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News of the world de Queen

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News of the world es un álbum de Queen, publicado en 1977 por EMI. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «We Will Rock You», «We are The Champions», «Sheer Heart Attack» y «All Dead, All Dead».

Publicado en 1977, News of the World marcó un punto de inflexión estilístico para Queen. En plena eclosión del movimiento punk, que renegaba de la opulencia del rock progresivo, la banda reaccionó con un álbum más crudo, directo y despojado. Abandonaron deliberadamente los arreglos orquestales para centrarse en un sonido de rock más básico. El resultado es un disco que contiene dos de los himnos más grandes de la historia de la música y que demostró la capacidad de la banda para adaptarse y seguir siendo relevante.

Contexto y grabación

El contexto musical de 1977 fue clave. El punk, con su ética del "hazlo tú mismo", estaba en auge, especialmente en el Reino Unido. Bandas como los Sex Pistols atacaban abiertamente a los "dinosaurios del rock" como Queen. Este ambiente influyó en la decisión de la banda de simplificar su sonido.

La grabación fue notablemente rápida para sus estándares, completándose en solo dos meses. La producción, a cargo de la propia banda, se centró en capturar la energía de su directo, con un sonido más "seco" y menos procesado.

Análisis musical y democracia creativa

"News of the World" es un álbum de arena rock por excelencia. La producción minimalista resalta la fuerza de la sección rítmica de Deacon y Taylor. Este álbum también es notable por ser el más democrático de la banda hasta la fecha. Por primera vez, Freddie Mercury y Brian May no dominaron la composición; Roger Taylor y John Deacon contribuyeron con dos canciones cada uno.

Las canciones clave

El álbum se abre con la secuencia más famosa de la historia del rock: "We Will Rock You" seguida de "We Are the Champions". La primera, escrita por May, es un ejercicio de minimalismo radical, basada únicamente en pisotones y palmas. La segunda, una balada de piano de Mercury, se convierte en un himno universal de victoria. Ambas fueron diseñadas para la participación del público en los estadios.

Roger Taylor aporta la furiosa "Sheer Heart Attack", una canción que encajaba perfectamente en la energía del punk. John Deacon compuso la balada de rock "Spread Your Wings", una emotiva historia que se convirtió en un sencillo muy querido por los fans. Otras pistas destacadas incluyen la épica de hard rock "It's Late", una composición de May de más de seis minutos.

Portada

La icónica portada fue idea de Roger Taylor. Era fan del artista de ciencia ficción Frank Kelly Freas y le pidió que adaptara una de sus ilustraciones. El resultado, con un robot gigante sosteniendo los cuerpos de los miembros de la banda, es una de las portadas más memorables del rock.

Salida al mercado y resultados

El álbum fue un éxito comercial rotundo en todo el mundo, especialmente en Estados Unidos, donde alcanzó el estatus de cuádruple platino.

La crítica especializada

La crítica de la época se mostró dividida. Algunos medios lo consideraron una cínica apropiación del sonido punk. En Estados Unidos, la recepción fue mucho más cálida. Con el tiempo, "News of the World" ha sido reivindicado como un movimiento inteligente que permitió a Queen reinventarse y conectar con una audiencia aún más masiva.

Listado de Canciones

  1. We Will Rock You2:01
    vídeo del tema We Will Rock You
    [Verse:] Buddy you're a boy make a big noise Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day You got mud on yo' face You big disgrace Kickin' your can all over the place [Chorus:] We will we will rock you We will we will rock you [Verse 2:] Buddy you're a young man hard man Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day You got blood on yo' face You big disgrace Wavin' your banner all over the place [Chorus:] We will we will rock you Sing it now We will we will rock you [Bridge:] Buddy you're an old man poor man Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day You got mud on your face You big disgrace Somebody better put you back into your place [Chorus:] We will we will rock you Singing We will we will rock you (Everybody) we will we will rock you We will we will rock you Allright
  2. We are The Champions2:59
    vídeo del tema We are The Champions
    [Verse 1] I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand Kicked in my face But I've come through And we mean to go on and on and on and on [Chorus] We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the World [Verse 2] I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortune And everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise I consider it a challenge before The whole human race And I ain't gonna lose And we mean to go on and on and on and on [Chorus] We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the World [Chorus] We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions
  3. Sheer Heart Attack3:24

