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==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
- | * | + | * Credited to: '''[[Queen]] + [[Paul Rodgers]]''' |
- | * Produced by: [[Brian May]], | + | * Actual Writer: '''[[Roger Taylor]]''' |
- | + | * Produced by: '''[[Brian May]]''', '''[[Roger Taylor]]''', '''[[Paul Rodgers]]''', '''[[Justin Shirley-Smith]]''' | |
* Musicians: | * Musicians: | ||
- | : '''[[Paul Rodgers]]''' - lead | + | : '''[[Paul Rodgers]]''' - lead and backing vocals |
- | : '''[[Brian May]]''' - guitars, bass, backing vocals | + | : '''[[Brian May]]''' - guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals |
: '''[[Roger Taylor]]''' - drums, percussion, backing vocals | : '''[[Roger Taylor]]''' - drums, percussion, backing vocals | ||
: '''[[Taylor Hawkins]]''' - backing vocals | : '''[[Taylor Hawkins]]''' - backing vocals | ||
+ | * Length: 3:38 | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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|valign="top"|[[C-lebrity (single) | C-lebrity]], 2008 | |valign="top"|[[C-lebrity (single) | C-lebrity]], 2008 | ||
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+ | '''Alternate Versions:''' | ||
+ | * Entertainment Tonight Version (2008, unreleased) | ||
==Queen + Paul Rodgers talks== | ==Queen + Paul Rodgers talks== | ||
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"It's to do with the phenomenon of celebrity culture; the desperation to get your face on the telly. The assumption that if somebody becomes famous they'll also be rich is so naïve. It annoys me that there are so many famous, useless people." | "It's to do with the phenomenon of celebrity culture; the desperation to get your face on the telly. The assumption that if somebody becomes famous they'll also be rich is so naïve. It annoys me that there are so many famous, useless people." | ||
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+ | '''[[Roger Taylor]], 2008 Queen Press Release''' | ||
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+ | "C-lebrity is really a comment on the current concept of fame – success and all that goes with it. Getting your face on TV is enough – talent doesn’t really enter into the equation. ‘Celebrity’ is an overused and devalued word today." | ||
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+ | '''[[Paul Rodgers]], 2008 Queen Press Release''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | "I see the song as Rogers’ take on the increasing emphasis on fame for its own sake. It’s quite ironic that Andy Warhol’s statement that everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame is becoming something of a reality, although it may be down to fifteen seconds in today’s world of instant communication." | ||
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+ | '''[[Brian May]], 2008 Bob & Tom Show (US Radio)''' | ||
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+ | "I think it’s an interesting lyrical idea, which came from Roger. It was his kind of comment on the . . . Yeah the cult of personality I suppose, and the cult of fame for its own sake, which to us is a very alien concept. I don’t think it really makes people very happy but it’s taken over the world for a little while." | ||
==Additional Info== | ==Additional Info== | ||
- | * | + | * The song will be released as a download for Guitar Hero World Tour in March, 2009. |
- | * Confirmed as the first single from the album, to be premiered on UK radio 4 August 2008, and will be released as a US download on 2 September and on CD, 7" and digital download on September | + | * A snippet of the song was heard over Brian's and Roger's message at the most recent (2008) fan club convention. The song was performed on Al Murray's TV show on 4 April 2008, along with [[All Right Now]] and an unaired performance of [[Bohemian Rhapsody]]. |
+ | * Confirmed as the first single from the album, to be premiered on UK radio 4 August 2008, and will be released as a US download on 2 September and on CD, 7" and digital download on 8 September in the UK. | ||
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<YouTube> | <YouTube> | ||
title=C-lebrity Live on Al Murray | title=C-lebrity Live on Al Murray | ||
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height=400 | height=400 | ||
</YouTube> | </YouTube> | ||
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+ | |} | ||
