She keeps her Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
"Let them eat cake," she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
For Khrushchev and Kennedy
At 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 Minor
Then again incidentally
If you're that way inclined

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 pussy cat
Then momentarily out of action
Temporarily out of gas
To absolutely drive you wild, wild
She's 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?
You wanna try


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Killer Queen Lyrics as written by Freddie Mercury

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  • +7
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    I hate to be the one to point out the obvious, but Gunpowder, Gelatin & Dynamite are 3 basic explosives. They are all volatile, dangerous. Exciting! Throw in the Lazer Beam for a good rhyme and more raw energy.

    Freddy did confess on several occassions that this song was just about a high society call girl. In particular, I agree with psa09140: Freddy had Christine Keeler in mind when he wrote the song. But, most people on this list are WAY too young to know who she is.

    Also: wazojugs -- Margaret Thatcher was not PM when the song was written in 1974. Learn something about history.

    JunkWomanon June 21, 2006   Link
  • +4
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    People are used to hard rock, energy music from Queen, yet with this single you almost expect Noel Coward to sing it. It's one of those bowler hat, black suspender belt numbers — not that Coward would wear that. (...) It's about a high class call girl. I'm trying to say that classy people can be whores as well. That's what the song is about, though I'd prefer people to put their interpretation upon it — to read into it what they like. -Freddie Mercury

    kris10hawnon July 11, 2011   Link
  • +4
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    This is about a high class call girl, or whore, or prostitute, whatever you wanna call it, that is what it is...

    billvoltageon March 28, 2006   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    i love this song =]

    molarbearon June 10, 2004   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    I hate to be a b*tch, but every line gives its own answer...many of your comments refer to historical inaccuracies due to timelines...here we go...

    Everything up through the first chorus is referring in general to the well-groomed "Will and Grace" & "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" gay man.

    The Kruschev and Kennedy line is basically referring to "if they'd just get it over with and make it then everything would be fine."

    Dynamite with a laser beam. Are you freaking kidding me? Are there no gay men on this site? Laser beam is weenie!

    Gunpowder/gelatin think people think...what shoots out of a "laserbeam" and is a sticky gelatin substance?

    Guaranteed to BLOW your mind! Do you really not get this yet?

    Insatiable an appetite...a common stereotype for gay men.

    To avoid complications, she never kept the same address. Yes, yes, yes! You got it, a high class TRANNY, well paid at that.

    The Geisha line refers to the most famous of all transvestites, Madame Butterfly! I can't believe no one got that one

    If you are that way inclined...again, how literal does Freddy have to be for you guys to get it.

    Momentarily out of action...a female prostitute could go all night, but a male would need a short period for recovery, ya know.

    If you think playful as a pussycat refers to a woman, think again. It refers to a man who is as COY as a woman.

    Some people think the last lines are "wanna try..wanna try" they are actually "What a Drag"

    That says it all... now, if you want to take an introductory poetry class, let me know. The first thing you'd learn is that metaphors are not mixed. A message in a poem is generally consistent. Freddy Mercury is one of the greatest poets in music. I doubt he'd mix his metaphors.

    Sorry again to be so bitchy.

    RedShanaon May 23, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    In my opinion this song represents a woman with a certain life style - the luxurious life style with the good food and all life' pleasures. On the other hand I believe the song also mocks this vacant and superficial life. Plus the insinuation and comparing to Marie Antoinette and more over a Killer Queen, all seem to lead to a vey destructive way of life.

    3ssenceon April 12, 2002   Link
  • +2
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    Images of Joan Collins flash tomy mind when I hear this... And the "dynamite with a laser beam"-bit, I believe that it's just a description of some sort.

    Coyote_FHon July 04, 2004   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    I love this song. The way he sings it it so appealing, especially, for some reason (for me at least), "Caviar and Ciggarettes". I think it may be about a hooker, but I'm not so sure, because...uhm, it's QUEEN...if you get my reference. But then again...eh, never mind. Kick ass song. My favorite by Queen.

    TaytorToton January 26, 2006   Link
  • +2
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    AWESOME SONG. definately about a high classed prostitute. a transexual I think "Then again incidentally, if you're that way inclined" in the 70's "that way inclined" ment gay. Still does except for the uber politically correct. Have you ever seen the SNL skit with Christopher Walkin and the short brown haired guy dressed as a transexual stripper named "MANGO" yeah.. this song to me is about a MANGO like person. Someone said it might be about a friend he had for a long time that lived with him and served him tea? all the way till he died? If i was rich and gay and famous i would have someone like MANGO serve me tea.. come to think of it, I might even if I wasn't gay. incidentally, I just got a cat this weekend.. I think I'll name it Mango...

    Antoinetteon February 09, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    A legendary song that got me hooked on Queen so many years ago. I heard this song and was like this is the most unique music I ever heard. It still sounds great today. Remarkable lyrics that keep you guessing. I will still listen to Queen when I am old and gray. I love them.

    akanawhaon March 11, 2006   Link

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