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6 unusual facts about We Will Rock You


1987 PBA Open Conference Finals

Down 60-65 at halftime, an 18-2 run by the Rhummakers in the early goings of the third quarter gave them a 78-67 lead, Tanduay fans began celebrating with still two minutes left in the final period on a well-preserved 14-point edge, with the predominantly Tanduay crowd singing the song "We Will Rock You" blasting through the loud speaker.

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陽はまたのぼりくりかえす (Hi wa Mata Noborikuri Kaesu) sampled drums from classic rock We Will Rock You by Queen.

Hi wa Mata Noborikuri Kaesu

"陽はまたのぼりくりかえす" (Hi wa Mata Noborikuri Kaesu) sampled drums from "We Will Rock You" by Queen.

SOS Allstars

The group performed a purely percussive track written for the event by Roger Taylor with SOS in Morse code being the prime motif, and finishing with the drum solo from Queen's We Will Rock You to open the Live Earth show in London.

The Beverly Brothers

The Destruction Crew's entrance theme in the AWA was the highly popular Queen song "We Will Rock You", a theme of defeating your opponents in sports and leaving them in humiliation.

We Will Rock You: Australasian Edition

This edition is noteworthy for having new album artwork and the inclusion of a new recording of Another One Bites The Dust by Queen featuring as vocalist Annie Crummer who played the part of Killer Queen.


Alex Gaumond

In 2009 Alex Gaumond's career took to new levels when he was cast by Ben Elton, Brian May and Roger Taylor to play the lead role of Galileo Figaro in their co-written musical We Will Rock You.

Andrew Derbyshire

He was a contestant on ITV1's Pop Idol and got to the last 50 before being cast in the West End Production of We Will Rock You.

Glenstal Abbey School

Previous shows have been Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Oliver!, We Will Rock You, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story and Grease (musical)

Lukie D

In 1997 he released a 20-track compilation featuring cover versions of AC/DC's "You Shook Me" and Queen's "We Will Rock You".

Patti Russo

She played the character of "Killer Queen" in the Las Vegas version of the musical We Will Rock You, based on the music of Queen.

Rebecca Jackson Mendoza

Her stage roles include Australian and German productions of Miss Saigon, Australian productions of Show Boat and Hair, Australian and Japanese productions of We Will Rock You, and Lady Galadriel in the Toronto production of The Lord of the Rings.

The Kingstone School

Kingstone School presented performances of Smike, We Will Rock You, Little Shop of Horrors, High School Musical and Oliver!.


see also

Brigitte Oelke

From December 2004 to October 2006 she got the chance to work in the German production of We will rock you alongside with her teenage idols Brian May and Roger Taylor, playing the role of „Killer Queen“.

Imperial Ice Stars

James Cundall is a producer of live entertainment with over 80 productions to his name - musicals such as Les Misérables, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Chicago, Singin' in the Rain, Oliver, Cabaret, and We Will Rock You; spectaculars such as Cirque du Soleil's Alegría and Riverdance; plays such as The Blue Room and Talking Heads; and solo performers such as Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Elaine Paige, Clive James and Jamie Oliver, to name just a few.

Shenfield High School

In recent years, Shenfield has performed Joseph, Bugsy Malone, Back to The 80's, The Music Man, The Wizard of Oz, The Four Seasons Of Wounded Knee, High School Musical and We Will Rock You.

Tony Fennell

Fennell is currently writing and co-producing for singer Brenda Edwards (We Will Rock You/The X Factor) with Jason Silver (Mark Ronson) for her forthcoming album.