==Chords & Tabs== | ==Chords & Tabs== | ||
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{| width="400px" cellspacing="3" | {| width="400px" cellspacing="3" | ||
- | <i> | + | <i>Ain’t got no hope<br> |
- | What to do | + | Got no idea<br> |
- | Wanna get my face | + | What to do<br> |
- | I wanna be heard | + | Or why I’m here<br> |
+ | Wanna get my face<br> | ||
+ | On your TV<br> | ||
+ | I wanna be heard<br> | ||
+ | I want to be seen<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
- | + | Ain’t got nothin’<br> | |
- | Nothing to show<br> | + | No<br> |
- | Make me a | + | Nothing<br> |
+ | Nothin’ to show<br> | ||
+ | Make me a c-lebrity<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
- | I want to be | + | I want to be<br> |
+ | A face on TV<br> | ||
+ | (I wanna be on your screen)<br> | ||
Then you can see<br> | Then you can see<br> | ||
- | + | I’m a c-lebrity<br> | |
<br> | <br> | ||
- | + | I wanna get my features<br> | |
- | See this creature on every street | + | In magazines<br> |
- | Write my life story | + | See this creature on every street<br> |
- | I | + | On every screen<br> |
- | They may say | + | Write my life story<br> |
+ | Before I’m twenty one<br> | ||
+ | I got to tell the world<br> | ||
+ | They may say I’m dumb but er<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
- | + | Ain’t got nothin’<br> | |
+ | No<br> | ||
+ | Nothing<br> | ||
Nothing to show<br> | Nothing to show<br> | ||
- | Make me a | + | Make me a c-lebrity<br> |
<br> | <br> | ||
- | I want to be | + | I want to be<br> |
+ | A face on TV<br> | ||
+ | (I wanna be on your screen)<br> | ||
Then you can see<br> | Then you can see<br> | ||
- | + | I’m a c-lebrity<br> | |
<br> | <br> | ||
- | I wanna be a star | + | I wanna be a star<br> |
In a Broadway musical<br> | In a Broadway musical<br> | ||
- | + | They’re gonna love me<br> | |
- | + | I can’t sing or dance at all<br> | |
- | + | Some may say I’m lackadaisical<br> | |
- | And if I was real good | + | And if I was real good<br> |
+ | I’d stand no chance at all<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
- | I want to be | + | I want to be<br> |
+ | A face on TV<br> | ||
+ | (Yeah I wanna be on your screen)<br> | ||
Then you can see<br> | Then you can see<br> | ||
- | + | I’m a c-lebrity<br> | |
- | <br> | + | Then you can say<br> |
- | + | You knew me one day<br> | |
- | Then you will see | + | Then you will see<br> |
- | + | I’m a c-lebrity<br> | |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
- | I | + | C c-lebrity<br> |
+ | Wanna be a c c c-lebrity<br> | ||
+ | Make my dream come true<br> | ||
+ | C c-lebrity<br> | ||
+ | Wanna be a c c c c-lebrity<br> | ||
+ | I wanna be heard<br> | ||
I want to be seen<br> | I want to be seen<br> | ||
- | On every TV screen | + | On every TV screen</i> |
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Current revision as of 15:20, 6 March 2009
Credits
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Alternate Versions:
Queen + Paul Rodgers talksRoger Taylor, 2008 Classic Rock Magazine "It's to do with the phenomenon of celebrity culture; the desperation to get your face on the telly. The assumption that if somebody becomes famous they'll also be rich is so naïve. It annoys me that there are so many famous, useless people." Roger Taylor, 2008 Queen Press Release "C-lebrity is really a comment on the current concept of fame – success and all that goes with it. Getting your face on TV is enough – talent doesn’t really enter into the equation. ‘Celebrity’ is an overused and devalued word today." Paul Rodgers, 2008 Queen Press Release "I see the song as Rogers’ take on the increasing emphasis on fame for its own sake. It’s quite ironic that Andy Warhol’s statement that everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame is becoming something of a reality, although it may be down to fifteen seconds in today’s world of instant communication." Brian May, 2008 Bob & Tom Show (US Radio) "I think it’s an interesting lyrical idea, which came from Roger. It was his kind of comment on the . . . Yeah the cult of personality I suppose, and the cult of fame for its own sake, which to us is a very alien concept. I don’t think it really makes people very happy but it’s taken over the world for a little while." Additional Info
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