Greatest hits II de Queen
Álbum de Queen
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 28 de Octubre de 1991
- Sello Discográfico: Parlophone
- Compositores: Queen, David Bowie
- Productores: Queen, Reinhold Mack, David Richards
Greatest hits II es un álbum de Queen, publicado en 1991 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 17 canciones, entre ellas «A Kind Of Magic», «Under Pressure», «Radio Ga Ga» y «I Want It All».
Lanzado en octubre de 1991, apenas un mes antes de la muerte de Freddie Mercury, Greatest Hits II es la segunda gran compilación de éxitos de Queen. Este álbum recoge los sencillos más exitosos de la banda entre 1981 y 1991, una década en la que su sonido evolucionó hacia el pop-rock de sintetizadores y los himnos de estadio. Si el primer "Under Pressure", el nostálgico himno "Radio Ga Ga", y el grito de liberación "I Want to Break Free".
También abarca su faceta más cinematográfica con canciones como "A Kind of Magic" y "Who Wants to Live Forever". El álbum documenta su regreso al hard rock con "Hammer to Fall" y "One Vision", y culmina con las épicas y conmovedoras canciones de "Innuendo", como "The Show Must Go On", que se convirtió en el testamento final de Mercury.
Impacto y legado
El impacto del álbum fue inmenso, aunque teñido de tristeza. La muerte de Mercury transformó la percepción del álbum de un simple recopilatorio a un homenaje final. Las ventas se dispararon, convirtiéndose en uno de los álbumes más vendidos de la década. En el Reino Unido, es el décimo álbum más vendido de todos los tiempos, con casi 4 millones de copias. Junto con el primer volumen, "Greatest Hits II" ha servido como la introducción definitiva a la música de Queen para millones de personas.
El álbum en listas
El álbum fue un éxito comercial colosal en toda Europa, Sudamérica y Asia. Es uno de los álbumes más vendidos en la historia de países como Alemania, Finlandia y Suiza.
- UK Albums Chart: 1
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 2
- Suiza (Schweizer Hitparade): 1
- Países Bajos (MegaCharts): 1
- España (PROMUSICAE): 1
Listado de Canciones
- A Kind Of Magic4:22Words and music by roger taylor It's a kind of magic It's a kind of magic A kind of magic One dream one soul one prize one goal One golden glance of what should be It's a kind of magic One shaft of light that shows the way No mortal man can win this day It's a kind of magic The bell that rings inside your mind Is challenging the doors of time It's a kind of magic The waiting seems eternity The day will dawn of sanity Is this a kind of magic It's a kind of magic There can be only one This rage that lasts a thousand years Will soon be done This flame that burns inside of me I'm here in secret harmonies It's a kind of magic The bell that rings inside your mind Is challenging the doors of time It's a kind of magic It's a kind of magic The rage that lasts a thousand years Will soon be will soon be Will soon be done This is a kind of magic There can be only one This rage that lasts a thousand years Will soon be done-done Magic - it's a kind of magic It's a kind of magic Magic magic magic magic Ha ha ha it's magic It's a kind of magic
- Under Pressure3:56Pressure pushing down on me Pressing down on you, no man asked for Under pressure, that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets That's ok It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out" Pray tomorrow, gets me higher Pressure on people, people on streets Chippin' around, kick my brains around the floor These are the days it never rains but it pours People on streets, people on streets It's the terror of knowing what this world is about Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out" Pray tomorrow, gets me higher and higher and high Pressure on people, people on streets Turned away from it all like a blind man Sat on a fence but it don't work Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn Why, why, why? Love Insanity laughs under pressure, we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance? Why can't we give love that one more chance? Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love, give love? 'Cos love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is ourselves under pressure, under pressure, pressure
- Radio Ga Ga5:43Words and music by roger taylor Radio I'd sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And evrything I had to know I heard it on my radio You gave them all those old time stars Through wars of worlds - invaded by mars You made em laugh - you made em cry You made us feel like we could fly Radio So don't become some background noise A backdrop for the girls and boys Who just don't know or just don't care And just complain when you're not there You had your time you had the power Youve yet to have your finest hour Radio All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio what's new? Radio someone still loves you We watch the shows - we watch the stars On videos for hours and hours We hardly need to use our ears How music changes through the years Lets hope you never leave old friend Like all good things on you we depend So stick around cos we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual You had your time you had the power Youve yet to have your finest hour Radio All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio what's new? Someone still loves you Radio ga ga Radio ga ga Radio ga ga Radio You had your time you had the power Youve yet to have your finest hour Radio
