Freddie Mercury - Collaborations
This page features details of Freddie Mercury's collaborations with other artists. If you can provide further details, please email me.
Queen Solo Tracks
Roger Taylor - Killing Time
The Cross - Heaven For Everyone
Collaborations Featuring
Multiple Band Members
Eddie Howell - The Man From Manhattan
Trax - Unknown
Ian Hunter - You Nearly Did Me In
Billy Squier - Emotions In Motion
Other Collaborations
Peter Straker - This One's On Me
(LP) - Ada |
Alabama Song
| Black Swan
| Heart Be Still
| I've Been To Hell And Back
| Jackie
| Ragtime Piano Joe
| Tear Down The Walls
| The Annual Penguin Show
| The Day The Talkies Came
| The Saddest Clown
| Vamp
Michael Jackson - Victory,
State Of Shock
and There Must Be More To Life
Than This
Jo Dare - Hold
On (on another page)
Billy Squier - Lady With The
Tenor Sax
Billy Squier - Love Is The Hero
This One's On
Me
Peter Straker, 1978. Album
produced by Freddie Mercury.
Two singles were released: 'Ragtime Joe' b/w 'Saddest Clown'; and
'Jackie' b/w 'I've Been To Hell And Back'
The full LP track listing is as follows:
Ada,
I've Been To Hell And
Back, The Day The Talkies Came, Heart Be Still, Alabama Song, Ragtime Piano
Joe, Jackie, The Annual Penguin Show, The Saddest
Clown, Vamp
In addition to the album there are also at least two further
tracks produced by Freddie - 'Black Swan' and 'Tear Down The Walls' - I am not sure where these tracks come from.
The Queen bootleg 'Pre Ordained' contains six of these tracks: 'Black Swan',
'Heart Be Still', 'I've Been
To Hell And Back', 'Tear Down The Walls', 'The Day The
Talkies Came' and 'Vamp'.
However they are in poor quality, slightly too slow, and the
volume level alternates. These tracks don't give a balanced
impression of the album - partly due to the poor quality, and
also the selection of tracks; apart from 'I've Been To Hell And
Back' and 'The Day The Talkies Came', the rest are the weaker
tracks from the album.
Ada
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 0:35
Lyrics:
Ada
Ada
Oh, the girl me call Ada
Oh, the girl me call Ada
Oh, the girl me call Ada the girl wouldn't speak at all
Alabama
Song
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 4:04
This song was later recorded by David Bowie, and reached no 23 in
1980.
Lyrics:
Oh, show us the way to the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For we must find the next whisky bar
For if we don't find the next whisky bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama, we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama, we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky, oh, you know why
Oh, show us the way to the next pretty girl
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For we must find the next pretty girl
For if we don't find the next pretty girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have girls, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have girls, oh, you know why
Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
For we must find the next little dollar
For if we don't find the next little dollar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama we now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama we now must say goodbye (goodbye)
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whisky or your know why, you know why, you know
why, you know why, you know why, you know why, you know why, you
know why, you know why, you know why, you know why
Black
Swan
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 5:17
This track doesn't appear on the 'This One's On Me' LP with the
other tracks; I am unsure where the track comes from.
Lyrics:
Deeper and deeper
Darker and darker
Into the night I saw above the clouds
Moving like lightning, smiling, jeering
The midnight neon beckons me underground
The black swan glides, glittering, preening
Feathers a fluff, like a giant powder puff
Settles down, head held high
Venus is my love
Venus is my love
Deeper and deeper
Darker and darker
The bitch's depended scream obscenities
They wait, bemused, the hustles follow
Excited crowds, as one they holler
I see a monster, seeping, creeping
Arms akimbo like a flying makimba
I encountered my heroes eyes, I blushed
Venus is my love
Venus is my love
Medusa, Fusella, scream
Allow me the pleasure
I am, I am the devil in the sky
It's part of a way of life
It's life is between agony and ecstacy
They say love is for the very young
Deeper and deeper
Darker and darker
I feel the needs must be to fly
The black swan smiles, glittering, preening
Feathers are sleek, and staring all it seeks
Languidly glides into the night
Venus is my love
Venus is my love
(Ad-libs/improvisation to the end)
Heart Be Still
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced
by Freddie Mercury. Length 4:06
Lyrics:
Baby, my heart is breaking
And there's no hope, no hope inside
The sky is an ocean of darkness, ooh
No-one, no-one, no-one to hold me in the long lonely night
(Tell me) how can I, how can I forget you
Oh, how can I go to sleep
When I know that I love you
I love you and always will
(Heart be still) heart be still
(Heart be still) heart be still
(Heart be still) heart be still
(Heart be still) oh yes
When you, when you are lonely
And you're feeling so blue
Think of (think of) the true love
I gave to you
You know, baby you don't know
I gave my love, my arms are, they're waiting
(Come home) come home
(Come home) come home
(Come home) oh, come home
My arms are waiting
(Heart) heart be still now
(Heart be still) maybe, maybe, she'll come back
(Heart) oh, if you ever want me, if you ever need me
(Heart be still) listen, listen, ohh
(Heart be still) heart......
