In many ways, their band name aside, Queen is as quintessentially British as the monarchy itself. Not only is their greatest hits album the best-selling record in the country, with a copy owned by a quarter of UK households, but Brian May and Roger Taylor have performed at Golden and Platinum Jubilee concerts to Queen Elizabeth II. The guitarist, who was knighted by King Charles III this week, even convinced the late monarch to play We Will Rock You with Paddington Bear. And now, one of Freddie Mercury’s Queen songs has been selected for The King’s official coronation celebration playlist on Spotify.
The 27-song playlist has been hand-picked on Her Majesty’s behalf by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Spotify’s selection includes modern British hits from Harry Styles’ Treat People With Kindness to Sam Ryder’s Eurovision entry SPACE MAN and even Year & Years’ song King. But there are also plenty of classic tracks, from The Who’s Love Reign O’er Me to Tom Jones’s Green Green Grass of Home and The Beatles’ Come Together.
Given Queen’s history with the British crown over the past half-century, including Sir Brian playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace, it’s no surprise one of her hits was chosen. But can you guess what it is? We’ll give you a hint: it’s a Live Aid classic.
The most famous was the closing song to Queen’s iconic five-track set at Live Aid. To this day, Queen and Adam Lambert close their live concerts with Will Will Rock You followed by We Are The Champions.
Most recently, on his Rhapsody World Tour, the singer would walk out wearing a crown while the stage was covered in gold confetti, making it even more appropriate for the Coronation of the King.
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