1976 Songs: Somebody to Love

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NO, not the Jefferson Airplane song (that was 1967, so you’ll have to wait until next year for that one ). But you’ll remember this great tune from 1976. And, as I reiterate, this isn’t meant to make you feel old (because I do these countdowns every year to celebrate my birthday, and I don’t need any help feeling old ), but to show how classic these songs are. Here’s today’s song that’s celebrating 50 years of existence. Somebody to Love - Queen Oh, here’s a shock: Freddie Mercury wrote this about his life as a closeted gay man. Seriously, WHO was shocked that a guy fronting a band called Queen was gay?! Things were somewhat different back then. But at the end of the day, the music was the most important thing. And the music still is the most important thing. Here’s another thing to make you feel “old” (and sad): Freddie Mercury would be turning 80 this year. He was unquestionably one of the greatest frontmen in rock and roll history, and his music stands the test of time. And a joke for you: Queen named back-to-back albums after Marx Brothers movies (A Night At the Opera and A Day At the Races). Groucho Marx quipped that he was going to name his next movie “The Best of the Rolling Stones.’ Somebody to Love Written by Freddie Mercury Recorded by Queen From A Day At the Races, 1976 I got no feel, I got no rhythm: