Sparks were kind of a quirkier precursor to Queen (in that both mixed glam rock and classical influences with often tongue in cheek lyrics) and actually they're still around and just put an album out this year. Go seek out one of their 70's tunes such as "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us" and you'll see how it was exactly what he was going for here.
Sparks were kind of a quirkier precursor to Queen (in that both mixed glam rock and classical influences with often tongue in cheek lyrics) and actually they're still around and just put an album out this year. Go seek out one of their 70's tunes such as "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us" and you'll see how it was exactly what he was going for here.