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The story behind the song: Marguerita Time by Status Quo
By Dave Ling published
Marguerita Time divides the fans, it even divided the band, but it was playlisted by the BBC and in 1983 gave Status Quo one of their biggest hit singles ever

Status Quo's Francis Rossi tells Bruce Dickinson about the time he served ice cream containing his own blood
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
When working in his family business, former Status Quo leader Francis Rossi once served "strawberry" ice cream that contained his own blood following an accident

Status Quo: Hello! - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock published
After consolidating the sound of the Frantic Four on 1972's Piledriver, Status Quo stuck with a winning formula on the following year's Hello!

Prawns in the tempura: What happened when Status Quo's Frantic Four reunited
By Dave Ling last updated
The Status Quo reunion they said would never happen finally happened when the Frantic Four reunited in 2012. Classic Rock was there to record history being made

Former Status Quo bassist Alan Lancaster dead at 72
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Alan Lancaster, former Status Quo bassist, has died after a battle with multiple sclerosis

Tony Iommi covering Status Quo on prime-time TV is pure gold
By Classic Rock published
Watch Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi riffing on Status Quo’s Caroline

The story behind Status Quo's Forty-Five Hundred Times
By Dave Ling published
Forty-Five Hundred Times was the song that threw a spanner in the songwriting partnership of Status Quo's Parfitt and Rossi, but it took on a life of its own, and they even extended it for royalty

Status Quo cancel UK and European Backbone tour
By Scott Munro published
Status Quo report their tour in support of the Backbone album which was due to take place throughout October, November and December won’t be rescheduled
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