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The song, Under Pressure, which appeared on the Queen album Hot Space, evolved from a jam session the band had with David Bowie at its studio in Montreux, Switzerland, therefore it was credited as co-written by the five musicians. According to Queen bassist John Deacon (as quoted in a French magazine in 1984), the song’s primary musical songwriter was Freddie Mercury, though all contributed to the arrangement.
There has been some confusion about who created the song’s famous bassline. John Deacon said (in Japanese magazine Musiclife in 1982, and in the previously mentioned French magazine) that David Bowie had created it. In more recent interviews, Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor have credited the bass riff to Deacon; Bowie also said on his website that the bassline was already written before he became involved. In any case, the September 2005 edition of online music magazine Stylus singled out the bassline as the best in popular music history.
In 1999, a set of remixes of “Under Pressure” was commisioned as a single, with the so-called ‘RAW Mix’ as the main single version. The artists were credited as Queen + Bowie (or Queen / Bowie on some versions), in similar fashion to Queen collaborations prior and following this single (with Five, Wyclef Jean and Paul Rodgers, to name a few). The remix single was issued to promote the album “Greatest Hits III”, which mainly featured collaborations, Queen hits released after Mercury’s passing away and solo material by both Freddie and Brian.
There has been some confusion about who created the song’s famous bassline. John Deacon said (in Japanese magazine Musiclife in 1982, and in the previously mentioned French magazine) that David Bowie had created it. In more recent interviews, Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor have credited the bass riff to Deacon; Bowie also said on his website that the bassline was already written before he became involved. In any case, the September 2005 edition of online music magazine Stylus singled out the bassline as the best in popular music history.
In 1999, a set of remixes of “Under Pressure” was commisioned as a single, with the so-called ‘RAW Mix’ as the main single version. The artists were credited as Queen + Bowie (or Queen / Bowie on some versions), in similar fashion to Queen collaborations prior and following this single (with Five, Wyclef Jean and Paul Rodgers, to name a few). The remix single was issued to promote the album “Greatest Hits III”, which mainly featured collaborations, Queen hits released after Mercury’s passing away and solo material by both Freddie and Brian.
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This song is amazing. <3 I have to thank my chemistry teacher today for talking about it, lol.
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why can't we give love one more chance. why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love, give love
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davidthemugman wrote:
somewhere i know there is one of him on live aid and he's holding hands and kicking with pual from the beetles look in the top gear big book
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thahbianchi wrote:
yeah xxbrooke16xx, me too :(
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thahbianchi wrote:
spetacular! :DDDD
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na2sia wrote:
the best of the best of the best.... <3
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http://www.last.fm/group/Freddie+Mercury%2Cthe+real+king+of+Rock
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Parceria perfeita...♥
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xxbrooke16xx wrote:
man, i wish i could've gotten to see Queen live. freddie was brilliant!!!
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Tududu dudududum ! Tududu dududum !
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christhepostman wrote:
saw queen live at wembly 1986 with inexcess the damed and status quo WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lady, you know WRONG!
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cool
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musicya wrote:
BOWIE AND Freddie Mercury NICE
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wonderful! :love:
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CaptureTheCat wrote:
superb!!!
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<3
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bigjackd wrote:
two greats do a song that is pure rock............................
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Great!
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God Jesus! How I love it )))
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