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Innuendo de Queen

Álbum de Queen

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Febrero de 1991
  • Sello Discográfico: Parlophone
  • Compositores: Queen
  • Productores: Queen, David Richards

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Innuendo es un álbum de Queen, publicado en 1991 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Innuendo», «I'm Going Slightly Mad», «Headlong» y «I Can't Live With You».

Publicado en febrero de 1991, Innuendo es el decimocuarto álbum de estudio de Queen y el último lanzado durante la vida de Freddie Mercury. Es una creación notable crepuscular, un regreso deliberado a la complejidad, la ambición y la diversidad de sus trabajos de los años 70. Conscientes de la gravedad de la enfermedad de Mercury, la banda creó un álbum cargado de emoción, oscuridad y una urgencia artística palpable. Desde la épica operística de la canción titular hasta la desgarradora aceptación de "The Show Must Go On", "Innuendo" es el testamento musical de una de las bandas más grandes de la historia.

Contexto y grabación

La grabación de "Innuendo" tuvo lugar entre 1989 y 1990 en los Mountain Studios de Montreux. Para entonces, la salud de Mercury se había deteriorado considerablemente, y el trabajo en el estudio se organizaba en función de los días en que se sentía con fuerzas para cantar. Pese al dolor, su compromiso con la música fue absoluto.

La banda trabajó en un ambiente de total privacidad y apoyo mutuo. Mercury insistía en que siguieran escribiendo material para él, diciendo: "Escríbanme cosas. Sé que no tengo mucho tiempo. Escríbanme cosas y yo las cantaré". Esta dedicación le permitió dejar grabadas suficientes pistas vocales para que la banda pudiera completar el álbum póstumo "Innuendo", es una epopeya de seis minutos y medio que a menudo se compara con "Bohemian Rhapsody". Comienza con un ritmo de bolero, se transforma en un potente hard rock y presenta una increíble sección intermedia de flamenco-clásico interpretada por el guitarrista de Yes, Steve Howe.

"I'm Going Slightly Mad" es una pieza de pop psicodélico con una letra oscura y humorística, acompañada de un vídeo surrealista en blanco y negro, uno de los últimos que grabó Mercury. "Headlong", de Brian May, es un potente tema de hard rock.

"These Are the Days of Our Lives", una composición nostálgica de Roger Taylor, adquirió un significado conmovedor al ser la última aparición de Mercury en un vídeo musical. Su susurro final, "I still love you", es su despedida al público.

El álbum se cierra con "The Show Must Go On". Escrita principalmente por May, la letra es una metáfora de la determinación de Mercury. May dudaba que Freddie tuviera la fuerza para cantar una melodía tan exigente, pero este grabó una de las interpretaciones vocales más extraordinarias de su carrera en una sola toma.

Lanzamiento y rendimiento en listas

El álbum fue un éxito rotundo en toda Europa, debutando en el número 1 en el Reino Unido y en otros diez países.

Reacción de la prensa especializada

La crítica recibió "Innuendo" con elogios casi unánimes, viéndolo como un regreso triunfal a la forma y su mejor trabajo en más de una década. Es considerado un testamento final majestuoso a la carrera de una de las figuras más importantes de la historia de la música.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Innuendo6:31

    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
  2. I'm Going Slightly Mad4:22
    vídeo del tema I'm Going Slightly Mad
    When the outside temperature rises And the meaning is, oh, so clear One thousand and one yellow daffodils Begin to dance in front of you - oh, dear Are they trying to tell you something? You're missing that one final screw You're simply not in the pink my dear To be honest you haven't got a clue I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened, happened It finally happened, ooh, oh It finally happened I'm slightly mad Oh, dear I'm one card short of a full deck I'm not quite the shilling One wave short of a shipwreck I'm not my usual top billing I'm coming down with a fever I'm really out to sea This kettle is boiling over I think I'm a banana tree Oh, dear I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened, happened It finally happened, uh, huh It finally happened I'm slightly mad Oh, dear Ooh, ooh, ah, ah Ooh, ooh, ah, ah I'm knitting with only one needle Unravelling fast it's true I'm driving only three wheels these days But, my dear, how about you? I'm going slightly mad I'm going slightly mad It finally happened It finally happened, oh, yes It finally happened I'm slightly mad Just very slightly mad And there you have it
  3. Headlong4:38
    vídeo del tema Headlong
    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 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
  4. I Can't Live With You4:33

