Old Bands Round 2 Queen vs. Elton John

[ZebraRampage]

Queen

http://alumni.deec.uc.pt/~almeida/gallery/band/queen14.jpg

Killer Queen

She keeps Möet et Chandon
in her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake' she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
for Khrushchev and Kennedy
And anytime an invitation
you can't decline

Caviar and cigarettes
well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice

She's a killer queen
gunpowder gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime.

Recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite
wanna try?

To avoid complications
She never kept the same address
In conversation
she spoke just like a baroness
Met a man from China
went down to Geisha Minah
Then again incidentally
if you're that way inclined (she's a
killer queen)

Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally)
For cars she couldn't care less
Fastidious and precise

She's a killer queen
gunpowder gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime

Drop of a hat she's as willing as
playful as a ***** cat
Then momentarily out of action
Temporarily out of gas
To absolutely drive you wild, wild...
She's all out to get you

She's a killer queen
gunpowder gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime

Recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite wanna try?

Wanna try?





Elton John

http://www.clevelandtour.com/photos/eltonjohn.gif

Tiny Dancer

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Piano man he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking on she sings the songs
The words she knows, the tune she hums

But oh how it feels so real
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can't hear me
When I say softly, slowly

Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
you had a busy day today

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

[Stonecutter]

Elton, but of course


Fantastic sig ZR. Outside of animals and whichever ELO album that is, I'd have to say that those are my favorite albums for each of those bands

[Joeiss]

Queen.

[ZebraRampage]

Elton, but of course


Fantastic sig ZR. Outside of animals and whichever ELO album that is, I'd have to say that those are my favorite albums for each of those bands

I like to change it up every now and then, and I didn't want to use The Wall, or DSotM, because everyone knows them, so I used my third favorite Pink Floyd album. As for ELO, nobody would have known it was them if I had used an album like Out of the Blue, so I used...well crap, I forget the name of it, but it said ELO on it pretty big, so that's mainly why I used that one.

Edit: Ah, yes, the ELO album is A New World.


Anyway, I'm going to vote for Elton John. At first I wasn't sure, because they're both good, but Queen IS overrated, and we need to get them out before they do really DUMB damage in the future of this poll, because they're very popular..even though they're not the greatest.

[Perfect Stu]

Elton John...

I really like Queen...a really good, unique sound...but Elton gets the slight edge here

http://www.movies-posters.co.uk/acatalog/elton_john_photos.jpg

we were hoppin and boppin to the Crocodile Rock

[DimHalo]

i prefer queen over elton. better songs!!

[Typhoid]

Both of thse names can describe Elton John.....but i have to vote for the ones who are more Bohemian.

[Stonecutter]

I like to change it up every now and then, and I didn't want to use The Wall, or DSotM, because everyone knows them, so I used my third favorite Pink Floyd album. As for ELO, nobody would have known it was them if I had used an album like Out of the Blue, so I used...well crap, I forget the name of it, but it said ELO on it pretty big, so that's mainly why I used that one.

Edit: Ah, yes, the ELO album is A New World.


Anyway, I'm going to vote for Elton John. At first I wasn't sure, because they're both good, but Queen IS over-rated, and we need to get them out before they do really DUMB damage in the future of this poll, because they're very popular..even though they're not the greatest.
You could have used Meddle or Wish you were here. I think both are superior to Animals.

[Bond]

This is bull ****. The fat gay guy should easily be winning.

[ZebraRampage]

You could have used Meddle or Wish you were here. I think both are superior to Animals.

I prefer the cover to Animals better. :)

[Swan]

I gotta go with Elton here over Queen. I know more songs by Elton. So.....

GO ELTON







Oh...looks like it is tied up now. C'mon people do the right thing here.

[Canyarion]

:eek: I can't believe Queen is losing!!!!! :(

[TheGame]

:eek: I can't believe Queen is losing!!!!! :(

I tied it back up ;)

[ZebraRampage]

:eek: I can't believe Queen is losing!!!!! :(

They're too popular..and too overrated.....I hope more people try to knock them out..

[Canyarion]

They're too popular..and too over-rated.....I hope more people try to knock them out..
:eek: How can you say that?? :(

I know about 4 hits from Elton John.... and like 10 from Queen. :wave:

[Bond]

Elton's hits:

Your Song
Levon
Tiny Dancer
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
Crocodile Rock
Daniel
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Candle In The Wind
Bennie And The Jets
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
The Bitch Is Back
Philadelphia Freedom
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Island Girl
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Little Jeannie
I'm Still Standing
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
Nikita
Sacrifice
The One
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Circle Of Life
Believe
Blessed
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
I Want Love
Written In The Stars
This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

Queen is overrated.

[Typhoid]

I wouldnt call those hits. Ive only heard of a handfull of those. And i didnt even know Saturday nights alright for fighting was done by him until Nickelback covered it.

And i dont know why people say Queen is overrated, if anything Elton John is overrated, or both. Queen is a good band, so i have no idea how they are overrated, nobody stated they are the best band in the world.

[Bond]

I would call those hits since they come from his greatest hits CD: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006RAKP/qid=1089316902/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-5744803-7937757?v=glance&s=music

And Queen is overrated. That doesn't mean they're a bad band or anything, but they're overrated.

[ZebraRampage]

I wouldnt call those hits. Ive only heard of a handfull of those. And i didnt even know Saturday nights alright for fighting was done by him until Nickelback covered it.

And i dont know why people say Queen is overrated, if anything Elton John is overrated, or both. Queen is a good band, so i have no idea how they are overrated, nobody stated they are the best band in the world.

