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Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love


Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - About the song


Freddie Mercury wrote this while Queen were recording The Game in Germany. He wrote it while taking a bubble bath in his room at the Munich Hilton.


"The idea for the song came to him while he was in the bath. He emerged, wrapped in a towel, I handed him the guitar and he worked out the chords there and then. Fred had this knack of knowing a great pop song."


Lyrics


This thing called love

I just can't handle it

This thing called love

I must get 'round to it

I ain't ready

Crazy little thing called love


This thing (this thing) called love (called love)

It cries (like a baby) in a cradle all night

It swings (ooh, ooh), it jives (ooh, ooh)

It shakes all over like a jelly-fish

I kinda like it

Crazy little thing called love


There goes my baby

She knows how to rock-n-roll

She drives me crazy

She gives me hot and cold fever

She leaves me in a cool, cool sweat


I gotta be cool, relax, get hip

And get on my tracks

Take a back seat, hitch-hike

And take a long ride on my motorbike

Until I'm ready

Crazy little thing called love


Yeah


I gotta be cool, relax, get hip

And get on my tracks

Take a back seat, hitch-hike

(Ah hum, ah hum)

And take a long ride on my motorbike

Until I'm ready (Ready Freddie)

Crazy little thing called love


This thing called love

I just can't handle it

This thing called love

I must get 'round to it

I ain't ready

(Ooh ooh ooh ooh)

Crazy little thing called love


Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah

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