Let's rewrite Killer Queen.

"NKato" (NKato) 07/13/2018 at 23:07 • Filed to: Killer Queen, the song not the car

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I’ve been thinking about how to rewrite Queen’s Killer Queen into a proper automotive-centric song about my car. Here are the original lyrics.

[Verse 1]
She keeps Moet et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
‘Let them eat cake’ she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
For Khrushchev and Kennedy
At anytime an invitation
You can’t decline
Caviar and cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice

[Chorus]
She’s a Killer Queen
Gunpowder, gelatin
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime

[Post-Chorus]
Recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite
Want to try?

[Verse 2]
To avoid complications
She never kept the same address
In conversation
She spoke just like a baroness
Met a man from China
Went down to Geisha Minah
(Killer, killer, she’s a killer Queen)
Then again incidentally
If you’re that way inclined
Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally)
For cars, she couldn’t care less
Fastidious and precise

[Chorus]
She’s a Killer Queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Drop of a hat she’s as willing as
Playful as a pussy cat
Then momentarily out of action
Temporarily out of gas
To absolutely drive you wild, wild
She’s all out to get you

[Chorus]
She’s a Killer Queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime

[Outro]
Recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite
Want to try?
Want to try?

Obviously there are some lines that are super easy to change, like:

“ Gunpowder, Gelatin ” into “ Gunpowder, Gasoline”.

and then there’s “ Want to Try? ” which can easily be changed to “ Want to Drive? ” or “ Want to Ride? ”.

But almost all the other bits, particularly “Recommended at the price”, and Verses 1 & 2, would need to be rewritten to better contextualize the song being about a car, not a call girl.

I’m open to suggestions.

lone_liberal > NKato 07/13/2018 at 23:28

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Just avoid lines like

Rollin in my 5.0

With my ragtop down so my hair can blow

And you’ll be fine.

NKato > lone_liberal 07/13/2018 at 23:28

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Yeah, that’s a given...I’m not even going to reference non-existent drop-tops.