While there is no official music video for the song, back in August 2008 the official Queen YouTube channel uploaded their 1974 live performance of the song on UK music show “Top Of The Pops”, which has over 92 million views. It’s about a high-class prostitute. A whole year later. Gelatine definitely rhymes with queen in British English, and is a fairly everyday cooking term. Queen’s first single to successfully make its way to the US and Canada, “Killer Queen” is considered to be one of the tracks that turned the band into a worldwide phenomenon and musical legends. Whatever she is, she has a gunpowder and dynamite of a personality; a body like gelatine and laser-like focus to blow your “mind.”. She’s all out to get you, Recommended at the price In the last few lines of the first verse, Freddie Mercury describes this escorts behaviour. Dynamite with a laser beam It is basically gelatin(e) and nitroglycerine. If you liked this article, make sure to rate it below and share it with your friends. Explore 1 meaning and explanations or write yours. Prostitution is still illegal in most parts of the world. For Kruschev and Kennedy The tone of the song matches perfectly with the playfulness of the lyrics. It’s vintage Queen.” – Brian May/Quora. A built-in remedy The song is about a man that Freddie Mercury was in love with. "Let them eat cake" refers to her as well because in actuality Marilyn Monore enjoyed her fair share of cake, and Queen drew on the parallel of Marie (Antoinette) with Marilyn Monroe... (through the Marie/Marilyn name similarity.). Anytime, I always thought the word following gunpowder was guillotine — but that Freddie pronounced it with a soft ‘g’ as in Jill rather than a hard ‘g’ as in gill. At anytime an invitation I think this song is quite a fun tune, and no really deeper meaning, but after thinking about it, here's my opinion: Went down to Geisha Minah What we would call plastic explosives, today.” And sure enough, the OED confirms that the pronunciation of the British word gelatine is indeed ˈdʒɛlətiːn (jell-uh-teen). Even amazing enough to remedy the tension between Kruschev and Kennedy, Cold War guys! Maybe refers to Marilyn Monroe. Queen – White Queen (as It Began) A lyric interpretation was added to White Queen (as It Began) by Senor Dighed. Biographies and the internet have changed all that. I know the general meaning of the song but one part has me kind of confused. Gunpowder, gelatin The legendary Rock band Queen has produced countless hits in their tenure that lives to-date. In an interview, Mr.Minns said that the song was most likely written about him, because he kept Moet et Chandon in his cabinet, and I would not be surprised one bit. The beginning is about MA and is meant to make it look like its indeed about a hooker or whatever. THIS SONG IS ABOUT FREDDIE!! Gelatine is the British spelling of gelatin. He also says that this song is about high-class people who can be “whores.” So the song could be a reflection on how people who seem classy and pure on the outside, are actually dirty and sell-outs on the inside. Queen is master of hidden meanings and subjects for that matter. There are arguments that “Killer Queen” could be referring to a transgender escort as well. What can I say? She had graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and at the time was working her way through NYU and paying for her drug habit as a high-priced "classy" call girl. The word in question is in fact gelatine (which is the British spelling of gelatin) — not guillotine. So there could be a minister with an unhealthy attachment to her; there could be a businessman with crooks wanting to own her only to himself; there could be policemen monitoring her route. As Freddie Mercury very explicitly explained in his NME interview, “Killer Queen” is about a high-class escort. With Bohemian Rhapsody becoming the second-highest grossing music biopic of all time, Freddie Mercury and Queen are back in the news and on the airwaves. The song is about how Freddie is in love with Eric, but Eric is not homosexual, and is therefore killing Freddie. And she will take care of your insatiable appetite. Killer Queen & Royal Jelly: What’s turpentine got to do with it? could it be that he knew Jacqueline killed JFK...she most likely was put in place by the powers to be to infiltrate the Kennedy clan...look at the film footage in slo-mo. What was Freddie thinking of when he wrote the lyric? Sort of a combo smoke screen, tear gas cloud a la the little corporal.”. Killer Queen may charge any object, inanimate or not, as a bomb simply by touching it. There’s a word in the chorus of “Killer Queen” (“Mercury’s piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing courtesan”*) that I’ve only just realized I’ve been hearing wrong all these years. “That’s what the song is about, though I’d prefer people to put their interpretation upon it – to read into they like.” Insatiable an appetite Just like Marie Antoinette The song has been covered by many artists over the years. (function() { Then comes the chorus: She’s a Killer Queen Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Hi! I’m trying to say that classy people can be whores as well. Really? Freddie Mercury: “People are used to hard rock, energy music from Queen, yet with this single you almost expect Noel Coward to sing it. “Let them eat cake”, she says These all prove to be difficult to resolve if she stays in one place. People lacking bread would obviously have no means of making a cake. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. As in the stuff you make jelly with? Required fields are marked *. Song Meanings and Facts © 2020. Playful as a pussy cat hense the line. In conversation How to pronounce “Magdalene” in Britain, and why, That prat skived off to scoff his spotted dick, the jammy b…. “The whole record was made in a very craftsman-like manner. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix à tout moment dans vos paramètres de vie privée. A vast range of personal interests from Hip-Hop to Country to Hard Rock and Punk music will keep you entertained. Wanna try? If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Guaranteed to blow your mind It peaked at #2 in the UK, #15 in the Canada Top Singles and #12 in the US Billboard charts. eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'justrandomthings_com-large-leaderboard-1','ezslot_8',105,'0','0']));report this ad, © Justrandomthings 2020. She spoke just like a baroness What’s that got to do with gunpowder, queens and prostitutes? Sure Minns can say he had Moet de Chandon, I'm sure lots of wealthy people did, but he did not know Freddie at this point, so it's not about him. 6 years ago. Throughout the song, Queen describes what her choices are, and how her personality is. On top of all these, you might notice the different music effects used on the track.