TS: Number One Song in Heaven v.s. Bohemian Rhapsody

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#1 Song was Spark's only song in the 70's poll and is one of their most epic tracks. Bohemian Rhapsody is Queen's most epic track and the song was coincidentally released around when Brian May was asked to join Sparks.

It's tough to not consider Classic Rock radio and Wayne's World's help in BR's saturation in this judgement but I'm going with Sparks for now.

― Cunga (Cunga), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:18 (twenty years ago)

i love sparks but "number one song" is the inferior choice here.

― metal assembly (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:25 (twenty years ago)

Brian May was approached to join Sparks? I must confess that i did not know that.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:36 (twenty years ago)

Glad he turned'em down.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)

"This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" would be a more apposite comparison with "Bohemian Rhapsody," I think. "The Number One Song In Heaven" is not particularly epic and stays the same throughout, unlike the other two.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 10 June 2005 06:58 (twenty years ago)

Both are great, but "Bohemian Rhapsody" is of course the ultimate masterpiece here. Also, I don't consider "The Number One Song In Heaven" that much of an "epic". The fact that the beat is the same through the entire song leaves no room for the kind of mood changes and tempo changes that should occur in a true 70s epic.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 10 June 2005 07:25 (twenty years ago)

For example, "Music" by John Miles.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 10 June 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

and "Question" by the Moody Blues

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 10 June 2005 07:28 (twenty years ago)

And "Hersham Boys" by Sham 69.

― Jetlag Willy (noodle vague), Friday, 10 June 2005 07:34 (twenty years ago)

And "The Summer Of My Life" by Simon May.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 10 June 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

I was going to maybe do This Town Aint... but I personally like Number One better, and I figured that since Heaven made the little singles thread it was just wiser.

And I don't necessarily agree that an epic song has to have too many tempo changes. I think that most really good epic songs begin in one place and end up in another completely different one (either musically or intend to give that feeling to the listener), and I think Number One does that. Although the ambitiousness of This Town might make it the better choice.

― Cunga (Cunga), Friday, 10 June 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

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