

In 1981, Mercury told Melody Maker magazine that he needed only “five or 10 minutes” to write “Crazy” in a bathtub in Munich. The song was “Freddie’s tribute to Elvis,” May told U.K. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” was a departure from the band’s trademark swagger, a rockabilly-style number in which Mercury crooned over an acoustic guitar. 4-peaking “We Will Rock You”/”We Are the Champions” and the positively baroque “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which hit No. The British quartet - Freddie Mercury, then 33 Brian May, 32 Roger Taylor, 30 and John Deacon, 28 - claimed hit albums in the 1970s with a blend of bold arena rock anthems, including 1978’s No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” which crowned the chart on Feb. QUEEN CHANNELED ELVIS PRESLEY to earn its first No.
