Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) by Queen
Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) by Queen

Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)

Queen * Track #1 On A Night at the Opera

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Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) by Queen

Release Date
Fri Nov 21 1975
Performed by
Queen
Produced by
Roy Thomas Baker & Queen
Writed by
Freddie Mercury
About

“Death on Two Legs” is the song that’s considered to be Mercury’s “hate letter” towards the band’s former manager, Norman Sheffield. It incorporated a vast range of vicious lyrics, and described by Mercury as being, “so vindictive that Brian [May] felt bad singing it.”

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Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) Lyrics

[Guitar Solo Intro]

[Verse 1]
(Ah!) You suck my blood like a leech
You break the law and you breach
Screw my brain till it hurts
You've taken all my money and you want more
Misguided old mule
With your pigheaded rules
With your narrow-minded cronies
Who are fools of the first division

[Chorus]
Death on two legs
You're tearing me apart
Death on two legs
You never had a heart of your own
Killjoy, bad guy
Big talking small fry
You're just an old barrow boy
Have you found a new toy to replace me?
Can you face me?
But now you can kiss my ass goodbye
Feel good? Are you satisfied?
Do you feel like suicide? (I think you should)
Is your conscience all right?
Does it plague you at night?
Do you feel good? (Feel good!)

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
(Ah!) Talk like a big business tycoon
You're just a hot air balloon
So no one gives you a damn
You're just an overgrown schoolboy
Let me tan your hide
Dog with disease
You're the king of the sleaze
Put your money where your mouth is
Mr. Know-All, was the fin on your back part of the deal?

Shark!

[Chorus]
Death on two legs
Tearing me apart
Death on two legs
You never had a heart (You never did)
Of your own (Right from the start)
Insane, should be put inside
You're a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride
Should be made unemployed
Make yourself null and void
Make me feel good (I feel good!)

Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) Q&A

Who wrote Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)'s ?

Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) was written by Freddie Mercury.

Who produced Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)'s ?

Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) was produced by Roy Thomas Baker & Queen.

When did Queen release Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)?

Queen released Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) on Fri Nov 21 1975.

What was the purpose of the really long intro?

Freddie Mercury was a god on the piano, and there’s a lot of musicality in the classical-sounding intro, which is really too short (about 15 seconds).

What did Queen say about "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"?

I don’t like to explain what I was thinking when I wrote a song. I think that’s awful, just awful. When I’m dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.

Freddie Mercury

Was Queen really sued for defamation of character by Norman Sheffield?

Yes, Norman Sheffield (owner of Trident Studios and Queen’s co-manager-non-grata) sued both EMI Records and the band for “defamation”, despite no direct assertions that he was the subject (vs. the other Sheffield brother?) of the song (famously noted as being “dedicated to …”).

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