Dear Friends

Sheer Heart Attack has been my CD of choice in the car for the past few weeks. I don't really know why Dear Friends is on the album. It's a very average song. Freddie's voice wavers throughout. It's hideously out of place between Stone Cold Crazy and Misfire.... the first example of Queen 'filler'

Isn't the first song John composed? Maybe the others don't want to drop the song.

An ace choice, knowing John latter would have the confindence to write so many hits and good songs. I always tought ''You and I'' is underated.

"Isn't the first song John composed?"

No

Right, was written by Brian, i thought it was John. Don't know why.

Wow it's a classic, beautiful song. Filller? Hardly. I love that it's so different from Stone Cold Crazy...the complete opposite type of tune. That's the beauty of Queen. It's one of my favorites. Of many.

Whaaat????? - that was my kids' lullaby song, "go to sleep and dream again.......'
Priceless cher.

'Dear friends' filler????!!!???
NO WAY! :-)

This is an incredibly beautiful and poignant song and a wonderful performance... It's for me one of the (indeed many) highlights on the album.

I can easily listen put it on repeat and listen to it 40 times :-)

Yeah, its a song.. but just not there and then.....

There's always the Def Leppard cover https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oZHpK_jES-E

Duh !!!! Its one of Freddie's finest understated moments, that's the beauty of Queen's albums, the diversity of music.

I love Freddie's understated moments. This isn't one of them.

I'm with you mooghead. Its one of the few songs i hate. I always skip this one.

I wish Freddie committed Imagine to a studio album. His live performance of that song was best in the cosmos. I wish he sung Dear Friends live, but for whatever reason he refused. I wonder what the story behind the lyrics is, because it is an awesome fucking song that makes you reflect on life.

vicspec wrote:

There's always the Def Leppard cover https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oZHpK_jES-E

I will take your word for it. No way am I clicking on that link!

I'd heard of that cover, but I never actually heard it until I clicked on that link................that was freakin good! Like how they kinda rocked it up...

(edit) Dang tho...........I was gonna buy just that song on amazon, but it is not available..........