QUEEN


Innuendo

(1991)



1. Innuendo 6'31
(QUEEN)
Lyrics written as a tribute to LED ZEPPELIN's song Kashmir
2. I'm Going Slightly Mad 4'22
(QUEEN)
Inspired by Noel Coward's camp one-liners
3. Headlong 4'39
(QUEEN)
4. I Can't Live Eith You 4'33
(QUEEN)
5. Don't Try So Hard 3'39
(QUEEN)
6. Ride The Wild Wind 4'42
(QUEEN)
7. All God's People 4'22
(QUEEN / Mike Moran)
8. These Are Days Of Our Lives 4'15
(QUEEN)
9. Delilah 3'36
(QUEEN)
Penned for Mercurie's favourite housecat
10. The Hitman 4'56
(QUEEN)
11. Bijou 3'37
(QUEEN)
12. The Show Must Go On 4'32
(QUEEN)
Bridge inspired by Pachelbel's Canon

Total Time: 53:44


  • Freddie Mercury - Lead Vocals, Keyboards
  • Brian May - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonies and Vocals, Drum Progranning (4)
  • John Deacon - Bass Guitar, Keyboards
  • Roger Taylor - Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Harmonies and Vocals
  • Steve Howe - Additional Spanish Guitar (1)
  • Mike Moran - Keyboards (7)

    Produced by QUEEN and David Richards
    Management: Jim Beach
    Album Engineered by David Richards
    Assistant Engineers: Noel Haris and Justin Shirley-Smith
    Studio Equipment Co-ordination: Brian Zeltis and Martin Groves
    Computer Programming: David Richards
    Album Sleeve Design: QUEEN and Richard Gray
    Illusrations by Grandville (1803-1817)
    Additional Illusrations by Angela Lumley
    Photography by Simon Fowler

    Drums and Percussion exclusively by LUDWIG
    Cymbals by ZILDJIAN
    MAXIMA Guitar Strings supplied by BRAZEN ROCK

    All Music and Lyrics by QUEEN

    Except "All God's People" Written by QUEEN and Mike Moran

    Album Recorded at METROPOLIS STUDIOS, London, England and MOUNTAIN STUIOS, Montreux, Switzerland

    Album Mastered at The TOWNHOUSE by: Kevin Metcalf

    Released: February 4, 1991





    1. Innuendo

      While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand
      While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land
      While there's a wind and the stars and the rainbow
      Till the mountains crumble into the plain
      Oh yes we'll keep on tryin'
      Tread that fine line
      Oh we'll keep on tryin' yeah
      Just passing our time
      While we live according to race, colour or creed
      While we rule by blind madness and pure greed
      Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion
      Through the eons, and on and on
      Oh yes we'll keep on tryin'
      We'll tread that fine line
      Oh oh we'll keep on tryin'
      Till the end of time
      Till the end of time

      Through the sorrow all through our splendour
      Don't take offence at my innuendo

      You can be anything you want to be
      Just turn yourself into anything you think that
      you could ever be
      Be free with your tempo, be free be free
      Surrender your ego - be free, be free to yourself

      Oooh, ooh -
      If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky
      If there's a point, if there's a reaason to live or die
      If there's an answer to the questions we fill born to ask
      Show yourself - destroy our fears - release your mask
      Oh we'll keep on tryin'
      Hey treat that fine line
      Yeah we'll keep on smailing yeah
      And whatever will be - will be
      We'll just keep on trying
      We'll just keep on trying
      Till the end of time
      Till the end of time
      Till the end of time

    2. I'm Going Slightly Mad

      When the outside temperature rises
      And the meaning is oh so clear
      One thougsand and one yellow daffodils
      Begin to dance in front of you - or dear
      Are then trying to tell you something?
      You're missing the one final skrew
      You're simple 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 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 happend 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 !

    3. Headlong

      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, 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'r 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
      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 stars 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 right - you're rushin' ... etc.

    4. I Can't Live Eith You

      I can't live with you
      But I can't live without you -
      I can't let you stay
      But I can't live if you go away
      I don't know just how it goes
      All I know is I can't live with you
      I'm having a hard time
      I'm walking a fine line
      Between hope and despair
      You may think that I don't care -
      But I travelled a long road to
      Get a hold of sorrow
      I tried to catch a dream
      But nothing's what it seems
      Love is saying baby it's all right
      When deep inside you're really petrified
      Lover turns to hater
      On this escalator
      I can't live with you
      But I can't live without you
      I can't breathe - if you stay
      But I can't bear you to go away
      I don't know what it is
      All I know is I can't live with you
      We're stuck in a bad polace
      We're trapped in a rat race
      And we can't escape
      Maybe there's been some mistake
      We're trying to make a high score
      We're walking through a closed door
      And nobody's winning -
      We're just sinning against ourselves
      Hold on baby tell me it's all right
      Anger's breaking from hurt inside
      Passions screaming hotter
      Doin' what we gotta do - yeah
      I can't live with you,I can't live with you
      I can't live, I can't live
      I can't, I can't live with you
      But baby I'll never ever leave you
      I can't live with you
      But I can't live without you -
      Cause I'm in with you
      And everything about you
      I can't live with you
      No I just can't live, I just can't live
      I can't live with you,
      And I can't live without you
      Through the madness , through the tears
      We've still got each other
      For a million years

