Queen: born to celebrate sport.

Queen: born to celebrate sport.

Soccer fans helped write the band Queen’s songs “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions “. Truth or fiction?

The band Queen immortalized themselves not only in the hearts of their loyal fans, but also in the pages of world musical history. It is difficult to find a person who at least once in his life would not have heard the signature compositions of the “Queens”.

In one of his interviews, the band’s lead singer Freddie Mercury admitted that when creating “We are the Champions”, he wanted to write “an ode to the winners”. He then added: “I think somebody’s already written the song that’s going to replace it.” A musician has never been so wrong before. Portāls two legendary singles “We Will Rock You “ and “We Are the Champions” are still some of the most popular songs that come to mind when talking about winners, fair competition and great achievements in sports.

On November 1, a movie about the life and work of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” will be released in wide release. On this occasion, we remembered a few unusual facts that connect the band’s creativity with great sport. Try to figure out what is true, and what is nothing more than a bold assumption and fiction of the author.