{"id":6954,"date":"2026-11-06T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2026-11-06T08:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T13:54:15","slug":"6-essential-queen-songs-that-werent-sung-by-freddie-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/6-essential-queen-songs-that-werent-sung-by-freddie-mercury\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Essential Queen Songs That Weren\u2019t Sung by Freddie Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his thrilling stage presence and grandiose vocals, Queen&#8217;s Freddie Mercury is rightfully remembered as one of the greatest frontmen in music history. And while his incredible voice is a crucial part of some of the band\u2019s biggest songs, like \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d he sometimes traded vocal duties with his bandmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c\u201939\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen - &amp;apos;39 (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kE8kGMfXaFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guitarist Brian May wrote and provided lead vocals on the acoustic folk track \u201c\u201939,\u201d from <em>A Night at the Opera<\/em>. The song explores the concept of\u00a0time dilation through an astronaut who has been gone for a year. He returns to Earth to discover decades have passed, and his lover is dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cI\u2019m In Love with My Car\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen - I&amp;apos;m In Love With My Car (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oaEM4JYFPfw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/queen\/im-in-love-with-my-car\">\u201cI\u2019m In Love with My Car\u201d<\/a> was written by drummer Roger Taylor, who also sang on the track. He was inspired by roadie Jonathan Harris and his car, and the song was released as the B-side to \u201cBohemian Rhapsody.\u201d Bandmate May originally asked if it was a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cAll Dead, All Dead\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen - All Dead, All Dead - At Last, the Video!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l_6AC2u0E4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May and Mercury both sang on the piano ballad \u201cAll Dead, All Dead\u201d from <em>News Of The World<\/em>. May wrote the song about the death of his cat Pixie. \u201cIt always gives me a surprise when I listen to it because it was meant to really bring tears to your eyes,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/entertainment\/music\/queen-song-brian-may-wrote-about-losing-childhood-cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May said in 1983<\/a>. \u201cIt almost does it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cSail Away Sweet Sister\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen - Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had) (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kGXsIt4l1Tg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May and Mercury also shared vocals on the May-written power ballad \u201cSail Away Sweet Sister\u201d on <em>The Game<\/em>, released in 1980. The album\u2019s liner notes state the song is \u201dto the sister I never had,\u201d and the lyrics describe a young woman growing up and setting out to follow her own path in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cTenement Funster\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen - Tenement Funster (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0E2mjJvBKs8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor wrote and provided vocals for <em>Sheer Heart Attack<\/em>\u2019s \u201cTenement Funster,\u201d a song about a young, rebellious man in search of a good time. The track had a few alternate titles, and on the album, it flows directly into &#8220;Flick of the Wrist.\u201d Taylor often played \u201cTenement Funster\u201d live on his solo tours in the \u201880s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cShe Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen - She Makes Me [Stormtrooper In Stilettos] (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i5xBeuB01jc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May wrote the ballad \u201cShe Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)\u201d for<em> Sheer Heart Attack<\/em> while he was in the hospital. 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