Sammy B. Willickers
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Post by Sammy B. Willickers on May 15, 2021 3:02:39 GMT
idk where to put this, But I'm just wondering what you guys think it is.
I think it's either Keep Yourself Alive or Now I'm Here
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Post by CamAaron on May 15, 2021 4:39:31 GMT
I think Liar was also one of the songs they played the most.
I'm not sure if this one counts: God Save The Queen was played on tape, and we could say that it was 'played' almost the same amount of times as Now I'm Here, as they were introduced at the same time, and remained until the last concert, with a very few exceptions.
Brian's guitar solo could be what was played the most, but I don't think it counts as a song; I believe he did a short guitar solo in the very early concerts during Son And Daughter, more less like the 1973 recordings we have.
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Post by NathanH on May 15, 2021 9:05:38 GMT
I think Now I'm Here was the most played song. It was virtually every show except some on the US leg News Of The World Tour. This is not that accurately as reprises in a show get included on here too: www.setlist.fm/stats/queen-43d6e37f.htmlAlso a few shows after 1986 are included on there. |
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Post by Ryan Newton on May 15, 2021 9:11:16 GMT
I think Now I'm Here was the most played song. It was virtually every show except some on the US leg News Of The World Tour. This is not that accurately as reprises in a show get included on here too: www.setlist.fm/stats/queen-43d6e37f.htmlAlso a few shows after 1986 are included on there. It was played on every News of the World show. The only times Now I'm Here wasn't played was Hyde Park (It was an encore number but their encores were cancelled that night), and Live Aid. |
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Post by n39 on May 15, 2021 9:54:37 GMT
Indeed, it was Now I'm Here. I believe Bo Rhap was played the second most.
Source: queenlive.ca
"Now I'm Here would be a staple in their set, performed at virtually every show hereafter, making it the song they performed most frequently throughout the years - it was clearly a unanimous band favourite, as it is the only song they performed more than Bohemian Rhapsody."
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Post by jo on May 15, 2021 13:24:11 GMT
I think Now I'm Here was the most played song. It was virtually every show except some on the US leg News Of The World Tour. This is not that accurately as reprises in a show get included on here too: www.setlist.fm/stats/queen-43d6e37f.htmlAlso a few shows after 1986 are included on there. It was played on every News of the World show. The only times Now I'm Here wasn't played was Hyde Park (It was an encore number but their encores were cancelled that night), and Live Aid. The evolution of this song over the years would be a interesting segment for their 50th anniversary clips. It's use was different on every tour, from placement in the setlist to how they treated it with lighting and special effects. It has references to people and places and if I'm not mistaken a connection with It's Late (but don't hold me to that). |
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Post by NathanH on May 15, 2021 15:38:22 GMT
I think Now I'm Here was the most played song. It was virtually every show except some on the US leg News Of The World Tour. This is not that accurately as reprises in a show get included on here too: www.setlist.fm/stats/queen-43d6e37f.htmlAlso a few shows after 1986 are included on there. It was played on every News of the World show. The only times Now I'm Here wasn't played was Hyde Park (It was an encore number but their encores were cancelled that night), and Live Aid. Yeah thanks Ryan but obviously I know that it wasn't performed at Live Aid or Hyde Park, I was meant to rephrase it as including some shows on NOTW tour as I just couldn't be bothered to state the obvious because it's fairly well-known. I've even wrote an article which was published on the main Queen website about Hyde Park where I mention about the no encore: www.queenonline.com/features/a-picnic-by-the-serpentine-the-legacy-of-queens-1976-concert-at-hyde-park-fan-feature-by-nathan-hodges. I thought there was a very short period between 1976 and 1978 where it wasn't played as there are a few sources which states this. |
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Post by Ryan Newton on May 15, 2021 20:37:39 GMT
It was played on every News of the World show. The only times Now I'm Here wasn't played was Hyde Park (It was an encore number but their encores were cancelled that night), and Live Aid. Yeah thanks Ryan but obviously I know that it wasn't performed at Live Aid or Hyde Park, I was meant to rephrase it as including some shows on NOTW tour as I just couldn't be bothered to state the obvious because it's fairly well-known. I've even wrote an article which was published on the main Queen website about Hyde Park where I mention about the no encore: www.queenonline.com/features/a-picnic-by-the-serpentine-the-legacy-of-queens-1976-concert-at-hyde-park-fan-feature-by-nathan-hodges. I thought there was a very short period between 1976 and 1978 where it wasn't played as there are a few sources which states this. There is no reason to believe them given the amount of direct evidence we have to prove otherwise. I've also read that it was dropped at Lakeland 77 but until recording comes out, I'll hold my breath on that one. |
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Post by Sammy B. Willickers on May 16, 2021 3:44:58 GMT
It was played on every News of the World show. The only times Now I'm Here wasn't played was Hyde Park (It was an encore number but their encores were cancelled that night), and Live Aid. Yeah thanks Ryan but obviously I know that it wasn't performed at Live Aid or Hyde Park, I was meant to rephrase it as including some shows on NOTW tour as I just couldn't be bothered to state the obvious because it's fairly well-known. I've even wrote an article which was published on the main Queen website about Hyde Park where I mention about the no encore: www.queenonline.com/features/a-picnic-by-the-serpentine-the-legacy-of-queens-1976-concert-at-hyde-park-fan-feature-by-nathan-hodges. I thought there was a very short period between 1976 and 1978 where it wasn't played as there are a few sources which states this. I mean, it is possible. They dropped Killer Queen for a few nights during the South American tour in 1981 mainly just due to them being sick of it, So it's not THAT unlikely to have happened, But considering it's been performed more than Bohemian Rhapsody, it most likely didn't occur. |
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Post by pg on May 16, 2021 6:13:36 GMT
Brian was once asked what his favourite song to play live was, and I'm sure he said he always looked forward to NIH.
