1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year that started on a Wednesday, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It is the 1986th year of the Common Era, or A.D.; the 986th year of the 2nd millennium; the 86th year of the 20th century; and the 7th year of the 1980s decade. The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફારોખ બલ્સારા), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, and also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
Mercury was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens. He has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star". In 2002, Mercury was placed at number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, in 2006, Time Asia named him one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years, and he continues to be voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time.Allmusic has characterised Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers", who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music".
David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has since expanded beyond these genres. He has been called "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world."
Born in Toronto, Canada, Cronenberg was the son of Esther (born Sumberg), a musician, and Milton Cronenberg, a writer and editor. His family has been described as "a nurturing middle class family." He began writing as a child and wrote constantly. He attended high school at Harbord Collegiate Institute. A keen interest in science, especially botany and lepidopterology, led him to enter the Honours Science program the University of Toronto in 1963, but he switched to Honors English Language and Literature later in his first year. Cronenberg's fascination with the film Winter Kept Us Warm (1966) by classmate David Secter sparked his interest in film. He began frequenting film camera rental houses, learning art of filmmaking and made two 16mm films (Transfer and From the Drain). Inspired by the New York underground film scene, he founded the Toronto Film Co-op with Iain Ewing and Ivan Reitman. After taking a year off to travel in Europe, he returned to Canada in 1967, graduating from University College at the top of his class.
Spooked out in this little house,
Did anyone else just see that thing move?
Recall the things I had before,
I feel as if there's someone else in the room
And I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
The creepshow, oh it's gonna rise
And lost soul, you're making me tip-toe,
I'm a scaredy-cat with any kind of sound
And oh no, I sound like a weirdo,
Talking about all these spirits hanging around
And I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
The creepshow, oh it's gonna rise
And freaky horror movie lighting,
All the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up
And please don't open that basement door,
The lights go and now you know you're fucked
And I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
I know one day that creepshow is gonna rise
The creepshow, oh it's gonna rise
back up, back up
i've got a story to tell
about this girl that i fell for before
and the way that i melt whenever i'm around her
she's got me wrapped around her finger
i'm falling faster for her, i'm barely hanging on
and it'll take the world to turn me backwards
a natural disaster
so good she can't be wrong
i'm barely hanging on
i know that i've been falling apart
to the beat of your heart, through your chest
i confess it's my favourite song
she is fancy free, floating on the breeze
when she smiles at me only i know
she's got me wrapped around her finger
i'm falling faster for her, i'm barely hanging on
and it'll take the world to turn me backwards
a natural disaster
so good she can't be wrong
i'm barely hanging on
so it goes 1, 2, 3, 4
she smiles and i'm on the floor
so good to me, she can't be wrong
wrapped around her finger
i'm falling faster for her
i'm barely hanging on
she's got me wrapped around her finger
i'm falling faster for her, i'm barely hanging on
and it'll take the world to turn me backwards
a natural disaster
so good she can't be wrong
There was something in the sky that day.
I remember.
Prisoners around got scared at once
Collisions of hunger spread in cause of rain
Finally once empty shops filled with
Feared human beings
And someone said:
one little drop
dropped on my face
and the second one
dropped on my six year old friend's
all of a sudden
some huge hand grabbed us
I slipped
but my friend stayed
and was taken with the crowd
voices of panic were heard everywhere around
and one of them came from my mother's mouth
as she saw me
dancing in the rain
dancing in the rain
with my hands up
couldn't just figure out
it's funny acid taste
with my hands up
couldn't just figure out
[Hook:]
Like it was 1986, yeah I'm back bitch
Big money, subwoofer reignin savage
It was 1986, yeah I'm back bitch
MC 24 crawling through the traffic
It was 1986, yeah I'm back bitch
Rolling clean, hella screen, digi-dashed it
It was 1986, coldest year ever
Mama coulda cut me out the womb but she knew better
[Verse 1:]
Digi my dash, this for the playas
That got them some golds and copped them some gators
Fresh than a motherfucker I knew what it took
The thing that I'm givin' you couldn't get out a book
Now don't be trickin' no hoes, don't be lendin' your
ride
And if you fuck, wear a rubber cause they burnin'
inside
If it don't pay what ya askin' then you wastin' yo time
If you can't get you no old school don't go fuckin'
with mine
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Watchin' for jackers, scopin' for law
They go to hatin' when I'm basin' cause I swang and I
crawl
Scrapin the wall, rubbin' the curb
A chef with the whippin', my trunk shaken and stirred
I got a fetish for Chevys, a itch for the dollar
On the hunt for a freak, down to fuck if she swallow
I be poppin' my collar til I'm dead in a tomb
Hell, I been poppin' my collar since I fell out the
womb
[Hook]
[Bridge:]
It feels good to have it
Knowing that I did what I could
It feels good to have it
I put the leather on top of the wood
It feels good to have it
I rode chrome all around my streets
It feels good to have it
To see it, to need it, to grab it
Feels good to have it
You were the one
To lead us on our path
To what would be a country for us all
You weren't on your knees
For leaders from west nor east
You got your own opinion and you told them so
So you became uncomfortable for them to who tried to rule our world
They conspired to make you disappear for all eternity
One - You had your ways
Nine - To make our world
Eight - A better place
Six - For us to live
Was when our fairytale came to an end
One - You had your ways
Nine - To make our world
Eight - A better place
Six - For us to live
Was when our fairytale came to an end
Your fine ideas
Of a decent life for all
Were not appreciated by those men
You were shot point blank
In an open street at night
They killed not only you but the truth itself
'Cause you were too uncomfortable for them to who tried to rule our world
They conspired to make you disappear for all eternity
One - You had your ways
Nine - To make our world
Eight - A better place
Six - For us to live
Was when our fairytale came to an end
One - You had your ways
Nine - To make our world
Eight - A better place
Six - For us to live
Was when our fairytale came to an end
'Cause you were too uncomfortable for them to who tried to rule our world
They conspired to make you disappear for all eternity
One - You had your ways
Nine - To make our world
Eight - A better place
Six - For us to live
Was when our fairytale came to an end
One - You had your ways
Nine - To make our world
Eight - A better place
Six - For us to live
Was when our fairytale came to an end
1986, there's Roos on my feet.
I'm riding in the back seat staring at the back of my momma's head.
I'm daydreaming my day away.
I make a wing with my hand and stick it out the window.
Oh, nothing but safety and wonder.
Sunlight shining on the vinyl seats.
Brown corduroy pleats.
I'm buckled in the back seat.
Humming right along to the radio.
I'm just singing my day away.
I see a man on a motorbike.