss him, Freddie completely eviscerates him!
My favorite part in the song is have you found a new toy 🧸 to replace me can you face me but now you can kiss my ass goodbye
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That's our Freddie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!
Queen had success at this point but this particular album was their mainstream breakout album. This was their 4th album and they were still broke.
Technically the Management company did not steal from the band, but the way the contract was written they could pay the band only as much as they wanted to, while at the same time taking all the royalties.
As an indication of how the management behaved, at one point they told Roger to stop breaking drumsticks because they couldn't afford to replace them, while living in virtual mansions and driving expensive cars.
I did read that Rami, Gwilym, Ben, and Joe did film a couple of scenes with them recording the song and Rami finding out but was cut from the movie for reasons I don’t understand much like most scenes were cut from that movie
Queen we will rock 🤘 you, we are the champions , somebody to love, Bohemian Rhapsody , break free reactions please 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Love this song. Played this alot cus I hated my one boss back in the day. Hahaha. Love it.
At one point I heard Brian May saying that they didn't perform this song much cause they would feel sick from all the anger imprinted in the words and feelings, but boy! that manager got a slice of Freddie's mind and fierce!
💁🏾♀️ I think this section went over your head (7:46-7:52).... Freddie was saying in a very British way....he's going to open a can of whoop ass on him 🤣! Part 1 was Flick of the Wrist. Death on Two Legs was part 2!
Oh btw...there are at least three live versions of this out there...but this is my personal favorite one!
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Probably the most scathing song ever written
A simple rule by which to live your life - do not piss off Freddie Mercury.
Love your reactions! Keep it up. R.I.P. Freddie
Further to a comment down below, a thought. You should listen to A Night At The Opera in full, in order. The way the songs are ordered is incredible and there's a lot of really great songs on there, including this one!
This song‘s lyrics are so harsh that Brian felt bad for participating in it.
Never knew that they had 70s diss tracks
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Cool
Lesson: Never piss Freddie off!!
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Aaaah yes, the original diss track 🔥
I am Death On Two Legs and I approve this video.
Queen never took shit from anybody. No weird contracts where they didn't get the royalties from their own music, like some other great bands. Queen took stage and Stage.
I really love & enjoyed this song so funny 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😆😆😆😆😆 but at the same time serious I hope that this song will teach people not to steal people's money 💸💸💸💰💰💰
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What’s stupid about him trying to sue them is that they never mentioned his name in the title or song. So him trying to sue them confirmed it was him. Almost nobody would’ve known if he did nothing.
React to live aid already pls oh also lazing on a Sunday afternoon, it was the next song from the night at the opera album
Before music videos
Great tune! ☮️
Don't ever piss Freddie
Killer Queen has a similiar Intro
Don't play with Queen and their money 🤑🤑💰💰💰💸💸💸 don't steal from people
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You should send this to Dax. Scru got scrued.
At the time the band were getting £20 a week even though killer Queen was a massive hit in 73 by 75 the band were still on crap money and the manager had just bought his 3rd rolls royce n freddie wore no idiot
Stealing their money is putting it lightly. Imagine this.. You've made it big, and you've had sold out shows, but you're not seeing any of the money. You're not able to put food on the table, and your manager is driving around in a Rolls Royce.
So many managers have ripped off groups and destroyed them. Two members of Badfinger, a great group, committed suicide over it. The Animals got ripped off too.
Wonder if emi heard this and was scared to not cross queen
React to a live version
it dedicated this song to its ex-manager :-)
React to: who wants to live forever,the show must go on,innuendo,the invisible man or breakthru please :3
Queen wrote a fucking diss song about you. What else you wanna do then? Taking care of your roses...... Thats all.😂
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Sorry to be a flea in the ointment here, but going forward it may be an idea to play the song/video, then analyse and react afterwards?? You spent just over two minutes waffling on about the ex managers career after just the first line of the song, the interest wained after that!! ....Sorry!!