Covers By Queen

Songs Covered By Queen

1) Bama Lama Bama Loo
2) Be Bop A Lula
3) Big Spender
4) El Noi De La Mare
5) Hangman
6) I'm A Man
7) Imagine
8) Immigrant Song
9) Jailhouse Rock
10) Lucille
11) Mannish Boy
12) Not Fade Away
13) Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
14) Shake Rattle and Roll
15) Stupid Cupid
16) Tavaszi Szel
17) Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

1) Bama Lama Bama Loo (Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by Little Richard in 1964
Performed by Queen in early concerts (pre 1973) as part of the Rock'n'Roll medley.

2) Be Bop A Lula (Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by Gene Vincent in 1956
Performed by Queen on the 1977 Day At The Races Tour.

3) Big Spender (Words and music by Coleman and Fields)
Originally recorded by Shirley Bassey in 1967
Performed by Queen at several shows, notably the 12/7/86 Wembley Stadium show. It was also performed by Brian in Halle (East Germany) on 24/11/93.

The minute you walked in the joint
I could see you were a man of distinction
A real big spender
Good looking, so refined
Say wouldn't you like to know what's going on in my mind

So let me get right to the point
I don't pop my cork for every gal I see
Hey big spender
Spend a little time with me

4) El Noi De La Mare (Traditional Catalan popular song)
Performed by Queen at Monumental Plaza De Toros, Barcelona, Catalonia on 1st August 1986

5) Hangman (Words and music by unknown)
Originally a Wreckage song, it is possible that Queen did record a studio version of it although it is usually denied.
Here are three transcriptions, all quite different. No-one really knows the words of this song and it seems even Freddie often improvised them
Performed by Queen in the very early days - up to 1973 and occasionally in 1975/6.

Version 1
I know all about you
They call you Mr. T
You are a barber's son
You cut the rope through me (?)
You lose, you use (...)
Oh, oh, I tell you
Have you made any more pork pies for me?
Hangman, says you make a very nice cup of tea

Hangman, hangman, waiting for me
Hang that rope from the highest tree
I don't want to beg for mercy
Hangman, hangman, hangman, I tell you

I know all about you
They call you, they call you Mr. C
You did a very good job
You'll go down, you'll go down, you'll go down in history
Baby, baby, I'm telling you
Have you made any more pies for me?
Hangman, say they very nice, they very nice to me

(Chorus: guitar solo)

Hey! Why do you keep calling, why do you keep calling,
Why do you keep calling me? Oh!
You'll go down, you'll go down,
You'll go down and down in history
Baby, baby, I'm telling you
You say you're afraid of dying
You say. You're just.
I gotta be there, you know, yeah.
Now you say you're tired of living
Hangman says he gonna let you go
Now you say you're afraid of dying
Hangman, he says he wanna let you go
Hangman, hang me... Hangman, hang me...
Oh, gonna watch me die, oh.. Oh, gonna watch me die, oh..
Going to.. Going to... Going to.. Going to...
Gonna see me. See me die...
You wanna come and watch me die!
Hey, Ooh yeah!
Gonna come and watch me die on a Saturday morning...
Gonna come and watch me die on a Saturday morning...
Please don't let me go... Please don't let me go...
Yeah, I'm not afraid...
Gonna come and watch me die on a Saturday morning...
Please don't let me go...
Please don't let me go, yeah!
1 2 3 4!
Yeah, (...)
Gonna watch me die, you can come along.
Yeah, yeah, yeah... Oh!

Version 2
I know all about you
They call you Mr. T
You are a barber's son
Hangman make a very nice cup of tea
You lose, you use
You used to cut the rope through me (?)
Yeah, yeah, baby, I'm telling
Have you made a poor pie for me?
Hangman say very nice to eat.

Hangman, hangman, waiting for me
Hang that rope from the highest tree
I don't want to beg for mercy
Hangman, hangman, hangman, I tell you

I know all about you
They call you Mr. C
You did a very good job, a very good job, a very good job
Talk about paper
I agree, you'll go down in history
Baby, baby, you're telling me.
Now you say you're tired of living
Hangman says ... just a, just a little
Just a little bit afraid of dying (Mr. T)

(Chorus: solo)

Hey, hey I see you, I see you calling,
I see you calling me from the distance
Oh, you'll go down, you'll go down in history
Baby, baby, you're telling me.
Have you made any more poor pies for me (?)
Hangman say they very nice, very nice to eat
Now you say you're afraid of dying
Hangman say he wanna let you go
Now you say you're tired of living
Hangman said he's gonna let you go!
Gonna hang me, Gonna hang me
Oh, Right away! Come on, hangman, hangman. Ooh, oh!
You wanna come and watch me die!
Come on baby
You're gonna see me die, oh yeah
Saturday morning, Saturday morning.
Gonna come and watch me die
Yeah, yeah, all right
Ooh yeah, oh, ooh
Won't you take me home? Won't you take me home?
1 2 3 4!
Gotta (?) before me...
Everybody wants me to die
You can come along, you can come along. Everybody! Yeah!
[Yeah, that was Hangman]

