Celebrating the 1st World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) held in our city Thessaloniki, Greece, yesterday, 27/6/2008, we present Queen's classic "Bicycle Race". We give it a related interpretation as dealing with the demand of the right to use the environmental and health friendly bicycle in big and crowded cities that are under the rule of cars and oil dependance and also as having a relation with nudity and bike ride events, as we can read in the lyrics (Bicycle races are coming your way, So forget all your duties oh yeah!Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today, So look out for those beauties oh yeah). and in wikipedia about the poster that promoted and connected the singles "Bicycle race" and "Fat Bottomed Girls":
The band had intended to sell the album with a poster depicting the all-female nude bicycle race staged to promote "Fat Bottomed Girls", but in the USA it was only available through mail order so as not to upset retailers. A small version of the poster comes with the Crown Jewels box set.
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my
Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicyI want to ride my bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
Bicycle race
You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don't wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don't wanna be a candidate
For Vietnam or Watergate
Cos all I want to do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like
About the events in our city, yesterday:
No matter that the event had been announced in many Mass Media a month ago with positive public acceptance and support, General police officer of the city threatened with arrests anyone who would take part naked. So, all except one prefered to cover at least their genitals. Exactly after the bikers started to move to the city, strong riot police force attack the ride and arrest the one completely naked, an English citizen who came to Thessaloniki to take part to the event. The rest continue their ride and when they reached at the center of Thessaloniki they blocked off the central avenue of the city demanding the immediate release of the arrested biker. After an hour of negociations and pressures by the participators, police was forced to release him at last. All photos are from yesterday event.
You can see a video from this Naked Bike Ride in Youtube where you can also hear Queen's famous song.
2 comments:
Really helpful data, thank you for the post.
It will not succeed in reality, that's exactly what I think.
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