{"id":7087,"date":"2026-11-09T14:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T19:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=7087"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T19:03:28","slug":"did-you-know-that-these-two-queen-songs-were-inspired-by-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/did-you-know-that-these-two-queen-songs-were-inspired-by-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know That These Two Queen Songs Were Inspired by Cats?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pets are more than just animals\u2014they&#8217;re beloved members of the family, including for rock band Queen. Frontman Freddie Mercury in particular was known to be fond of cats. He <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/freddie-mercury-love-for-cats-inspired-queen-song-delilah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred to the 10 he took in over the course of his life as his family<\/a> and would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/11\/freddie-mercury-and-his-love-affair-with-his-cats?srsltid=AfmBOophWshwT39OD9UV_FzM3DGGL1B0KDUpejMQZ4yIds-SRlB_Cv0_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">call home while on tour to speak with them<\/a>. He even thanked them in the liner notes for his 1985 solo album <em>Mr. Bad Guy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it&#8217;s no surprise that Mercury, as well as guitarist Brian May, wrote about the animals who meant so much to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;All Dead, All Dead&#8221;<\/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 wrote and sang lead vocals on &#8220;All Dead, All Dead,&#8221; a ballad on 1977&#8217;s <em>News of the World<\/em>. The song is about the death of his cat Pixie. The lyrics focus on grief, making the song relatable to anyone who&#8217;s experienced a loss, not just that of a pet. In the first verse, May sings about the time he spent with her: &#8220;So many games we played\/Through every fleeted summer\/Through every precious day.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chorus focuses on May&#8217;s struggle to move on after Pixie&#8217;s death, and as the song ends, he acknowledges that his own time will come: &#8220;But I should not grieve\/In time it comes to everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May called the song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queenonline.com\/news\/all-dead-all-dead-unheard-freddie-lead-vocal-and-new-animated-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;one of my favorites&#8221;<\/a> in a 1983 interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It always gives me a surprise when I listen to it because it was meant to really bring tears to your eyes,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It almost does it to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An animated video for the song, released in 2017 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of<em> News of the World<\/em>, also centered around a lost Pixie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Delilah&#8221;<\/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 - Delilah (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yEYRoXWmWYU?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\">Mercury&#8217;s own ode to a beloved cat came nearly 15 years later, when he wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/queen\/delilah\">&#8220;Delilah&#8221;<\/a> for <em>Innuendo<\/em>, the band&#8217;s final album, released in 1991. At first, the song&#8217;s lyrics seem to be describing a woman, but by the end, it&#8217;s clear Mercury is actually singing about a cat. He calls her &#8220;irresistible,&#8221; even as he goes on to describe some less-than-desirable behavior, like her ability to &#8220;get away with murder so innocent.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercury also describes the joy &#8220;Delilah&#8221; brings him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You make me smile<br>When I&#8217;m just about to cry<br>You bring me hope<br>You make me laugh and I like it<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Delilah&#8221; also features guitar work from May specifically designed to sound like a cat&#8217;s meow by using a talkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all of Mercury&#8217;s bandmates appreciated the song\u2014drummer Roger Taylor said he &#8220;hated&#8221; it. 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