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Queen: Rock the World

Behind-the-scenes archive documentary where BBC music presenter Bob Harris follows Queen as they record their 6th album, NEWS OF THE WORLD, shoot videos, promote it, rehearse and ultimately embark on a groundbreaking tour of North...

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Christopher Bird

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Eagle Rock Entertainment

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CHEERING - Queen: Rock the World

'It followed in the footsteps of
their breakthrough tour - Queen: Rock the World

'It followed in the footsteps of their breakthrough tou...

We were here in 1977.
Maybe some of you were too, right? - Queen: Rock the World

We were here in 1977. Maybe some of you were too, right?

'Back in 1977,
as a young BBC music presenter, - Queen: Rock the World

'Back in 1977, as a young BBC music presenter,

'But now, to mark the album's
40th anniversary, - Queen: Rock the World

'But now, to mark the album's 40th anniversary,

'The News Of The World tour - Queen: Rock the World

'The News Of The World tour

'We were given unprecedented
behind the scenes access.' - Queen: Rock the World

'We were given unprecedented behind the scenes access.&...

'I'd watched the band grow
over the previous few years, - Queen: Rock the World

'I'd watched the band grow over the previous few y...

'They'd rocked Britain,
but could they rock the world?' - Queen: Rock the World

'They'd rocked Britain, but could they rock the wo...

'By 1977, Queen were
a successful headline act - Queen: Rock the World

'By 1977, Queen were a successful headline act

'Their two most recent albums
were a tour de force - Queen: Rock the World

'Their two most recent albums were a tour de force

'And dealing with a music scene
that was being altered - Queen: Rock the World

'And dealing with a music scene that was being altered

The whole punk movement
was said to be - Queen: Rock the World

The whole punk movement was said to be

I thought when we went into
News Of The World, you know, - Queen: Rock the World

I thought when we went into News Of The World, you know,

And to be more of the time, - Queen: Rock the World

And to be more of the time,

It was just that we'd gone
as far as we possibly could - Queen: Rock the World

It was just that we'd gone as far as we possibly could

And we thought, well,
it would be fun to go back - Queen: Rock the World

And we thought, well, it would be fun to go back

I really like News Of The World.
It's one of my favourites, I think. - Queen: Rock the World

I really like News Of The World. It's one of my favouri...

And of course it had
two monster singles on it. - Queen: Rock the World

And of course it had two monster singles on it.

We Will Rock You
and We Are The Champions - Queen: Rock the World

We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions

We played this great hall
in the Midlands and it was packed. - Queen: Rock the World

We played this great hall in the Midlands and it was packed.

Everybody's jumping up and down,
making a noise, - Queen: Rock the World

Everybody's jumping up and down, making a noise,

They didn't stop.
They sang every note of every song. - Queen: Rock the World

They didn't stop. They sang every note of every song.

And when we went off stage, - Queen: Rock the World

And when we went off stage,

Now, in those days, it was
really new, I have to tell you. - Queen: Rock the World

Now, in those days, it was really new, I have to tell you.

You just didn't go to concerts
where people sang to rock bands. - Queen: Rock the World

You just didn't go to concerts where people sang to roc...

So we went home that night thinking,
what do we do here? - Queen: Rock the World

So we went home that night thinking, what do we do here?

Obviously the audience is as big
a part of the show as we are now, - Queen: Rock the World

Obviously the audience is as big a part of the show as we ar...

But they can stamp their feet,
they can clap their hands - Queen: Rock the World

But they can stamp their feet, they can clap their hands

I sang the song to Freddie
and he went, - Queen: Rock the World

I sang the song to Freddie and he went,

# Buddy, you're a boy - Queen: Rock the World

# Buddy, you're a boy

In my head, it was a song of
sort of three ages of man. - Queen: Rock the World

In my head, it was a song of sort of three ages of man.

The first age is the boy
who thinks he can change the world. - Queen: Rock the World

The first age is the boy who thinks he can change the world.

The second stage is the man
who thinks he is changing the world. - Queen: Rock the World

The second stage is the man who thinks he is changing the wo...

# Buddy, you're a young man
Hard man - Queen: Rock the World

# Buddy, you're a young man Hard man

And the third stage is the old man
coming to terms with the fact that - Queen: Rock the World

And the third stage is the old man coming to terms with the ...

You know, change
what you can change, - Queen: Rock the World

You know, change what you can change,

# Buddy, you're an old man
Poor man - Queen: Rock the World

# Buddy, you're an old man Poor man

You can get sick of it, though. - Queen: Rock the World

You can get sick of it, though.

We've decided that on our albums - Queen: Rock the World

We've decided that on our albums

Especially with News Of The World, - Queen: Rock the World

Especially with News Of The World,

We had something like
a week and a half to two weeks - Queen: Rock the World

We had something like a week and a half to two weeks

And that was nice, so that
we didn't fall into this thing - Queen: Rock the World

And that was nice, so that we didn't fall into this thi...

A Day At The Races, we spent five
or six months in the studio - Queen: Rock the World

A Day At The Races, we spent five or six months in the studi...

