A KIND OF MAGIC
(Taylor)

It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic

One dream, one soul, one prize
One goal, one golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a mind of magic

The bell that rings inside your mind
It's a challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity

It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be gone

This flame that burns inside of me
I'm hearing secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic

This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be will soon be
Will soon be gone

This is a kind of magic
Tere can only be one
This life that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be gone

Magic - it's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
Magic, magic, magic, magic
It's magic
It's a kind of magic

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
(Mercury)

Is this the real life
Is this just fantasy
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality

Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and sea
I'm just a poor boy,
I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
A little high, little low
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, oooh,
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, oooh
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

I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from his 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 him go
Will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go
No, no, no, no, no, no, no

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 eyes
So you think you can love me
and and leave me to die
Oh Baby, can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here

Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me

Anyway the wind blows...
 
UNDER PRESSURE
(Queen and Bowie)
 
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure -  that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming let me out
Pray tomorrow - gets me higher
Pressure on people - people on streets

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming let me out
Pray tomorrow - gets me higher
Pressure on people - people on streets

Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Why - why - why
Love

Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance
Why can't we give love

Cause love's such an old fashioned word
and love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves

Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

HAMMER TO FALL
(May)
 
Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Make the bed, light the light
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight

You don't waste no time at all
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
It comes to you as to us all
We're just waiting
For the hammer to fall

Oh every night, and every day
A little piece of you is falling away
But lift your face, the Western Way -
Build your muscles as your body decays

Tow the line and play their game
Let the anaesthetic cover it all
Till one day they call your name
You know it's time for the Hammer to Fall

Rich or poor or famous for
Your truth it's all the same
Lock your door but rain is pouring
Through your window pane
Baby now your struggle's all vain

For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the Mushroom Cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder and louder

What the hell are we fighting for?
Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
While you're waiting for the Hammer to Fall

STONE COLD CRAZY
(May/Mercury/Taylor/Deacon)
 
Sleeping very soundly on a Saturday morning
I was dreaming I was Al Capone
There's a rumour going round,
Gotta clear outa town
I'm smelling like a dry fish bone
Here comes the Law, gonna break down the door,
Gonna carry me away once more
Never, never, never get it any more
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor
Crazy

Stone cold crazy, you know

Rainy afternoon I gotta blow a typhoon
and I'm playing on my slide trombone
Anymore, anymore, cannot take it anymore
Gotta get away from this stone cold floor
Crazy

Stone cold crazy, you know

Walking down the street, shooting people that I meet 
With my rubber tommy water gun
Here comes the deputy, he's gonna come and getta me
I gotta get me get up and run
They got the sirens loose
I ran outa juice
They're gonna put me in a cell,
If I can't go to heaven
Will they let me go to hell
Crazy

Stone cold crazy, you know

ONE YEAR OF LOVE
(Deacon)
 
Just one year of love
Is better than a lifetime alone
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart
It's always a rainy day without you
I'm a prisoner of love inside you -
I'm falling apart all around you - yeah

My heart cries out to your heart
I'm lonely but you can save me
My hand reaches out for your hand
I'm cold but you light the fire in me
My lips search for your lips
I'm hungry for your touch
There's so much left unspoken
And all I can do is surrender
To the moment just surrender

And no one ever told me
that love would hurt so much
Oooh yes it hurtsm
And pain is so close to pleasure
And all I can do is surrender to your love
Just surrender to your love

Just one year of love
Is better that a lifetime alone
One sentimental moment in your arms
Is like a shooting star right through my heart
It's always a rainy day without you
I'm a prisoner of love inside you -
I'm falling apart all around you - yeah
And all I can do is surrender

RADIO GA GA
(Taylor)
 
I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
Radio

You gave them all those old time stars
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
You made us feel like we could fly

So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Who just don't know or just don't care
And just complain when you're not there

You had your time, you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio

All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Radio, someone still loves you!

We watch the shows, we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years

Let's hope you never leave old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So stick around 'cos we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You had your time, you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - Radio

All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Radio, someone still loves you!

I'M GOING SLIGHTLY MAD
(Queen)
 
When the outside temperature rises
And the meaning is oh so clear
One thousand and one yellow daffodils
Begin to dance in front of you - oh dear

Are they trying to tell you something?
You're missing that one final screw
You're simply not in the pink my dear
To be honest you haven't got a clue

I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened - happened
It finally happened - ooh oh
It finally happened - I'm slightly mad
Oh dear!

