He performed dance interpretations of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the then-new “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”īesides hitting Number One on the Billboard 200 chart, The Game was also a million-seller. A lovey-dovey throwback to 50s rock, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Prior to the release of the The Game, Mercury danced with the Royal Ballet Of England as part of a benefit performance on October 7th, 1979. We don't stake our reputation on singles and we never have done, but I think it's brought in a lot of younger people to our concerts.” Guitarist Brain May was amused by the song's success: “We're not a singles group. It only reached Number Two in the U.K., however. but also in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Holland, and Mexico.
“Crazy Little Thing…” hit Number One not only in the U.S.
WHO ORIGINALLY SANG CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE SERIES
Since first appearing on American Idol in 2009, Lambert has gone on to release four albums, has appeared in numerous hit television series and is currently touring the U.S. Burroughs with celebrity guest mentor Adam Lambert. It wound up coming out six months before the album, an atypically long lead time. Burroughs sang Crazy Little Thing Called Love. radio stations began playing import copies of the song to such an extent that the label had to release it here. If that's true - and listen to the last album ( Double Fantasy) it certainly sounds as if he explored similar influences - that's wonderful.”įreddie Mercury wrote the song while in the bathtub.Įlektra Records initially didn't plan to release “Crazy Little Thing…” as a single, but U.S. Taylor also responded to one legend that's grown around the song: “I read somewhere… that John Lennon heard it and it gave him the impetus to start recording again. Drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor said, “It's not rockabilly, exactly, but it did have that early Elvis ( Presley) feel, and it was one of the first records to exploit that.” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” marked a departure from Queen's usual pop bombast, instead embracing a spare rockabilly style. Recorded: Summer 1979 at Musicland studios in Munich, Germany