- I Want It All4:01Adventure seeker on an empty street Just an alley creeper light on his feet A young fighter screaming with no time for doubt With the pain and anger can't see a way out It ain't much I'm asking I heard him say Gotta find me a future move out of my way I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now Listen all you people come gather round Gotta get me a game plan gotta shake you to the ground. Just give me what I know is mine People do you hear me just give me the sign It ain't much I'm asking if you want the truth Here's to the future for the dreams of youth I want it all (give it all) I want it all I want it all and I want It now I want it all (yes I want it all) I want it all (hey) I want it all and I want it now I'm a man with a one track mind So much to do in one life time (people do you hear me) Not a man for compromise and wheres and whys and living Lies So I'm living it all (yes I'm living it all) And I'm giving it all (and I'm giving it all) Ooh ooh ha ha ha ha Yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah I want it all all all all It ain't much I'm asking if you want the truth Here's to the future Hear the cry of youth (hear the cry hear the cry of youth) I want it all I want it all I want it all and I want it now I want it all (yeah yeah yeah) I want it all I want it all and I Want it now I want it I want it Now
- I Want To Break Free4:18Words and music by john deacon I want to break free I want to break free I want to break free from your lies Youre so self satisfied I don't need you I've got to break free God knows God knows I want to break free I've fallen in love I've fallen in love for the first time And this time I know it's for real I've fallen in love yeah God knows God knows I've fallen in love Its strange but it's true I can't get over the way you love me like you do But I have to be sure When I walk out that door Oh how I want to be free baby Oh how I want to be free Oh how I want to break free But life still goes on I can't get used to living without living without Living without you by my side I don't want to live alone hey God knows got to make it on my own So baby can't you see I've got to break free I've got to break free I want to break free yeah I want I want I want I want to break free....
- Innuendo6:27
Letra
While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land While there's a wind and the stars and the rainbow Till the mountains crumble into the plain Oh yes well keep on tryin Tread that fine line Oh well keep on tryin yeah Just passing our time While we live according to race, colour or creed While we rule by blind madness and pure greed Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion Through the eons, and on and on Oh yes well keep on tryin Well tread that fine line Oh well keep on tryin Till the end of time Till the end of time Through the sorrow all through our splendour Don't take offence at my innuendo You can be anything you want to be Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be Be free with your tempo, be free be free Surrender your ego - be free, be free to yourself Oooh, ooh - If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky If there's a point, if there's a reason to live or die If there's an answer to the questions we feel bound to ask Show yourself - destroy our fears - release your mask Oh yes well keep on trying Hey tread that fine line Yeah well keep on smiling yeah And whatever will be - will be Well just keep on trying Well just keep on trying Till the end of time Till the end of time Till the end of time - It's a Hard Life4:09
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- Breakthru4:09Words and music by queen When love breaks up When the dawn light wakes up A new life is born Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough Now I wake up Feel just fine Your face Fills my mind I get religion quick Cos you're looking divine Honey you're touching something you're touching me I'm under your thumb under your spell can't you see If I could only reach you If I could make you smile If I could only reach you That would really be a breakthrough - oh yeah Breakthrough these barriers of pain Breakthrough to the sunshine from the rain Make my feelings known towards you Turn my heart inside and out for you now Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough Now! Your smile speaks books to me I break up With each and every one of your looks at me Honey you're starting something deep inside of me Honey you're sparking something this fire in me I'm outta control I wanna rush headlong into this ecstacy If I could only reach you If I could make you smile If I could only reach you That would really be a breakthrough If I could only reach you If I could make you smile If I could only reach you That would really be a breakthrough Oh yeah Breakthrough breakthrough If I could only reach you If I could make you smile If I could only reach you That would really be a breakthrough If I could only reach you If I could make you smile If I could only reach you That would really be a breakthrough Breakthrough
- Who Wants To Live Forever4:57Words and music by brian may There's no time for us There's no place for us What is this thing that builds our dreams yet slips away From us Who wants to live forever Who wants to live forever....? There's no chance for us Its all decided for us This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us Who wants to live forever Who wants to live forever? Who dares to love forever? When love must die But touch my tears with your lips Touch my world with your fingertips And we can have forever And we can love forever Forever is our today Who wants to live forever Who wants to live forever? Forever is our today Who waits forever anyway?
