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Killer Queen

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Rock

Killer Queen is a Rock act. Their influence carried into Katy Perry, 5 Seconds of Summer and Shawn Mendes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 3 connections around Killer Queen and forward to Katy Perry. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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"Killer Queen" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and recorded for their third album Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. It reached number two in the UK singles chart and became their first US hit, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is about a high-class call girl and has been characterised as "Mercury's piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing courtesan".

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Killer Queen went on to shape Katy Perry, 5 Seconds of Summer and Shawn Mendes. 3 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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