(Heart be still)
(Heart)
(Heart be still)
(Heart be still) oh be still, oh yes
(Heart be still) ah, ah, ah
My arms are waiting
Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, haaa
Ha, haaa, haaa, haaaa
Haaa, heart be still
I've Been To
Hell And Back
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:04
(the song itself is 2:50 the rest is the segue)
This track segues into 'The Day The Talkies Came'; on
'Pre-Ordained', the track fades out slightly earlier to avoid the
segue.
Lyrics:
Last night I dreamed of a desert
I dreamed of the white shifting sand
I dreamed of the eagle that swooped
And snatched the snake from my hand
I was amazed the Scorpio
Two parts of me had gone
Where is this, where am I?
Tell me please
Tell all the boys I'm back in the city
Tell all the boys I'm back in town
I've been to hell and back
I've been to hell and back
Tell all the boys I'm back in the city
I've been to hell and back, I'm back, I'm back
I stood twixt fire and water
Moon bird balanced in the wind
The sun God has given me a new life
Come on lets begin
Tell all the boys I'm back in the city
Tell all the boys I'm back in town
I've been to hell and back
I've been to hell and back
Tell all the boys I'm back in the city
I've been to hell and back, I'm back, I'm back
Tell all the boys I'm back in the city
Tell all the boys I'm back in town
I've been to hell and back
I've been to hell and back
Tell all the boys I'm back in the city
Tell all the boys I'm back in town
I've been to hell and back
I've been to hell and back
(Till all the boys I'm back in the city) tell all the boys
(Till all the boys I'm back in town) I'm back
(Hell and back) I'm back
(Hell and back) tell the boys
(Tell all the boys I'm back in the city) I'm back in town
(Tell all the boys I'm back in town) I.......
(Hell and back)
(Hell and back)
(Tell all the boys I'm back in the city) tell them, I'm back, I'm
back, tell them
(Tell all the boys I'm back in town) yeah, I'm back
(Hell and back)
(Hell and back)
Jackie
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:15
Lyrics:
And if one day I should become
A singer with a Spanish bum
Who sings for women of great virtue
I'd sing to them with a guitar
I'd borrowed from a coffee bar
Well, what you don't know doesn't hurt you
My name would be Antonio, and all my bridges I would burn
And when I gave them some big note
I'd expect something in return
I'd have to get drunk every night
And talk about virility
With some old grandmother
Who might be decked out like a Christmas tree
And though pink elephants I'd see
Though I'd be drunk as I could be
Still I would sing my song to me
About the time they called me Jackie
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour everyday
If I could be for one little hour
Too cute in a stupid ass way
And if I joined the social world
Became procurer of young girls
And I would have my own bodellos
My record would be number one
And I'd sell records by the ton
All sung by many other fellows
My name would then be Handsome Jack
And I'd sell boats of opium
Whisky that came from Twickenham
Authentic queers and bony virgins
If I had banks on every finger
A finger in every country
And all the countries ruled by me
Then I know I'd want to be
Locked up inside my opium den
Surrounded by some Chinamen
I'd sing the song I sang of then
About the time they called me Jackie
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour everyday
If I could be for one little hour
Too cute in a stupid ass way
Now tell me wouldn't it be nice
That if one day in paradise
I'd sing for all the ladies up there
And they would sing along with me
We'd be so happy there to be
'Cos down below is really nowhere
And if my name were Juniper
Then I would know where I was going
Then I'd become all knowing
And my beard so very long and flowing
If I became deaf, dumb and blind
Because I hated all mankind
I'd broke my heart to make things right
I'd know that every single night
When my angelic work was through
The angels and the devil too
Would sing my childhood song to me
About the time they called me Jackie
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour everyday
If I could be for one stinking hour
Too cute in a stupid ass way
All right
Ragtime
Piano Joe
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced
by Freddie Mercury. Length 3:42
Lyrics:
The man who made his name in the moving picture show
Was the man whose face we saw, but his voice we didn't know
The only things we heard him say were on cards we read too slow
The man who made them speak was Ragtime Piano Joe
It was the only life that he knew
Ragtime Piano Joe
It was the only thing he could do
Ragtime Piano Joe
