Lord Fickle
https://inews.co.uk/news/new-freddie-mercury-track-features-unheard-vocal-performance-from-queen-star/
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dudeofqueen
Yawn,.......
Queenman!!
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/music/lost-song-featuring-freddie-mercurys-finest-vocals-set-for-release/ar-AACxpG1
A previously lost song featuring the vocals of the late great Freddie Mercury is to be released.
'Time Waits For No One' was penned for West End show 'Time in 1986 by musician Dave Clark.
However, the Queen frontman - who passed away from complications with AIDS at the age of 45 in 1991 - had recorded his own take on the ballad, which had been lost for a decade until recently.
Clark, a member of the 60s group Dave Clark Five, told Britain's The I newspaper: "The version rehearsed at Abbey Road was just Freddie with a piano. It was magic and it gave me goosebumps.
"The produced version ended up with 48 vocal tracks. It took me years to track down the original master tape of just Freddie singing."
The song - which is described as one of the 'We Will Rock You' singer's finest vocal performances - is set for release on June 21 via Virgin/EMI and will be accompanied with a video of Freddie talking about working on the song filmed at London's Dominion Theatre.
This isn't the only unheard music from Freddie, as it was previously revealed that Queen has unreleased tracks with David Bowie laying around.
Peter Hince, the band's former roadie, was travelling with the British rock legends when they collaborated with the late music legend - who passed away in January last year after a secret battle with cancer - on 'Under Pressure' in 1981.
In his new tome, 'David Bowie: I Was There', he said they had done much more together than the one song.
In an excerpt, he wrote: "They ... performed some original songs they did together , and also covers. They were just jamming in the studio, and it all got recorded - 'All The Young Dudes', 'All The Way From Memphis' and various rock classics."
Speaking to the publication, Peter teased there are some real gems of the icons duetting.
He said: "There's stuff with Freddie and David singing together - proper full-length rock 'n' roll tracks. Raw, but good."
Although Queen's management declined to comment on the tracks, the group's guitarist Brian May recently said the famous pair "locked horns" during the recording of 'Under Pressure', the biggest hit from 1982 LP 'Hot Space'.
The 'We Will Rock You' hitmaker said he tries to focus only on the "wonderful" memories he has of that time, and revealed there is still music that hasn't "come to light" yet.
He said: "It wasn't easy because we were all precocious boys and David was very... forceful, yes.
"Freddie and David locked horns, without a doubt. But those are the things that happen in a studio, that's when the sparks fly and that's why it turned out so great.
"[They locked horns] in subtle ways, like who would arrive last at the studio. So it was sort of wonderful and terrible. But in my mind, I remember the wonderful now, more than the terrible.
"And not all of what we did in those sessions has ever come to light, so there's a thought..."
A previously lost song featuring the vocals of the late great Freddie Mercury is to be released.
'Time Waits For No One' was penned for West End show 'Time in 1986 by musician Dave Clark.
However, the Queen frontman - who passed away from complications with AIDS at the age of 45 in 1991 - had recorded his own take on the ballad, which had been lost for a decade until recently.
Clark, a member of the 60s group Dave Clark Five, told Britain's The I newspaper: "The version rehearsed at Abbey Road was just Freddie with a piano. It was magic and it gave me goosebumps.
"The produced version ended up with 48 vocal tracks. It took me years to track down the original master tape of just Freddie singing."
The song - which is described as one of the 'We Will Rock You' singer's finest vocal performances - is set for release on June 21 via Virgin/EMI and will be accompanied with a video of Freddie talking about working on the song filmed at London's Dominion Theatre.
This isn't the only unheard music from Freddie, as it was previously revealed that Queen has unreleased tracks with David Bowie laying around.
Peter Hince, the band's former roadie, was travelling with the British rock legends when they collaborated with the late music legend - who passed away in January last year after a secret battle with cancer - on 'Under Pressure' in 1981.
In his new tome, 'David Bowie: I Was There', he said they had done much more together than the one song.
In an excerpt, he wrote: "They ... performed some original songs they did together , and also covers. They were just jamming in the studio, and it all got recorded - 'All The Young Dudes', 'All The Way From Memphis' and various rock classics."
Speaking to the publication, Peter teased there are some real gems of the icons duetting.
