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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Ah, 10cc, The Lovin' Spoonful and Pearl Jam... alas all three are probably apocryphal urban myths. 
 
In re, 10cc. Graham Gouldman stated in regards to the band's name:
 
"The average male ejaculation is 10cc. There’s a couple of reasons really, but that’s the short answer."
 
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I see no reason to doubt it. It certainly less idiotic an answer than "it came to me in a dream" as once was foisted about. 
 
 
I was aware of the Gouldman quote - but the dream one is the version given by King (who coined the name) and the rest of the band, hence the "probably". Wink 

...though a lot of what King claims can be taken with a pinch of salt, his claim to naming Genesis has been refuted by someone in the band (I forget who now).


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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Ah, 10cc, The Lovin' Spoonful and Pearl Jam... alas all three are probably apocryphal urban myths. 
 
In re, 10cc. Graham Gouldman stated in regards to the band's name:
 
"The average male ejaculation is 10cc. There’s a couple of reasons really, but that’s the short answer."
 
Found here:
 
I see no reason to doubt it. It certainly less idiotic an answer than "it came to me in a dream" as once was foisted about. 
 
 
I was aware of the Gouldman quote - but the dream one is the version given by King (who coined the name) and the rest of the band, hence the "probably". Wink 

...though a lot of what King claims can be taken with a pinch of salt, his claim to naming Genesis has been refuted by someone in the band (I forget who now).
 
Needless to say, the point I was originally making was the idea that Queen should not be taken seriously because of their band name is a silly notion. Particularly with so many serious bands with so many silly names. Jethro Toe, for instance.
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10cc is good but Queen is much better.
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Curiously, all eight people involved have written No 1 singles for their respective bands - Queen members individually and 10cc in pairs.
 
that's a great fact  , and makes me wonder what No1's did John Deacon and Roger Taylor write? Your My Best Friend is my guess for Deacon , but for Taylor not a clue. Its got to be something like Hammer To Fall I reckon.
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^Hammer to Fall is written by May and it's never topped the charts in the UK.

Queen's UK No 1 singles are:
Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury), Under Pressure (Queen & Bowie, all five involved in songwriting), Innuendo (Mercury & Taylor), These Are the Days of Our Lives (Taylor).

Queen's US No 1 singles were:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury), Another One Bites the Dust (Deacon).
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May's number one was We Will Rock You ... Number one in France.
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I m Not In Love   - this alone kill me right now arghhhhhhhh!! Compared to Queen? Seriously? Wow there is no comparison for me really. I love Queen, even more compared to that Stern Smile
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Originally posted by ole-the-first ole-the-first wrote:

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 Under Pressure (Queen & Bowie, all five involved in songwriting),
Mm ba ba de / Um bum ba de / Um bu bu bum da de..... Big smile big hug to you, ole-the-firstHug
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TUM TUM TUM TA, TUM TUM TUM TA... Genius they made a drum click track into a song tune  Thumbs Up Queen - We Will Rock You (Official Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk&index=2&list=PLeoBVKHKNsGrW_sV5aVEX8pUnGBW0foAg XXXX
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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

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caviar and cigarettes.... Queen - Killer Queen... great guitar tune too Smilehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM7fIywLFeg xxxxxx
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Queen.
 
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Queen - We Are the Champions (Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 1985) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPKlrRwJB8A xxxxxxx
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Points: 29372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2015 at 14:38
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

May's number one was We Will Rock You ... Number one in France.
 
does that count?LOL
 
 
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

May's number one was We Will Rock You ... Number one in France.

 
does that count?LOL
 
 

A larger population than Great Britain... I'd say that counts quite nicely.

I never said they all had number ones in the same country
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Points: 29372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 02:02
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

May's number one was We Will Rock You ... Number one in France.

 
does that count?LOL
 
 

A larger population than Great Britain... I'd say that counts quite nicely.

I never said they all had number ones in the same country
 
It always amused me that someone covered the ELP/Greg Lake song C'est la Vie and had a big hit in France because one presumes it had a French title.
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2015 at 22:21
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

May's number one was We Will Rock You ... Number one in France.

 
does that count?LOL
 
 

A larger population than Great Britain... I'd say that counts quite nicely.

I never said they all had number ones in the same country
 
It always amused me that someone covered the ELP/Greg Lake song C'est la Vie and had a big hit in France because one presumes it had a French title.
 
tum tum ta..! tum tum ta..! tum tum ta..! (drums) .... ta ta ta da di tata, da da dadi ta ta ta tatata (fast singing vocals) ... We will, we will rock you... da dum! hahaha... LOLClap
I don't care what it may be against with, it's a winner, it makes me happy and bouncy! Big smile dada dadida da da da.. we will we will rock you... tam tam..
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Points: 12288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2015 at 22:49
Queen by kilometers.

Anyway, 10 cc's "Feel the benefit" is a great song with an entire part 'dedicated' to my country (all misleading but never mind). Ah, the song video reserves a surprise in the last frame.
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Points: 45602 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 03:22
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by akaBona akaBona wrote:

10cc. As someone said, can't take Queen seriously ...


why not? Confused

Well, as an astute friend of mine once put it, just look at the name.


that's the lamest excuse for dissing a band.

hope you were making a joke...
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