I had not paid any attention to it until the discussion of "yeah" came up. It runs well over 20 minutes. On my MIH cd sleeve "yeah" and "track 13" are not listed as separate entities. I think 13 is creepy. It feels like aliens have invaded my house. Or is it supposed to be the sound of oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm that some new and old religions believe is the harmonious sound of the universe/all creation? The few bits of talking I hear sound like Freddie saying, "Are you running, are you running, are you running?" My cd has a copyright date of 1995, four years after Freddie's death. I would assume the order of songs on MIH was not Freddie's decision. As a lot of Queen's lyrics started and stopped rather suddenly such as BoRhap, I wish MIH's last sound was "yeah". Does track 13 have an official name?
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What is track 13 on Made In Heaven cd?
The one after track 12.
The one after track 12.
It's correct title is "aliens have invaded my house. Or is it supposed to be the sound of oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm that some new and old religions believe is the harmonious sound of the universe/all creation?"
Parts of my grand theory are reposted from another thread on the same subject:
I thought after the first time I heard this song, that if the span of Freddie's life and energy had been recorded in sound, that would be it.
Also, thinking about it now and considering that Brian is an astrophysicist, and thus knows that all matter is energy vibrating at different frequencies - I think he may have been thinking along the same lines.
Consider the running time: 22 minutes, 36 seconds. Freddie lived exactly 45.222 years (81 days past his 45th birthday). The song's length is 1356 seconds or 22.6 minutes. Double that, and you get 45.2. In effect, it's exactly 30 seconds of song for each year or Freddie's life. If you look at the points where things happen, musically, they will probably correspond to events in his life. Yes, I am a genius. You may pray to me.
I thought after the first time I heard this song, that if the span of Freddie's life and energy had been recorded in sound, that would be it.
Also, thinking about it now and considering that Brian is an astrophysicist, and thus knows that all matter is energy vibrating at different frequencies - I think he may have been thinking along the same lines.
Consider the running time: 22 minutes, 36 seconds. Freddie lived exactly 45.222 years (81 days past his 45th birthday). The song's length is 1356 seconds or 22.6 minutes. Double that, and you get 45.2. In effect, it's exactly 30 seconds of song for each year or Freddie's life. If you look at the points where things happen, musically, they will probably correspond to events in his life. Yes, I am a genius. You may pray to me.
I'm not sure myself, but its LONG and i hear the "Are you running, are you running" part too, i suppose they did'nt want to name it for reasons. Theres no singing just instrumental music.
Yeah, I just got Made In Heaven a few weeks ago and I at first thought the CD was broken. On track 12, it says "Yeah" and then abruptly ends. Then track 13 was playing and I was waiting for words. I let it go for 14 minutes before I checked the CD sleeve to see what that was. There is nothing written so I thought it was a loop. Then when I put Born To Love You on my MP3 player, I saw that the song lasted about 22 minutes. I heard it was supposed to be "Freddie's Soul" but I've been wrong before.
well im not saying its definate but in 1995 when Made In Heaven was out i was a member of the official Queen Fanclub and im sure i read in one of the magazines it is supposed to represent the travelling of Freddies soul from death up to heaven. Anyway thats what i heard.
It's his ghost. They left the studio one night and accidentally left the machines recording. When they came back in the morning, Mr. Mercury had been hard at work.
To put aside my ghosty jokes for a moment - the general consensus is that it's a musical ascension to heaven, or an interpretation of the afterlife. Basically, they were just farting around with the D chord from A Beautiful Day, and each member put his own bit to it as the idea grew on them.
My favourite bit is the piano part around 75% way through it. Very pretty, not quite mournful... just pretty. The end is kinda magical too, a bit like Braveheart actually.
And "Fab!"... brilliant.
To put aside my ghosty jokes for a moment - the general consensus is that it's a musical ascension to heaven, or an interpretation of the afterlife. Basically, they were just farting around with the D chord from A Beautiful Day, and each member put his own bit to it as the idea grew on them.
My favourite bit is the piano part around 75% way through it. Very pretty, not quite mournful... just pretty. The end is kinda magical too, a bit like Braveheart actually.
And "Fab!"... brilliant.
According to Brian May, it is some sort of Requiem. And David Richards had a big input in it.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Zebonka12 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
And "Fab!"... brilliant.[/QUOTE]
I love that.
So, what is the "Are you running?" thing about?
And "Fab!"... brilliant.[/QUOTE]
I love that.
So, what is the "Are you running?" thing about?
"are you running?"
I really wonder how they got him saying that sometimes.
What context could it possibly have been in? We'll probably never know, but it was probably something like:
BRIAN: Shit the phone! I'd better get it!
FREDDIE: Quick, go!
BRIAN: (in the corridor) I'll never make it!
FREDDIE: Are you running? You'll get there quicker if you run!
I really wonder how they got him saying that sometimes.
What context could it possibly have been in? We'll probably never know, but it was probably something like:
BRIAN: Shit the phone! I'd better get it!
FREDDIE: Quick, go!
BRIAN: (in the corridor) I'll never make it!
FREDDIE: Are you running? You'll get there quicker if you run!
Are we (recording) aka running.
And by the way, time flies. I bought the album the very first day it came out in Poland. I was a freshman in high school then.
Whatever the last recording is, we'll never know. But I enjoy putting my headphones on and playing the album continously in a full circle. Once the last song ends the first begins. The night ends, a new day starts. Maybe that's what Queen wanted to convey: Move on with your life people, Freddie is gone but we have another day to live.
The last song is what you want it to be. Play with your imagination.
And by the way, time flies. I bought the album the very first day it came out in Poland. I was a freshman in high school then.
Whatever the last recording is, we'll never know. But I enjoy putting my headphones on and playing the album continously in a full circle. Once the last song ends the first begins. The night ends, a new day starts. Maybe that's what Queen wanted to convey: Move on with your life people, Freddie is gone but we have another day to live.
The last song is what you want it to be. Play with your imagination.
Sure we know what the last recording is. It's either A Winter's Tale or Mother Love.
Mother Love is the last one he recorded with Brian (in Montreaux) but I've heard it said that the last thing he ever recorded with anyone (never mind Brian May) was the end of A Winter's Tale, at Metropolis studios.
Mother Love is the last one he recorded with Brian (in Montreaux) but I've heard it said that the last thing he ever recorded with anyone (never mind Brian May) was the end of A Winter's Tale, at Metropolis studios.
i meditated to it and it got rather interesting...
i find it to be a rather peaceful track
i find it to be a rather peaceful track
Peaceful it is. Maybe too peaceful. Damn, is this some conspiracy theory?