Artist: Queen
Song: Don’t Stop Me Now
Album: Jazz
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Why this song is awesome:
I don’t want a funeral. They’re too sad. Instead, I plan to have my dead body dressed up like Superman and thrown out of a plane into the Atlantic. Nevertheless, if I did have a funeral this is the song that’d I’d have them play.
Freddie’s opening sentiment is so uplifting, it’s hard not to smile when I hear it:
Tonight I’m gonna have myself a real good time / I feel alive / and the world is turning inside out / I’m floating around in ecstasy / So don’t stop me now / ‘cause I’m havin’ a good time
These lines perfectly capture those fleeting, wonderful moments in life where you’re on top of the world and nothing can touch you. Not even death. When Freddie wrote these lyrics, he had no idea he would eventually die of AIDS. But I’m sure he appreciated how precious life was, and the only thing worth doing with it is enjoying it while you can.
That’s why when the manager of my local buffet starts to yell at me “Sir! Sir! You’ve had twelve helpings, please leave”, I just say “don’t stop me now’ and skip my ass back down to the hot plates. I’m sure that eventually they’ll have my picture up in their security office under the word ‘banned,’ but until then, I’ll keep having myself a real good time.
