Paroles :

When the outside temperature rises

And the meaning is oh, so clear

One thousand and one yellow daffodils

Begin to dance in front of you, oh dear

Are they trying to tell you something?

You're missing that one final screw

You're simply not in the pink, my dear

To be honest, you haven't got a clue

I'm going slightly mad

I'm going slightly mad

It finally happened, happened

It finally happened, oh-woah

It finally happened, I'm slightly mad

Oh dear, hahaha

I'm one card short of a full deck

I'm not quite the shilling

One wave short of a shipwreck

I'm not at my usual top billing

I'm coming down with a fever

I'm really out to sea

This kettle is boiling over

I think I'm a banana tree

Oh, dear

I'm going slightly mad

I'm going slightly mad

It finally happened, happened

Finally, happened, uh huh

Finally, happened, I'm slightly mad

Oh dear

Oo-oo-ah-ah, oo-oh-ah-ah

I'm knitting with only one needle

Unravelling fast, it's true

I'm driving only three wheels these days

But my dear, how about you?

I'm going slightly mad

I'm going slightly mad

It finally happened

It finally happened, oh yes

It finally happened, I'm slightly mad

Just very slightly mad

And there you have it

(Hahaha!)

Critique :

Les paroles et le clip vidéo qui l'accompagne projettent la chanson comme humoristique et légère , malgré le fait que les paroles évoquent le déclin mental que Mercury subissait, conséquence de la progression du sida. La pochette du single s'inspire d'une illustration de Grandville.

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