First of all, how is Elton John overrated? I know a lot of people who don't like him. As for Queen...at my school we had to vote for our next marching band field show, The Doors or Queen..and well my band director finally just decided to use the Doors, but everyone(mainly underclassmen) picked Queen. The songs were going to be Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and We Will Rock You(Which is already in our stand music!). They only know one song by Queen..well maybe like three.....We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, and We Are The Champions. They don't even know Queen's better stuff!! Only because of Bohemian Rhapsody did they vote for Queen.....and they didn't even take the chance to listen to the stuff by the Doors....which is much better. There is just an example of Queen being overrated..

[Canyarion]

Nikita
I'm Still Standing
Sacrifice
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Candle In The Wind

Those are approved. :p

Queen:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Radio Gaga
Who Wants To Live Forever
I Want To Break Free
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
I Want It All
The Show Must Go On
Under Pressure
A Kind Of Magic
Another One Bites the Dust
Killer Queen
Bicycle Race
Don't Stop Me Now

I'm sure you won't 'approve' all of those as hits... but I think it's still better than Elton's list. :)

[Typhoid]

First of all, how is Elton John over-rated? I know a lot of people who don't like him. As for Queen...at my school we had to vote for our next marching band field show, The Doors or Queen..and well my band director finally just decided to use the Doors, but everyone(mainly underclassmen) picked Queen. The songs were going to be Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and We Will Rock You(Which is already in our stand music!). They only know one song by Queen..well maybe like three.....We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, and We Are The Champions. They don't even know Queen's better stuff!! Only because of Bohemian Rhapsody did they vote for Queen.....and they didn't even take the chance to listen to the stuff by the Doors....which is much better. There is just an example of Queen being over-rated..


How does that make Queen overrated? Some stupid kids only know one song. So what. I only know a few songs by Elton John, that doesnt mean hes overrated.

So your saying because the doors are better than Queen ( which i agree with) that somehow makes Queen overrated.

I could see Queen being overrated if tons of people were still saying " aww man, Queen is the best band in the world."
But nobody is saying anything to how good they are, i think one person said they were good.

And apparently they are too overrated to even be good then.

EDIT: Agreed Canyarion, better..

[Bond]

Nikita
I'm Still Standing
Sacrifice
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Candle In The Wind

Those are approved. :p

Queen:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Radio Gaga
Who Wants To Live Forever
I Want To Break Free
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
I Want It All
The Show Must Go On
Under Pressure
A Kind Of Magic
Another One Bites the Dust
Killer Queen
Bicycle Race
Don't Stop Me Now

I'm sure you won't 'approve' all of those as hits... but I think it's still better than Elton's list. :)
http://www.math.washington.edu/~reu/papers/1995/denied.gif

[ZebraRampage]

How does that make Queen overrated? Some stupid kids only know one song. So what. I only know a few songs by Elton John, that doesnt mean hes overrated.

So your saying because the doors are better than Queen ( which i agree with) that somehow makes Queen overrated.

I could see Queen being overrated if tons of people were still saying " aww man, Queen is the best band in the world."
But nobody is saying anything to how good they are, i think one person said they were good.

And apparently they are too overrated to even be good then.

EDIT: Agreed Canyarion, better..

I'm just complaining..I like Queen a lot, but I just get sick of seeing people picking them over all the other bands..when I personally think that other bands are better. It's just a personal thing...I'll just shut up about it.

[Perfect Stu]

...not to mention Elton is one of the greatest lyric writers of all time

-Someone saved my life tonight
-Bennie and the Jets
-Philadelphia Freedom
-Daniel
-Tiny Dancer

[Canyarion]

http://www.math.washington.edu/~reu/papers/1995/denied.gif
:p

Don't get me wrong, I like Elton John (I won't say 'I love him', with him being gay and all :unsure: ). He's darn good.
But I just think he's not better than Queen.

[Null]

:p

Don't get me wrong, I like Elton John (I won't say 'I love him', with him being gay and all :unsure: ). He's darn good.
But I just think he's not better than Queen.

I cant believe you didnt add 'Fat Bottom Girls' on your Queen list. shame on you.


queen is great, but i think Elton got on a much wider scale with his hits than queen, except for the we are the champions song that is played at sporting events and such for prolly forever.

[Typhoid]

I cant believe you didnt add 'Fat Bottom Girls' on your Queen list. shame on you.





They are what makes the world go 'round.

I think, if anything, Queen is underappreciated. Think about it, they have all these good ( or great, personal opinion) songs, and yet there are people saying they are overrated.

Bull plop, full on Grade A Bull Plop.

Queen is great, Elton John is good.

These arguments will go absolutely nowhere because its all personal opinion. I could hate Elton John, while someone else likes him, we could argue forever, but it would get us nowhere.

[ZebraRampage]

They are what makes the world go 'round.

I think, if anything, Queen is underappreciated. Think about it, they have all these good ( or great, personal opinion) songs, and yet there are people saying they are overrated.

Bull plop, full on Grade A Bull Plop.

Queen is great, Elton John is good.

These arguments will go absolutely nowhere because its all personal opinion. I could hate Elton John, while someone else likes him, we could argue forever, but it would get us nowhere.

I hope you didn't get the impression that I hated Queen. They're actually in my top 10 favorite bands list. I was trying to be strategic, I don't want them to ruin any chances for any of the upcoming bands that they face because of their popularity...I just kind of got a little crazy when Elton John was losing..because it wasn't appealing to my strategy.

[Seth]

I think the Elton John concert in my city sold out faster than any other even staged here.

Kinda funny. I hear that his concerts are pretty good if you like that type of music.