Queen

Queen was a rock band established in the seventies who are considered to be one of the greatest of all time, with numerous hit singles and bestselling albums. They were noted for the operatic style of several of their songs including their iconic Bohemian Rhapsody, considered one of the greatest songs of all time. Most of their hits have become classic rock staples. In the trial part of Bohemian Rhapsody, the line "Bismillah!" is taken from the first word of the Qur'an. It translates to "In the name of God". Queen participated in the rockabilly revival of the eighties which had been begun by Stray Cats with Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Originally a simple hard rock band, they adopted a more metal style in the eighties as times changed, which received criticism from fans. Queen disbanded in 1991 after frontman Freddie Mercury died of AIDS. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their song Under Pressure features space rock musician David Bowie. It was controversially sampled by white rapper Vanilla Ice for his hit Ice Ice Baby. Bowie and Queen were subsequently credited after a lawsuit. The songs We Will Rock You and We are the Champions have become popular sports anthems and are usually played back-to-back. Weird Al Yankovic parodied the Queen hit Another One Bites the Dust with his song Another One Rides the Bus. He also parodied them with his song Ringtone.