Tenement Funster
Queen * Track #3 On Sheer Heart Attack
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Tenement Funster by Queen
Release Date
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QueenWrited by
Roger TaylorAbout
Roger Taylor wrote “Tenement Funster” about youth and rebellion, and sang lead vocals. The song segues into Mercury’s “Flick of the Wrist” (which was a double A side along with “Killer Queen”), and then into another Mercury song, “Lily of the Valley”, making the three songs a medley.
Tenement Funster Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My new purple shoes
Been amazin' the people next door
And my rock 'n roll 45's
Been enragin' the folks on the lower floor
I've got a way with the girls on my block
Try my best be a real individual
And when we go down to Smokies and rock
They line up like it's some kind of ritual
[Chorus]
Ooh, give me a good guitar
And you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Or just find me an open car
I'll make the speed of light outta this place
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
I like the good things in life
But most of the best things ain't free
And this same situation, just cuts like a knife
When you're young and you're poor, and you're crazy
(Young and you're crazy)
(Young and you're crazy)
(Young and you're crazy)
Young and you're crazy!
[Chorus]
Ooh, give me a good guitar
And you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Or just find me an open car
I'll make the speed of light outta this place
Tenement Funster Q&A
Who wrote Tenement Funster's ?
Tenement Funster was written by Roger Taylor.
Who produced Tenement Funster's ?
Tenement Funster was produced by Roy Thomas Baker & Queen.
When did Queen release Tenement Funster?
Queen released Tenement Funster on Fri Nov 08 1974.
What did Queen say about "Tenement Funster"?
Per Roger, in an interview with Goldmine Magazine:
GM: By the way, what exactly is a “Tenement Funster?” Inquiring minds want to know …
RT: (Laughs.) Well, it’s just an expression that I just sort of made up. It was like the prankster on the block, the naughty boy; you know what I mean. It was the...