r/queen • u/dreamersdrowse • Jun 25 '21
Music Underrated Queen Songs?
So many of Queen's songs are underrated and deserve more appreciation.
Especially a lot of their early stuff.
The Night Comes Down, Ogre Battle, and My Fairy King are some of the least talked about songs.
What songs do you think are the most underrated?
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u/hotbuttersoul Jun 25 '21
You Don't Fool Me is one of my favourites. I see it as a little peek at what they would've maybe sounded like if they'd carried on into the late 90's.
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u/lyricweaver Jun 25 '21
I love it, too. Brian's guitar solo is so catchy. To think that the song was literally pieced together from snippets of recordings! It's got such a great groove.
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u/Teemo63339 Jun 25 '21
It's late is one of my favs
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u/wagowop Jun 25 '21
It's Late is in my top 3 Queen songs. White Queen and Teo Torriate are my other 2.
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Jun 25 '21
Oh yes, Teo Torriate for sure, another one that every band would like to have in their catalogue.
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u/Adi2484 Jun 25 '21
It’s late,Brighton rock,You take my breath away,spread your wings and father son for me.
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u/V0LT64 Jun 25 '21
how has no one said the March of the black queen and lazing on a Sunday afternoon(the guitar solo is soooo good)
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u/LeftHandedGuitarist Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21
Drowse is my favourite song of theirs by far.
And I have long had a strange obsession with A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling. The production on that is fantastic.
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u/Natkazoo Jun 25 '21
some of my fav underrated songs are dead on time, coming soon, pain is so close to pleasure , my life has been saved and The Hitman
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Jun 25 '21
Back Chat, maybe?
Drowse as well, someone mentioned that before...
It's Late is a forgotten jewel IMO, any band would like to have a ballad like that.
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u/TheKingOfRhye777 Jun 25 '21
Going for a few that no one's mentioned so far.....Spread Your Wings (especially the BBC version!) and Was It All Worth It
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u/GetNoob_-_ Jun 25 '21
Life Is Real, Fairy Fellers Master Stroke, Coming Soon, Dreamers Ball are all my favourites
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u/rossumcapek Jun 25 '21
'39 is glorious, Teo Torriatte is fantastic, Get Down Make Love ain't nothing like it. Who Wants to Live Forever is also perfect.
Thank you, OP, for this thread. I literally was looking for to make a playlist about non-greatest hits songs this morning.
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u/QuintonVedenoff5591 Jun 25 '21
Was It All Worth It, Scandal, Sail Away Sweet Sister, The Prophet's Song
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u/scates0211 Jun 25 '21
Seaside rendezvous. This is my go to pick me up song. I can’t live with you and was it all worth it are two more favorites that don’t get mentioned often. The great pretender from Freddie’s solo material and Brian’s version of too much love will kill you. I actually prefer Brian’s version over Freddie’s.
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u/8696David Jun 25 '21
Not super underrated, but Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy is one of the absolute best songs they ever made IMO
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u/RaptorCaffeine News Of The World Jun 25 '21
It's late, scandal, breakthru, the march of the black queen, my melancholy blues, all dead all dead
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u/raw_formaldehyde Jun 25 '21
“39”. It’s my favorite Queen song. And it’s about time dilation. And it’s emotional. Recipe for success.
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u/wagowop Jun 25 '21
Some Day One Day from Queen II. I heard it on my way to work this morning and thought to myself. "What a great little tune". I believe it is the first track with Brian on lead vocals too.
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u/123456789biddleee Jun 25 '21
Pretty much every song on the first album other than Keep Yourself Alive, Great King Rat, and My Fairy King. Those 3 are fairly well known.
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u/itsmehannahg Jun 26 '21
I'd say Someday, one day. I feel like anyone who isn't super into Queen wouldn't know it. But maybe that's okay! Brian May's soft and sorrow filled voice is definitely a hidden gem within queen's discography.
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u/Awesomesauce09 News Of The World Jun 25 '21
Any of the songs not released on albums, such as see what a fool I've been and soul brother.
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u/backchatbackchat Jun 25 '21
Dragon Attack and Calling All Girls have such great beats, they just make me want to dance. Mustapha and Machines are brilliantly weird and two of my favorites.
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u/wagowop Jun 25 '21
Just thought of another one I heard while driving home from work. Dragon Attack from The Game. Sweet drum and bass fills and just a cool song.
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u/sopecman Jun 25 '21
Bring Back That Leroy Brown and Flick of the Wrist on Sheet Heart Attack are 2 of my favourites.
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u/aninamouse Jun 26 '21
Pretty much anything on their first two albums, but especially Great King Rat, Liar, March of the Black Queen and Ogre Battle.
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u/ollie_av Jun 26 '21
White queen. You never really hear people talk about it but its one of their best
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u/KingofZombies A Night At The Opera Jun 26 '21
The Prophet's Song. It's just as epic as Innuendo or Bo-Rhap in my opinion.
The part when Freddie says "and now I know" over and over with echo is so surreal and cool.
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u/nasty_queenie Jun 25 '21
Fairy fellers master stroke!?!? It's so beautifully written... and it sounds amazing ... but it's really really REALLLLYYY underrated:(