The Ghost Storys - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Psychobilly, Queen Cover)

From '' Planet Probe '' Label: Hairball 8 – none Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 2009 Tracklist 01. Earth 02. Planet Probe 03. Donde Esloy 04. Surf Side 05. She's Lovin It 06. Curse Of The Pharaos 07. The River 08. I've Lost It 09. Burrito Con Loa Cuernos 10. Banana Bop 11. Trucho Boogie 12. Eeeehahazach 13. Space Metal 14. Burrito Con El Organo 15. Ima Hare 16. Crazy Little Thing Called Love Notes Lively second album from Texas Psychobilly trio The Ghost Storys, already established among the scene favourites thanks to their previous release Subliminal Messages. Their sound takes in elements of Psychobilly old and new, a mix of the classic early sound (influenced by The Krewmen, Klingonz etc) and the more modern Psychobilly sound. This is Psychobilly which retains the roots of the original scene without needing to latch on the Gothabilly or HorrorPunk trends than have been popular in recent years. Already working on album number three, The Ghost Storys look like they'll be around on the Psychobilly scene for years to come. © 2009 HairBall8 Records ℗ 2009 HairBall8 Records 🎵 [SONG INFO] "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is included on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album Greatest Hits in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, becoming the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks. It was the band's final single release of the 1970s. Having composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar, Mercury played rhythm guitar while performing the song live, which was the first time he played guitar in concert with Queen. Queen played the song live between 1979 and 1986, and a live performance of the song is recorded in the albums Queen Rock Montreal, Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl, Live at Wembley '86 and Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest. Since its release, the song has been covered by a number of artists. The song was played live on 20 April 1992 during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by Robert Plant with Queen. The style of the song was described by author Karl Coryat as rockabilly in his 1999 book titled The Bass Player Book. Composition As reported by Freddie Mercury in Melody Maker, 2 May 1981, he composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on the guitar in just five to ten minutes. The song was written by Mercury as a tribute to his musical heroes Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard. Roger Taylor added in an interview that Mercury wrote it in just 10 minutes while lounging in a bath in the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich during one of their extensive Munich recording sessions. Mercury took it to the studio shortly after writing it and presented it to Taylor and John Deacon. The three of them, with their then new producer Reinhold Mack, recorded it at Musicland Studios in Munich. The entire song was reportedly recorded in less than half an hour (although Mack says it was six hours). 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. Billboard described Brian May's guitar playing as being "stunning in its simplicity." Cash Box called it a "hip shakin' rockabilly romp" and an "upbeat tune." Record World said that the band "does a superb job of capturing the spirit and sound of the late '50s be-bop rock'n'roll." Charts Weekly charts Chart (1979–1980) / Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) / 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) / 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) / 3 Canada Top Singles (RPM) / 1 Ireland (IRMA) / 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) / 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100) / 1 Norway (VG-lista) / 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) / 2 South Africa (Springbok Radio) / 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) / 5 UK Singles (OCC) / 2 US Billboard Hot 100 / 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) / 17 West Germany (Official German Charts) / 13 Chart (2018) / Peak position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) / 18 Year-end charts Chart (1979) / Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) / 42 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) / 30 Netherlands (Single Top 100) / 14 UK Singles (OCC) / 25 🔗 [LINKS] http://www.facebook.com/TheGhostStorys Available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5MHFcqVi3Z50qt5LvjgFo3 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/planet-probe/339634596 and Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Probe-Explicit-Ghost-Storys/dp/B002WXIEJM #queencover #crazylittlethingcalledlove #psychobilly #theghoststorys #psychobillycover

Added 7 Apr 2026