It shows how brilliant this band is when their "other" Operatic Masterpiece could be one of ten songs

damn i've been waiting for someone to recognize innuendo

Much of Queen's later work is criminally ignored.

Since you mentioned the Kashmir influence, in Freddie's tribute concert Robert Plant played this song with the rest of Queen and threw in a few lines from Kashmir... perfect moment.

Finally, Innuendo is getting the attention it deserves. Has always been my favorite Queen song

Queen's _Innuendo_ doesn't get enough love.

The only thing I dislike about Queen is that their catalog is so wide and each album so distinctive, that I've never been able to get bored of them and this has probably prevented me from listening to other great bands! You could probably do a video like this one with at least 10 other incredible songs from this geniuses.

I highly suggest going in depth on “The Prophets Song.” It’s Brian May’s Bohemian Rhapsody and it’s unfortunate that it gets lost in the shuffle compared to Queen’s more popular songs. It’s amazing that for any other group Prophets Song would be their magnum opus, but Queen has like 20 more to come!

If you haven't listened to "Death on Two Legs" or "March Of The Black Queen" please do so. Underrated gems. (Edit: Also Seaside rendezvous, the Prophets song, All Dead All Dead, Don't try Suicide and Sheer Heart Attack are really fun songs to listen to.)

March of The Black Queen is also a superb song

March of the Black Queen is the original Bohemian Rhapsody! Ok I'm totally not neutral but I will say the whole "Queen II" album is the most underrated Queen album of all time. And especially the second side which is the "Freddie side" which works for me like a single piece especially the succession of Ogre Battle > The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke > Nevermore which is mind-blowing when you think it has been done in 1974 with limited time in studio and no computer... It's one of the craziest (in a good way) harmonic and melodic thing I've ever heard. And each time I hear it (first time I was13 I'm 42 now) I still wonder : How did they achieve such perfection? Because each time I listen to this record, I discover something new...

Innuendo is a masterpiece

So if Bohemian Rhapsody was Freddie's Beethoven's 5th, the strongest and most iconic work, Innuendo was his Beethoven's 9th, the swan song of his brilliance, with a help from his bandmates and friends (Howe).

My brother passed away in 2008. I have him to thank for really turning me on to Queen. He may be gone but the music remains. I can't hear Queen without thinking of him.

It's interesting to hear Pop/Rock songs being broken down like this, so much more interesting than the "reviews" you see in Newspapers etc. which rarely deal with musical content. I'm a particular fan of "Now I'm Here" which, for me, showed a band approaching the peak of what they were to capable of. Unusual key changes, canon/imitation, unusual structure, given that there's no actual chorus and a savvy nod to Chuck Berry, both in the guitar solos and the cheeky "go, go, go, little Queeny!" near the end.....I never tire of listening to it! ;O)

A great song. Interested in their other-other operatic masterpiece, The Prophet Song.

The entire Queen II album. For me, anyway.

Innuendo was almost their final album, There was "Made in Heaven" that was released in 1995. It included 3 songs Freddie recorded 6 months before he died. "Mother Love" was the final song he recorded in May of 1991. Brian May had to sing the last verse because Freddie was too ill to continue at that point.

I saw the video in my notifications and was expecting March of The Black Queen. But I must say I am pleasantly surprised to see a video about Innuendo!

For me Innuendo is one of the best songs ever written... So many faces, so many moods... Unbelievable art

I think in "The March Of The Black Queen" or "The Prophet's Song"

This is the most underrated Queen song ever. It is truly a masterpiece and one of my favourites. That's where I got my username from.

This is my No. 1 Queen song of all-time, even higher than Bohemian Rhapsody in my personal list! From Freddie's powerful and spine-chilling vocals to the exotic flamenco solo by Steve Howe, the ethereal choral vocals at the bridge and the hard-hitting drums, this song is a highly underrated masterpiece in every way!

Don't forget "The White Queen (as it began)" and or course "March of the Black Queen"

What I'd like to see, is a series of videos that focus on groups of Queen songs that are distinct and stand out from their other songs, but have a lot in common with each other. For example, one video could deal with their epics: March of the Black Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Millionaire's Waltz and Innuendo. Another would be their music hall extravaganzas: Bring Back that Leroy Brown, Seaside Rendez-vous, Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, Good Old-fashioned Lover Boy, etc. And then a third could be about their underrated songs: It's Late, Need Your Loving Tonight, Rock It (Hand Jive) and any other number of lost classics (of which there are many). How about it? Get to work!

Thought it was going to be March Of The Black Queen which was pretty much a proto Bohemian Rhapsody but yea Innuendo is fantastic.

I really thought the video would be about the medley on Queen II side B ("Ogre Battle", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", and "Nevermore"). But yeah, "Innuendo" is awesome too!

