歌名：

I'm in Love with My Car

作者：

Queen

Background information:

Taylor played the guitars in the original demo, but they were later rerecorded by May on his Red Special and Taylor also doubled on electric guitar in addition to drums. The lead vocals were performed by Taylor on the studio version and all released live versions. The revving sounds at the conclusion of the song were recorded by Taylor's then current car, an Alfa Romeo. The lyrics were inspired by one of the band's roadies, Johnathan Harris, whose Triumph TR4 was evidently the "love of his life". The song is dedicated to him, with the liner notes mentioning, "Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end".

When it came down to releasing the album's first single, Taylor was so fond of his song that he urged Freddie Mercury (author of the first single, "Bohemian Rhapsody") to allow it to be the B-side and locked himself in a cupboard until Mercury agreed. This decision would later become the cause of much internal friction in the band, in that while it was only the B-side, it generated an equal amount of publishing royalties for Taylor as the main single did for Mercury simply because it was the B-side to "Bohemian Rhapsody".

The song was often played live during the 1977–81 period. Taylor sang it from the drums while Mercury played piano and provided backing vocals. During the News of the World Tour, Mercury would often sing the chorus lines with Taylor.

The song was used in a 2004 advertisement for Jaguar.

教学建议：

在课堂时，可以介绍歌词意思和与车有关的知识，让学生感受车的高级和便利，这样学生才可以理解歌词中表达的对车的热爱。同时引导学生车的配置需要升级优化，关于汽车的使用和燃料的燃烧所带来的环境问题，鼓励学生发动思维，提出自己想到的方法，同时提醒学生以后开车应该注意行车安全等问题，共同创造美好社会。

U9L3-wheels-Iam in love with my car.pptx