The words and phrase below share a very unusual property - hinted at by the answer to the fifth clue.

1. CONSOLATION
2. PREDOMINATE
3. ALL TIRED OUT
4. WE ARE FAMILY
5. Queen whose name contains three apt words in a row

Answer:

Each of the clue words contain three notes of the musical scale in a row:

1. con SO LA TI on 
2. p RE DO MI nate
3. all TI RE DO ut
4. we a RE FA MI ly
5. Queen LA TI FA h

Credit: Merl Reagle