May feared that the song’s subject matter would alienate a large portion of Queen’s fan base. “I can remember having a go at Freddie because some of the stuff he was writing was very on the gay side,” Brian May told Guitar World (as reprinted in the book Queen All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track). Lyrics included: “ You got red lips / Snakes in your eyes / Long legs, great thighs / You've got the cutest ass I've ever seen / Knock me down for a six anytime.”
Forget subtlety or innuendo, “Body Language” was unapologetically sexualized. “ very much wanted our music to sound like you’d just walked in a gay club,” Taylor explained, “and I didn’t.”ĭespite differing opinions, Queen ventured down the disco rabbit hole, creating arguably their raunchiest song. While his bandmates were hesitant to embrace a dancy sound, Mercury’s assistant Paul Prenter pushed for the style change. “The thinking was we’ll make an album that’s slightly more dance-orientated,” drummer Roger Taylor said in the documentary Queen: Days of Our Lives. His bandmates, however, weren’t so enthused.
The popularity of “Another One Bites the Dust” emboldened singer Freddie Mercury to delve deeper into dance music on the group’s next album, Hot Space.
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