News of the World - Queen

Vinyl L.P · EMI Records · EMA 784.

1977 · U.K.

Back cover.

Gatefold.

Inner gatefold.

Inner sleeve.

Inner sleeve.

Labels.


Album Lyrics:


We Will Rock You.
(May)

Buddy you’re a boy make a big noise
Playin’ in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo’ face
You big disgrace
Kickin’ your can all over the place
Singin’

We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you

Buddy you’re a young man hard man
Shoutin’ in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on yo’ face
You big disgrace
Wavin’ your banner all over the place
Singin’

We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you

Buddy you’re an old man poor man
Pleadin’ with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Somebody better put you back in your place

We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you.


We Are the Champions.
(Mercury)

I’ve paid my dues –
Time after time –
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime –
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few
I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face –
But I’ve come through

We are the champions – my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end –
We are the champions –
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions – of the world –

I’ve taken my bows
And my curtain calls –
You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it –
I thank you all –

But it’s been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise –
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race –
And I ain’t gonna lose –

We are the champions – my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end –
We are the champions –
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions – of the world.


Sheer Heart Attack.
(Taylor)

Well you’re just 17 and all you wanna do is disappear
You know what I mean there’s a lot of space between your ears
The way that you touch don’t feel nothin’
Hey hey hey hey, it was the DNA
Hey hey hey hey, that made me this way
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel

Sheer heart attack
Sheer heart attack
Real cardiac

I feel so in-articulate

Gotta feelin’, gotta feelin’, gotta feelin’, like I’m paralysed
It ain’t no, it ain’t no, it ain’t no, it ain’t no surprise
Turn on the TV let it drip right down in your eyes
Hey hey hey hey, it was the DNA
Hey hey hey hey, that made me this way
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel
Do you know, do you know, do you know, just how I feel

Sheer heart attack
Sheer heart attack
Real cardiac

I feel so in-articulate
Do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel
Do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel

Do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel
Do you know, do you know, do you know, do you know just how I feel

Sheer heart attack
Sheer heart attack
Real cardiac.


All Dead, All Dead.
(May)

Memories, my memories
How long can you stay
To haunt my days
She came without a farthing
A babe without a name
So much ado about nothing
Is what she’d try to say
So much ado my lover
So many games we played
Through every fleeted summer
Through every precious day

All Dead All Dead
All the dreams we had
And I wonder why I still live on
All Dead All Dead
And alone I’m spared
My sweeter half instead
All Dead
And Gone
All Dead…

All Dead All Dead
At the rainbow’s end
And still I hear her own sweet song
All Dead All Dead
Take me back again
You know my little friend’s
All Dead
And gone
All Dead and gone

Her ways are always with me
I wander all the while
But please you must forgive me
I am old but still a child

All Dead All Dead
But I should not grieve
In time it comes to everyone
All Dead All Dead
But in hope I breathe
Of course I don’t believe
You’re dead
And gone
All Dead
And gone.


Spread Your Wings.
(Deacon)

Sammy was low
Just watching the show
Over and over again
Knew it was time
He’d made up his mind
To leave his dead life behind
His boss said to him
“Boy you’d better begin
To get those crazy notions right out of your head
Sammy who do you think that you are?
You should’ve been sweeping up the Emerald Bar”

Spread your wings and fly away
Fly away, far away
Spread your little wings and fly away
Fly away, far away
Pull yourself together
‘Cos you know you should do better
That’s because you’re a free man

He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room
Keeping his thoughts to himself, he’d be leaving soon
Wishing he was miles and miles away
Nothing in this world, nothing would make him stay

Since he was small
Had no luck at all
Nothing came easy to him
Now it was time
He’d made up his mind
“This could be my last chance”
His boss said to him, “Now listen boy!
You’re always dreaming
You’ve got no real ambition, you won’t get very far
Sammy boy, don’t you know who you are?
Why can’t you be happy at the Emerald Bar?”

So honey…

Spread your wings and fly away
Fly away, far away
Spread your little wings and fly away
Fly away, far away
Pull yourself together
‘Cos you know you should do better
That’s because you’re a free man.


Fight From the Inside.
(Taylor)

Hey you boy, think that you know what you’re doing
You think you’re gonna set things to rights
You’re just another picture on a teenage wall
You’re just another sucker ready for a fall

You gotta
Fight from the inside
Attack from the rear
Fight from the inside

You can’t win with your hands tied
Fight from the inside
Fight from the inside
Right down the line –

Hey you boy think that you know what you’re doing
You think that out in the streets is all free
You’re just another money-spinner tool
You’re just another fool

You gotta
Fight from the inside
Attack from the rear
Fight from the inside

You can’t win with your hands tied
Fight from the inside
Fight from the inside
Right down the line.


