And bad mistakes/
I’ve made a few.

If you ever wonder about the power of a good chorus, wonder no more. It is amazing that two songs by sung by Freddy Mercury are the top songs at played at football games. When I was young, I thought these songs were like “Take me out to the Ballgame”, in that they were just stadium songs. That’s how ubiquitous they were at the games.

However, as I have grown, I have grown to appreciate the musicianship and amazing vocals on “We Will Rock You” and “We are the Champions”. Each musician has highlights throughout the two songs. You can hear nuanced piano playing in “We are the Champions”. Both songs have great guitar solos by Brian May.

Apart from the choruses, the lyrics are a bit lacking, but perhaps any lyrics would be when you compare them to these standards. You can also hear a bit of Queen’s great harmonies, especially in “We are the champions”.

The notes/chords they harmonize on are quite complex—not many bands could pull that off. Mercury sounds great, and his theatrical delivery works great for two anthems. I suppose this is the greatest anthem of all time. One contender might be “Hey Jude”. Will it finish higher on this list?

More great songs by Queen.

We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions Lyrics

I’ve paid my dues
Time after time
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few
I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I’ve come through

We are the champions, my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting ’til the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions of the world

I’ve taken my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
I thank you all

But it’s been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I ain’t gonna lose

We are the champions, my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting ’til the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions of the world

We are the champions, my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting ’til the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the champions

written by Freddie Mercury and Brian May