The Works de Queen
Álbum de Queen
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 27 de Febrero de 1984
- Sello Discográfico: EMI
- Compositores: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
- Productores: Queen, Reinhold Mack
The Works es un álbum de Queen, publicado en 1984 por EMI. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Radio Ga Ga», «Tear It Up», «It's a Hard Life» y «Man On The Prowl».
Tras la fría recepción de "Radio Ga Ga". Escrita por Roger Taylor, es una oda nostálgica a la era dorada de la radio. Su icónico vídeo, que mezclaba imágenes de la película "Metrópolis" de Fritz Lang con una secuencia de la banda liderando a una multitud que aplaude al unísono, se convirtió en una de las imágenes más famosas de los 80 y en un momento clave de su actuación en el Live Aid.
"I Want to Break Free", de John Deacon, es un himno de liberación con una melodía pop irresistible. Su vídeo, una parodia de la telenovela británica "Coronation Street" en la que los miembros de la banda aparecían travestidos, fue un éxito rotundo en el Reino Unido pero fue prohibido por MTV en Estados Unidos, lo que se considera un factor clave en el fracaso del álbum en ese mercado.
Brian May aporta el lado más rockero con "Hammer to Fall", un potente himno de hard rock que se convirtió en otro de los favoritos en directo. Freddie Mercury evoca el pasado operístico de la banda en "It's a Hard Life", cuya introducción se basa en un aria de la ópera "Pagliacci".
Estreno y listas de éxitos
El álbum fue un gran éxito en Europa, Sudamérica y Australia. En Estados Unidos, la controversia del vídeo de "I Want to Break Free" y la falta de apoyo de su nueva discográfica, Capitol Records, hicieron que el álbum se estancara, marcando el fin de su estatus de superestrellas en ese país.
- UK Albums Chart: 2
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 3
- Países Bajos (MegaCharts): 1
- Austria (Ö3 Austria): 2
- USA Billboard 200: 23
- España (PROMUSICAE): 4
Reacción de la prensa especializada
La crítica fue en general positiva, especialmente en Europa. Se vio como un regreso a la forma, un álbum bien construido y lleno de éxitos. "The Works" es visto hoy como un álbum de transición exitoso que supo adaptar el sonido clásico de Queen a la década de los 80, y que les proporcionó el repertorio perfecto para su triunfal regreso a los escenarios en el Live Aid.
Listado de Canciones
- Radio Ga Ga5:49Words 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
- Tear It Up3:28
Letra
Words and music by brian may Are you ready? - well are you ready? Were gonna tear it up Yeah yeah yeah yeah (hey) Give me your mind baby give me your body Give me some time baby lets have a party It aint no time for sleepin baby Soon its round your street I'm creeping Youd better be ready We gonna tear it up Stir it up Break it up - baby You gonna tear it up Shake it up Make it up - as you go along Tear it up Square it up Wake it up - baby Tear it up Stir it up Stake it out - and you can't go wrong (hey listen) I love you cos youre sweet and I love you cos youre Naughty I love you for your mind baby give me your body I wanna be a toy at your birthday party Wind me up - wind me up - wind me up - let me go Tear it up Stir it up Break it up - let me go Tear it up Shake it up Make it up - as you go along Tear it up Turn it up Burn it up Are you ready? (oh yeah) Baby baby baby are you ready for me? (oh yeah) Baby baby baby are you ready for love? (oh yeah) Are you ready - are you ready - are you ready for me? (oh Yeah) I love you so near I love you so far I gotta tell you baby youre driving me ga ga - It's a Hard Life4:08I don't want my freedom There's no reason for living with a broken heart This is a tricky situation I've only got myself to blame It's just a simple fact of life It can happen to any one You win, you lose It's a chance you have to take with love Oh, yeah, I fell in love But now you say it's over and I'm falling apart Yeah, yeah, it's a hard life To be true lovers together To love and live forever in each others hearts It's a long hard fight To learn to care for each other To trust in one another right from the start When you're in love I try and mend the broken pieces Ooh, I try to fight back the tears Ooh, they say it's just a state of mind But it happens to everyone How it hurts (yeah) deep inside (oh, yeah) When your love has cut you down to size Life is tough on your own Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies I'm waiting for love Yes, it's a hard life Two lovers together To love and live forever in each others hearts It's a long hard fight To learn to care for each other To trust in one another right from the start When you're in love Yes, it's a hard life In a world that's filled with sorrow There are people searching for love in every way It's a long hard fight But I'll always live for tomorrow I'll look back at myself and say I did it for love (ooh) Yes, I did it for love, for love, oh, I did it for love
- Man On The Prowl3:28
Letra
I'm gonna take a little walk on the wild side I'm gonna loosen up and get me some gas I'm gonna get me some action Go crazy, driving in the fast lane My baby left me alone She done me dirty and I'm feeling so lonely So come home, come home If you don't youre gonna break my heart. Man on the prowl You better watch out I'm on the loose and I'm looking for trouble So look out - look out I'm a man on the prowl. I don't wanna be a rock n roll steady I just wanna be low down trash I wanna go to the movies All I wanna do is sit on my ass So honey come home Don't leave me when I'm feeling so lonely Come home - come home If you don't youre gonna break my heart. Man on the prowl You better watch out I'm on the loose and I'm looking for trouble So look out - look out I'm a man on the prowl. Well I keep dreaming about my baby But it aint gonna get me nowhere I wanna teach my baby dancin But I aint no fred astaire. So baby look out - I'm a man on the prowl Look out - man on the prowl - yeah Baby, baby, baby look out - man on the prowl. Baby come home I'm on the loose and I'm looking for trouble Baby come home - oh yeah Cause I'm a man on the prowl So honey come home - come home Cause I'm a man on the prowl - yeah Man on the prowl. - Machines (Back To Humans)5:10
