" Killing an Arab " garnered both acclaim and controversy: while the single's provocative title led to accusations of racism, the song is actually based on French existentialist Albert Camus's novel The Stranger.

" The song " Andrew in Drag " has garnered much attention, receiving play from entities such as CBS News and NPR's " All Songs Considered.

When the album itself was rejected by Reprise, the song " Sail On, Sailor " ( a collaborative, Brian Wilson-led effort dating from 1971 ) was inserted at the instigation of Van Dyke Parks and released as the lead single ; it promptly garnered a considerable amount of FM radio play, became a minor chart hit, and entered the band's live sets as a concert staple.

The first single, " Just Because ", was the biggest single for the band to date, landing at number 72 on the Billboard 100 charts, though the sixth song on the record, " Superhero ", garnered much more exposure as the featured theme song of HBO's hit series Entourage.

Exploiting the media's presumption of a rivalry between the two young singers, the song was one of the most successful records in United States of all time, spending record-breaking thirteen weeks on top of the Billboard charts, and eventually garnered the pair a Grammy Award for " Best R & B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ".

The winning entry " Puppet on a String ", sung by Sandie Shaw had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition ; it garnered more than twice as many votes as the second place song.

The song garnered commercial success, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song garnered moderate attention and airplay, but performed poorly in the charts.

" Abdul said that she reminded her of " a young Gladys Knight " after she performed the Garth Brooks song " Ain't Goin ' Down (' Til the Sun Comes Up )," Nickolas Ashford of famed soul duo Ashford & Simpson called her performance of " Ooo Baby Baby " by Smokey Robinson as " beautiful " and full of " sex appeal ," Famed film director Quentin Tarantino called her a " powerhouse " after her performance of " Somewhere " from the musical West Side Story, and Cowell announced her as " the best singer in the competition " after she sang " All the Time " by Barry Manilow and gave her " a ten out of ten " for her performance of " Don't Rain on My Parade ," which also garnered standing ovations from Abdul and Jackson.

The song first garnered media attention early in 1991 when the Simon Wiesenthal Center accused the song of containing anti-semitic lyrics ; specifically the lyric " those who say that they are Jews, but they are not.

The song garnered Grammy and Academy Award nominations and was certified gold ( over 500, 000 U. S. copies sold ) by the RIAA.

The song garnered the singer a Comet and an ECHO Award.

He sat in with The Smashing Pumpkins on the second day of their acoustic 1997 Bridge School Benefit appearance, contributing harmonica for their song " Porcelina of the Vast Oceans "; Popper's solo garnered major applause from the audience.

She performed the song " Always " for the Cheer detergent commercial " Coming Home " that aired in 2003, which was so popular and garnered so many inquires, that Cheer commissioned her to do a full length version which they made available for download from their website.

Although this album had the most financial success of any released by the group ( and nearly every song on the disc garnered significant radio play ), many fans disliked the big changes in the band's style, especially punk rock fans.

Although it garnered critical acclaim, it failed to produce a hit song, unlike the earlier Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone ?.

" The song also garnered John Rzeznik a " Song of the Year " nomination.

Rison is also remembered for his life off the football field, which garnered him the nickname " Bad Moon " Rison from ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman, alluding to the song " Bad Moon Rising " by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Heppner collaborated with Joachim Witt in 1998 on the song " Die Flut ", which reached No. 2 in the German Single Charts and garnered them a platinum record.

The song became a number one hit for Parr around the world and garnered many awards, including a Grammy nomination.

" Since U Been Gone " garnered positive reviews from music critics who considered the song to be the highlight of Breakaway.

K-Ci & JoJo sang the film's theme song, which was titled " Life ", but it was the song " Fortunate " by Maxwell that garnered the most attention from the soundtrack as it received several awards and nominations.

In order for the song to become the anthem, it had to face a vote between the Royal anthem God Save the Queen, the " unofficial anthem " Waltzing Matilda and Song of Australia.

Queen Boadicea features in the opening lyrics of the song " The Good Old Days " written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat for British rock band The Libertines from their 2002 album " Up the bracket ", the line reads, " If Queen Boadicea is long dead and gone, Still then the spirit in her children's children's children, it lives on ".

Episodes are called " sessions ", each of which follows a different musical theme, and episode titles are borrowed from notable album or song names ( e. g. " Sympathy for the Devil ", " Bohemian Rhapsody ", " Honky Tonk Women ", " My Funny Valentine ") or make use of a genre name (" Mushroom Samba ", " Heavy Metal Queen ").

Early British punks expressed nihilistic views with the slogan No Future, which came from the Sex Pistols song " God Save the Queen ".

* " The Queen " ( Velvet song ), 2009

* " The Queen ", a song by Lady Gaga from Born This Way ( special edition )

In 2002 that song also appeared on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack.

Also taking place on this day is the crowning of the Road March King or Queen, where the singer of the most played song at judging sites over the two days of the Carnival is crowned winner, complete with prize money and usually a vehicle.

Aside from its only single, the album also included the song " The March of the Black Queen ", a six-minute epic which lacks a chorus or song structure, bearing similarity to Queen's later work, " Bohemian Rhapsody ".

Queen also released the very successful single " Crazy Little Thing Called Love ", a rockabilly inspired song done in the style of Elvis Presley.

" Many female hip hop artists have challenged male rappers ' use of the word bitch to refer to women, with Queen Latifah asking in her 1993 song " U. N. I. T. Y.

However, his last known recorded performance of the song, at a November 1979 command performance for Queen Elizabeth II, was a complete version.

The Smiths ' album, The Queen Is Dead is referenced in the Sleeper song, " Dress Like Your Mother ".

Lady Gaga named herself after the song " Radio Ga Ga " by Queen.

* Mississippi Queen, 1970 song by Mountain about a Cajun woman visiting from Mississippi

The performance consisted of three Purple Rain tracks (" Let's Go Crazy ", " Baby I'm a Star " and the title track ), along with cover versions of " We Will Rock You " by Queen, " All Along the Watchtower " by Bob Dylan, the Foo Fighters song " Best of You " and " Proud Mary " by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

For example, their song " Anglia " is based on the national anthem of the United Kingdom, God Save the Queen.

Voters chose between " God Save The Queen ", " Jerusalem " and " Land of Hope and Glory " with the winning song, " Jerusalem ", being adopted as the official anthem for Team England.

The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke inspired a song of the same name by the British rock band Queen.

" Bohemian Rhapsody " by Queen is unusual as it is a pastiche in both senses of the word, as there are many distinct styles imitated in the song, all ' hodge-podged ' together to create one piece of music.

* The song Faerie Queen by Heather Alexander seems to draw upon this legend.

* " The Kiss ", a song by Queen from the Flash Gordon soundtrack album

Byrne worked with the " Queen of Tex-Mex ", Tejano superstar Selena, writing, producing and singing a song (" God's Child ( Baila Conmigo )"), included on Selena's last album, " Dreaming of You ", before her death.