    Letra

    Words and music by roger taylor Well youre just 17 and all you want to do is disappear You know what I mean theres a lot of space between your Ears The way that you touch don't feel no nothin Hey hey hey hey it was the D. N. A. Hey hey hey hey that made me this way Do you know do you know do you know just how I feel? Do you know do you know do you know just how I feel? Sheer heart attack Sheer heart attack Real cardiac I feel so in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar-tic-you-late Gotta feelin gotta feelin gotta feelin like a paralyse It aint no it aint no it aint no it aint no surprise Turn on the tv let it drip right down in your eyes Hey hey hey hey it was the D. N. A. Hey hey hey hey that made me this way Do you know do you know do you know just how I feel? Do you know do you know do you know just how I feel? Sheer heart attack Sheer heart attack Real cardiac I feel so in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar in-ar-tic-you-late Just how I feel Do you know do you know do you know do you know just How I feel? Do you know do you know do you know just how I feel? Do you know do you know do you know do you know just How I feel? Sheer heart attack Sheer heart attack Real cardiac
  4. All Dead, All Dead3:09

    Letra

    Memories, my memories How long can you stay To haunt my days She came without a farthing A babe without a name So much ado about nothing Is what shed try to say So much ado my lover So many games we played Through every fleeted summer Through every precious day All dead all dead All the dreams we had And I wonder why I still live on All dead all dead And alone Im spared My sweeter half instead All dead And gone All dead... All dead all dead At the rainbows end And still I hear her own sweet song All dead all dead Take me back again You know my little friends All dead And gone All dead and gone Her ways are always with me I wander all the while But please you must forgive me I am old but still a child All dead all dead But I should not grieve In time it comes to everyone All dead all dead But in hope I breathe Of course I dont believe Youre dead And gone All dead And gone
  5. Spread Your Wings4:32
    vídeo del tema Spread Your Wings
    Sammy was low Just watching the show Over and over again He knew it was time He made up his mind To leave his dead life behind His boss said to him Boy you'd better begin To get those crazy notions Right out of your head Sammy who do you think that you are You should have been sweeping Up the emerald bar Spread your wings and fly away Fly away, far away Spread your little wings and fly away Fly away, far away Pull yourself together Cos you know you should do better That's because your a free man He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room Keeping his thoughts to himself He'd be leaving soon Wishing he was miles and miles away Nothing in this world, nothing would make him stay Since he was small Had no luck at all Nothing came easy to him Now it was time he made up his mind This could be my last chance His boss said to him Now listen boy Your always dreaming You've got no real ambition You won't get very far Sammy boy don't you know who you are Why can't you be happy At the emerald bar So honey spread your wings and fly away Fly away, far away Spread your little wings and fly away Fly away, far away Pull yourself together Cos you know you should do better That's because your a free man Come on honey - fly with me
  6. Fight From The Inside3:03

    Letra

    Hey, you, boy, hey, you Hey you boy, think that you know what you're doing You think you're gonna set things to right You're just another picture on a teenage wall You're just another sucker ready for a fall You gotta Fight from the inside Attack from the rear Fight from the inside You can't win with your hands tied Fight from the inside Fight from the inside Right down the line Hey, you, boy, hey, you Hey you boy, think that you know what you're doing You think that out in the streets is all true You're just another money-spinner tool You're just another fool You gotta Fight from the inside Attack from the rear Fight from the inside You can't win with your hands tied Fight from the inside Fight from the inside Right down the line Right down the line Right down the line
  7. Get Down, Make Love3:51

    Letra

    Get down, make love Get down, make love Get down, make love Get down, make love You take my body I give you heat You say you're hungry I give you meat I suck your mind You blow my head Make love Inside your bed, everybody Get down, make love Get down, make love Get down, make love Get down, make love Everytime I get hot You wanna cool down Everytime I get high You say you wanna come down You say it's enough In fact it's too much Everytime I get a Get down, get down, get down Make love (Get down) I can squeeze (Make love) you can shake me (Get down) I can feel (Make love) when you break me (Get down) come on so heavy (make love) (Get down) when you take me (make love) You make love, you make love, You make love, you make love You can make everybody Get down, make love Get down, make love Everytime I get high You wanna come down Everytime I get hot You say you wanna cool down You say it's enough In fact it's too much Everytime I wanna get down Get down, get down Get down, make love Get down, make love Get down, make love Get down, make love Everytime I get hot You wanna cool down Everytime I get high You say you wanna come down You say it's enough In fact it's too much Everytime I wanna Get down, get down Get down, make love
  8. Sleeping On The Sidewalk3:07

