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“Bicycle Race” is a single by the English rock band Queen. It was released on their 1978 album Jazz and was written by Queen’s front-man Freddie Mercury. The song is unusual for a Queen single in that it shows off the band’s humorous side. Among other comic moments it has a middle eight which features bicycle bells. Fans would often replicate this at Queen concerts with their own such bells.
To release this song Queen staged a bicycle race with 65 naked women. The video was originally banned and subsequently re-edited with added special effects to censor the offensive imagery.
This song was released as a double-A side with “
Fat Bottomed Girls” and contains the line “Fat Bottomed Girls, they’ll be riding today/ so look out for those beauties, oh yeah”. For its part, “Fat Bottomed Girls” contains the line “Get on your bikes and ride!” A crudely retouched photograph of a naked cyclist from the bicycle race was used for the single cover (now sporting a bikini bottom).
To release this song Queen staged a bicycle race with 65 naked women. The video was originally banned and subsequently re-edited with added special effects to censor the offensive imagery.
This song was released as a double-A side with “
Fat Bottomed Girls” and contains the line “Fat Bottomed Girls, they’ll be riding today/ so look out for those beauties, oh yeah”. For its part, “Fat Bottomed Girls” contains the line “Get on your bikes and ride!” A crudely retouched photograph of a naked cyclist from the bicycle race was used for the single cover (now sporting a bikini bottom).
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scarboro wrote:
Yep!
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RevengeLobster wrote:
fuck yes, this song.
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blackurchin wrote:
^_^
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Soyerz wrote:
Makes me lol.
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themegagod wrote:
R.I.P. Freddy....
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PIKACHU69 wrote:
I Love this song so much [2]
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wongway wrote:
I want to ride my bicycle :( parts got stolen off of it and I finally replaced them only to be further deterred from riding because of the rain. fittingly that same day, this song played during my super-circuit class
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Prof_Marcilio wrote:
We never know
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d0125 wrote:
love this song so much
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k4mil3k_89 wrote:
I want to ride my bicycle! ;D
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LunaAmbrosia wrote:
Damn this song never gets old!!! One of my favs!! <3
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backtothelight wrote:
On your marks, get set - GO!
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Talonair wrote:
BICYCLE, BYCYCLE, BYCYCLE!
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Bloach-3 wrote:
...is still great
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loudyloudy wrote:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JigsawXXXX wrote:
Why? How's this song offend tha baptist's?
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Starshine76 wrote:
I got sent home for singing this song in 2nd grade at my private baptist school. lol
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Jodelahiti wrote:
Mario of LL - forever in my mind! You say coke I say caine You say John I say Wayne Hot dog I say cool it man I don't wanna be the President of America You say smile I say cheese Cartier I say please Income tax I say Jesus I don't wanna be a candidate for Vietnam or Watergate Cause all I wanna do is Bicycle bicycle bicycle Tringelingeling
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queenofelves wrote:
yeah, very happy song =)
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epi_gee wrote:
I miss this album... need to buy it back SOON !
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