Version 3
I never want to doubt you
They call you Mister C
You are the Bible's son
You did have a very good time
More than anyone I ever meet
You lose, you lose, you go down in history
Hangman you gonna pull my soul
Yeh, they say "get up, get up, very nice to meet you"

Hangman, hangman, they live for me
Hang that rope from the highest tree
I don't want to be formal see
Hangman, hangman, hang me from the highest tree

I never want to doubt you
They call you Mister C
You did have a very good time
More than anyone I ever meet
You go down, you go down, you go down in history
You say you're tired of livin'
Yeh, then you say that you're afraid of dyin', yes you are

Hangman, hangman, they live for me
Hang that rope from the highest tree
I don't want to be formal see
Hangman, hangman, hang me from the highest tree

Hangman why do you keep on callin' me
You go down, you go down, you go down in history
Hangman say you're tired of livin'
Hangman say you're just, you're just afraid of dyin'
Hangman say he gonna let you go
Now you say you're afraid of dyin'
Hangman say that he won't let you go
Hangman, hangman, hangman
I'm alive, I'm alive

Oh, yeh
I see you calling
I see you calling me nice
Yeh pray for me
You go down, you go down, you go down in history
Baby, baby I'm sayin'
Hangman you want compassion
Hangman say "it's very nice, very nice to meet you"

6) I'm A Man (Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by The Spencer Davis Group in 1967
Performed by Queen on the 1977 Day At The Races Tour. Also performed by The Cross at The Marquee 21/12/92 and at the first Gosport Festival in 1992. Roger Daltry sang the vocals at The Marquee.

7) Imagine (Words and music by John Lennon)
Originally recorded by John Lennon on the "Imagine" album.
Performed by Queen at a couple of shows in December 1980.

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

8) Immigrant Song (Words and music by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant)
Originally recorded by Led Zeppelin on the "Led Zeppelin III" album.
Small part of song performed on the 1986 Magic Tour in Berlin.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods
Will drive their ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying:
Valhalla, I am coming!
On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green,
Can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war.
We are your overlords.
On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore.

So now you'd better stop and rebuild your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day
Despite all your losing.

9) Jailhouse Rock (Words and music by Mike Stoller)
Originally recorded by Elvis Presley in 1958.
Performed by Queen occasionally from 1974 to 1984/1985.

The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,
the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Number forty-seven said to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company,
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square.
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

Shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake,
No-one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break."
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix,
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks."
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block was a dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.

10) Lucille (Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by Little Richard in 1957.
Performed by Queen in 1977 at Earl's Court. Also performed by The Cross (featuring Brian) at The Astoria on 7/12/90.

11) Mannish Boy(Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by Muddy Waters.
Performed by Queen in 1977.

12) Not Fade Away (Words and music by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison)
Originally recorded by Buddy Holly, and covered by The Rolling Stones in 1964, and also by Foreigner and lots of other people.
Performed by Queen on the 1984 Works Tour.

13) Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (Music by Elton John, words by Bernie Taupin)
Originally recorded by Elton John on the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album.
A song Queen often performed when they played a concert on a Saturday. They were doing it as early as 1977 and continued doing it right up until the Magic Tour in 1986.

It's getting late have you seen my mates
Ma tell me when the boys get here
It's seven o'clock and I want to rock
Want to get a belly full of beer

My old man's drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
And my old lady she don't care
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
A handful of grease in her hair

Don't give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
Saturday night's alright for fighting
Get a little action in

Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Gonna set this dance alight
`Cause Saturday night's the night I like
Saturday night's alright alright alright

Well they're packed pretty tight in here tonight
I'm looking for a dolly who'll see me right
I may use a little muscle to get what I need
I may sink a little drink and shout out "She's with me!"

A couple of the sound that I really like
Are the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike
I'm a juvenile product of the working class
whose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass

14) Shake Rattle And Roll (Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by Bill Haley in 1954.
Performed by Queen in early concerts (pre 1973) as part of the Rock'n'Roll medley.

15) Stupid Cupid (Words and music by unknown)
Originally recorded by Connie Francis in 1958.
Performed by Queen on the 1977 Day At The Races Tour.

16) Tavaszi Szel (Traditional Hungarian folksong)
Performed by Queen at Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary on 27th July 1986.

Tavaszi Szel vizet araszt
Viragom, viragom
Minden madar tarsat valaszt
Viragom, viragom

Hat en immar kit valasszak
Viragom, viragom
Te engemet, en tegedet
Viragom, viragom

17) Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Words and music by D. "Curly" Williams)
Originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1957.
Performed by Queen on the 1982 Japanese Tour.
Also performed by The Cross at the Hammersmith Palais 4/12/88

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