“ Elvis left his white sequined jumpsuit at Freddie Mercury’s house one night. More in line with my attitude but much more clever and entertaining was this answer left by Tim Boomsma: Most of the answers to the question tend to be on the opposite side of the position I took (and I assume they are from younger people). The photo has an intentionally blurred look-an almost amateurish look. The cover of that album featured a black and white photo of the group taken during the session for the video they made for MTV. The title I settled on doesn’t have the pop or pizazz that I wanted.Ĭrazy Little Thing Called Love was included on Queen’s album THE GAME. I wanted it to be humorous but everything I came up could have sounded condescending towards Freddie Mercury or his fans or even Elvis! (For example, “Don’t Freddie Do Ol’ Elvis Right Proud On Crazy Little Thing Called Love”?) I had the damndest time settling on a title for this piece. That’s it-those two numbered lines constitute my entire answer. He does capture some of the spirit of ol’ Swivel Hips, though. I can’t imagine anyone who is really familiar with Elvis Presley’s music thinking that Freddie Mercury sounds remotely like Elvis. It remains one of my favorite Queen records.Ģ. I liked Crazy Little Thing Called Love the first time I heard it in 1979. The question is “Why do many people think Elvis did Crazy Little Thing Called Love?” Although my answer has two parts, it’s rather brief and can be found between the two horizontal lines below:ġ. Once again, it’s my answer to a question on Quora. So, here is a little piece just to fill the time up between major posts. I am still working on technical aspects of my blogs and still have obstacles in the path of having them up-to-date and running quickly and smoothly. And a second, more controversial article offers a revealing look at a highly sought-after collectable with a dubious pedigree.
#Who sang a crazy thing called love series#
MY APOLOGIES, I AM LATE (STILL) with the promised set of articles on the Gold Standard Series of Elvis records.