- Headlong4:33And you're rushing headlong, you've got a new goal And you're rushing headlong, out of control And you think you're so strong but there ain't no stopping And there's nothin' you can do about it, nothin' you can do No there's nothin' you can do about it No there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can nothin' you can do about it And you're rushing headlong, you've got a new goal And you're rushing headlong, out of control And you think you're so strong but there ain't no stopping No there's nothin' you can do about it He used to be a man with a stick in his hand Hoop diddy diddy, hoop diddy do She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand Hoop diddy diddy, hoop diddy do Now you've got soup in the laundry bag Now you've got strings, you're gonna lose your rag You're gettin' in a fight Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night Let me out of this cheap 'b' movie Headlong down the highway And you're rushing headlong out of control And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rockin' And there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can, nothin' you can do about it When a red hot man meets a white hot lady Hoop diddy diddy, hoop diddy do Soon the fire starts a raging gets 'em more than half crazy Hoop diddy diddy, hoop diddy do Now they start freaking everyway you turn You can't start walking 'cause your feet got burned It ain't no time to figure wrong from right 'cause reason's out the window Ya better hold on tight You're rushin' headlong, headlong out of control And you think you're so strong but there ain't no stopping And there's nothin' you, nothin' you, nothin' you can about it at all Yeah, yeah, alright, go Had you rushin' headlong, down de highway And you're rushing headlong out of control And you think you're so strong but there ain't no stopping And there's nothin', nothin', nothin' you can about it There's the hole, push Push it, push it Push it, push it Yeah (Push it, push it), yeah (Push it, push it), yeah (Push it, push it) Headlong Headlong Headlong Gnoldaeh, gnoldaeh, gnoldaeh, gnoldaeh
- The Miracle4:54Words and music by queen Every drop of rain that falls in sahara desert says it all Its a miracle All gods creations great and small The golden gate and the taj mahal That's a miracle Test tube babies being born Mothers, fathers dead and gone Its a miracle Were having a miracle on earth Mother nature does it all for us The wonders of this world go on The hanging gardens of babylon Captain cook and cain and able Jimi hendrix to the tower of babel Its a miracle it's a miracle it's a miracle Its a miracle The one thing were all waiting for is peace on earth - an end To war Its a miracle we need - the miracle The miracle were all waiting for today If every leaf on every tree could tell a story that would be a Miracle If every child on every street had clothes to wear and food to Eat That's a miracle If all gods people could be free to live in perfect harmony Its a miracle Were having a miracle on earth Mother nature does it all for us Open hearts and surgery (wonders of this world go on) Sunday mornings with a cup of tea Super powers always fighting But mona lisa just keeps on smiling Its a miracle it's a miracle it's a miracle (wonders of this world go on) Its a miracle it's a miracle it's a miracle Its a miracle The one thing (the one thing) were all waiting for (were all Waiting for) Is peace on earth (peace on earth) and an end to war (an end To war) Its a miracle we need - the miracle The miracle peace on earth and end to war today That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be Friends That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be Friends That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be Friends That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be Friends
- I'm Going Slightly Mad4:07
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- The Invisible Man3:58I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man Incredible how you can see right through me (Freddy Mercury) When you hear a sound that you just can't place Feel somethin' move that you just can't trace When something sits on the end of your bed Don't turn around when you hear me tread I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man Incredible how you can see right through me I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man It's criminal how I can see right through you (John Deacon) Now I'm in your room And I'm in your bed And I'm in your life And I'm in your head Like the cia or the fbi You'll never get close Never take me alive I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man Incredible how you can see right through me I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man It's criminal how I can see right through you Ha, ha, ha, hello Who goes there? Ha, ha, ha, ok Who goes there? Ha, ha, ha, hello, hello, hello, hello Never had a real good friend, not a boy or a girl No-one knows what I've been through, let my flag unfurl So I'll make my mark from the edge of the world From the edge of the world, from the edge of the world (Brain May, Brain May) Now I'm on your track and I'm in your mind And I'm on your back but don't look behind I'm your meanest thought I'm your darkest fear But I'll never get caught You can't shake me, shake me dear I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man Incredible how you can see right through me (Watch me now) I'm the invisible man I'm the invisible man It's criminal how I can see right through you Look at me, look at me (Roger Taylor) Shake you, shake you, shake you dear
