‘The Queen is Dead:’ Smiths track bombs streaming after death of Queen Elizabeth II

the queen’s death Elizabeth II messed with the internet music world. After the confirmation of the news on September 8, songs about the British monarchy grew a lot in streams.

The main example is “The Queen Is Dead,” in The Smiths. The 1986 track had the biggest peak, going from an average of 6,000 plays in the United States to 114,000 in just one day, according to data from billboard (via NME). The growth was 1,689%.

The criticism of Morrissey and company to the British system was accompanied by other hits. “God Save The Queen,” From sex pistols also gained prominence again, with a 650% increase in the number of reproductions.

You Beatles could not be left out of this list, with the track “Her Majesty.” The growth was 269% on the day of the queen’s death.

The Cure’s Robert Smith predicted the Queen’s death

In 2012, during an interview in Germany, the frontmanRobert Smith joked, “The queen will die on September 7. Then there will be a huge popular uprising, and I will be chosen as the next king.” Robert got the month and year right, but the day was wrong.

In a show of the tour in Europe, the musician used the phrase “Citizens Not Subjects” (“citizens, not subjects,” in free translation) on the guitar itself, in yet another act against the monarchist system.