Cover Versions
This page lists all of the cover versions which are known to have been recorded or performed live at least once, upto 1 October 2020. Collaborations and live guest appearances are generally not included. The Kerry Ellis 'Anthems' album is excluded, but 'Golden Days' is included as it was jointly credited to Brian and Kerry.
The listed original artists generally refer to the first act to have a hit with the track, in some cases this may not be the same as the act normally associated with the song.
Studio Tracks
Live Tracks
- (Marie's The Name) (His Latest Flame) (Brian, unreleased) (Del Shannon, 1961)
- All The Way From Memphis (Brian) (Mott The Hoople, 1973)
- Amazing Grace (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (a Christian hymn written by John Newton in 1779)
- Born Free (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (Matt Monro, 1966)
- Can't Help Falling In Love (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (Elvis Presley, 1961)
- FBI (Brian) (The Shadows, 1961)
- Foxy Lady (The Cross) (Jimi Hendrix, 1967)
- Going Back (Larry Lurex) (Dusty Springfield, 1966)
- Hot Patootie (Brian) (from the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show', sung by Meat Loaf, 1974)
- I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex) (The Beach Boys, 1969)
- I Don't Want Nobody Teasing Around With Me (Brian) (Billy 'The Kid' Emerson, 1954)
- I Wanna Testify (Roger) (The Parliaments, 1967)
- I Who Have Nothing (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (Ben E King, 1963)
- If I Loved You (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (from the 'Carousel' musical, 1945)
- Keep A Knockin' (Roger) (Little Richard, 1957)
- Keep On Running (Roger, unreleased) (Spencer Davis Group, 1965)
- Masters Of War (Roger) (Bob Dylan, 1963)
- Maybe Baby (Brian) (The Crickets, 1957)
- New York, New York (Queen) (Liza Minnelli, 1977)
- One Rainy Wish (Brian) (Jimi Hendrix, 1967)
- Only Make Believe (Brian) (Conway Twitty, 1958)
- One Voice (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (The Wailin' Jennys, 2004)
- Parisienne Walkways (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (Gary Moore, 1979)
- Racing In The Street (Roger) (Bruce Springsteen, 1978)
- Rolling Over (Brian) (The Small Faces, 1968)
- Runaway (Queen & Paul Rodgers) (Del Shannon, 1961)
- Slow Down (Brian) (Larry Williams, 1958)
- Story Of A Heart (Brian and Kerry Ellis) (The Benny Andersson Band, 2009)
- The Great Pretender (Freddie) (The Platters, 1955)
- Working Class Hero (Roger) (John Lennon, 1970)
Live Tracks
In addition to the tracks listed here, there are undoubtedly other tracks which Queen performed between 1970 and 1972 which are unknown. This list also excludes tracks only performed once, unless they are of particular interest: - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (Roger 1994) (Bob Dylan, 1963)
- All Right Now (Queen 1997, Queen + Paul Rodgers 2004-5 and 2008, Brian with Paul Rodgers 1994 and 1996, and Queen 2018) (Free, 1970)
- All The Way (Queen 2002, and Roger with The SAS Band in 2001 and 2013) (Frank Sinatra, 1957, presumably)
- All The Way From Memphis (Brian 1998) (Mott The Hoople, 1973)
- All The Young Dudes (Queen and Ian Hunter 1992, Queen 1997, Roger and Ian Hunter 1994, Roger 1999, Brian 1999, The Cross 1993 and 1999) (Mott The Hoople, 1972)
- Anthem (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2010) ('Chess' musical)
- Bad Company (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005-6 and 2008, Brian with Paul Rodgers 1994) (Bad Company, 1974)
- Bama Lama Bama Loo (Queen 1971-4) (Little Richard, 1964)
- Be Bop A Lula (Queen 1971-8) (Gene Vincent, 1956)
- Big Spender (Queen 1971-7 and 1986, Brian 1993) (Shirley Bassey, 1967)
- Born Free (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2011 onwards) (Matt Monro, 1966)