    Letra

    I can't live with you But I can't live without you I can't let you stay Ooh but I can't live if you go away I don't know just how it goes All I know is I can't live with you Yeah I'm having a hard time I'm walking a fine line between hope and despair You may think that I don't care But I travelled a long road to get hold of my sorrow I tried to catch a dream But nothing's what it seems Love is saying baby it's all right When deep inside you're really petrified Lover turns to hater On this escalator I can't live with you - yeah But I can't live without you I can't breathe if you stay But I can't bear you to go away I don't know what time it is All I know is I can't live with you We're stuck in a bad place We're trapped in a rat race And we can't escape Maybe there's been some mistake We're trying to make a high score We're walking through a closed door And nobody's winning We're just sinning against ourselves Hold on baby tell me it's all right Anger's breaking from the hurt inside Passions screaming hotter Doin' what we gotta do - yeah I can't live with you I can't live with you I can't live I can't live I can't I can't live with you But baby I'll never ever leave you I can't live with you But I can't live without you Cause I'm in love with you Ooh and everything about you I can't live with you No I just can't live I just can't live I can't live with you Yeah and I can't live without you Through the madness through the tears We've still got each other For a million years - yeah Ooh yeah Yeah - I can't live without you - yeah yeah I can't live without you Yeah yeah oh oh oh I can't live without you I can't live without you I can't live without you Oh oh I can't live without you baby baby baby Without you I can't live without you
  5. Don't Try So Hard3:38

    Letra

    If you're searching out for something Don't try so hard If you're feeling kind of nothing Don't try so hard When your problems seem like mountains You feel the need to find some answers You can leave it for another day Don't try so hard But if you fall and take a tumble it won't be far If you fail you mustn't grumble Thank your lucky stars Just savour every mouthful And treasure every moment When the storms are raging round you Stay right where you are Oh, don't try so hard Oh, don't take it all to heart It's only fools they make these rules Don't try so hard One day you'll be a sergeant major Oh, you'll be so proud Screaming out your bloody orders Hey, but not too loud Polish all your shiny buttons Dress as lamb instead of mutton But you never had to try to stand out from the crowd Oh, what a beautiful world This is the life for me Oh, what a beautiful world It's the simple life for me Oh, don't try so hard Oh, don't take it all to heart It's only fools they make these rules Don't try so hard Don't try so hard Don't try so hard
  6. Ride The Wild Wind4:42

    Letra

    Ride the wild wind (Push the envelope don't sit on the fence) Ride the wild wind (Live life on the razors edge) Gonna ride the whirlwind It ain't dangerous enough for me Get your head down, baby, we're gonna ride tonight Your angel eyes are shining bright I wanna take your hand, lead you from this place Gonna leave it all behind Check out of this rat race Ride the wild wind Ride the wild wind Gonna ride the whirlwind It ain't dangerous enough for me Tie your hair back, baby We're gonna ride tonight We got freaks to the left we got jerks to the right Sometimes I get so low I just have to ride Let me take your hand Let me be your guide Ride the wild wind (don't sit on the fence) Ride the wild wind (live life on the razors edge) Gonna ride the whirlwind It ain't dangerous enough for me Yeah ride the wild wind hey, hey, hey, hey Ooh ride the wild wind hey, hey, hey, hey Gonna ride the ride the whirlwind It ain't dangerous enough for me Ride the wild wind, ride the wild wind hey, hey, hey The wild wind hey, hey, hey The wild wind hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
  7. All God's People4:21

