Bohemian Rhapsody Movie Soundtrack List

[QUOTE] [b]Pim Derks wrote:[/b]

It's a shame the new Smile recording is Doing All Right and not Earth. Still, can't wait to hear it![/QUOTE]

I recently was listening to Earth and wonder why that great song didn't make the cut for the first 2 Queen records. Tim sings that song? sounds a lot like Brian.

Thank you Arnaldo.
Tim sang Earth. There are three versions of Earth. The original, by Smile. Later on first Morgan album (the Morgan Fisher great progressive band) and the last on aMIGO with Morgan Fisher and Brian May as guest musicians.

"I recently was listening to Earth and wonder why that great song didn't make the cut for the first 2 Queen records. Tim sings that song? sounds a lot like Brian."

Earth was solely written by Tim. To be honest it could've been used for the movie but in the end they went with the familiar song.

I suspect they went with Doing Allright over Earth because neither Brian or Roger have songwriting credit on Earth and therefore wouldn't make any royalties plus Doing Alright being on a Queen album would get the promotion from the film and soundtrack with the hopes that people will seek out said album and yes, make Queen more money.
If I'm being honest though, I think Earth is easily a better song than Doing Alright.

Michael, re:

>If I'm being honest though, I think Earth is easily a better song than Doing Alright.

It is. Creating a brand new track in 2018 that is supposed to represent what a band was doing in 1969 is yet ANOTHER piece of revisionist work in a film that is fundamentally flawed.

There's absolutely no way that this will represent what Smile were.

I think the cover is a bit shit really.

[QUOTE] [b]Golden Salmon wrote:[/b]

I really hope they actually redid the whole track and haven't reused any parts from the Queen version, or at least not from the album version and rather some rough take.[/QUOTE]

From what I’ve read online, Tim says that they worked with the Queen master tapes (as opposed to the earlier Smile version) and they have redone the vocals, and him the bass. I don’t reckon there will be any new drums or guitars, though it’s possible that Brian’s perfectionist/revisionist streak may mean some new guitar bits in places.

Presumably therefore this means the anomaly of Freddie playing piano on the new Smile version??

^Yeah, I'm talking about what has been quoted here. I do want to listen to the new work but a Frankensteinian version is not what I expect from them. It's a simple song, why can't they rework it properly? If they really don't have any Smile music anymore or can't use it, are they too busy to record it again?

Now I know Queen were the first artists from Live Aid to release their performances from the show on their own release (as an extra from the Montreal bluray) but does this soundtrack mark the first time a Live Aid performer released their setlist on their own cd release? In fact, has ANY artist who performed at Live Aid ever released any or all of their part of the concert on any of their own releases? Did Queen manage to buy the rights to their Live Aid performance (if so why hasn't anyone else done that yet?) or do you think it's some licensing deal where Queen pay a fixed royalty sum to the Live Aid/Bob Geldof organization?

Tim was a better singer than Brian...When I heard the song I thought to myself how does Brian sound so good?. Never realized Tim wrote the song either, thought it was Brian. I heard people say Freddie sounded like Tim, or even copied him...I disagree, he sounds like a better version of Brian on vocals.

[QUOTE] [b]Michael Allred wrote:[/b]

Now I know Queen were the first artists from Live Aid to release their performances from the show on their own release (as an extra from the Montreal bluray) but does this soundtrack mark the first time a Live Aid performer released their setlist on their own cd release? In fact, has ANY artist who performed at Live Aid ever released any or all of their part of the concert on any of their own releases? Did Queen manage to buy the rights to their Live Aid performance (if so why hasn't anyone else done that yet?) or do you think it's some licensing deal where Queen pay a fixed royalty sum to the Live Aid/Bob Geldof organization? [/QUOTE]

Maybe no one else released their performance for the fact they weren't very good at live Aid...Only Queen and U2 shined that day.

[QUOTE] [b]Pim Derks wrote:[/b]

It's a shame the new Smile recording is Doing All Right and not Earth. Still, can't wait to hear it![/QUOTE]

Earth and Step On Me were Smile songs and remain so. Doing All Right became a Queen song and so provides a direct link to that band. If your telling a story it should flow and make sense. I'm guessing the film will reflect Freddie knowing, hearing and or seeing Smile play and a song that connects the two bands is better than one that doesn't.

Doing alright is a good song, the first record doesn't have a bad song on it. Only the production was weak. Saying that, Earth is a little better.

@Vocal Harmony
If I recall it correctly, "Step On Me" is not a genuine Smile-song but from (the band) "1984", isn't it ?
(otherwise you're totally right with what you said)

Yes, Step on me is from 1984, the previous band to Smile, with Tim and Brian May.