Somebody to Love
Queen
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Can anybody find me somebody to love Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little Can barely stand on my feet (Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry) Lord what you're doing to me (yeah yeah) I have spent all my years in believing you But I just can't get no relief, Lord! Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody) Can anybody find me somebody to love? I work hard (he works hard) every day of my life I work till I ache in my bones At the end (at the end of the day) I take home my hard earned pay all on my own I get down (down) on my knees (knees) And I start to pray Till the tears run down from my eyes Lord somebody (somebody), ooh somebody (Please) can anybody find me somebody to love? (He works hard) Everyday (everyday) I try and I try and I try But everybody wants to put me down They say I'm going crazy They say I got a lot of water in my brain Ah, got no common sense I got nobody left to believe in Yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh Lord Ooh somebody, ooh somebody Can anybody find me somebody to love? (Can anybody find me someone to love) Got no feel, I got no rhythm I just keep losing my beat (you just keep losing and losing) I'm OK, I'm alright (he's alright, he's alright) I ain't gonna face no defeat (yeah yeah) I just gotta get out of this prison cell One day (someday) I'm gonna be free, Lord! Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love love love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Somebody somebody somebody somebody Somebody find me Somebody find me somebody to love Can anybody find me somebody to love? (Find me somebody to love) Ooh (Find me somebody to love) Find me somebody, somebody (find me somebody to love) somebody, somebody to love Find me, find me, find me, find me, find me Ooh, somebody to love (Find me somebody to love) Ooh (find me somebody to love) Find me, find me, find me somebody to love (find me somebody to love) Anybody, anywhere, anybody find me somebody to love love love! Somebody find me, find me love
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Written by: Freddie Mercury
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6 facts about this song
Original Creators - Queen"Somebody to Love" was originally recorded by a British rock band called Queen in 1976.
- The song was written by the lead vocalist of the band, Freddie Mercury.
- It was released as a single from the band's fifth studio album "A Day at the Races."
- The song reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
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George Michael's VersionThe former Wham! frontman George Michael covered the song in 1992.
- His rendition was issued for The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, which was organized to honor the late lead vocalist of Queen.
- George Michael's performance of "Somebody to Love" was highly acclaimed and is widely regarded as one of the best covers of the song.
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The GleeTV Show VersionThe American musical comedy-drama television series "Glee" featured a cover of "Somebody to Love" in its first season in 2009.
- The number was performed by the fictional high school show choir group "New Directions."
- This version of the song reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- It was released as a single and is included in the soundtrack album “Glee: The Music, Volume 1.”
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Inspiration and Composition"Somebody to Love" was inspired by the gospel music that Mercury loved. He wrote it on the piano and used 100 multi-tracked voices to imitate a gospel choir.
- The song asks the question, "can anybody find me somebody to love?" The lyrics have been interpreted to reflect Mercury's feelings around his personal difficulty with love.
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Cultural ImpactIn 2018, a bio-pic about Queen named after their hit single "Bohemian Rhapsody" included a pivotal sequence featuring "Somebody to Love."
- The song has been covered numerous times by artists and TV shows around the world, proving its longstanding popularity and influence.
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Live PerformancesQueen performed "Somebody to Love" live from 1977-85, which is featured on the live albums "Live Killers" and "Queen Rock Montreal."
- George Michael's performance of the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 became one of the most remembered performances from the event.
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