Credits
- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, handclaps
- Brian May - guitar solo, backing vocals, handclaps
- John Deacon - bass guitar, handclaps
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals, handclaps
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
Compilations:
| 1980... The Music, LP, Australia, 1980, GIVE 1980
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| De Pré Historie - 1980 - Volume 3, CD, France, 2000, 74321 75230 2
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Alternate Versions:
- Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
- 2003 DVD Audio 5.1 Surround Version(s) - EMI 592 7809
- Guitar Solo - Guitar Techniques November 2001
- Backing Track - Guitar Techniques November 2001
Soundtracks:
- Breaking the Rules
- Son In Law
Queen Talks
"'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' took me five or ten minutes. I did that on the guitar, which I can't play for nuts, and in one way it was quite a good thing because I was restricted, knowing only a few chords. It's a good discipline because I simply had to write within a small framework. I couldn't work through too many chords and because of that restriction I wrote a good song, I think."
Freddie Mercury - 02/05/1981, Melody Maker
Interviewer: Did you use a Fender on 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'?
"Yes. I used on of Roger's really old, beat up, natural wood Telecaster. I got bludgeoned into playing it. That was Mack's idea. I said 'I don't want to play a Telecaster. It basically doesn't suit my style.' But 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' was such a period piece, it seemed to need that period sound. So I said, 'Okay, Mack, if you want to set it up, I'll play it.' He put it through a Mesa/Boggie, which is an amplifier I don't get on well with at all; it just doesn't suit me. I tried it, and it sounded okay."
Brian May - 1982, On The Record
Covers
Cover Versions
Chords & Tabs
D Dsus4
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Lyrics
This thing called love I just can't handle it
This thing called love I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love
This thing (this thing) called love (called love)
It cries (like a baby)
In a cradle all night
It swings (woooh woooh)
It jives (woooh woooh)
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kind of like it
Crazy little thing called love
There goes my baby
She knows how to Rock'n'Roll
She drives my crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat
I gotta be cool relax get hip!
Get on my track's
Take a back seat
Hitch hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready
Crazy little thing called love
I gotta be cool relax get hip!
Get on my track's
Take a back seat
Hitch hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready (ready Freddie)
Crazy little thing called love
This thing called love I just can't handle it
This thing called love I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love...
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