Queen made an appearance on superstar show “American Idol” without their former monarch—Freddie Mercury and his distinctive voice. While some might call the reformulated Queen lacking, their classic songs provided interesting fodder for the Idols and will surely boost interest in Queen’s extensive back catalog.
Searches on the band jumped 102% over the last week as teens born after the Mercury’s death researched the history of the bombastic British rockers. “Queen lyrics” (+355%) and “queen songs” (+1,514%) also rushed the Buzz stage. Other queries related to Queen’s “Idol” appearance included “list of queen songs,” “listen to queen songs,” and “queen greatest hits.”
Sadly, no contestant stepped up to sing “Bicycle Race” or even “We Are the Champions,” and Simon was bitter over a couple of obscure song choices. Queen night wasn’t a disaster on the order of country night, but it failed to offer a signature moment for a contestant to break free from the pack. Here’s how the songs warbled by the Idols ranked in Search…
- “Crazy Little Thing Called Love“—Taylor performed a raucous rendition of this uptempo tune.
- “Bohemian Rhapsody“—Kellie‘s good looks and cornpone charm kept her around for another week.
- “Fat Bottom Girls“—We applaud Bucky‘s gumption in taking on this naughty chestnut, but his verve and voice paled in comparison to the original.
- “Innuendo“—A pretty boring tune that Chris livened up.
- “Who Wants to Live Forever“—A fairly static performance from Katharine.
- “We Will Rock You“—Ace offered a limp version of this rockin’ staple.
- “Somebody to Love“—Elliott actually had a bit of Freddie Mercury in his voice.
- “The Show Must Go On“—Paris‘s song choice didn’t inspire searches on this rather lame Queen tune.
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