He said: "There's stuff with Freddie and David singing together - proper full-length rock 'n' roll tracks. Raw, but good."
Although Queen's management declined to comment on the tracks, the group's guitarist Brian May recently said the famous pair "locked horns" during the recording of 'Under Pressure', the biggest hit from 1982 LP 'Hot Space'.
The 'We Will Rock You' hitmaker said he tries to focus only on the "wonderful" memories he has of that time, and revealed there is still music that hasn't "come to light" yet.
He said: "It wasn't easy because we were all precocious boys and David was very... forceful, yes.
"Freddie and David locked horns, without a doubt. But those are the things that happen in a studio, that's when the sparks fly and that's why it turned out so great.
"[They locked horns] in subtle ways, like who would arrive last at the studio. So it was sort of wonderful and terrible. But in my mind, I remember the wonderful now, more than the terrible.
"And not all of what we did in those sessions has ever come to light, so there's a thought..."
Golden Salmon
I'm all for something new, even if it's just a different version of a previously known track.
There's probably a lot more in the same vein that we're missing.
There's probably a lot more in the same vein that we're missing.
dudeofqueen
Clark is better off spending his energy getting the Ready! Steady! Go! tapes cleaned up and released; they're of FAR more historical worth.
QueenFan11
I'm confused. Is this an entirely new song or an alternate version of "Time"?
Either way, new stuff is always exciting. I hope that Freddie's vocals are as good as they make it sound.
Either way, new stuff is always exciting. I hope that Freddie's vocals are as good as they make it sound.
matt z
^ probably an entirely different arrangement according to the article quoted directly above. Words likely the same.
ANAGRAMER
The track Time is not one of Freddie's best vocal moments; espwcially the ending....not expecting too much from this cash-in release
Lord Fickle
The news article states that this is a different take so maybe a better vocal performance?
Anyway, I'm starting to have my doubts about it, as it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else, and I would have thought this was quite big news.
Anyway, I'm starting to have my doubts about it, as it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else, and I would have thought this was quite big news.
dysan
Bowie 'who passed away in January last year'
Erm… when is this from?
Erm… when is this from?
Nathan H
[QUOTE] [b]Lord Fickle wrote:[/b]
Anyway, I'm starting to have my doubts about it, as it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else, and I would have thought this was quite big news.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I thought that too - does anybody know what the original source is? Surely by now there would've been an official announcement especially if the release date is in the next couple of weeks.
Anyway, I'm starting to have my doubts about it, as it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else, and I would have thought this was quite big news.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I thought that too - does anybody know what the original source is? Surely by now there would've been an official announcement especially if the release date is in the next couple of weeks.
MrFunster
I am afraid this all fake news again. Very frustrating. Queen says nothing about this release.
MrFunster
And no results is you search for new releases EMI
cmsdrums
[QUOTE] [b]MusicFan15 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Lord Fickle wrote:[/b]
Anyway, I'm starting to have my doubts about it, as it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else, and I would have thought this was quite big news.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I thought that too - does anybody know what the original source is? Surely by now there would've been an official announcement especially if the release date is in the next couple of weeks.[/QUOTE]
If this is a Dave Clark project it may be that QPL have nothing to do with it and he’s licensed Freddie’s performance himself to the record company. Equally though I’d still expect QPL and Universal to be working collaboratively to maximise exposure if this is happening.
Therefore not definitely fake just because there’s nothing on QOL....and if it is fake you’d expect them to quickly post something to say so?
[QUOTE] [b]Lord Fickle wrote:[/b]
Anyway, I'm starting to have my doubts about it, as it doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else, and I would have thought this was quite big news.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I thought that too - does anybody know what the original source is? Surely by now there would've been an official announcement especially if the release date is in the next couple of weeks.[/QUOTE]
If this is a Dave Clark project it may be that QPL have nothing to do with it and he’s licensed Freddie’s performance himself to the record company. Equally though I’d still expect QPL and Universal to be working collaboratively to maximise exposure if this is happening.
Therefore not definitely fake just because there’s nothing on QOL....and if it is fake you’d expect them to quickly post something to say so?
cmsdrums
Well the official Bohemian Rhapsody move page has shared the news of Facebook, so presumably that makes it verified?