News Of The World is back to - Queen: Rock the World

News Of The World is back to

Because of the nature of the way
that we did it, - Queen: Rock the World

Because of the nature of the way that we did it,

It was easy
because it was so simple - Queen: Rock the World

It was easy because it was so simple

Doing the stuff
on News Of The World, - Queen: Rock the World

Doing the stuff on News Of The World,

# We are the champions - Queen: Rock the World

# We are the champions

You know, this is what
we're gonna arrive at - Queen: Rock the World

You know, this is what we're gonna arrive at

I mean, OK, I could forever
go around saying - Queen: Rock the World

I mean, OK, I could forever go around saying

But I think I quite liked
actually saying, - Queen: Rock the World

But I think I quite liked actually saying,

Right. That's three coffees
with one sugar, one of them. - Queen: Rock the World

Right. That's three coffees with one sugar, one of them...

You mean amongst us?
Yes. - Queen: Rock the World

You mean amongst us? Yes.

If I write a song,
then I sort of take it upon myself - Queen: Rock the World

If I write a song, then I sort of take it upon myself

With my kind of songs, - Queen: Rock the World

With my kind of songs,

# I've taken my bows - Queen: Rock the World

# I've taken my bows

He had a vision
and he was very driven, - Queen: Rock the World

He had a vision and he was very driven,

Very good at moving the faders,
balancing the harmonies - Queen: Rock the World

Very good at moving the faders, balancing the harmonies

But then we'd pitch in
with each other's songs - Queen: Rock the World

But then we'd pitch in with each other's songs

When did you begin to get to a stage
where you felt between you - Queen: Rock the World

When did you begin to get to a stage where you felt between ...

It comes to a stage where all you really need is an engineer - Queen: Rock the World

It comes to a stage where all you really need is an engineer

And when you're doing a mix,
you know, - Queen: Rock the World

And when you're doing a mix, you know,

What? Well, you can hear them?
They're on there. Erm... - Queen: Rock the World

What? Well, you can hear them? They're on there. Erm...

Cos here we've got three tracks,
four tracks of vocals, - Queen: Rock the World

Cos here we've got three tracks, four tracks of vocals,

# Time after time # - Queen: Rock the World

# Time after time #

No, it's all... It's all Mike's.
What are you doing now? - Queen: Rock the World

No, it's all... It's all Mike's. What are you...

# We are the champions
My friend - Queen: Rock the World

# We are the champions My friend

No. There must be more than one. - Queen: Rock the World

No. There must be more than one.

Must be more than one what?
Oh, that's the one, I think. - Queen: Rock the World

Must be more than one what? Oh, that's the one, I think...

# ..Losers
Cos we are the champions # - Queen: Rock the World

# ..Losers Cos we are the champions #

Roger, do you want to come in here
and just do... Yeah. - Queen: Rock the World

Roger, do you want to come in here and just do... Yeah.

# We'll keep on fighting
Till the end - Queen: Rock the World

# We'll keep on fighting Till the end

Erm, what do you think for sound?
I mean, I think we should just... - Queen: Rock the World

Erm, what do you think for sound? I mean, I think we should ...

He's only done...
drum sounds at the moment. - Queen: Rock the World

He's only done... drum sounds at the moment.

Oh, let's open a bottle of wine.
Yes. Well, where is the screwdriver? - Queen: Rock the World

Oh, let's open a bottle of wine. Yes. Well, where is th...

Congratulations. You're number one
on the Hit Line at the moment. - Queen: Rock the World

Congratulations. You're number one on the Hit Line at t...

It's a very good instant reaction
to what you've sort of put out. - Queen: Rock the World

It's a very good instant reaction to what you've s...

And only Queen could come up with
the title We Are The Champions. - Queen: Rock the World

And only Queen could come up with the title We Are The Champ...

After the slaggings off we get
from the English music press. - Queen: Rock the World

After the slaggings off we get from the English music press.

Pulling We Are The Champions
off the new album, - Queen: Rock the World

Pulling We Are The Champions off the new album,

No, it has absolutely nothing.
It's just pure commercial. - Queen: Rock the World

No, it has absolutely nothing. It's just pure commercia...

Can you go easy on the stage lights
cos they're so fucking hot? - Queen: Rock the World

Can you go easy on the stage lights cos they're so fuck...

I was kind of quite shocked
because I thought - Queen: Rock the World

I was kind of quite shocked because I thought

And he said, rock and roll
is the only place - Queen: Rock the World

And he said, rock and roll is the only place

Ah, but I...
There's no way you'll see the notes. - Queen: Rock the World

Ah, but I... There's no way you'll see the notes.

There's no way you'll see them.
It doesn't work, huh? - Queen: Rock the World

There's no way you'll see them. It doesn't wo...

Basically, it is
a participation thing. - Queen: Rock the World

Basically, it is a participation thing.

I've been recording,
and I'm just thinking in terms of - Queen: Rock the World

I've been recording, and I'm just thinking in term...

It's a public/group thing, really. - Queen: Rock the World

It's a public/group thing, really.

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Behind-the-scenes archive documentary where BBC music presenter Bob Harris follows Queen as they record their 6th album, NEWS OF THE WORLD, shoot videos, promote it, rehearse and ultimately embark on a groundbreaking tour of North...

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Director: Christopher Bird

Writer: N/A

Production: Eagle Rock Entertainment

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2017

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ImdbRating: 7.0

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Released: 04 Mar 2018

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Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09d5xpf