1. Bad News are an British, s… Read Full Bio ↴More than one artist shares this name.
1. Bad News are an British, spoof rock band, created for the Channel 4 television series The Comic Strip Presents.... Its members are Vim Fuego [Alan Metcalfe], vocals and lead guitar (played by Adrian Edmondson); Den Dennis, rhythm guitar (Nigel Planer); Colin Grigson, bass (Rik Mayall); and Spider Webb, drums (Peter Richardson).
Their first appearance was in 1983, in the first series of The Comic Strip Presents... (written by Edmondson, and produced by Michael White/Comic Strip Productions). The episode, Bad News Tour, took the form of a spoof rockumentary, in which the incompetent band is followed on tour by an almost equally incompetent documentary crew.
Coincidentally, it was in production at the same time as the similar film 'This Is Spinal Tap', which was released the following year.
The band made numerous promotional TV appearances including Channel 4's now iconic 80's music show 'The Tube' and the BBC's primetime talkshow 'Wogan'.
They initially released a self-titled album, consisting of thrashy rock songs interspersed with arguments amongst the band. Brian May of Queen produced the album, which included a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
They also played a tour of theatres, universities and colleges as well as playing Reading Festival in 1987.They also had a suitably bad opening set at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. This performance was featured in a second Comic Strip film, More Bad News, broadcast in 1988.
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4. Bad News is a new duo operating in the heavy industrial and noise zones, with an awareness of vivisect-era Skinny Puppy, incorporating guitar, synthesizers and drum machines writhing like mercury under sharp female vocals.
5. Gangster Rapper out of Los Angeles
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bad News Lyrics
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Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooo (anyway the wind blows)
I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come easy go will you let me go
Bismillah! No we will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go let me go
Will not let you go let me go (never)
Never let you go let me go
Never let me go ooo
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
For me
For me
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh baby can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Nothing really matters
Anyone can see
Nothing really matters nothing really matters to me
Anyway the wind blows
The song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen is an incredibly unique piece, composed of several distinct parts ranging from ballad to opera to hard rock. The lyrics themselves are famously difficult to pin down in terms of meaning or narrative, and have been the subject of much discussion over the years. The song opens with the question "Is this the real life?/Is this just fantasy?", setting a surreal and dreamlike tone. The singer laments his situation, being "just a poor boy" with "no escape from reality." He takes the opportunity to express his nihilistic philosophy, living life with an ease and detachment: "Anyway the wind blows/doesn't really matter to me, to me."
The song's middle section takes a darker turn, as the singer describes having killed a man and expressing regret to his mother. The mood shifts again, with the character facing his own mortality and departing from life with the phrase "nothing really matters." The final rock section is a defiance against those who have wronged him, and a declaration that his life is his own: "So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye/So you think you can love me and leave me to die/Oh baby can't do this to me baby/Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here." In all, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a sublime piece of musical art, defying conventional structure and content and fusing rock and classical styles in a way that had never been done before.
Line by Line Meaning
Is this the real life?
Asking whether the reality they are in is actually real or just a fantasy
Is this just fantasy?
Questioning whether the situation they are in is a product of their imagination or not
Caught in a landslide
Being stuck in a difficult or dangerous situation that's hard to escape from
No escape from reality
Having to face the harsh truth of the situation they're in
Open your eyes
Encouraging the listener to pay close attention and be aware of what's going on
Look up to the skies and see
Looking for guidance or help from a higher power
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Stating that they don't want or need pity from others, despite their impoverished status
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Not being fazed by the ups and downs of life because they've become accustomed to them
A little high, little low
Referring to the alternating highs and lows of life that they've experienced
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me
Declaring that they'll go wherever life takes them and that it doesn't matter which direction they go in
Mama, just killed a man
Confessing to a crime - murder
Put a gun against his head
Describing the method used to commit the crime
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Detailing the result of the crime
Mama, life had just begun
Reconciling with the fact that the victim was still young and had his whole life ahead of him
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Expressing regret for committing the crime and ruining their own life in the process
Didn't mean to make you cry
Apologizing for causing emotional distress to their loved one
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Leaving the possibility of death or arrest open, hence not being able to return home by tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Asking their loved ones to continue with their lives even if they don't make it back
Too late, my time has come
Realizing that it's too late to escape the consequences of their actions
Sends shivers down my spine
Feeling scared and apprehensive about the future
Body's aching all the time
Feeling the physical and emotional toll of the crime they committed
Goodbye everybody I've got to go
Saying farewell to everyone they know, as they're not coming back
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Acknowledging that they have to face the consequences of their actions alone
I don't want to die
Expressing fear of death
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
Regretting their own existence and wishing they'd never been brought into the world
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Seeing something that's not really there, possibly as a result of their guilt or fear
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Asking someone to perform a dance, possibly as a way to distract themselves from reality
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
Being scared by natural phenomena that they can't control
Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo Figaro - magnifico
Referencing various historical figures and enjoying the sound of their names
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Describing themselves as someone from a poor background
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Begging for mercy or clemency from whomever they're addressing
Easy come easy go will you let me go
Requesting to be set free (from prison or guilt)
Bismillah! No we will not let you go - let him go
Responding to the request by denying it, possibly indicating that they're talking to someone who is not willing to forgive them
Never let you go let me go
Still pleading for forgiveness or freedom
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
Referring to the biblical character of Beelzebub, implying that there will be dire consequences for their actions
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
Challenging their detractors and saying that they are resilient despite the obstacles they face
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Suggesting that someone they were close to betrayed them or failed to help them in their time of need
Oh baby can't do this to me baby
Pleading with their loved one to stay loyal and not leave them alone
Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
Feeling the need to escape from their current reality and start anew
Nothing really matters
Realizing that all the problems they faced and caused are actually insignificant in the grand scheme of things
Anyone can see
Realizing that everyone can see the futility of the situation
Nothing really matters nothing really matters to me
Stating that, in their current state of mind, nothing seems to have any real value or meaning
Anyway the wind blows
Repeating the refrain from earlier in the song, indicating that they're still open to whatever the future holds
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Mercury
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