And when the hero walked in the door
Or Charlie Chaplin fell through the floor
Who was it made the show
Ragtime Piano Joe
Al Jolson mooned and crooned and talking pictures came to town
Hoagy Carmichael played a tune, it really brought Joe down
And Busby Berkeley clinched the deal and all the flicks had sound
Joe took his life one night, they say that he was drowned
It was the only life that he knew
Ragtime Piano Joe
It was the only thing he could do
Ragtime Piano Joe
And when the hero walked in the door
Or Charlie Chaplin fell through the floor
Who was it made the show
Ragtime Piano Joe
(La, la, la, la, la repeated many times)
And when the hero walked in the door
Or Charlie Chaplin fell through the floor
Who was it, who was it
Ragtime Piano Joe
If late at night into the movie house you go
Sit at the back, stay out of sight, you can still hear Ragtime
Joe
When the crowds have gone
The old time songs, the ones we used to know
Can still be heard, but very faint
It's the ghost of poor old Joe
It was the only life that he knew
Ragtime Piano Joe
It was the only thing he could do
Ragtime Piano Joe
And when the hero walked in the door
Or Charlie Chaplin fell through the floor
Who was it made the show
Ragtime Piano Joe
It was the only life that he knew
Ragtime Piano Joe
It was the only thing he could do
Ragtime Piano Joe
And when the hero walked in the door
Or Charlie Chaplin fell through the floor
Who was it, who was it
Ragtime Piano Joe
Tear
Down The Walls
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced
by Freddie Mercury. Length 4:57
This track doesn't appear on the 'This One's On Me' LP with the
other tracks; I am unsure where the track comes from.
Lyrics:
Lay down, beside me
Forget, not forget
Ooh, all of the love I bring
Please don't forget
Never
Though
It's a sad affair
Believe me
It's so hard to bare
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love, oh
Ooh, please don't forget
Tear down the walls
Take me as I am
Please try to understand
Oh, try, ooh
Don't drive me to dispair
With your cheating when I'm not there
Maybe, maybe I'll take you, yes I'll take you
I'll break you, and make you, mine
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love, oh
Open up your heart
Open up your heart
Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls, love
Tear down the walls
The
Annual Penguin Show
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 4:40
Lyrics:
Friday night, everybody dresses up in black and white
Look at the crowd, no jeans allowed
A glass of wine, and everybody's having such a good time
Or so they say, so give it away tonight, all right
The orchestra play, the penguins sway
The movement they make meant nothing at all
Once in a while, they let out a smile
In single file, they were having a ball
Forty seven penguins, all in a row
At the annual penguin show
A waiter stands, a creature of devotion to his fellow man
Shiny black hair, it's so rude to stare
All the bands will play, they won't reform their uniforms of
yesterday
All black and white it's gotta be right tonight, all right
The orchestra play, the penguins sway
The movement they make meant nothing at all
Once in a while, they let out a smile
In single file, they were having a ball
Forty seven penguins, all in a row
At the annual penguin show
It wouldn't be right tonight to meet the people from the streets
and let them in
You never know just where they've been
You've really got to chose, you mustn't lose, so don't refuse
Your MBE and send it back and call it crap
You've got to be as straight as elastic, oh, oh, oh, oh
You've got to be as natural as plastic, hey, hey
The orchestra play, the penguins sway
The movement they make meant nothing at all
Once in a while, they let out a smile
In single file, they were having a ball
Forty seven penguins, all in a row
At the annual penguin show
A penguin going, penguins are such lovely creatures
With shiny hair, and silky features
A wobble here, minding there
They take their time, but they don't care
But it's so sad to fence them in
To face the public, smile and win
Once a year, please, please, let them come
To the annual penguin show
With lots of fishy things to eat
To tempt the pallette
Then the feet and after lunch
A chocolate biscuit made specially for 'em, innit
Forty seven penguins, all in a row
At the annual penguin show, no no
At the annual penguin show, one more time
At the annual penguin show
Yeah, yeah, want to bribe me with a story then
The Day The
Talkies Came
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 4:45.
This track segues from 'I've Been To Hell And Back'; on
'Pre-Ordained', this track includes 15 seconds or so of the
segue.
