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About This Track
A Kind Of Magic was written by Roger Taylor, who wrote the melody and chords for the version that appeared in the film “Highlander”. For the version that would appear on the album, Freddie Mercury composed a new bass line, added instrumental breaks, and changed the song’s order. Mercury and David Richards produced this new version, though the song was still credited only to Taylor. Whilst Taylor’s version is at the end of the film, Mercury’s version appears on the album.
The phrase “a kind of magic” is actually used in the film by Christopher Lambert and impressed Taylor so much that he made it into a full song. There are references to the film in the lyrics – “one prize, one goal”; “no mortal man”: “there can be only one”.
The music video for this song was directed by Russell Mulcahy, director of Highlander. Notable is that guitarist Brian May didn’t use his famous Red Special guitar in the music video, instead he used a 1984 copy. Mercury is dressed as a magician type of figure. He enters an apparently condemned house where Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon (all dressed as stereotypical hobos) are asleep until awakened by Mercury’s entrance. The Queen members then appear dressed regularly with their instruments. Throughout the video, cartoon images dance to the beat of the song.
The phrase “a kind of magic” is actually used in the film by Christopher Lambert and impressed Taylor so much that he made it into a full song. There are references to the film in the lyrics – “one prize, one goal”; “no mortal man”: “there can be only one”.
The music video for this song was directed by Russell Mulcahy, director of Highlander. Notable is that guitarist Brian May didn’t use his famous Red Special guitar in the music video, instead he used a 1984 copy. Mercury is dressed as a magician type of figure. He enters an apparently condemned house where Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon (all dressed as stereotypical hobos) are asleep until awakened by Mercury’s entrance. The Queen members then appear dressed regularly with their instruments. Throughout the video, cartoon images dance to the beat of the song.
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keanequeen wrote:
s2
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fabriziomoreira wrote:
HAHA, it's magic song ;D
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gaabm wrote:
This song has really a kind of magic.
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dscomic wrote:
That "doors of time!!!!" at 2:00..... man, not many singers can belt it out like Freddie did...
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keanequeen wrote:
It's a kind of magic, It's a kind of magic, A kind of magic,
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astrala122 wrote:
live at webley '86 performance is insane [4]
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mgpixlab wrote:
Amazing song. The simple guitar note after "...this flame that burns inside of me..." at 1'43'' is pure bliss.
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FranOviedo wrote:
live at webley '86 performance is insane [3]
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FICTON1 wrote:
love this song ..... *,*
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PsychoGallagher wrote:
'a kind of magic' in wembley = u n b e l i e v a b l e ... !!!
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Alex_Darkness wrote:
best of the best
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sjk42 wrote:
Freddie was the best
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alfonzoloya wrote:
Freddie is the best.
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jrouby wrote:
live at webley '86 performance is insane [2], that's just... magic !
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
It's a kind of magic :)
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muchaveer wrote:
oh man, i remember first seeing the video to this song. i was like 5 or something. such a good vibe.
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Kisskiss2010 wrote:
Fantastic voice, no one can ever take his place. x
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pjbird wrote:
Great song, great vid
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PrettyStar wrote:
совершенно не стареет
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WankyShitDemon wrote:
I LOVE I LOVE I LOVE! Majestic!
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