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Good Song, Bad Song?

Sunday, February 20th, 2005 | now why did you have to tell me that? | 1 Comment

I’ve been enjoying a song for the past few weeks on my shuffle, and Michael had to ruin it by telling me it was the theme song for a Coca Cola C2 commercial. Queen’s “I Want Break Free” is just yet another song that has been butchered by the corporate advertising medium. No longer is it the song a song by a legendary rock band fronted by a gay legend who died of AIDS, it is the “C2 song”. The commercial page doesn’t even have the decency to credit Queen for the song.

I Want To Break Free
by Queen

(I want to break free)
(I want to break free)
I want to break free from your lies
You’re so self satisfied I don’t need you
I’ve want to break free
God knows, God knows I want to break free

I’ve fallen in love
I’ve fallen in love for the first time
And this time I know it’s for real
I’ve fallen in love, yeah
God knows, God knows I’ve fallen in love

It’s strange but it’s true
I can’t get over the way you love me like you do
But I have to be sure
When I walk out that door
Oh how I want to be free, baby
Oh how I want to break free,
Oh how I want to break free

But life still goes on
I can’t get used to, living without, living without,
Living without you by my side
I don’t want to live alone, hey
God knows, got to make it on my own
So baby can’t you see
God knows, gods know, gods know
I’ve want to break free