- Hammer To Fall3:40Words and music by brian may Here we stand or here we fall History wont care at all Make the bed light the light Lady mercy wont be home tonight yeah You don't waste no time at all Don't hear the bell but you answer the call It comes to you as to us all Were just waiting For the hammer to fall Oh evry night and every day A little piece of you is falling away But lift your face the western way Build your muscles as your body decays yeah Toe your line and play their game yeah Let the anaesthetic cover it all Till one day they call your name You know it's time for the hammer to fall Rich or poor or famous For your truth it's all the same (oh no oh no) Lock your door the rain is pouring Through your window pane (oh no) Baby now your struggles all in vain For we who grew up tall and proud In the shadow of the mushroom cloud Convinced our voices can't be heard We just wanna scream it louder and louder louder What the hell we fighting for? Just surrender and it wont hurt at all You just got time to say your prayers While your waiting for the hammer to hammer to fall Its gonna fall Hammer.. You know.. Hammer to fall Waiting for the hammer to fall now baby While you're waiting for the hammer to fall Give it to me one more time
- Friends Will Be Friends4:08Words and music by freddie mercury and john deacon Another red letter day So the pound has dropped and the children are creating The other half ran away Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber Got a pain in the chest Doctors on strike what you need is a rest Its not easy love but youve got friends you can trust Friends will be friends When you're in need of love they give you care and attention Friends will be friends When you're through with life and all hope is lost Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the End Now it's a beautiful day The postman delivered a letter from your lover Only a phone call away You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number As a matter of fact Youre getting used to life without him in your way Its so easy love cos you got friends you can trust Friends will be friends When you're in need of love they give you care and attention Friends will be friends When you're through with life and all hope is lost Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the End Its so easy love cos you got friends you can trust Friends will be friends When you're in need of love they give you care and attention Friends will be friends When you're through with life and all hope is lost Hold out your hands cos friends will be friends right till the End Friends will be friends When you're in need of love they give you care and attention Friends will be friends When you're through with life and all hope is lost Hold out your hands cos right till the end- Friends will be friends
- The Show Must Go On4:23
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- One Vision4:02Words and music by freddie mercury, brian may, roger Taylor and john deacon (God works in mysterious ways) One man one goal one mission One heart one soal just one solution One flash of light yeah one God one vision One flesh one bone One true religion One voice one hope One real decision Wowowowo gimme one vision No wrong no right I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white No blood no stain All we need is one world wide vision One flesh one bone One true religion One race one hope One real decision Wowowowo oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah I had a dream When I was young A dream of sweet illusion A glimpse of hope and unity And visions of one sweet union But a cold wind blows And a dark rain falls And in my heart it shows Look what they've done to my dreams So give me your hands Give me your hearts I'm ready There's only one direction One world one nation Yeah one vision No hate no fight Just excitation All through the night Its a celebration wowowowo yeah One one one one... One vision... One flesh one bone One true religion One voice one hope One real decision Gimme one light Gimme one hope Just gimme One man one man One bar one night One day hey hey Just gimme gimme gimme gimme Fried chicken Corrected by andrew keeley, thanks.



