Throwback Thursday: Queen – Keep Yourself Alive
Queen – Keep Yourself Alive Album: Queen Released: 1973 Queen guitarist Brian May wrote the words and music for ‘Keep Yourself Alive’, which was Queen’s first single. The message of the…

Perhaps one of the most infamous moments in Queen video lore was the clip produced for “Bicycle Race.” Filmed at Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, the band hired 65 female models and filmed them cycling around the track on bicycles naked. Not only did the video get banned in some countries, but Queen were forced to replace all 65 bike seats per the demand of the company from which the bikes were rented. (Honestly, you can’t really fault the rental company for that request.)
Ian Tyas/Keystone/Getty ImagesQueen - Keep Yourself Alive
Album: Queen
Released: 1973
Queen guitarist Brian May wrote the words and music for 'Keep Yourself Alive', which was Queen's first single. The message of the song, staying alive is more important than being rich or famous. It boils down to "being yourself" instead of what everyone else wants you to be.