Why does Crazy Little Thing Called Love sounds like Elvis?

The song was written by Mercury as a tribute to his musical heroes Elvis Presley. Having written “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” on guitar and played an acoustic rhythm guitar on the record, for the first time ever Mercury played guitar in concerts, for example at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium, London in 1985.

Who first sang Crazy Little Thing Called Love?

Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love/Artists

When was Freddie Mercury born?

September 5, 1946
Freddie Mercury/Date of birth

Freddie Mercury, original name Farrokh Bulsara, (born September 5, 1946, Stone Town, Zanzibar [now in Tanzania]—died November 24, 1991, Kensington, London, England), British rock singer and songwriter whose flamboyant showmanship and powerfully agile vocals, most famously for the band Queen, made him one of rock’s most …

How old is Freddie Mercury?

45 years (1946–1991)
Freddie Mercury/Age at death

Did Elvis Presley ever sing Crazy Little Thing Called Love?

Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written in 1979 by Freddie Mercury and appeared on Queen’s 1980 album The Game. Elvis Presley died in 1977, making it impossible for him to have ever performed this song. Freddie Mercury wrote this song in the rock-a-billy style of Elvis, as a tribute to him.

How long did it take Freddie Mercury to write Elvis Presley’s song?

Elvis had been dead for two years before one day in the bathtub, in a hotel, on tour Freddie started reciting guitar chords randomly then asked his roadie to get him a guitar immediately. He wrote the song in about ten minutes and called the studio and they went in and recorded it. Elvis never sang that song.

Is this Elvis Presley singing cltcl?

TWO YEARS after Elvis died. Yes, if you search up something like Elvis Presley singing CLTCL and you see it, that is NOT Elvis Presley. That is an Elvis impersonator and his name is Michael Durcan. It even says that Freddie Mercury wrote CLTCL whilst in a bubble bath and wrote it in 10 minutes.

Why didn’t Freddie Mercury and Brian Wilson record the song with Elvis?

Freddie asked for the recording person, Deacon and Roger’s help in the process. They hurried in recording the song, Freddie did not want Brian to hear the song and have his input there. Probably because guitar was Brian’s Forte. Elvis never sung or heard this song, it was written as tribute to him.