    Letra

    I was nothin' but a city boy My trumpet was my only toy I've been blowin' my horn Since I knew I was born But there ain't nobody wants to know I've been Sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road I may get hungry But I sure don't want to go home So round the corner comes a limousine And the biggest grin I've ever seen Come on sonny won't you sign Right along the dotted line What you sayin', are you playin'? Sure you don't mean me? Sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road I may get hungry But I sure don't wanna go home (Now I'll tell you what happened) They took me to a room without a table They said 'blow your trumpet into here' I played around as well as I was able And soon we had the record of the year I was a legend all through the land I was blowin' to a million fans Nothin' was a-missin' All the people want to listen You'd have thought I was a happy man And I was Sleepin' like a princess Never touch the road I don't get hungry And I sure don't want to go home (Have to have some fun) Now they tell me that I ain't so fashionable An' I owe the man a million bucks a year So I told 'em where to stick the fancy label It's just me and the road from here Back to playin' and layin' I'm back on the game Sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road I sure get hungry and I Sure do wanna go home (Yeah)
  9. Who Needs You3:07

    Letra

    I make it half past six you come at seven Always trying to keep me, hanging round You little spoilt thing, girl you kept me waiting Never contemplating my point of view This comes as no surprise Im a fool, for I believed your lies But now Ive seen through your disguise Who needs, well I dont need, who needs you? Oh I believed you Went on my knees to you How I trusted you But you turned me down But its dog eat dog in this rat race And it leaves you bleeding lying flat on your face Reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand Where is that helping hand? How I was pushed around dont let it get you down You walked all over me but dont you ever give in Taking one step forward, slipping two steps back Theres an empty feeling that you cant forget Reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand When I met you, you were always charming Couldnt sleep at night till you were mine You were oh so so sophisticated Never interested in what Id say I had to swallow my pride So naive, you took me for a ride But now Im the one to decide Who needs, well I dont need, who needs you? (acoustic guitars john & brian) (cowbell freddie, maracas brian)
  10. It's Late6:27

    Letra

    You say you love me And I hardly know your name And if I say I love you in the candlelight There's no-one but myself to blame But there's something inside That's turning my mind away Oh how I could love you If I could let you stay It's late, but I'm bleeding deep inside It's late, is it just my sickly pride? Too late, even now the feeling seems to steal away So late, though I'm crying I can't help but hear you say It's late it's late it's late But not too late The way you love me Is the sweetest love around But after all this time The more I'm trying The more I seem to let you down Now you tell me you're leaving And I just can't believe it's true Oh you know that I can love you Though I know I can't be true Oh you made me love you Don't tell me that we're through It's late, but it's driving me so mad It's late, yes I know but don't try to tell me that it's Too late, save our love you can't turn out the lights So late, I've been wrong but I'll learn to be right It's late it's late it's late But not too late I've been so long You've been so long We've been so long trying to work it out I ain't got long You ain't got long We gotta know what this life is all about Too late much too late You're staring at me With suspicion in your eye You say what game are you playing? What's this that you're saying? I know that I can't reply If I take you tonight Is it making my life a lie? Oh you make me wonder Did I live my life alright? It's late, but it's time to set me free It's late, yes I know but there's no way it has to be Too late, so let the fire take our bodies this night So late, so let the waters take our guilt in the tide It's late it's late it's late it's late It's late it's late It's all too late
  11. My Melancholy Blues3:29

    Letra

    Words and music by freddie mercury Another partys over And Im left cold sober My baby left me for somebody new I dont wanna talk about it Want to forget about it Wanna be intoxicated with that special brew So come and get me Let me Get in that sinking feeling That says my heart is on an all time low - so Dont expect me To behave perfectly And wear that sunny smile My guess is Im in for a cloudy and overcast Dont try and stop me cos Im heading for that stormy weather soon Im causing a mild sensation With this new occupation Im permanently glued To this extraordinary mood so now move over Let me take over With my melancholy blues Im causing a mild sensation With this new occupation Im in the news Im just getting used to my new exposure So come into my enclosure And meet my Melancholy blues