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'''[[Freddie Mercury]] - 1981, ''' [http://queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=26 Melody Maker] | '''[[Freddie Mercury]] - 1981, ''' [http://queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=26 Melody Maker] | ||
- | + | 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' took me five or ten minutes. I did that on the guitar, which I can't play for nuts, and in one way it was quite a good thing because I was restricted, knowing only a few chords. It's a good discipline because I simply had to write within a small framework. I couldn't work through too many chords and because of that restriction I wrote a good song, I think. | |
'''[[Brian May]], 1982 [http://queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=147 On The Record]''' | '''[[Brian May]], 1982 [http://queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=147 On The Record]''' | ||
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''Interviewer: Did you use a Fender on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"?'' | ''Interviewer: Did you use a Fender on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"?'' | ||
- | Yes. I used on of Roger's really old, beat up, natural wood Telecaster. I got bludgeoned into playing it. That was Mack's idea. I said "I don't want to play a Telecaster. It basically doesn't suit my style". But "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was such a period piece, it seemed to need that period sound. So I said, "Okay, Mack, if you want to set it up, I'll play it". He put it through a Mesa/Boggie, which is an amplifier I don't get on well with at all; it just doesn't | + | Yes. I used on of Roger's really old, beat up, natural wood Telecaster. I got bludgeoned into playing it. That was Mack's idea. I said "I don't want to play a Telecaster. It basically doesn't suit my style". But "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was such a period piece, it seemed to need that period sound. So I said, "Okay, Mack, if you want to set it up, I'll play it". He put it through a Mesa/Boggie, which is an amplifier I don't get on well with at all; it just doesn't suit me. I tried it, and it sounded okay. |
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Queen TalksFreddie Mercury - 1981, Melody Maker 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' took me five or ten minutes. I did that on the guitar, which I can't play for nuts, and in one way it was quite a good thing because I was restricted, knowing only a few chords. It's a good discipline because I simply had to write within a small framework. I couldn't work through too many chords and because of that restriction I wrote a good song, I think. Brian May, 1982 On The Record Interviewer: Did you use a Fender on "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"? Yes. I used on of Roger's really old, beat up, natural wood Telecaster. I got bludgeoned into playing it. That was Mack's idea. I said "I don't want to play a Telecaster. It basically doesn't suit my style". But "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was such a period piece, it seemed to need that period sound. So I said, "Okay, Mack, if you want to set it up, I'll play it". He put it through a Mesa/Boggie, which is an amplifier I don't get on well with at all; it just doesn't suit me. I tried it, and it sounded okay. CoversChords & Tabs
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