# Is there any song Queen has performed live that is inferior to the studio version?

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**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-queen-has-performed-live-that-is-inferior-to-the-studio-version/827617 "2019-01-11T21:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-queen-has-performed-live-that-is-inferior-to-the-studio-version/827617/1 "2019-01-11T21:04:09Z")

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I just heard a live version of Calling All Girls that is quite inferior to the studio version. Obviously, I haven’t heard everything, but Queen seems to be the rare band where everything they performed live kicked ass versus the studio version.

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-queen-has-performed-live-that-is-inferior-to-the-studio-version/827617/2 "2019-01-11T21:56:37Z")

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I have yet to hear a live version of “The Prophet’s Song” that is as good as the studio version.

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**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-queen-has-performed-live-that-is-inferior-to-the-studio-version/827617/3 "2019-01-11T22:04:11Z")

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I heard a version of Sweet Lady (from Night At The Opera) from the free concert they played at Hyde Park when the album was new. It was very rough. I don’t think they did it much live after that.

I saw it on the bonus materials from the DVD of Classic Albums/ A Night At The Opera.

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**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-queen-has-performed-live-that-is-inferior-to-the-studio-version/827617/4 "2019-01-15T13:48:31Z")

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I have yet to hear a live version of Brighton Rock that has the correct cadence and exact vocal lines that the studio version has. Every live version I’ve heard has been incredibly sloppy.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-queen-has-performed-live-that-is-inferior-to-the-studio-version/827617/5 "2019-01-15T21:01:29Z")

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Is it just me, or have the Queen Flood Gates been bust wide open. I hear them everywhere now, on several commercials, radio, in my head, coming out of the drain pipes…

Enough all ready!