- Bye Bye Love (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2016) (The Everly Brothers, 1957)
- Can't Get Enough (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005-6) (Bad Company, 1974)
- Can't Help Falling In Love (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2013 and 2016) (Elvis Presley, 1961)
- C'mon Baby (Brian 1998-9) (based on 'Slow Down' by Larry Williams, 1958)
- Cosi Celeste (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 and 2013) (Zucchero, 1996)
- Defying Gravity (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2008 to 2012) ('Wicked' musical)
- Diamonds Are Forever (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2011) (Shirley Bassey, 1971)
- Don't Dream It's Over (Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2014) (Crowded House, 1986)
- Dust In The Wind (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 onwards) (Kansas, 1977)
- Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (Queen with Zucchero 2003, Brian with Zucchero 2005) (The Korgis, 1980)
- Feel Like Makin' Love (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005-6 and 2008, Brian with Paul Rodgers 1994 and 1996) (Bad Company, 1975)
- Fire And Water (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005, Brian with Paul Rodgers 1994) (Free, 1970)
- Foxy Lady (The Cross 1990 and 1999) (Jimi Hendrix, 1967)
- Gimme Some Lovin' (Queen 1986) (Spencer Davis Group, 1966)
- Ghost Town (Queen + Adam Lambert 2015-6) (Adam Lambert, 2015)
- God (The Dream Is Over) (Brian 1993) (John Lennon, 1970)
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (The Cross 1992 and 2013, Roger with The SAS Band 2006, 2011 and 2015) (John Lennon, 1971)
- Heartbreak Hotel (Queen + Adam Lambert, 2018 and 2020, and Brian 2019) (Elvis Presley, 1956)
- Hello Mary Lou (Queen 1986) (Ricky Nelson, 1961)
- Heroes (Queen with David Bowie 1992, Queen 2010, Roger 2011-2012 and with the SAS Band in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019) (David Bowie, 1977)
- Honky Tonk Women (Queen 1998, The Cross with Bob Geldof 1992) (The Rolling Stones, 1969)
- I Don't Want Nobody Teasing Around With Me (Brian 2001) (Billy 'The Kid' Emerson, 1954)
- If I Loved You (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2013-4 and 2016) (Rodgers & Hammerstein, 1945)
- If I Were A Carpenter (Smile 1992) (Bobby Darin, 1966)
- I'm A Man (Queen 1977, The Cross 1992) (Spencer Davis Group, 1967)
- I'm Not That Girl (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2010 onwards) ('Wicked' musical)
- Imagine (Queen 1980, Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005) (John Lennon, 1971)
- Immigrant Song (Queen 1986) (Led Zeppelin, 1970)
- In The Bleak Midwinter (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 and 2019) (Christmas carol)
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Brian 1993) (The Beatles, 1963)
- I (Who Have Nothing) (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 onwards) (based on an Italian song, but first a hit for Ben E. King in 1963)
- Jailhouse Rock (Queen 1971-85) (Elvis Presley, 1957)
- Johnny B. Goode (Queen 2004, Brian 2019, and Brian with Status Quo 1996) (Chuck Berry, 1958)
- Kashmir (part) (Queen with Robert Plant 1992) (Led Zeppelin, 1975)
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 and 2013) (Bob Dylan, 1973)
- Let There Be Drums (Queen 2005-6) (Sandy Nelson, 1961)
- Like A Rolling Stone (Roger with Bob Geldof 1998 (twice) and 2001) (Bob Dylan, 1965)
- Little Bit Of Love (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005, Brian with Paul Rodgers 1994) (Free, 1972)
- Losing My Mind (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2015 onwards) ('Follies' musical)
- Love It When You Call (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2011) (The Feeling, 2006)
- Lucille (Queen 1977 and 1992, The Cross with Brian 1990) (Little Richard, 1957)
- Lucy (Queen + Adam Lambert 2018) (Adam Lambert, 2015)
