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It always struck me as interesting that Queen's Freddie Mercury seemed to be a fan of the Marx Brothers. The album that gave us “Bohemian Rhapsody” (which we will highlight eventually) was called “A Night at the Opera,” and the the follow-up album, which gave us today's “Great Song of the '70s” was called “A Day at the Races.” Both are titles of classic Marx Brothers films.
I also find it interesting that today's song was heavily influenced by Gospel music: Choirs in general, and Aretha Franklin in particular. Freddie felt compelled to write a song about faith, soul-searching and the existence of God, and to give it the “feel” he was looking for, he multi-tracked himself, and band mates Brian May and Roger Taylor dozens of times to create a virtual backing choir. (Bassist John Deacon did not provide any vocals on the recording, but would add his voice on the video and on tour.)
“Somebody to Love” was another Queen masterpiece, and fans worldwide agreed. In 1977, t reached the Top 15 in several countries, including #1 in the Netherlands, #5 in Canada, and #13 in the US.
“Somebody to Love:” One of Queen's best, and a “Great Song of the '70s!
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