The tables are turned.

‘Is there anything more frustrating,’ Johnny rolled his eyes and settled in for the long haul. When Steve started a sentence like that Johnny  knew he was about to go off on one. Their local was still being renovated so they were trying out another new pub - The Rose - for their weekly pint.

Just as Steve was about to tell Johnny exactly what was frustrating, Queen came on the jukebox. Thank god for that thought Johnny, Queen was Steve’s favourite band and if there was one sure fire way of shutting him up it was some Queen.  

‘I want to break free….’ Steve sang along with the lyrics while Johnny wondered which was worse - the rant or the bad singing.

‘This song makes no sense’ said Johnny.

‘Who needs sense, it’s Queen.’ Steve looked shocked that Johnny should dare question Rock and Roll royalty.

‘You bloody hypocrite. Weren’t you telling me the other day how crap Radiohead lyrics were?’

‘Yeah but they were trying to be clever, up their own arses, Queen are just Queen, no one takes them seriously.’

‘So one rule for the masses and another for the aristocracy then?’

‘Yeah that’s it.’ Steve smiled and continued to sing.

‘I’ve fallen in love, I’ve fallen in love for the first time and this time I know it’s for real.’

‘There! That line!’ said Johnny, ‘that line, it’s complete rubbish. He says it’s the first time he’s fallen in love but then says ‘this time’, that implies there have been other times ergo completely contradicting himself. And and and,’ Johnny was on a roll, ‘if he’s fallen in love why does he want to break free?’

‘He has a new lover so wants to break free from the old one, simple.’

‘No!’ Johnny was almost shouting. ‘Listen.’

Mercury sang and they both listened. ‘See,’ said Johnny, ‘see.’

But Steve didn’t see, or at least didn’t want to see.

‘I don't want to live alone, God knows got to make it on my own’ Johnny repeated back the line. ‘So he’s not got anyone else. I told you it’s nonsense.’

‘You think too much.’ Steve was shaking his head as he wandered over to the bar to refresh their drinks. 

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