Queen's mid 70's albums 'A Night at the Opera' and 'A Day At the Races', got their titles from who's films?
A Night at the Opera (Queen album) had named their albums "A Night at the Opera" and "A Day at the Races" after two of the Marx Brothers' most popular films, surviving brother Groucho Marx invited Queen to visit him at his Los Angeles home in March 1977 (five months before he died). The band thanked him, and performed "'39" a cappella. George Michael performed "'39" at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert on 20 April 1992. Michael cited this song as his favourite Queen song, claiming he used to busk it on the London Underground. Recently, Queen have included the song on the setlists of their recent
A Night at the Opera (Queen album) ragtime and Jimi Hendrix. "A Night at the Opera" was to add opera, trad jazz, heavy metal and more to the mix." He concluded that the album "remains their finest hour". In 2011, remastered versions of the earlier Queen albums were released, prompting another batch of reviews. "Uncut" said that the record "proved there was no limit to their capabilities" and concluded, "Containing not one but two monumental epics ('Bohemian Rhapsody', 'The Prophet's Song'), and gorging on grandiose gestures galore, "A Night at the Opera" secured itself instant classic status". "Pitchfork"s Dominique Leone stated, "No punches pulled, no expense spared: