We Are The Champions: Arguably the most epic song of all time.
The song ends with:
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions
He doesn’t sing the ‘Of the world’ at the very end!!!!!!!!!!!!
Growing up I always wanted that last line so badly to complete the phrase and have the song end back on the root chord.
But with the power of the internet…
Freddie would always add the last line when he sang it live!!! HERE.
And when he adds that line it’s such an amazing release. He doesn’t have to add the line, but he does because it feels so good. It resolves like victory.
So it begs the question…Adding the last line was awesome for everyone in the audience…So why not add it to the recorded song thereby making the song better, thereby causing more people to show up to the show?
Because Freddie doing something he didn’t have to do is what made ‘Of the world’ so special. He added it special. Just for you. Just for me. Every time.
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