- Mannish Boy (Queen 1977) (Muddy Waters, 1955)
- Maybe Baby (Brian with The Crickets 2004) (The Crickets, 1957)
- Money (Queen 1992, Roger with The SAS Band 1994, The Cross 1992) (The Beatles, 1963)
- Mr Tambourine Man (The Cross 1992) (Bob Dylan, 1965)
- Not Fade Away (Queen 1982 and 1984) (Buddy Holly, 1957)
- Nothing Really Has Changed (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 onwards) (an unrecorded song written by Virginia McKenna)
- One Voice (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2015 onwards) (The Wailin' Jennys, 2004)
- Only Make Believe (Brian 1994 and 1998-9) (Conway Twitty, 1958)
- Revolution (The Cross 1992) (The Beatles, 1968)
- Rip It Up (The Cross 1988, Queen 2010, Roger 2011) (Little Richard, 1956)
- Rock And Roll (Queen 1997, 2002-4 and 2018, Roger 1995-6, 1998-9, 2001-5, 2011 and with the SAS Band in 2015, 2018 and 2019, The Cross 1992 and 1999) (Led Zeppelin, 1971)
- Rock And Roll Fantasy (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005) (Bad Company, 1979)
- Rocky Mountain Way (Brian with Joe Walsh 1991 and 2019, The Cross 1999) (Joe Walsh, 1973)
- Rolling Over (Brian 1992) (The Small Faces, 1968)
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (Queen 1975-7 and 1982-6) (Elton John, 1973)
- Seagull (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005 and 2008) (Bad Company, 1974)
- Shake Rattle & Roll (Queen 1971-6) (Bill Haley & His Comets, 1954)
- Shooting Star (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2008) (Bad Company, 1975)
- Since You've Been Gone (Queen 2001, Brian 1992-4 and 1998-9, and with Kerry Ellis in 2012, 2015 and 2016) (Russ Ballard, 1976)
- Slow Down (Brian 1998) (Larry Williams, 1958)
- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2014 and 2016) (Everly Brothers, 1960)
- Something (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 onwards) (The Beatles, 1969)
- Starman (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2016) (David Bowie, 1972)
- Stupid Cupid (Queen 1971-8) (Connie Francis, 1958)
- Tavaszi Szel Vizet Araszt (Queen 1986, Brian 1993, 2005, 2008 and 2016) (traditional Hungarian folk song)
- Tell Me What You See (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2013 onwards) (The Beatles, 1965)
- Thank You (part) (Queen with Robert Plant 1992) (Led Zeppelin, 1969)
- That'll Be The Day (Brian with The Crickets 2004) (The Crickets, 1957)
- The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2013) (The Beatles, 1968)
- The Stealer (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2008) (Free, 1970)
- The Way We Were (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2012 onwards) (Barbra Streisand, 1974)
- Two Fux (Queen + Adam Lambert 2017) (Adam Lambert, 2017)
- Tutti Frutti (Queen 1986 and 2002, The Cross 1999) (Little Richard, 1955)
- Twist And Shout (Queen 1992, 1998 and 2018, bits in Brian's solo in 2008, Roger 1994-5 and 1999, The Cross 1992) (The Beatles, 1962)
- Voodoo Chile (Roger 1994, 2011, 2012 and with the SAS Band in 2015 and 2018) (Jimi Hendrix, 1968)
- Whataya Want From Me (Queen + Adam Lambert 2017) (Adam Lambert, 2009)
- Whole Lotta Love (Queen + Adam Lambert 2020) (Led Zeppelin, 1969)
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (Queen 1976, 1982, 1985, Brian 2001, The Cross, Brian and John 1988) (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1957)
- Wishing Well (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005-6 and 2008) (Free, 1973)
- With A Little Help From My Friends (performed by Queen, Brian, or Roger, with guests Joe Cocker, Fish or Kerry Ellis, from 1998-2012) (The Beatles, 1967)
- (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care (Queen 1986, Brian 1998) (Buddy Holly, 1961)
- You Have To Be There (Brian and Kerry Ellis, 2011) ('Kristina från Duvemåla' musical)
- You're The Voice (Brian 1998, 1999 and 2020) (John Farnham, 1986)