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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1h

#QueenWorldCup

Delight in the Quadrophenia stands, all manner of songs thrown at the Flash Gordon away end.

15-4 the score, with 90 minutes still to go.

Brighton #Rock or #Flash To The Rescue?

a woman in a shopping cart says " what you mean goin ' ta be ? "

Alt: Phil Daniels in the film Quadrophenia announcing to a supermarket, "What do you mean, 'Going to be?' I am one of the faces"

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2h

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

Right, it's Saturday night, you're on BlueSky. You literally have nothing better to do than listen to Brighton Rock and Flash To The Rescue (not Flash, the title track) by Queen.

Then tell me which is better by voting #Rock or #Flash in reply.

We go to 11pm BST.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 4h

As with the Beatles last year, I asked a dozen music-loving friends, to give me their top 10 Queen songs.

Happily, they nominated 63 songs. And another friend, a big Queen fan, said I had to have Mustapha.

Done. Bosh. Etc.

(And the songs were seeded based on how many top 10s they featured on.)

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Alex Murray @leguape.bsky.social · 7h

#Flash is a cinematic masterpiece. A masterpiece. Hear me? DIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 12h

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

Wake up! Get up!

The OG party tune vs the other song off the Flash Gordon OST!

BRIGHTON ROCK
v
FLASH TO THE RESCUE!

Vote #Rock or #Flash, in replies, by 11pm!

a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a slayer sign .

Alt: a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a slayer sign and crying the name Slayer as loudly as possible

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 9h

#QueenWorldCup

My wonderful friend Holly has put together all 64 of the nominated songs in this World Cup in a handy playlist.

Other mates and streaming services are available.

(And remember to vote for Brighton #Rock or #Flash To The Rescue today!)

open.spotify.com/playlist/35a...

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 12h

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

Wake up! Get up!

The OG party tune vs the other song off the Flash Gordon OST!

BRIGHTON ROCK
v
FLASH TO THE RESCUE!

Vote #Rock or #Flash, in replies, by 11pm!

a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a slayer sign .

Alt: a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a slayer sign and crying the name Slayer as loudly as possible

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 23h

#QueenWorldCup

13-9, the hype was limited and the game is over.

Too Much Love Will Kill You is through to face Under Pressure in round 2.

The Deacon Army, maybe including you and I, wanders home. Probably having a think about flat fifths and the minor seventh.

a man holds a red flare in front of a crowd of people

Alt: a man holds a red flare among a crowd of people

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

[cries a single tear into his Earl Grey]

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

#QueenWorldCup

13-8, get hype

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

#QueenWorldCup

13-7, the John Deacon Barmy Army are, well, probably accepting of what's happening, but willing to express themselves with a low-end groove.

There is still an hour left in this one, and anything* can happen in the Queen World Cup.

*eh

a man is playing a bass guitar on a stage while another man stands behind him .

Alt: John Deacon of Queen is playing a bass guitar on a stage while Brian May stands behind him .

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

Never apologise!

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

No worries, we're going until (at least) 11pm tonight!

(I started late.)

Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

#QueenWorldCup

11-7

Is this an unassailable lead for #Too Much Love Will Kill You (with 100% of my BBC pals' votes)?

Or can #You And I (with 100% of my muso friends' votes) mount a comeback?

BlueSky seems pretty split.

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Alt: a banana split with three cherries on top

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

#QueenWorldCup

Friday Night Obscure Queen Crew have stormed the pub!

Votes have been dropping and scores rising in the past half hour:

6-5
6-6
7-6
8-7
9-7

You do not have anything better to do than vote for #Too Much Love Will Kill You or #You And I, and follow along!

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Alt: a Pittsburgh baseball player says let 's get rowdy in the dugout

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

#QueenWorldCup

The crowd are really struggling like the fans at a Wembley friendly.

Which song will have the honour of being annihilated by Under Pressure in the next round?

Go on, give both a listen. It's a Friday!

Then vote for #Too Much Love Will Kill You, or for #You And I.

Score is 5-4.

a man is singing into a microphone with the word live in red

Alt: a man is singing into a microphone among a pulsating crowd with the words live life hard in red

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

Late kick-off!

In media res: There's chaos on the pitch as the second persons are all dressed in third kits.

TOO MUCH LOVE WILL KILL YOU
or
YOU AND I

A one-off single versus a John Deacon love song.

Vote #Too or #You, in replies, by 11pm!

a man in a yellow jacket is playing a guitar in front of a microphone .

Alt: Brian May in a yellow jacket is playing a guitar in front of a microphone while John Deacon, playing bass guitar, spins around and around on stage

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes!

Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

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That’s it! All over!

I decisive win for Brian May.

Hammer To Fall - 14
All Dead All Dead - 6

Hammer To Fall will face The Show Must Go On in round 2.

a man playing a guitar in front of a drum set with the words radio-ha-ha below him

Alt: Brian May playing guitar on stage with John Deacon on bass and Roger Taylor on drums

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

#QueenWorldCup

Going to close up very soon.

Now or never for your votes.

a spongebob squarepants scene with a mailbox and a flower

Alt: spongebob SquarePants puts his vote in a mailbox

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

#QueenWorldCup

9-6, votes slowing down, Hammer To Fall playing some keep-ball right now. Not giving All Dead All Dead a chance to get back in the game.

But you can change things!

Vote #Fall for the Live Aid one, vote #All for Brian May’s sad song about his cat dying.

a close up of a cat 's face with its mouth wide open .

Alt: a close up of a kitten’s face, it tips its nose toward the camera.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

#QueenWorldCup

It is 5-5 and we have a match on our hands!

Imagine 11 Brian Mays up against another 11, all smashing each other up on a muddy pitch.

Love to see it in the modern game.

a close up of a person playing a guitar in a dark room .

Alt: Brian May of Queen playing an intricate guitar part

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to know it! I didn’t think I’d be spreading the good word of early Queen, but then I didn’t know how good early Queen was!

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup

Lunchtime kick off!

We're finishing the first 'group' on the World Cup Wallchart (hope you've been filling in yours) with a Brian May derby.

HAMMER TO FALL
v
ALL DEAD ALL DEAD

Vote #Fall or #All in the replies by 10pm!

All fall down.

A screengrab from the Queen World Cup wallchart. Another One Bites The Dust, Stone Cold Crazy and The Show Must Go On have won already.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

#QueenWorldCup

Final whistle! Cease voting!

This has been a mild one. A well-mannered crowd in a delicate stadium.

THE INVISIBLE MAN - 4

THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - 16

Comfortable, would be the word.

Tomorrow is another.

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Alt: Batman, in full costume, dives onto a sofa prepared by Alfred, his butler, in a fancy apartment

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 2d

Solid reasoning.