1981Released
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Interesting facts and trivia about Killer Queen. By Songfacts®.

In the New Musical Express November 2, 1974, the song's writer Freddie Mercury elucidated on this song: "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."

Regarding the line, "'Let them eat cake' she says, just like Marie Antoinette," according to legend, Marie Antoinette (the Queen of France) said "Let them eat cake" after hearing how the peasants had no bread to eat. It's more likely that the phrase was uttered by a French philosopher, not Antoinette.

The Marie Antoinette quote has gone down in history as justification for the French Revolution. It demonstrates how out of touch with the common folk the ruling class had become. According to legend, when informed that there was no bread for the people to eat, she replied, oblivious, "then let them eat cake!" It is said, that enraged by this incredibly ignorant response, the people revolted. In the song, it is used to demonstrate at what level this high priced prostitute sells her wares.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Killer Queen.
A♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
117BPM

Album

The album Killer Queen is released on.
Greatest HitsQueen
1981Compilation

Released By

The record label that has released Killer Queen.
Hollywood Records
© 1992 Hollywood Records, Inc.
This Compilation ℗ 1992 Hollywood Records, Inc.

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