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Album Innuendo
Innuendo by Queen (Ft. Steve Howe)
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QueenSteve HoweWrited by
Brian May & Freddie Mercury & John Deacon & Roger TaylorAbout
“Innuendo” is the opening track and lead single of Queen’s final album before Freddie Mercury’s death. The song, partially inspired by Led Zeppelin’s song Kashmir as well as Freddie’s illness, deals with mankind’s inability to live with each other and constant search for meaning.
The song began as...
Innuendo Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two, three, four
Ooh, ooh!
[Verse 1]
While the sun hangs in the sky
And the desert has sand
While the waves crash in the sea
And meet the land
While there's a wind and the stars
And the rainbow
'Till the mountains crumble into the plain
[Chorus]
Oh yes, we'll keep on trying
Tread that fine line
Oh, we'll keep on trying, yeah
Just passing our time
Ooh, ooh!
[Verse 2]
While we live according to race
Color or creed
While we rule by blind madness
And pure greed
Our lives dictated by tradition
Superstition, false religion
Through the eons, and on and on
[Chorus]
Oh yes, we'll keep on trying
We'll tread that fine line
Oh, we'll keep on trying
'Till the end of time
'Till the end of time!
[Bridge]
Through the sorrow
All through our splendor
Don't take offense at my innuendo
[Spanish Guitar Solo]
[Middle Eight]
You can be anything you want to be
Just turn yourself into anything
You think that you could ever be
Be free with your tempo, be free, be free
Surrender your ego, be free
Be free to yourself
[Guitar Solo]
Ooh, ooh, yeah!
[Verse 3]
If there's a God, or any kind
Of justice under the sky
If there's a point, if there's a reason
To live or die
If there's an answer to the questions
We feel bound to ask
Show yourself, destroy our fears
Release your mask
[Chorus]
Oh yes, we'll keep on trying
Hey, tread that fine line
Yeah, we'll keep on smiling, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And whatever will be, will be
[Outro]
(We'll just keep on trying)
We'll just keep on trying
'Till the end of time
'Till the end of time
'Till the end of time!
Innuendo Q&A
Who wrote Innuendo's ?
Innuendo was written by Brian May & Freddie Mercury & John Deacon & Roger Taylor.
Who produced Innuendo's ?
Innuendo was produced by David Richards & Queen.
What did Queen say about "Innuendo"?
Big, long and pretentious! It goes through a lot of changes.
Roger Taylor – 1991
What have the artists said about the song?
I think ‘Innuendo’ was one of those things which could either be big – or nothing. We had the same feelings about Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s a risk, because a lot of people say, ‘It’s too long, it’s too involved, and we don’t want to play it on the radio.’ I think that could be a problem in which case...
Who is playing the Spanish part of the song
Steve Howe