You know, the best songs often come from a whirlwind of emotions—whether it's fiction, non-fiction, or somewhere in between. The heart and soul behind the lyrics are what makes them so compelling. In this episode, we're turning the spotlight on songs that were lit by frustration, anger, and even heartbreak. From Paul McCartney answering a critic who claimed a legend wrote silly songs to Carly Simon calling out a cocky lover that became the biggest mystery in the history of recorded music, to Roger Waters voicing political frustration and one that ripped a Stevie Nicks so deeply she asked her ex-lover to change the lyric but he wouldn’t and then she had to sing it next to him for decades… it’s all here! It’s a countdown of songs in the key of diss… the top 5 disses of the 70s, coming up NEXT on Professor of Rock!
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It’s time to countdown the Top 5 Diss Songs of the 70s, Let’s get rich into it.
At #5, it’s Queen’s venomous scorning of their former manager and co-owner of their music publisher Trident Studios…”Death on Two Legs.” Freddie Mercury wrote this song as a pointed message to Norman Sheffield, Queen's former manager and co-owner of Trident Studios. The band believed Sheffield had failed to give them the support they deserved, leading to their split with him before recording their seminal album, A Night at the Opera. A Night at the Opera, named after the Marx Brothers' film, was recorded over four months in 1975 at various studios. Frustrated by management issues that left them with little of the earnings from their earlier albums, Queen parted ways with Trident Studios. They avoided using Trident's facilities for this record, except for "God Save the Queen," which had been recorded the year before.
In the Days of Our Lives documentary, the surviving band members reflected on the tense atmosphere during this time. They recalled the frustration of producing hit singles without reaping the financial rewards. Roger Taylor shared one particularly absurd moment when he was told not to hit his drums too hard because "new drumsticks were too expensive." Meanwhile, Taylor noted, “You see them [the management] cruising around in stretch limos and think, ‘Hang on, something’s not right here!’ The split with Sheffield was anything but friendly, and “Death on Two Legs” became the band’s parting shot. The lyrics are a scathing character takedown, dripping with the band’s full resentment toward their former associate. with some really killer lyrics including You suck my blood like a leach, you break the law and you breach you screw my brain till it hurts you’ve taken all my money and you want more!