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‘Death on Two Legs’ – Queen
The entire record industry has been based on shoddy contracts. Although it’s nothing but pieces of paper at the end of the day, the details lying in the fine print have been screwing bands out of their royalties for years. Although Queen was known for being prim and proper when it came to making their records, Freddie Mercury got cheeky when it came to their manager on ‘Death on Two Legs’.
After having their first hits with tracks like ‘Killer Queen’, the band came out for air and realised they were broke, with their manager taking most of the money for himself. After getting new management for the album A Night at the Opera, the opener was Mercury’s not-so-subtle “fuck you” to the man who ruined their lives, saying that he never had a heart and living with a cesspool of pride.
Even though there’s clearly meant to be a lighthearted side to ‘Death on Two Legs’, there was still a lot of anger behind Mercury’s voice. No matter how catchy the track was meant to be, he had been taken for a fool by his manager, and this song would let that man know that a singer like him should be the last person you should mess with.
