153: “Ogre Battle” by Queen
February 1, 2011 Leave a comment
Tie this black leather feedbag on your face and munch on the hearty oats of some classic Queen.
When I was about 12, I had a hand-me-down cassette tape of Queen II from a friend’s older brother (thanks, Jimmy!). All legible writing had long been worn off before I got my hands on it, and the original case had never been seen by my eyes. It was fantasy rock with no equal that I knew of, and I ate it up. I would listen to tunes like “Ogre Battle” on my headphones, lying in bed before falling asleep. And I would often wake up twisted in the headphone cord when the tape would run out and the jambox deck would stop with a loud click.
The other rocking great from Queen II was “Seven Seas of Rhye,” second video below.
So, who would have won in a fight: Freddie Mercury or Axl Rose (both in their prime)? I like to think Freddie would have wiped Axl’s ass with Axl’s own face, and then he would have twirled around with a gay, hard-rock flourish to finish Queen strong.
Enjoy.
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