Monday, August 22, 2011

August 23 In Music History....


She keeps Moet et Chandon in her pretty cabinet
"Let them eat cake" She said
Just like Marie Antoinette...
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On this Day in 2004, Queen becomes the first
band officially sanctioned by Iran since the cultural
revolution in 1979 outlawed rock groups.
Lead singer Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara
in Zanzibar of Indian parents, had always remained
quite popular in Iran

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Speaking of Queen, on this day in 2007, lead guitarist
Brian May, was awarded his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from
London's Imperial College. The very Ph.D he was seeking
when the band started Kicking Ass many years earlier.

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Caviar and Cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice
She's a Killer Queen......
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16 comments:

  1. Maude LynnAugust 22, 2011 at 9:01:00 PM EDT

    Iran started with Queen? Odd choice!

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  2. MikeAugust 22, 2011 at 9:13:00 PM EDT

    One of the most talented bands in rock history. If you weed through some of their campier material and go back to their first four or five albums, the music was amazing and rather heavy at times. A Night at the Opera is in my top 5 of all time albums.

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  3. SerenaAugust 22, 2011 at 9:29:00 PM EDT

    Hmmm. I wouldn't have guessed that.

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  4. limeAugust 22, 2011 at 9:32:00 PM EDT

    iran and queen, whoda thunk it???

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  5. MargaretAugust 22, 2011 at 9:46:00 PM EDT

    My son Loves Queen! And I have come to realize he is right ...Now, he can sing right along with them... my voice doesn't go quite that high. I never listened to them much when I was a teenager... so now I am reliving my youth? ha ha (good thing I have an 18 year old to keep me young)

    Thanks for the education! :)

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  6. Brian MillerAugust 22, 2011 at 10:06:00 PM EDT

    nice...i am with otin on this...there are definitely some gems in this Queen crown...

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  7. ChristineAugust 22, 2011 at 11:31:00 PM EDT

    Queen (and of course Pink Floyd), does anyone else compare in brilliance.

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  8. moondustwriterAugust 23, 2011 at 1:24:00 AM EDT

    When they came out I thought they were the oddest bunch but could never refute that when they mixed music Queen truly kicked ...

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  9. AkumAugust 23, 2011 at 4:04:00 AM EDT

    Queen has a song for every moment like
    Love of my life when you are feeling all romantic. We will rock you when you want to kick some ass. We are the champions when you want inspiration and Under pressure while having a tough time in the toilet.. :)

    Queen Rules....

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  10. MorningAJAugust 23, 2011 at 8:35:00 AM EDT

    Not only talented and clever, (Dr) Brian May is also a staunch animal rights campaigner. Thoroughly great, all-round, good egg!

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  11. the walking manAugust 23, 2011 at 9:45:00 AM EDT

    One of the very few bands who fought apartheid by actually performing in South Africa while it was still under white rule.

    Pretty funny serendipity..just as I clicked on your post queen came up on the random select player.

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  12. AkelamaluAugust 23, 2011 at 10:52:00 AM EDT

    Queen - A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

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  13. BubbaAugust 23, 2011 at 1:23:00 PM EDT

    Gunfight, edge of your teeth
    Dynamite with a laser beam
    Guaranteed to blow your mind...

    Queen is definitely one of the all-time great bands in rock history.

    And don't forget to tie your mother down before you have a sheer heart attach under pressure from those fat bottom girls, Mustapha!

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  14. secret agent womanAugust 23, 2011 at 9:22:00 PM EDT

    I saw Freddie Mercury's childhood home when I was on Zanzibar.

    And the Marie Antoinette quote? Apparently a myth.

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  15. Yvonne OsborneAugust 23, 2011 at 10:06:00 PM EDT

    I didn't know that about Freddie Mercury. He had the most amazing voice. Thank you for this music history lesson.

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  16. amfAugust 26, 2011 at 9:31:00 PM EDT

    ha! What a freakin' great post, G! I'm a bit scared, though, that we are on the same wavelength.

    I was a bit worried if you'd dig the song for my 55...rock on ~

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