Queen guitarist Brian May is angry after “music thieves” exploited Michael Jackson’s death by releasing previously unheard tracks by Jackson and Queen’s late frontman Freddie Mercury on the Internet.
Jackson and Mercury worked together in the 1980s on a number of tracks that have never been heard officially by the public.
May revealed the existence of the songs last week, saying: “He [Jackson] used to come and see us when we were on tour in the States.
“He and Freddie became close friends, close enough to record a couple of tracks together at Michael’s house, tracks which have never seen the light of day.”
But May has been left incensed after two tunes by the pair, State Of Shock and There Must Be More To Life Than This, ended up on YouTube.
May fumed: “The music thieves at work as usual.”
Out of respect to May, we won’t give you the links to the abovementioned tracks.
But we must admit we have done a sneaky YouTube search ourselves… and it turns out one version of State Of Shock was posted all of three years ago.
Hmm. Maybe not a cast-iron case of the vultures circling after all…
...amd a familiar sounding voice wispers "property of queen produktion..."
ANAGRAMER · Member since
The tracks: State of Shock and There Must Be More To Life... have been on YouTube for years!
- no vultures just interest
Dr B really needs to cool his jets!
Maybe it's the loss of potential revenue for Queen Productions that's got his gander up!
Get a life B
Freya is quietly judging you. · Member since
He's... He's a bit late isn't he? Most Queen fans, (and I imagine Jacko fans?) have had these songs for years.
Bo Rhap · Member since
He is right though.
The music thieves ARE at work.They are here XD XD
Sebastian · Member since
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[b]Freya is quietly judging you. wrote: [/b]
He's... He's a bit late isn't he? Most Queen fans, (and I imagine Jacko fans?) have had these songs for years. [/QUOTE]
Indeed. Some people even think the existence of those songs was unknown until Bri posted his obituary for Michael.
JoxerTheDeityPirate · Member since
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[b]Sebastian wrote: [/b]
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[b]Freya is quietly judging you. wrote: [/b]
He's... He's a bit late isn't he? Most Queen fans, (and I imagine Jacko fans?) have had these songs for years.
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Indeed. Some people even think the existence of those songs was unknown until Bri posted his obituary for Michael.[/QUOTE]
one of the journo's for the Daily Express reads Brians soapbox on a regular basis and made a big deal of it over the 2 tracks in the newspaper after
a] jacko died
b] brian first made a mention of it
apart from quoting Brian word for word [and not giving Brian any credit] the journo was treating it as if the tracks had never seen the light of day until then..
horse feathers · Member since
Yes we've had them for years. Also it is obvious why they haven't been released commercialy. One thing that gets me about Brian, though - is why did he release 'Too much love will kill you' when there was obviously a full version of Freddie singing it, when we only though there was half a version of Freddie singing it.
This would have been a very welcome surprise to the 'Made in heaven' album, as there was only 5 real new songs on it. Why waste a full vocal track from Freddie.
If he even looks at a song he wants a writing credit, like 'Dragon attack' - Why can't he show more humility like Roger, Freddie and John?
Saint Jiub · Member since
I never realized that uploading and downloading bootlegs that have never been for sale by the music industry was considered thievery ... How the music industry can equate bootlegging with piracy is beyond me ...
MadeInMadhouse · Member since
Mr. May is worry about the stolen singles NOW that Mr. Jackson Passed away, sorry Mr. May and Queen you lost the oportunity to make easy money... I am the biggest fan of Queen but is sad that he is worry about money and the credits, take a look at his website, this dissapoint me.. a short reference to Mr. Jackson. and no pictures on it...
One question Queen and Michael dindt have good relations?? so as long as I saw no memorial messages in the website Queenworld and Queenonline only the sad message of Mr. Brian...
TheWrist · Member since
I got an idea!! [/QUOTE]if Brian is so worried about making money and If they have the multitracks.... Brian and Roger could record guitars and drums and do a whole new version with new arrangements like they did with all the songs in Made in heaven!!! .[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]Imagine that!!, it would be like QUEEN + MICHAEL JACKSON (almost Queen, i don't think john deacon would want to participate in this. But that fact never stopped brian and roger to call themselves Queen).[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]So BIG BIG MONEY OPPORTUNITY on this!! : "Old school Queen plus Michael Jackson"![/QUOTE]
Sebastian · Member since
Or what's even juicier: they can now say Adam Lambert, Pixie Lott, Katy Perry and Demi Lovato were Freddie's AND Michael's favourite singers.
MadeInMadhouse · Member since
! Made in Heaven II, including these single in any album but with Michael Alive so now after dead... come on... I read in a forum in Michael´s one that if Michael have the original teaser he probably put them on one of his albums, SO.. I dont know what happened, Queen lost a big opportunity as Michael to release these singles...
MadeInMadhouse · Member since
So we listened to these Singles THEY ARE GREAT! so they will release these one when both of the singer were DEAD come on.. check this out is a forum of Michael:
Yes we've had them for years. Also it is obvious why they haven't been released commercialy. One thing that gets me about Brian, though - is why did he release 'Too much love will kill you' when there was obviously a full version of Freddie singing it, when we only though there was half a version of Freddie singing it.
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Are you asking why he put it on his album?
Brian released it on his solo album when it was rejected, for whatever reason for the miracle. It’s Brians song, he wrote it. If you’re asking why Brian didn’t use Freddie’s take on back to light, it’s because it’s Brian’s album.
They were searching everywhere for anything sung by Freddie to bulk out Made in Heaven, so they used the queen version. making the queen version a cover of Brians solo song.
