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Queen bass player John Deacon wrote this. All 4 members of Queen wrote songs, and each wrote at least one hit. Deacon also wrote “You’re My Best Friend”
Queen recorded a live version of Another One Bites The Dust which can be heard at
Another One Bites The Dust (live)
Deacon was influenced by the Chic songGood Times. In an interview with the New Musical Express, Chic bass player Bernard Edwards said: “Well, that Queen record came about because that bass player spent some time hanging out with us at our studio. But that’s OK. What isn’t OK is that the press started saying that we had ripped them off! Can you believe that? ‘Good Times’ came out more than a year before, but it was inconceivable to these people that black musicians could possibly be innovative like that. It was just these dumb Disco guys ripping off this Rock ‘n’ Roll song.”
Deacon played most of the instruments on the track: lead and rhythm guitars, bass, reversed piano and additional percussion. Brian May did some guitar effects with harmoniser (in the interlude), and Roger Taylor played the drum loop. Surprisingly, there are no synthesizers. The drum track and the hand claps were looped. They repeat throughout the song.
While the band and producer Reinhold Mack were mixing the track, Brian May’s roadie suggested it to be released as single; the band didn’t like the idea but were finally talked into doing it when Michael Jackson, after a concert, suggested the same idea.
Queen recorded a live version of Another One Bites The Dust which can be heard at
Another One Bites The Dust (live)Deacon was influenced by the Chic song
Good Times. In an interview with the New Musical Express, Chic bass player Bernard Edwards said: “Well, that Queen record came about because that bass player spent some time hanging out with us at our studio. But that’s OK. What isn’t OK is that the press started saying that we had ripped them off! Can you believe that? ‘Good Times’ came out more than a year before, but it was inconceivable to these people that black musicians could possibly be innovative like that. It was just these dumb Disco guys ripping off this Rock ‘n’ Roll song.”Deacon played most of the instruments on the track: lead and rhythm guitars, bass, reversed piano and additional percussion. Brian May did some guitar effects with harmoniser (in the interlude), and Roger Taylor played the drum loop. Surprisingly, there are no synthesizers. The drum track and the hand claps were looped. They repeat throughout the song.
While the band and producer Reinhold Mack were mixing the track, Brian May’s roadie suggested it to be released as single; the band didn’t like the idea but were finally talked into doing it when Michael Jackson, after a concert, suggested the same idea.
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htty007 wrote:
another 1 gone, another 1 gone ANOTHER 1 BITES THE DUST!
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RAYJAY999 wrote:
Another on bites the dust !!!
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Antridian wrote:
Heard this while swimming at a lake that had a juke box on their beach back when this song came out. All day kids kept playing this song and Blondie's "Rapture". Wasn't crazy about either song then, although I loved a lot of other songs by Queen and Blondie. Love this song now.
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krustywazoo wrote:
Love this song... Reminds me that I should listen to Chic more. <3 dance rock.
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Freshed_Fisch wrote:
cool
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Soyerz wrote:
The bass line. Oh how I love the bass line....
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mussarbeitdrei wrote:
Geilomat
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ollietgk wrote:
one of my favourite queen songs
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backtothelight wrote:
Not one of my favorites of Queen's - their 70's catalog runs circles around this.
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SuperHallberg wrote:
The bassline, åh
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mehmet_onur wrote:
funk.
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kemming wrote:
CHIC le freak
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DeeViant1 wrote:
OMFG! this is killer....haven't listened to this in years!!!
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Rikkk93 wrote:
funk bassline. <3
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hillsmeister wrote:
I could listen to this over and over...
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milaaqq wrote:
i love this song!! the best song of gueen <3
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
I used to not like this song, but I can't help but do so now.
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mgvincent wrote:
another one bites...
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freddie4eva wrote:
Wow, how brill
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UmiNoUta wrote:
My favorite song of theirs. <3forever
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