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Champion Cuts: 6 More Lesser-Known Queen Tunes to Know An Additional Sextet of Spectacular Sounds!

Queen onstage in the 1970s.

Last November, I wrote a post celebrating 5 lesser-known (in the U.S.A.) Queen tunes that I absolutely LOVED, in the hopes that you, dear readers, would too. And many of you did!

So I thought, If folks liked those tunes, why not highlight five more? Really, there is no shortage of fabulous Queen songs out there. In fact, I struggled in limiting myself to just five in this post, soooo… I decided to spotlight SIX, instead! Woot!

Oh, and guess who scored Queen + Adam Lambert tickets for this August down in NYC? THIS GAL! 33rd row-center seats, too, thankyouverymuch. Sometimes, when leisurely browsing resale-ticket seats, ya get lucky, ya know? 😉

HOLLA!!
(And yes, I know that I won’t be seeing the ‘real’ Queen. BUT this is the closest I’ll ever get.)

That said, today’s bloggy musings are brought to you in part to celebrate my recent procurement of Queen tickets. I also wrote this because, well, I just love writing about these guys! Good stuff lies ahead, dear readers, good stuff. Here we go!

Ready, Freddie?

I’ll take that as a yes. Onwards!

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Beyond the Bohemian: 5 Lesser-Known Queen Songs You Should Know A Quintet of Deep Cuts Worth An Ear (or Two)

To honor the great Freddie Mercury who passed away 27 years ago today on November 24, 1991, this blog post, highlighting 5 lesser-known Queen songs, is intended to celebrate a man who is and forever will be one of my two favorite musicians of all-time.

Let’s start at the beginning.

Almost 27 years ago, my love affair with all things Queen and Freddie Mercury began. And it started a little somethin’ like this:

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