    Letra

    So all you people give freely Make welcome inside your homes Thank God you people give freely Don't turn your back on the lesson of the Lord All prime ministers (yeah) and majesty around the world Open your eyes look touch and feel Rule with your heart (rule with your heart) Live with your conscience (live with your conscience) And love love Love love and be Love love and be free We're all God's people (we're all God's people) Gotta face up Better grow up Gotta stand tall and be strong Gotta face up Better grow up Gotta face up Better grow up Gotta stand tall and be strong Gotta face up Better grow up We're all God's people (Gotta face up) (Better grow up) (Gotta face up) (Better grow up) Yeah Yeah - yeah - yes there was this magic light I said to myself I'd better go to bed and have an early night Then I then I then I then I went into a dream Rule with your heart and live with your conscience We're all God's people give freely (yeah) Make welcome inside your homes Let us be thankful, He's so incredible We're all God's We're all God's We're all God's We're all God's people We're all God's We're all God's people We're all God's people
  8. These Are The Days Of Our Lives4:15
    vídeo del tema These Are The Days Of Our Lives
    Words and music by queen Sometimes I get to feelin I was back in the old days - long ago When we were kids when we were young Thing seemed so perfect - you know The days were endless we were crazy we were young The sun was always shinin - we just lived for fun Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know The rest of my lifes been just a show Those were the days of our lives The bad things in life were so few Those days are all gone now but one thing is true When I look and I find I still love you You can't turn back the clock you can't turn back the tide Aint that a shame Id like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride When life was just a game No use in sitting and thinkin on what you did When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know Better sit back and go with the flow Cos these are the days of our lives They've flown in the swiftness of time These days are all gone now but some things remain When I look and I find no change Those were the days of our lives - yeah The bad things in life were so few Those days are all gone now but one things still true When I look and I find I still love you I still love you
  9. Delilah3:35

    Letra

    Delilah, delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - youre irresistible You make me smile when I'm just about to cry You bring me hope, you make me laugh - you like it You get away with murder, so innocent But when you throw a moody youre all claws and you bite - That's alright! Delilah, delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - youre unpredictable You make me so very happy When you cuddle up and go to sleep beside me And then you make me slightly mad When you pee all over my chippendale suite Delilah, delilah, Hey - hey - hey, You take over my house and home You even try to answer my telephone Delilah, youre the apple of my eyes Meeow, meeow, meeow, Delilah - I love you Oh you make me so very happy - you give me kisses And I go out of my mind ooh, Meeow, meeow, meeow, meeow, Youre irresistible - I love you delilah Delilah - I love you Oooh - I love your kisses Oooh - I love your kisses...
  10. The Hitman4:56

    Letra

    Here we go Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey I'm the hitman Stand aside I'm the hitman I want your life Ain't no escaping Don't run and hide There goes the neighbourhood I'm gonna kill for your love Thats right Hitman Now don't you cry I'm just it man And you might get fried Gun in my pocket Don't get me wrong I'll be your hitman I'm a fool for your love I'm a head shredder That's better Baby, baby, baby I'm a hitman, hitman, hitman Yeah, trouble in the East troubled in the West Struggle with the beast, what a thief, what a pest Come back mother Nuke that sucker Yeah, yeah, yeah Who knows what I'm talking about Waste that brother All right Ooh That's the way to do it I'm the hitman I'm your prize But this hitman can cut you down to size Love me (baby) Don't be so cool Love me, love me baby I've been to the hitman school Yeah, yeah You're gonna make my day Gonna blow you away That's when the fun begins (hitman) Are you ready for the sting Gonna waste that thing (hitman) Hitman is king Go go Oh, hitman, hitman
  11. Bijou3:36

    Letra

    You and me We are destined You'll agree To spend the rest of our lives with each other The rest of our days like two lovers Forever yeah, forever My Bijou
  12. The Show Must Go On
    vídeo del tema The Show Must Go On
    Empty spaces What are we living for? Abandoned places I guess we know the score On and on Does anybody know what we are looking for? Another hero Another mindless crime Behind the curtain In the pantomime Hold the line Does anybody want to take it anymore? The show must go on The show must go on, yeah Inside my heart is breaking My make up may be flaking But my smile Still stays on Whatever happens I'll leave it all to chance Another heartache Another failed romance On and on Does anybody know what we are living for? I guess I'm learning I must be warmer now I'll soon be turning Round the corner now Outside the dawn is breaking But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free The show must go on The show must go on, yeah, yeah Inside my heart is breaking My make up may be flaking But my smile Still stays on My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies Fairytales of yesterday will grow, but never die I can fly, my friends The show must go on, yeah The show must go on I'll face it with a grin I'm never giving in On with the show Ooh, I'll top the bill, I'll overkill I have to find the will to carry on (On with the show) (On with the show) The show (The show must go on)