Get Down, Make Love.
(Mercury)

Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love –
You take my body –
I give you heat
You say you’re hungry
I give you meat
I suck your mind

You blow my head
Make love –
Inside your bed – everybody get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love

Everytime I get hot
You wanna cool down
Everytime I get high
You say you wanna come down
You say it’s enough
In fact it’s too much
Everytime I get a – Get down, get down
Make love –

I can squeeze – You can shake me
I can feel – when you break me
Come on so heavy – when you take me –
You make love, you make love, you make love, you make love
You can make everybody get down make love
Get down make love

Everytime I get high
You wanna come down
Everytime I get hot
You say you wanna cool down
You say it’s enough
In fact it’s too much
Everytime I wanna, get down, get down get down –
Get down make love
Get down make love
Get down make love.


Sleeping on the Sidewalk.
(May)

I was nothin’ but a city boy
My trumpet was my only toy
I’ve been blowin’ my horn
Since I knew I was born
But there ain’t nobody wants to know

I’ve been
Sleepin’ on the sidewalk
Rollin’ down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure don’t want to go home

So round the corner comes a limousine
And the biggest grin I’ve ever seen
Come on sonny won’t you sign
Right along the dotted line
What you sayin’ Are you playin’
Sure you don’t mean me?

Sleepin’ on the sidewalk
Rollin’ down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure don’t wanna go home

(tell you what happened. . .)

They took me to a room without a table
They said “blow your trumpet into here”
I played around as well as I was able
And soon we had the record of the year

I was a legend all through the land
I was blowin’ to a million fans
Nothin’ was a-missin’
All the people want to listen
You’d have thought I was a happy man

And I was
Sleepin’ like a princess
Never touch the road
I don’t get hungry
And I sure don’t want to go home
(have to have some fun. . .)

Now they tell me that I ain’t so fashionable
An’ I owe the man a million bucks a year
So I told ’em where to stick the fancy label
It’s just me and the road from here

Back to playin’ and layin’
I’m back on the game

Sleepin’ on the sidewalk
Rollin’ down the road
I sure get hungry and I
Sure do wanna go home
(Yeah).


Who Needs You.
(Deacon)

I make it half past six you come at seven
Always trying to keep me, hanging round
You little spoilt thing, girl you kept me waiting
Never contemplating my point of view
This comes as no surprise
I’m a fool, for I believed your lies
But now I’ve seen through your disguise
Who needs, well I don’t need, who needs you?

Oh I believed you
Went on my knees to you
How I trusted you
But you turned me down
But it’s dog eat dog in this rat race
And it leaves you bleeding lying flat on your face
Reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand
Where is that helping hand?

How I was pushed around
“Don’t let it get you down”
You walked all over me
“But don’t you ever give in”
Taking one step forward, slipping two steps back
There’s an empty feeling that you can’t forget
Reaching out, reaching out for a helping hand

When I met you, you were always charming
Couldn’t sleep at night ’till you were mine
You were oh so so sophisticated
Never interested in what I’d say
I had to swallow my pride
So naive, you took me for a ride
But now I’m the one to decide
Who needs, well I don’t need, who needs you?


It’s Late.
(May)

You say you love me
And I hardly know your name
And if I say I love you in the candlelight
There’s no one but myself to blame
But there’s something inside
That’s turning my mind away
Oh how I could love you
If I could let you stay

It’s late – but I’m bleeding deep inside
It’s late – is it just my sickly pride?
Too late – even now the feeling seems to steal away
So late – though I’m crying I can’t help but hear you say
It’s late it’s late it’s late
But not too late

The way you love me
Is the sweetest love around
But after all this time
The more I’m trying
The more I seem to let you down
Now you tell me you’re leaving
And I just can’t believe it’s true
Oh you know that I can love you
Though I know I can’t be true
Oh you made me love you
Don’t tell me that we’re through

It’s late – but it’s driving me so mad
It’s late – yes I know but don’t try to tell me that it’s
Too late – save our love you can’t turn out the lights
So late – I’ve been wrong but I’ll learn to be right
It’s late it’s late it’s late
But not too late

– I’ve been so long
– You’ve been so long
– We’ve been so long tryin’ to work it out
– I ain’t got long
– You ain’t got long
– We gotta know what this life is all about

Too late much too late
You’re staring at me
With suspicion in your eye
You say what game are you playing?
What’s this that you’re saying?
I know that I can’t reply
If I take you tonight
Is it making my life a lie?
Oh you make me wonder
Did I live my life right?

