It is also written that neither cats nor foxes are represented in the water, while every other animal has an incarnation species in the water.

Some Western writers have stated Muhammad had a favorite cat, Muezza. Many cultures have negative superstitions about cats.

An example would be the belief that a black cat "crossing one's path" leads to bad luck, or that cats are witches' familiars used to augment a witch's powers and skills.

The killing of cats in Medieval Ypres , Belgium , is commemorated in the innocuous present-day Kattenstoet cat parade. According to Norman Davies , the assembled people "shrieked with laughter as the animals, howling with pain, were singed, roasted, and finally carbonized ".

James Frazer wrote that "It was the custom to burn a basket, barrel, or sack full of live cats, which was hung from a tall mast in the midst of the bonfire; sometimes a fox was burned.

The people collected the embers and ashes of the fire and took them home, believing that they brought good luck. The French kings often witnessed these spectacles and even lit the bonfire with their own hands.

In Louis XIV , crowned with a wreath of roses and carrying a bunch of roses in his hand, kindled the fire, danced at it and partook of the banquet afterwards in the town hall.

But this was the last occasion when a monarch presided at the midsummer bonfire in Paris. At Metz midsummer fires were lighted with great pomp on the esplanade, and a dozen cats, enclosed in wicker cages, were burned alive in them, to the amusement of the people.

Similarly at Gap , in the department of the Hautes-Alpes , cats used to be roasted over the midsummer bonfire. According to a myth in many cultures, cats have multiple lives.

In many countries, they are believed to have nine lives, but in Italy, Germany, Greece, Brazil and some Spanish-speaking regions, they are said to have seven lives, [] [] while in Turkish and Arabic traditions, the number of lives is six.

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May recorded its guitar solo under the influence of alcohol after many unsuccessful attempts. Though never released as a single, "Put Out the Fire", the album's most traditional Queen song, later appeared on the Queen Rocks compilation in A new video was also produced for the accompanying video compilation, featuring a live performance of the song intercut with footage of fire and explosions.

Mercury wrote "Life Is Real" as a tribute to John Lennon , whose murder in had also previously prompted the band to perform his song " Imagine " on tour.

It is also one of the few Mercury songs whose lyrics were written before the music. The first Queen song written by Taylor to be released as a single albeit in selected countries, including the US and Australia, but not the UK , "Calling All Girls" failed to create much of an impact on the charts where it peaked at number 60 in the US and number 33 in Canada, despite its music video based on the George Lucas film THX Taylor composed "Calling All Girls" on guitar and played the feedback noises during the song's break.

The single was released in July May's lyrics for "Las Palabras de Amor" were inspired by Queen's close relationship with their Latin-American fans, and have been interpreted as an allegory for the Falklands War.

For this mimed performance, May is seen playing a grand piano, although he only played synthesisers on the recording.

May also sang lead vocals for the harmonised line "this night and evermore". According to Mercury in a TV interview, Bowie was unhappy with the results and requested that his vocals be removed days before its parent album was slated to be released.

With the exception of the electric piano which was played by Mercury , all the instruments are played by Deacon, including drums, guitars, and synths.

Deacon can be heard using the slap bass technique throughout the track. A famous duet with Bowie, "Under Pressure" was the result of an impromptu jam session in the band's studio in Montreux.

John Deacon came up with the bass riff. Due to its dance-pop sound, Hot Space is widely considered by both fans and critics to be one of Queen's most artistically disappointing albums.

Or at least it had been. By the time of 's Hot Space , disco had mutated into the weird, skeletal, dubby electronic sound pioneered by DJ Larry Levan, which really didn't suit Queen at all.

Sandy Robertson of Sounds gave the album four stars, describing it as "fairly lickable funkpop" featuring "'Put Out The Fire' Michael Jackson , who was close friends with the band during the time, later cited Hot Space as an influence for his own album Thriller.

It taught me that even if you're in a band as a guitar player, music doesn't have to be driven by guitar - it's about the song, first.

But I think the main thing is that Queen actually did an album like that - it was the fans' least favorite, but it was one of my favorites because it took a risk and branched out.

All those synth parts they did and horns, I could always hear them with guitar in my head somehow. But quite oddly enough, or coincidentally enough, the title Hot Space is exactly what it meant: it's all the space between the music.

That's what makes it funky and that's what makes it have a pocket. All lead vocals by Freddie Mercury unless noted. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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