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“You’re My Best Friend” is a song penned by John Deacon and performed by British rock band Queen. It was originally included on the A Night At The Opera album in 1975, and later released as a single, with Brian May’s ’39 as its B-side. The song also appeared on the Greatest Hits (1981) album.

Deacon wrote the song for his wife, Veronica, to whom he remains married to this day. In this song, he plays a Wurlitzer electric piano in addition to bass guitar. The characteristic ‘bark’ of the Wurlitzer’s bass notes plays a prominent role in the song. During live performances, the band used a grand piano rather than an electric, and it would be played by Freddie Mercury, while Deacon played the bass guitar.

For the music video, it shows the band in a huge ballroom surrounded by over one thousand candles, including a huge chandelier hung above them on the ceiling. The video was filmed in the summer of 1976. (May later mentioned that the video was shot in the middle of a very unpleasant heatwave and the ballroom in which they were filming did not have air conditioning.) Also, Deacon is seen playing a grand piano, even though he plays a regular electric on the recording.

The band answered Tom Browne on 24 December 1977 in a live BBC Radio One interview, regarding Deacon’s control of the piano for the recording.

John Deacon: “Well, Freddie didn’t like the electric piano, so I took it home and I started to learn on the electric piano and basically that’s the song that came out you know when I was learning to play piano. It was written on that instrument and it sounds best on that. You know, often on the instrument that you wrote the song on.”
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  • promisedeyes

    John Deacon - one of my favorite lyricists and musicians of all time. [2]

    24 days ago

  • cnargman1901

    For the longest time I didn't know what the heck this guy was saying when he sings the first part of the chorus.

    27 days ago

  • cnargman1901

    It makes me happy.

    27 days ago

  • Afterlife4593

    I Miss Wilfred

    last month

  • TheGreatOne1221

    Reminds of of Shawn of the Dead. Can't help but to fill so happy inside every time I hear this song. [2]

    March 2012

  • BlueOclock

    Well, looking southward I see that every things already been said so <3

    March 2012

  • extremeblue1

    WOW Queen music love it so many memories freddie was everybodys best friend most of all his fans a a true entertainer and performer of the highest ever thanks for this post best regards Bele

    March 2012

  • BIG-D313

    it's AWESOME ;-))))))

    March 2012

  • bluebellinbloom

    It's amazing how the lyrics of some songs describes so perfectly what's in out hearts ♫ ♥ ♫

    March 2012

  • BIG-D313

    7+6 <3 `Whenever this world is cruel to me... I got you to help me forgive... Ooo you make me live now honey.''

    March 2012

  • REAPERSNOG

    Mercury is my best friend

    March 2012

  • Irlandese64

    My bestest friend ♥ ♥ ♥

    March 2012

  • granpubah

    God bless you Freddy Mercury.

    February 2012

  • SamuelEllmer

    Timeless.

    February 2012

  • AnIslandGurl

    You're the BEST friend! ♥

    January 2012

  • Artemito

    cuanta diferencia hay en lo que hacian en los 70's.

    December 2011

  • Natzely

    Reminds of of Shawn of the Dead. Can't help but to fill so happy inside every time I hear this song.

    December 2011

  • skybourne96

    aaww whata cutie of a song a proper gem!

    December 2011

  • kissesneverdie

    John Deacon - one of my favorite lyricists and musicians of all time.

    December 2011

  • littlepunkqueen

    beautiful song, i love it!!!!!!!

    October 2011
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