It’s late – but it’s time to set me free
It’s late – yes I know but there’s no way it has to be
Too late – so let the fire take our bodies this night
So late – so let the waters take our guilt in the tide
It’s late it’s late it’s late it’s late
It’s late it’s late it’s late it’s late
It’s all too late.


My Melancholy Blues.
(Mercury)

Another party’s over –
And I’m left cold sober –
My baby left me for somebody new –
I don’t wanna talk about it
Want to forget about it
Wanna be intoxicated with that special brew –
So come and get me –
Let me –
Get in that sinking feeling
That says my heart is on an all time low – So –

Don’t expect me –
To behave perfectly –
And wear that sunny smile
My guess is I’m in for a cloudy and overcast
Don’t try and stop me
Cause I’m heading for that stormy weather soon –
I’m causing a mild sensation –
With this new occupation
I’m permanently glued –
To this extraordinary mood, so now move over –
And let me take over –
With my melancholy blues –

I’m causing a mild sensation
With this new occupation
I’m in the news
Just getting used to this new exposure
So come into my enclosure
And meet my –
Melancholy blues.



Bonus Track:


Feelings Feelings.
(May)

Gotta get rid of this feeling feeling done
Yes, I’ve got to get rid of this feeling that’s under my tongue
I’ve been waiting so long, I’ve got to be all fingers and thumbs
Sitting all alone and just feeling feeling bad
Yes that feeling is driving me, it’s driving me mad
Oh now that I’m here, I’ve got to give you all that I ever had, sure do

Now that I’m here
I can see you so clearly
It’s the way I should say it
It’s not what I say it’s the way that I say it
It’s not how I play it’s the way that I play it
Oooh

Now that I’m Here
Oh, got to get rid of this feeling I’m feeling inside
Got to get you into that feeling that’s driving me mad, alright baby
Ok, now that I’m here, I’ve got to give you all that I ever had, stop
Yes.

Liner Notes:

Produced by Queen
Assisted by Mike Stone

John Deacon bass guitar
Brian May guitar, backing vocals
Freddie Mercury vocals, piano
Roger Taylor drums, backing vocals

Equipment supervision John Harris
Management John Reid
Coordination Peter Brown, Paul Prenter

Tour manager Gerry Stickells
Our thanks to our road crew
Brian Spencer Ritchie Anderson Chris Taylor
Peter Hince

Original artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
Layout and sleeve coordination Cream
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission
Published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music
Publishing Ltd.

1991 Hollywood Records Remaster
Digitally remastered by Kevin Metcalfe at The Town House, London.

1998 Remaster
1998 Digital Remaster by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios
Remastering Co-ordination by Justin Shirley-Smith

These Analogue Masters have been Digitally transfered at 24 bits Resolution
Processed using Sonic Solutions NO NOISE Technology
and Mastered to 16 bit using Prism SNS Noise Shaping

2001 Remaster
Remastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios 2001.

2011 Remaster
This 2011 version has been meticulously re-created using the finest modern analogue
and digital technology from the original first-generation master mixes.
Executive Producers: Brian May and Roger Taylor.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME.
Audio Supervised by Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson.
Additional audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson. Additional audio supervision by Joshua J Macrae.
Special thanks: Greg Brooks, Gary Taylor
Queen management by Jim Beach

Bonus EP
Executive Producers: Brian May and Roger Taylor.
Bonus EP Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME. Audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson.
Audio Supervised by Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson.

Feelings Feelings (Take 10, July 1977): Produced by Queen, assisted by Mike Stone. Recorded by Mike Stone. Mixed by Joshua J Macrae and Justin Shirley-Smith.
Spread Your Wings (BBC Session, October 1977): Produced by Jeff Griffin. Engineered by Mike Robinson
My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session, October 1977): Produced by Jeff Griffin. Engineered by Mike Robinson
Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris, February 28 1979): Recorded by John Etchells. Mixed by Joshua J Macrae and Justin Shirley-Smith.
We Will Rock You (Fast) (Live in Tokyo, Novermber 1982): Recorded by Mr. Takanashi. Assisted by K. Yokota. Mixed by Joshua J Macrae and Justin Shirley-Smith.

Special Thanks: Greg Brooks, Gary Taylor, Declan O’Regan, All at British Grove Studios and FX Copyroom.