If so, I can't see it getting a week off ...
And even if it did, it's a long way ahead of the second most played song, I'd have thought, so it wouldn't change the answer to the original question
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Post by pimderks on May 16, 2021 9:38:25 GMT
So weird that they've only played it relatively few times since the Magic Tour. I always felt it would've suited Paul Rodgers voice very well. And I think with Adam they only played it as the opener for their first tour? Plus maybe a couple of gigs later on, right?
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Post by Lord Fickle on May 16, 2021 10:06:41 GMT
So weird that they've only played it relatively few times since the Magic Tour. I always felt it would've suited Paul Rodgers voice very well. And I think with Adam they only played it as the opener for their first tour? Plus maybe a couple of gigs later on, right? They opened with it all the way through the 2019/20 tour. |
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Post by emrabt on May 16, 2021 10:09:15 GMT
I wonder what the average Queen setlist would be if worked out?
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Post by n39 on May 16, 2021 10:43:13 GMT
I wonder what the average Queen setlist would be if worked out? As in take the top 20 most played songs or so, and combine them into a setlist? Would definitely be fun to figure out, can't imagine how long it would take though! |
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Post by emrabt on May 16, 2021 11:11:50 GMT
I wonder what the average Queen setlist would be if worked out? As in take the top 20 most played songs or so, and combine them into a setlist? Would definitely be fun to figure out, can't imagine how long it would take though! Yeah, that was my thinking. |
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Post by n39 on May 16, 2021 22:22:59 GMT
I've started going through each concert. It might take me a while, but I'll try my best!
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Post by The Real Wizard on May 18, 2021 19:11:20 GMT
I think Now I'm Here was the most played song. It was virtually every show except some on the US leg News Of The World Tour. This is not that accurately as reprises in a show get included on here too: www.setlist.fm/stats/queen-43d6e37f.htmlAlso a few shows after 1986 are included on there. It was played on every News of the World show. The only times Now I'm Here wasn't played was Hyde Park (It was an encore number but their encores were cancelled that night), and Live Aid. Correct. When the Detroit tape came out its omission led me and others to believe it may have been on rotation on that tour, but it's ultimately a case of the song just being missing from the audience tape (for a rather long tape flip, apparently). |
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Post by The Real Wizard on May 18, 2021 19:12:18 GMT
Brian was once asked what his favourite song to play live was, and I'm sure he said he always looked forward to NIH. He was once quoted in their heyday saying TYMD was his favourite to play. I think it was posted here somewhere recently. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on May 18, 2021 19:13:43 GMT
I've started going through each concert. It might take me a while, but I'll try my best! I'll save you the trouble:
It's more or less the Works tour setlist minus the '82-84 songs. |
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Post by Lord Fickle on May 18, 2021 19:22:53 GMT
I've started going through each concert. It might take me a while, but I'll try my best! I'll save you the trouble:
It's basically the Works tour setlist minus the '82-84 songs.
The last third of the set hasn't changed much since 1980! |
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Post by The Real Wizard on May 18, 2021 21:52:51 GMT
I'll save you the trouble:
It's basically the Works tour setlist minus the '82-84 songs.
The last third of the set hasn't changed much since 1980! Yes - although 1974-78 were their heaviest touring years. Songs dropped in '77 or '78 may be amongst the 20-25 most played songs, if someone's willing to do the arithmetic.
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Post by masterstroke on May 19, 2021 7:18:32 GMT
Brian was once asked what his favourite song to play live was, and I'm sure he said he always looked forward to NIH. He was once quoted in their heyday saying TYMD was his favourite to play. I think it was posted here somewhere recently. 1978, New Orleans Interview: What is the song that you like to play on stage the most? · May: "Tie your Mother Down" it's my favorite. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on May 19, 2021 22:00:41 GMT
He was once quoted in their heyday saying TYMD was his favourite to play. I think it was posted here somewhere recently. 1978, New Orleans Interview: What is the song that you like to play on stage the most? · May: "Tie your Mother Down" it's my favorite. I knew I could count on you !
And I knew it was something I'd very recently read too.
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