Letra
It's a machines world Don't tell me I ain't got no soul When the machines take over It ain't no place for rock and roll They tell me I don't care But deep inside I'm just a man They freeze me they burn me They squeeze me they stress me With smoke blackened pistons of steel they compress me But no one but no one but no one can wrest me away Back to humans We have no disease no trouble of mind No thank you or please no regard for the time We never cry we never retreat We have no conception of love or defeat What's that machine noise? It's bytes and megachips for tea It's that machine boys With random access memory Never worry never mind Not for money not for gold It's software is hardware It's heartbeat is time-share It's midwife's a disc drive It's sex life is quantised It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised Back to humans Back to humans Back to machines Machines Living in a new world Thinking in the past Living in a new world How you gonna last? Machine world Change Back to humans It's a machines world Thinking in the past (back to humans) Living in a new world How you gonna last? Machine world It's a machine's world - I Want To Break Free3:20Words 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....
- Hammer To Fall4:28Words 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
- Keep Passing The Open Windows5:21
Letra
This is the only life for me Surround myself around my own fantasy You just gotta be strong and believe in yourself Forget all the sadness, 'cause love is all you need Love is all you need Do you know what it's like to be alone in this world When you're down and out on your luck and you're a failure Wake up screaming in the middle of the night You think it's all been a waste of time It's been a bad year You start believing everything's gonna be alright Next minute you're down and you're flat on your back A brand new day is beginning Get that sunny feeling and you're on your way Just believe, just keep passing the open windows Just believe, just keep passing the open windows Do you know how it feels when you don't have a friend Without a job and no money to spend You're a stranger All you think about is suicide One of these days you're gonna lose the fight You better keep out of danger, yeah That same old feeling just keeps burning deep inside You keep telling yourself it's gonna be the end Oh, get yourself together Things are looking better everyday Just believe, just keep passing the open windows Just believe, just keep passing the open windows This is the only life for me Surround myself around my own fantasy You just gotta be strong and believe in yourself Forget all the sadness cause love is all you need You just gotta be strong and believe in yourself Forget all the sadness cause love is all you need Love is all you need, baby, love is all you need Just believe, just keep passing the open windows - Is This The World We Created?
Letra
Words and music by freddie mercury and brian may Just look at all those hungry mouths we have to feed Take a look at all the suffering we breed So many lonely faces scattered all around Searching for what they need Is this the world we created? What did we do it for? Is this the world we invaded Against the law? So it seems in the end Is this what were all living for today? The world that we created You know that every day a helpless child is born Who needs some loving care inside a happy home Somewhere a wealthy man is sitting on his throne Waiting for life to go by Is this the world we created? We made it on our own Is this the world we devastated Right to the bone? If there's a God in the sky looking down What can he think of what weve done To the world that he created? - I Go Crazy
Letra
I took my baby dancing, to see a heavy band But I never saw my baby 'til the encore She had the singer by the hand I didn't wanna cry because I had to be cool I didn't wanna tell you that you're much too cruel Did you have to run off with that doggone fool All I gotta do is think about you Every night and day I go crazy All I gotta do is get my hands on you You better stay away from me baby I wouldn't mind the postman, if the neighbours didn't know Or the gas man, electric man, man to fix the car I'd have to let it go But you had to bring me down for a rock'n'roll clone Leave me like a sucker standing all alone Did you have to run off with that rolling stone? Go ahead fool All I gotta do is think about you Every night and day I go crazy All I gotta do is get my hands on you You better stay away from me baby So I ain't gonna go and see the Rolling Stones no more I don't wanna go and see Queen no more no more I ain't gonna go and see the Rolling Stones no more I don't wanna go and see Queen no more no more Now I don't wanna hurt you, like you been a-hurting me But you know I'll be watching Rolling on the floor next time you're on TV Had enough of your pretending that you know where it's at Coming on to all the boys like a real spoilt brat To think I nearly let you get away with all that No way man All I gotta do is think about you Every night and day I go crazy All I gotta do is get my hands on you You better stay away from me baby