I KNEW IT! i knew it would be innuendo, very under rated album and song, or.. maybe its a bit to much of a reminder that these were Freddie's last words (so to speak). But its an AMAZING album and ONE HELL of a powerful song.

I know it's more rock than opera, but another favorite of mine is "It's Late" from News of the world. I love all of Queens music. Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie, was fantastic.

You forgot to mention that the music video for innuendo is also incredible. The claymation part of it is out of this world. In my opinion innuendo it’s far more interesting than Bohemian Rhapsody and I’ve always liked it a lot more.

Could you do a video on Brian May I think a lot of people overlook how great of a guitarist he really was

Before the video I think it's either gonna be about "March or the Black Queen" or "the prophet's Song"

Queen had so many brilliant songs that go so unappreciated.

March Of The Black Queen was their other true masterpiece. It was so complex that they never played it live. Innuendo is good though.

Innuendo is definitely an amazing piece of musical work, a pocket symphony as Brian Wilson would say

Awesome video like always! Great timing in terms of the subject matter as well. Keep it coming 🤘

A thousand times YES! Innuendo is my favorite Queen song by far and I always feel it never really gets the recognition it deserves. More people need to be made aware of how amazing this song is, so thank you for putting it in the spotlight.

GREAT KING RAT IS SO UNDERATTED ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY! SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE IT SOME LOVE!?!?

The Highlander theme is one of their best songs! Super dynamic.

innuendo is a masterpiece, the whole album deserves more recognition. it might just be my favorite album.

Dammit! I thought you were going to do The Prophet's Song.

The Millionaire Waltz?

I bought the cassette back in 96. "I'm Going Slightly Mad', always giving me the chills from the first time I played it, right until this present day.

the whole second side of Queen II (from Ogre Battle through) is Abby Road level brilliance.

Finally someone else who is as passionate about queen as I am. You earned a sub

I was on a trip to Istanbul , and I found an Original Innuendo albun, I was so happy! The store is famous all over Europe for its original records!

Queen doesn’t have only Bohemian Rhapsody and Innuendo with these characteristics. Also The March Of The Black Queen (Queen II) and The Prophet’s Song (A Night At The Opera) are remarkable epic songs on band’s career. Truly hidden gems that deserve other videos just for them.

100% epic track. I request it all the time on classic rock radio to no avail of course. Another epic song is Was it All Worth It from The Miracle.

Holy crap. 2 of my favourite artists on one song. Steve Howe and queen

Totally agree. I've always known this to be a masterpiece.

I would have guessed "Somebody to Love" but I'm curious about this song that I've never heard of. keep up the great work.

2nd video on Queen. Amazing.

One of my absolute favorites. Innuendo is EPIC

Well said and well done! This album brings back a lot of mixed emotion memories for me. At first listen, I could tell something wasn't quite right in Queen's world; It also evoked a lot of strong emotions for me as I was in a bad marriage. It never stopped me from listening to the album, as there were so many amazing elements. The way that Queen used the music studio as an instrument was so amazing. Not many recordings had this level of fidelity or innovation. This inspired me to try to be a better musician and recordist. Thank you for bringing this album to a new group of listeners; it has never received the recognition it deserves.

I've always felt Innuendo was very underappreciated. So glad you feel the same way as I do.

Who Wants to Live Forever is the other, other great Symphony.

I love how the title says other... when there are plenty of Queen operatic masterpieces lol

I was positive the other "Operatic Masterpiece" was going to be March of the Black Queen. I've always felt that it was "Bohemian Rhapsody before Bohemian Rhapsody." All of Queen II is like a hidden gem.

Thx for this upload. Awesome!!

great video! and awesome choice of pictures. absolutely love them.

Hot Space tour Denver Colorado, 14th row. With Freddie! Best concert I ever saw, and I've see a ton.

I can’t get enough of Queen. Innuendo is one of my favorite albums of all time

I LOVE what you do!! Thank you so much for your hard work brother.

What an excellent video!!! You go into so much depth (as one should with a queen song) I would love to see more content like this!

Queen is in my top 2 favorite bands, and Yes in my top 5. Happy to see them "merge" here.

