Other accounts say that he wrote it while lounging in a bubble bath in the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich during one of Queens extensive Munich recording sessions. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.Įven people who have somehow managed to never hear this song in any of its many variations have heard this line. As reported by Mercury in Melody Maker, May 2, 1981, Mercury composed 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' on the guitar in just five to ten minutes.
Even the legendary Diana Ross gets in on the action. Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah. It's a catchy little tune that's been covered by everyone from The Chipmunks (really) to country singer Dwight Yoakam and every Elvis impersonator out there. Until Im ready (ready, Freddie) Crazy little thing called love. Once you take a listen, you'll be singing it for days. You can sing Crazy Little Thing Called Love and many more by Queen online Sing online now. Freddie Mercury wrote it as a tribute to Elvis Presley, so the song has a definite Elvis rock n' roll vibe. Lyrics for Crazy Little Thing Called Love. The singer "just can't handle it," which is great because who wants to hear a song about love that is totally easy to deal with? No one, because that would be incredibly boring.
This is the first line of a song about how love is nuts. This line is from the song "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by the band Queen, from the album The Game (1980). Queen took the laidback route when writing their first No.1 hit single in the US, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Family Courage Queen Love Fear Relationship Failure Music Context