    5. Don't Try So Hard

      If you're searching out for something -
      Don't try so hard
      If you're feeling kinda nothing -
      Don't try so hard
      When your problems seem like mountains
      You feel the need to find some answers
      You can leave them for another day
      Don't try so hard
      But if you fall and take a tumble -
      It won't be far
      If you fail you mustn't grumble -
      Thank your lucky stars
      Just savour every mouthful
      And treasure every moment
      When the storms are raging round you
      Stay right where you are
      Don't try so hard
      Oooh don't take it all to heart
      It's only fools they make these rules
      Don't try so hard
      One day you'll be a sergeant major
      Oh you'll be so proud
      Screaming out your bloody orders
      Hey but not too loud
      Polish all your shiny buttons
      Dressed as lamb instead of mutton
      But you never had to try
      To stand out from the crowd
      Oh what a beautiful world
      Is this the life for me
      Oh what a beautiful world
      It's the simple life for me
      Oh don't try so hard
      Oh don't take it all to heart
      It's only fools - they make these rules
      Don't try so hard

    6. Ride The Wild Wind

      Ride the wild wind
      ( Push the envelope don't sit on the fence )
      Ride the wild wind
      ( Live life on the razors edge )
      Gonna ride the wirlwind
      It ain't dangerous - enough for me
      Get your head down baby - we're gonna ride tonight
      Your angel eyes are shining bright
      I wanna take your hand - lead you from this place
      Gonna leave it all behind
      Check out of this rat race -
      Ride the wild wind
      Ride the wild wind
      Gonna ride the wirlwind -
      It ain't dangerous - enough for me
      Tie your hair back baby -
      We're gonna ride tonight
      We got freaks to the left - we got jerks to the right
      Sometimes I get so low - I just have to ride
      Let me take your hand
      Let me be your guide
      Ride the wild wind
      ( Don't sit on the fence )
      Ride the wild wind
      ( Live life on the razors edge )
      Gonna ride the whirlwind
      It ain't dangerous - enough for me
      Ride the wild wind

    7. All God's People

      So all you people give freely
      Make welcomeinside your homes
      Thank God you people give freely
      Don't turn your back on the lesson of the Lord
      All prime ministers and majesty around the world
      Open your eyes lok, touch and feel
      Rule with your heart, live with your conscience
      Love, love
      Love, love and be free
      We're all God's people
      Gotta face up
      Better grow up
      Gotta stand tall and be strong
      Gotta face up
      Better grow up
      Gotta stand tall and be strong
      Gotta face up
      We're all God's people
      Yeah - yes there was this magic light
      I said to myself
      I'd better go to bed and have an early night
      Then I, then I, then I went into a dream
      Rule with your heart, live with your conscience
      We're all God's people give freely
      Make welcome inside your homes
      Let us be thankful, he's so incredible
      We're all God's people
      We're all God's people
      We're all God's people
      We're all God's people

    8. These Are Days Of Our Lives

      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 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 latery 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 on thing's still true
      When I look and I find, I still love you,
      I still love you.

    9. Delilah

      Delilah, Delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - you're irresistable
      You make me smile when I'm just about to cry
      You bring me hope, you make me laugh - you like it
      You get away with murder, so innocent
      But when you throw a moody you're all claws and you bite -
      That's alright !
      Delilah, Delilah, oh my, oh my, oh my - you're unpredictable
      You make me co very happy
      When you cuddle up and go to sleep beside me
      And then you make me slightly mad
      When you pee all over my Chippendale Suite
      Delilah, Delilah,
      Hey - Hey - Hey,
      You take over my house and home
      You even try to answer my telephone
      Delilah, you're the apple of my eyes
      Meeow, Meeow, Meeow,
      Delilah - I love you
      Oh you make me so very happy - you give me kisses
      And I go out of my mind ooh,
      Meeow, Meeow, Meeow, Meeow,
      You're irresistable - I love you Delilah
      Delilah - I love you
      Oooh - I love you
      Oooh - I love your kisses
      Oooh - I love your kisses ...

    10. The Hitman

      I'm the hitman
      Stand aside
      I'm the hitman
      I want your life
      Ain't no escaping
      Don't run and hide
      There goes the neighbourhood
      I'm gonna kill for your love
      Hitman
      Now don't you cry
      I'm just it man
      And you might get fried
      Gun in my pocket
      Don't get me wrong
      I'll be your hitman - a fool for your love
      I'm the head shredder -
      That's better -
      Baby baby baby
      I'm a hitman - hitman - hitman
      Yeah - trouble in the East, troubled in the West
      Struggle with the beast - what a thief, what a pest
      Come back mother / Nuke that sucker
      Yeah - yeah - yeah
      I'm the hitman - that's the way to do it
      I'm your prize
      But this hitman -
      Can cut you down to size
      Love me (baby)
      Don't be so cool
      Love me love me baby
      I've been to the hitman school
      Yeah - yeah
      You're gonna make my day
      Gonna blow you away
      Now the fun begins
      Hitman
      Are you ready for the sting
      Gonna waste that thing
      Hitman is kind

    11. Bijou

      You and me are destined
      You'll agree
      To spend the rest of our lives with each other
      The rest of our days like two lovers
      For ever - yeah - for ever
      My bijou ...

    12. The Show Must Go On

      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 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 ...