I love this song, and I have loved Queen ever since I was a child. I feel like one reason why it seems to pale in comparison with Bohemian Rhapsody, or even Led Zeppelin's Kashmir (which the opening and closing verses are reminiscent of), is that when Queen began, they were sonic innovators. In 1990/91, when Innuendo was recorded, technology allowed (imo) bands inspired by Queen like Guns n' Roses to perform similar magic in production, along with lots of other groups. Even Def Leppard, who weren't in the same league as Queen in any way, could, thanks to Mutt Lange, claim Hysteria was a chunky, satisfyingly aggressive rock album, with Queen-style harmonies to the fore. In other words, the progress of studio technology had flattened the playing field. The other is that Bohemian Rhapsody took a very personal Mercury lyric (he may or may not have been channelling a persona or character when writing - it's unlikely he was literally writing about his own life) and built around it, whereas Innuendo started with the musical excellence of May, Taylor and Deacon, and added lyrics later. The result is a song that tries to come across as universal, but does not hit home as hard as the gut-wrenching lyrics of BR - at least until the final verse, which is undoubtedly Freddie singing about his own wish to live only for the moment, as that was all he had. I find Innuendo the album a hard listen - I don't think it's not as rounded an album experience as The Miracle or A Kind of Magic, probably in great part due to the almost unbearably sad circumstances the band were working through. There is also the subtext of knowing, listening to Freddie's voice - as on-the-button as it always is - that one of your heroes is recording this knowing he is about to die. That, alone, makes the album a real lump-in-the-throat listen, unlike The Who's Who Are You album, for example, where they played knowing Keith Moon was making himself very ill, but unaware of exactly what would happen, and so there is more joy, and less foreboding, in the sound.

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I think innuendo is indeed one of their very best songs but whenever I listen any of the songs from the album, my heart bounches so hard and I sweat and freeze a little and breathe manually. I don't listen the songs often, only because of this unpleasand feeling I get from them. I really wanna be able to relax and not think about the fact that they're kinda "dark" or sad songs or whatever and that they were recorded in 1991. I just want to be able to forget that while listening. I know this might be weird what I'm all saying here but innuendo is this kind of song that really really has a message in it, and a true meaning. It's a "heavy" song for me. And no not in the way you probably think, but the lyrics are heavy. They explain the hard truth of this world and for some reason, I get that feeling that i mentioned earlier. Idk if im the only one... I probably am but I really do think its a great album no one talks about but idk... makes me feel kinda sad and missing Freddie even more i guess

Yeah, Innuendo (the song) was at the time it was released often spoken of as the spiritual successor of Bohemian Rhapsody. Personally I think there's another song that also operatic in nature but it's a lesser known song and it actually predates Bohemian Rhapsody. The song is March of the Black Queen from the album Queen II, I always consider that song the spiritual predecessor of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Innuendo is my fav Queen track. Love this

innuendo is a masterpiece, it's awesome. I love it, I don't know why it isn't as famous as bohemian, it's like a million times better than bohemian. it would be my favorite queen song if it wasn't for "you don't fool me", for me that's the best queen song ever, it would be cool if you make a video about it. the riff is hipnotic, the atmosphere is fascinating, and the guitar solo is one of brian's best solos ever.

A great and detailed analysis! Kudos to you, Polyphonic!

Listen to 'More of that Jazz' by Queen. You'll then understand what metal actually is.

I knew it before I watched it, this song is massive, it deserved an analysis on its own. Thanks for the great work!

I'm so glad you covered this song!!!

i was expecting march of the black queen as the "other than bohemian rhapsody" operatic masterpiece, I never really saw innuendo as a symphony or rhapsody great video as always bro

My favorite Queen song is “Hammer to fall”. The studio version is fantastic but the Live Aid performance is stunning. Check it out if you haven’t.

"Other" as if there are only a couple. That said, nice video. I love the Innuendo album!

Outstanding work.

I always thought March of the Black Queen was a better song than BR. The official fan club also voted it the best ever Queen song.

innuendo is SUCH A GENIUS SONG

Love these videos! Keep making the posters too!

Well thought & well done. Thank you.

The Bohemian Rhapsody movie was so good, a must watch.

MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN!!! The best operatic masterpiece by Queen, in my opinion.

Dude those posters are awesome! I'll definitely be checking them out.

Great video, one of my favorite songs of all time

I knew this would be Innuendo.

love your channel and i love queen

Great video, what a song. Always been one of my favourites 👍👍👍

Every where i turn this days, theres talk about Queen, or Freddie and im loving it!!!

The March of the Black Queen

INNUENDO!! I absolutely LOVE this song! I saw the title and I really hoped it would be about this song. The whole song takes me back to when I was 12-13 years old. This song, I dare to see, would be a breaking point in my musical development. I did not realize music could be THIS. Thank you so much on doing yet another great video on it. Pumping the song through my stereo any moment now.

INNUENDO IS ONE OF MY FAVES AAAAAAAA THANK YOU FOR THISSSS 💕💖💞❤️

Thank you so much for articulating why I love this song so much, and why it's my favorite Queen song. I think I've listened to Innuendo far more than any of their other songs.

It's dark vibes make it feel like Queen turned Led Zeppelin. From Queen i tend to expect more grand and absurd work. Still a great piece of music.

i couldn't have agreed more...

Thanks for this. I really like queen but never thought much of this song. You really opened it up for me and I see it in a different way now. Great video.

Innuendo made me a fan, and I still adore this song today. Great video :)

Before I begin the video am going to guess it's the March of the black queen