Daily Queen Song Discussion #155: Don't Try So Hard

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This is the fifth track from Queen's fourteenth album, "Innuendo". How do you feel about this song? How would you rank it among the rest of the Queen's discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

  1. Innuendo 9.85
  2. I'm Going Slightly Mad 8.62
  3. Headlong 8.13
  4. I Can't Live With You 7.39
  5. Don't Try So Hard
  6. Ride the Wild Wind
  7. All God's People
  8. These Are the Days of Our Lives
  9. Delilah
  10. The Hitman
  11. Bijou
  12. The Show Must Go On

Album Rankings:

  1. A Day at the Races: 8.84
  2. A Night at the Opera: 8.41
  3. Queen II: 8.39
  4. Sheer Heart Attack: 8.22
  5. News of the World: 8.18
  6. The Game: 8.02
  7. Queen: 7.78
  8. The Works: 7.77
  9. Jazz: 7.64
  10. The Miracle: 7.26
  11. A Kind of Magic: 7.10
  12. Hot Space: 6.68
  13. Flash Gordon: 6.32