Queen + Robbie Williams - WATC (Main Radio Mix / Rock Radio Mix)

Many thanks for the share...nice one

Wow! Many, many Thanks! This is very special to me, as back then I wrote an e-mail to Brian himself asking him to please let us listen to this version, as it would be some representation of his work with Roger at that time.

Brian himself answered me, that kind man, openly telling me about not continuing the partnership with Robbie Williams, with information that did not become public for quite a while, a year, I guess. I had the impression that I needed to keep that to myself and I did so.

Unfortunately I lost that email when switching computers, so I have no record of it aside from my own bad memory. Regardless, a very special and dear memory of interacting with my Idol.

Cheers,

Ogre-

Thanks Richard... nice find..

If "The Prophet's Song" was, allegedly, inspired by a dream, I'm wonder what inspired Brian's solo on this Canterbury Tales retake of WATC. Maybe a decent percent of the $65,000,000 film budget.
As for Robbie, his coming and going exotic island accent is so ridiculous that it actually sounds interesting. Perhaps a subtle reference to Freddie's attraction for black music, or for being an exotic islander himself. Not that he cared much about that though.

Thank you!

Excellent find ! Thanks for posting.

Brian's solo at the end is magnificent, and even better now that the strings aren't in the mix.

Alright, so this is going to get even more interesting. I decided to line these two versions up to try and see what would be heard from essentially cancelling out the audible difference between the two, and this is what I managed to get. I think you guys will be thrilled to hear what's been REALLY buried in the mixes :) http://www.mediafire.com/file/nf0g42ifdzf1jcg/Queen_%2B_Robbie_Williams_-_We_Are_The_Champions_%28Instrumentally_Reduced_Mix%29.flac

Isn't there a gap in the NOTW raw sessions version where Bri's solo would fit in seamlessly?

[QUOTE] [b]IanR wrote:[/b]
Isn't there a gap in the NOTW raw sessions version where Bri's solo would fit in seamlessly?[/QUOTE]

You know, if there was a way they could make a new mix blending the vocals, piano and bass from the original with the instrumentation of the 2001 remake, provided that there is not a hell of a lot of drift between the two versions' tempos, I'm sure they could find a way to work that guitar solo in there :)

I think i have some snippets of the video in one of the Queen docs. I think it was the Killer Queen documentary.

Fascinating stuff, thanks for the share

Also, it kind of hit me today how ironically appropriate the timing of this find was, considering the 40th anniversary of NOTW and all! :)

Thanks Richard :)

Richard, thank you very much for sharing this fasinating stuff!


Tom

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