It's a Hard Life
Queen
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I don't want my freedom There's no reason for living with a broken heart This is a tricky situation I've only got myself to blame It's just a simple fact of life It can happen to any one You win, you lose It's a chance you have to take with love Oh yeah, I fell in love But now you say it's over and I'm falling apart Yeah yeah It's a hard life To be true lovers together To love and live forever in each others hearts It's a long hard fight To learn to care for each other To trust in one another right from the start When you're in love I try and mend the broken pieces Ooh, I try to fight back the tears Ooh, they say it's just a state of mind But it happens to everyone How it hurts (yeah) deep inside (oh yeah) When your love has cut you down to size This life is tough on your own Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies I'm waiting for love Yes it's a hard life Two lovers together To love and live forever in each others hearts It's a long hard fight To learn to care for each other To trust in one another right from the start When you're in love Yes it's a hard life In a world that's filled with sorrow There are people searching for love in every way It's a long hard fight But I'll always live for tomorrow I'll look back at myself and say I did it for love (ooh) Yes I did it for love, for love, oh I did it for love
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Written by: Freddie Mercury
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10 facts about this song
Songwriting"It's a Hard Life" was written by Freddie Mercury, the lead vocalist of Queen.
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Single ReleaseReleased as a single in 1984, it is the third single from Queen's 1984 album "The Works".
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number six in the UK Singles Chart.
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Music VideoThe music video for "It's a Hard Life" is known for its extravagant and colourful production, inspired by the opera.
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Musical ElementsThe song features a piano intro that reappears later in the song and is based on the theme from the Italian opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, hinting at Mercury's admiration for opera.
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InfluencesFreddie Mercury's opera influence glows throughout this song with various operatic and theatre themed references.
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Remembering FreddieIn 2011, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor played this song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, an event held in memory of their late bandmate.
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Live PerformancesDistinctive for Queen, "It's a Hard Life" was never played live in its entirety throughout all of Queen's tours.
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Album StatusIt is the third track on their album "The Works" which peaked at number 2 in the UK Albums Chart.
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Last PerformanceThe song was sung by Freddie for the last time in full in 1986 in Mannheim, Germany.
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