I'm one card short of a full deck
I'm not quite the shilling
One wave short of a shipwreck
I'm not at my usual top billing

I'm coming down with a fever
I'm really out to sea
This kettle is boiling over
I think I'm a banana tree
Oh dear

I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened, happened
It finally happened uh huh
It finally happened I'm slightly mad - oh dear!

I'm knitting with only one needle
Unravelling fast its true
I'm driving only three wheels these days
But my dear how about you?

I'm going slightly mad
I'm going slightly mad
It finally happened
It finally happened oh yes
It finally happened
I'm slightly mad!
Just very slightly mad!
And there you have it!

I WANT IT ALL
(Queen)
 
Adventure seeker on an empty street
Just an alley creeper, light on his feet
A young fighter screaming, with no time for doubt
With the pain and anger can't see a way out

It ain't much I'm asking, I heard him say
Gotta find me a future move out of my way

I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, and I want it now
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, and I want it now

Listen all you people, come gather round
I gotta get me a game plan
Gotta shake you to the ground
Just give me what I know is mine
People do you hear me, just give me the sign

It ain't much I'm asking, if you want the truth
Here's to the future for the dreams of youth

I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, and I want it now
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, and I want it now

I'm a man with a one track mind
So much to do in one life time
(people do you hear me)
Not a man for compromise and where's and why's and living lies
So I'm living it all, yes I'm living it all
And I'm giving it all, and I'm giving it all

It ain't much I'm asking, if you want the truth
Here's to the future, hear the cry of youth

I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, and I want it now
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, and I want it now

TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN
(May)
 
Get your party gown
Get your pigtail down
Get your heart beatin' baby
Got my timin' right
Got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight my little
Schoolbabe

Your momma says you don't
And your Daddy says you won't
And I'm boilin' up inside
Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time 

Tie your Mother down
Tie your Mother down
Lock your Daddy out of doors
I don't need him nosing around
Tie your Mother down
Tie your Mother down
Give me all your love tonight

You're such a dirty louse
Go get outta my house
That's all I ever get from your
Family ties, in fact I don't think
I ever heard
A single little civil word from those guys
But you know I don't give a light
I'm gonna make out all right
I've got a sweetheart hand
To put a stop to all that
Grousin' an' snipin'

Tie your Mother down
Tie your Mother down
Take your little brother swimmin'
With a brick (that's all right)
Tie your Mother down,
Tie your Mother down
Or you ain't no friend of mine

Your momma and your Daddy gonna
Plague me til I die
Why can't they understand I'm just a
Peace lovin' guy
Tie your Mother down
Tie your Mother down...

THE MIRACLE
(Queen)
 
Every drop of rain that falls in Sahara Desert says it all
It's a miracle
All God's creations great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal
That's a miracle
Test tube babies being born, mothers, fathers dead and gone
It's a miracle

We're having a miracle on earth
Mother nature does it all for us

The wonders of this world go on, the hanging Gardens of Babylon
Captain Cook and Cain and Able, Jimi Hendrix to the Tower of Babel
It's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle

The one thing we're all waiting for, is peace on earth - an end to war
It's a miracle we need - the miracle, the miracle 
We're all waiting for today 

If every leaf on every tree, could tell a story that would be
A miracle
If every child on every street, had clothes to wear and food to eat
That's a miracle
If all God's people could be free, to live in perfect harmony
It's a miracle

We're having a miracle on earth
Mother nature does it all for us

Open hearts and surgery
Sunday mornings with a cup of tea
Super powers always fighting
But Mona Lisa just keeps on smiling

The wonders of this world go on
It's a miracle, it's a miracle
it's a miracle, it's a miracle,

The one thing we're all waiting for, is peace on earth and an end to war
It's a miracle we need, the miracle, the miracle
Peace on earth and end to war today

That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends...

THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
(Queen)
 
Sometimes I get to feelin'
I was back in the old days - long ago
When we were kids, when we were young
Things seemed so perfect - you know?
The days were endless, we were crazy - we were young
The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun
Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know
The rest of my life's been - just a show

Those were the days of our lives
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing is true -
When I look and I find I still love you

You can't turn back the clock, you can't turn back the tide
Ain't that a shame?
I'd like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride
When life was just a game
No use sitting and thinkin' on what you did
When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids
Sometimes it seems like lately I just don't know
Better sit back and go - with the flow

Cos these are the days of our lives
They've flown in the swiftness of time
These days are all gone now but some things remain
When I look and I find - no change

Those were the days of our lives yeah
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing's still true
When I look and I find, I still love you,
I still love you

ONE VISION
(Queen)
 
One man, one goal, one mission
One heart, one soul, just one solution
One flash of light
Yeah, one god, one vision.

One flesh, one bone
one true religion
One voice, one hope one real decision
Wowowowo gimme one vision

No wrong, no right,
I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white,
No blood, no stain
All we need is one world wide vision

One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision,
Wowowowo gimme one vision.

I had a dream
When I was young
A dream of sweet illusion
A glimpse of hope and unity
And visions of one sweet union
But a cold wind blows
And a dark rain falls
And in my heart it shows
Look what they've done to my dream

So give me your hands
Give me your hearts
I'm ready
There's only one direction
One world, one nation
Yeah one vision

No hate no fight
Just excitation
All through the night
It's a celebration
Wowowowo yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision

Gimme one night,
Gimme one hope,
One man one man,
One bar one night,
One day hey hey,
Just gimme gimme gimme
One vision

KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
(May)
 
I was told a million times 
Of all the troubles in my way
How I had to keep on trying
Little better ev'ry day

But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Bread and butter for a smile

Well I sold a million mirrors
In a shop in Alley Way
But I never saw my face
In any window any day

Well they say your folks are telling you
To be a super star
But I tell you just be satisfied
To stay right where you are

Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and a money
Honey you'll survive
 
Well I've loved a million women
In a belladonic haze
And I ate a million dinners 
Brought to me on silver trays

Give me ev'rything I need
To feed my body and my soul
And I'll grow a little bigger
Maybe that can be my goal

I was told a million times
Of all the people in my way
How I had to keep on trying
And get better ev'ry day

But if I crossed a million rivers
And I rode a million miles
Then I'd still be where I started
Still be where I started
 
Keep yourself alive keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and money honey
You'll survive
 
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
It'll take you all your time and money
To keep me satisfied

Do you think you're better ev'ry day
No I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave

Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive mm
You take your time and take your money
Keep yourself alive

Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
All you people keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive

It'll take you all your time and a money
To keep me satisfied

Keep yourself alive
Keep yourself alive
All you people keep yourself alive

Take you all your time and money honey
You will survive
Keep you satisfied
Keep you satisfied

HEADLONG
(Queen)
 
And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin'
You can do about it
There's nothin' you can do
No there's nothin' you can do about it
No there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can
Nothin' you can do about it

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin'
You can do about it

He used to be a man with a stick in his hand
Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do
She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand
Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do
Now you've got soup in the laundry bag
Now you've got strings, you're gonna lose your rag
You're gettin' in a fight
Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night
Let me out of this cheap `B' movie

Headlong down the highway and you're rushing
Headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rockin'
And there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can
Nothin' you can do about it

When a red hot man meets a white hot lady
Hoop diddy diddy - Hoop diddy do
Soon the fire starts a raging gets 'em more than half crazy
They start freaking everyway you turn
You can't start walking cause your feet got burned
It ain't no time to figure wrong from right
Cause reason's out the window
Better hold on tight - you're rushin'... etc.

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
(May)
 
There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams yet slips away from us?

Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever..?

There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us

Who wants to live forever
Who dares to love forever
When love must die

But touch my tears with your lips
Touch my world with your fingertips
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
Forever is our today
Who wants to live forever
Who wants to live forever
Forever is our today

Who waits forever anyway?

THE SHOW MUST GO ON
(Queen)
 
Empty spaces - what are we living for
Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for...

Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore

The show must go on,
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on

Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance
Another heartache, another failed romance
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?

I guess I'm learning, I must be warmer now
I'll soon be turning, round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free

The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly - my friends

The show must go on
The show must go on

I'll face it with a grin
I'm never giving in
On - with the show -

I'll top the bill, I'll overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the -
On with the show -
The show must go on...

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