Bicycle Race
Queen
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Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like You say black, I say white You say bark, I say bite You say shark, I say hey man Jaws was never my scene And I don't like Star Wars You say Rolls, I say Royce You say God give me a choice You say Lord, I say Christ I don't believe in Peter Pan Frankenstein or Superman All I wanna do is Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, races are coming your way So forget all your duties, oh yeah Fat bottomed girls, they'll be riding today So look out for those beauties, oh yeah On your marks, get set, go Bicycle race, bicycle race, bicycle race Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle, bicycle (I want a) bicycle race You say coke, I say 'caine You say John, I say Wayne Hot dog, I say cool it man I don't wanna be the President of America You say smile, I say cheese Cartier, I say please Income tax, I say Jesus I don't wanna be a candidate For Vietnam or Watergate 'Cause all I want to do is Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle (c'mon), bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like
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Written by: Freddie Mercury
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13 facts about this song
Group's nameThe song "Bicycle Race" was performed by the British rock band "Queen".
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Release date"Bicycle Race" was released on 13th October 1978.
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AlbumThe song is featured on their 1978 album 'Jazz'.
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Song InspirationThe song was inspired by the Tour de France, which Queen’s lead singer Freddy Mercury watched while in France.
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Video ShootingThe music video of the song was shot at Wimbledon Stadium, a famous greyhound racing, Speedway and Stock car racing venue in London, which was demolished in 2017.
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Unclothed Women ParticipationThe music video featured 65 naked women racing at the Wimbledon Stadium.
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Bicycle SalesThe bike-selling company Raleigh reportedly supplied the 65 bicycles used in the music video.
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ControversyThe video caused controversy and resulted in a ban due to its featuring of nudity. Also, because the band rented the bicycles and returned them to the shop after the shoot, there were complaints when the shops discovered what they had been used for.
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Double A-Side Single"Bicycle Race" was released as a 'Double A-side' single with "Fat Bottomed Girls".
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Unique SoundsFreddie Mercury made the sound of the bicycle bell by multitracking the actual ringing bell himself.
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Challenging LyricsThe song challenged traditional pop music conventions with its lyrics stating "I don't like Star Wars" and "I don't like Rolling Stones", both of which were very popular at the time.
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Record Chart Performance"Bicycle Race" and "Fat Bottomed Girls" became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 20 charts in the UK, the Netherlands, and the US.
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PerformancesAfter performing the song live in 1978 and 1979, the band has never performed it again, as Mercury found the bicycle-bell section too complicated to perform live.
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