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Don’t Stop Me Now is a 1979 hit single by Queen, from their 1978 album Jazz. Lyrics and music were written by Freddie Mercury. It was recorded in August/September 1978 in Nice, France.
Musically, the song is based around Mercury’s piano playing, with John Deacon and Roger Taylor providing a bass guitar and drums backing track. On the studio version, Brian May’s only guitar playing is in his guitar solo, but on live versions performed on the band’s 1978 and 1979 tours, May would also play rhythm guitar throughout the rest of the song to add a rockier feeling to it. The song also provides an example of Queen’s trademark style of multitrack harmony vocals for the chorus lines. Several recordings were laid over each other to achieve the final sound.
The lyrics have cosmic imagery describing feelings of power and exhilaration, for example “I’m gonna go, go, go there’s no stopping me / I’m burning through the sky yeah 200 degrees…”.
The single reached #9 in the UK charts but only #86 in the US. It is famous for being a song Brian May did not like.
Despite the fact that the studio version is one of Queen’s most popular songs, it only lasted from 1978-1979 live, with the last performance in the Crazy Tour.
Musically, the song is based around Mercury’s piano playing, with John Deacon and Roger Taylor providing a bass guitar and drums backing track. On the studio version, Brian May’s only guitar playing is in his guitar solo, but on live versions performed on the band’s 1978 and 1979 tours, May would also play rhythm guitar throughout the rest of the song to add a rockier feeling to it. The song also provides an example of Queen’s trademark style of multitrack harmony vocals for the chorus lines. Several recordings were laid over each other to achieve the final sound.
The lyrics have cosmic imagery describing feelings of power and exhilaration, for example “I’m gonna go, go, go there’s no stopping me / I’m burning through the sky yeah 200 degrees…”.
The single reached #9 in the UK charts but only #86 in the US. It is famous for being a song Brian May did not like.
Despite the fact that the studio version is one of Queen’s most popular songs, it only lasted from 1978-1979 live, with the last performance in the Crazy Tour.
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xpldng_hlcptr wrote:
This song is PURE EPIC ENERGY
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Ainbthech wrote:
Freddie Mercury your ur hero!
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favlaxmi wrote:
lovely song!!! I luv queen!!! Thx 4 the music, Queen!!!!
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Mireille-ciel wrote:
i'm floating around in ecstasy~
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Edy67 wrote:
Es Lebe Fredy
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sh4di wrote:
always makes me wanna dance!!! love it so veryyy much <33333
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Nequa87 wrote:
i love itt so much!!
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yormomsonmydick wrote:
then i'm a hero!
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Zabri_again___ wrote:
prave jsem to slysel zpivat nejakyho kokota v Superstar. strasne!
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zimmerlinde wrote:
Ach Freddy...... Gott nimmt, wen er liebt, gemein!!!!
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ElHa5858 wrote:
...und diese Gitarre von Brian May!
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okumaironpaws wrote:
I hate the way songs are added on this site sometimes, Queen was one of the very first bands I added, and this song was never on it for me. :( It wasn't until just now that I realized that and now I've added it.
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yormomsonmydick wrote:
ah freddie. best front man ever.
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boumalhab wrote:
" It is famous for being a song Brian May did not like." WHAT!?, its such a good song.
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saversux wrote:
Bestes.
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Aelianna wrote:
That kicks ass!!!
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Fall_of_Rawr wrote:
The single greatest pumping up song in the history of man.
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clore482 wrote:
Has to be one of the greatest songs of all time.
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xLegacyStrike wrote:
If you remember this song from Shawn of the Dead, you're a hero!
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marmur7 wrote:
god bless freddie
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