All Dead, All Dead Lyrics
A babe without a name
"So much ado about nothing"
Is what she'd try to say
So many games we played
Through ever fleeted summer
And every precious day
All the dreams we had
And I wonder why I still live on
(all dead, all dead)
And alone I'm spared
My sweeter half instead
All dead and gone
All dead...
At the rainbow's end
And still I hear her own sweet song
(all dead, all dead)
Take me back again
You know my little friend's all dead and gone
I wander all the while
But please you must forgive me
I am old, but still a child
But I should not grieve
In time in comes to everyone
(all dead, all dead, all dead, all dead)
But in hope I breathe
Of course, I don't believe you're dead and gone

It's about Brian May's cat who died at the time...

This song is really beautiful and deserves to be played more. It is easily my favorite Queen song and, I think, it stands out above just about everything else they ever did. It is on NEWS OF THE WORLD and I can remember borrowing it from my middle school library when I was a kid and being stunned by the sad beauty of this track. Whoever the song is actually about, I think it can be personalized by just about anyone who ever loved a girl or a woman who has since died. I am not a terribly sentimental person but this song really tugs at my soul.

Okay, I heard this song and I definatly loved it from the first time I heard it on my 'News of the Word' Album. This is one of my favorite Queen songs, Ive been a bit late to jump of the Queen bandwagon (born in the 90's okay? ^-^). I thought this had deeper meaning...when I read it was about a cat...well it wasn't what I expected.

Glacion I don't understand why you have to be so hostile. If you read the play and really thought about it and the song, you would be able to see how May put that title in their for a better reason than just throwing it in a song.

This song is so underrated. I suppose the meaning is simple; Brian (?) was contemplating life/death when his cat died... Cats die, everyone and everything dies :(

My favorite Queen song.

true performers

This song and every single song on News of the World are my Favorites!! Bought the vinyl album when it came out and I still have it! Just bought a record player so I can play it and listen to it like I did when I was 13 years old (gonna be 59 y/o this year)and heard the entire album for the first time. I can't believe after all these years I still know the words to single song! NOT a bad song on the Album!!!!

when news of the world came out in 77,we played the hell out of this track.

DUDE!? WHY THE FUCK HASN'T ANYONE COMMENTED ON HOW SICKASS THIS SONG IS?! ahem, anyway, it kicks ass