Lyrics:
You could laugh till you cried
You could lose yourself a while in the silent screen
You'd forget where you'd been, what you'd seen
You were part of the silver screen
All the world just passed you by
You just sat there starry eyed
As the lady of the keys
Added atmosphere with ease by her expertise
And the hero got his man
While the Keystone cops were still trying to find the gang
All the world just passed you by
You just sat there starry eyed
Ba-ba-da-ba-dum
Ba-ba-da-ba-dum
Then came the day when those
Talking pictures came to town
This innovation had people talking
For miles around
They had forgotten the thrills they had seen
When men like Chaplin had come to the screen
Gone was the silence that once was a dream
The day the talkies came to town
The day the talkies came to town
The day the talkies came to town
You could laugh till you cried
You could lose yourself a while in the silent screen
You'd forget where you'd been, what you'd seen
You were part of the silver screen
All the world just passed you by
You just sat there starry eyed
Ba-ba-da-ba-dum
Ba-ba-da-ba-dum
Ba-ba-da-ba-dum
Then came the day when those
Talking pictures came to town
This innovation had people talking
For miles around
They had forgotten the thrills they had seen
When men like Chaplin had come to the screen
Gone was the silence that once was a dream
The day the talkies came to town
The day the talkies came to town
The day the talkies came to town
The
Saddest Clown
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 4:19
Lyrics:
Children hurry for the door
While mothers pay the man what he's asking for
People come to see the clown
The finest circus ever seen has come to town
He makes them laugh, he makes them sing
To them this man they've waited for is everything
But underneath those fancy clothes and painted smiles there is a
frown
The saddest clown has come to town
It all began some years ago
He stopped some children on his way to say 'hello'
A mother ran out screaming at the strange man
Shouting 'let them go'
And yet the night before, he made them laugh and sing
To them this man was everything
It made him very sad and so afraid, he realised
Without his guise he was anyone
Though that day has gone
The memory lingers on
Though his smile has gone
His fooling still goes on
The unhappy clown
Mothers hurry for the door
While children jam their heads calling out for more
They all want to meet the clown
The finest clown that they have ever seen in town
He made them laugh, he made them sing
To them this man they'd come to see was everything
But underneath those painted smiles, they couldn't see there was
a frown
The saddest clown has come to town
Though that day has gone
The memory lingers on
Though his smile has gone
His fooling still goes on, and on, and on
The unhappy clown
Vamp
Peter Straker, 1978. Produced by Freddie Mercury. Length 5:21
Lyrics:
In a long black gown that blows in the wake
Of the shimmering lady who
There's a man to take the enormous lashes
That drift from her eyes a blue
A cigarette holder always in place
Framing the untouched, timeless face
Of the lady with the eyes
Of the lady with the sighs
When she dances
And it drags there
Feeling classy
She's a vamp burning camp
For the people to stand for
Age cannot hamper
Drenched in champers
The shaded background in Vienna where she suffered, oh she, ooh
So the mocking eyes and the throwaway sighs
Hold smouldering memories too
The graceful gilde as she pass the air
The dancing din of her frozen stare
Oh, the lady with the eyes
Oh, the lady with the sighs
Then she sings
The smoke rings
The darlings
She's a vamp burning camp
For the people to stand for
Age cannot hamper
Drenched in champers
Legend, myth, and mystery
She comprises of all three
Clouded in her image untouchable
Venturing out always to be
What the minds eye thinks is she
Shrouded in her vales, a sea unscrutable to such as we
She wove a spell to all who came
With a power of a lady likes to fix a glove of fear
And the eyes are glazed from a thousand wars
All the crystals here are slowly burned
Oh, the lady with the eyes
Oh, the lady with the sighs
And she flows
As she goes
Faded rose
She's a
Ooh
Glitter, touch her, touch her, no
She's a vamp
She's a vamp, ahh
She's a vamp
She's a vamp
She's a vamp
Victory
Michael Jackson, 1983. Freddie
Mercury provides joint lead vocals and possibly piano.
This track began as a Queen track, presumably intended for 'Hot
Space', but was not completed. However, it was then worked on by
Freddie and Michael Jackson in 1983, but this in turn remains
unreleased, although it was reportedly due to be released in 2002
but then cancelled. The track may then have been re-recorded by
The Jacksons for their 1984 album of the same name, although I
cannot confirm this.
State Of Shock
Michael Jackson, 1983.
Features Freddie Mercury on vocals. Length 4:43.
The original duet of this track remains unreleased, although it
was due to be released officially in 2002, but the release was
cancelled. However, the track was re-recorded by The Jacksons for
their 1984 album 'Victory', and reached #14 in 1984. A live
performance of the track, featuring Mick Jagger and Tina Turner,
can be found on the 'Live Aid' DVD. However the lyrics below
refer to the unreleased duet version.
Lyrics: (Lyrics in Black are sung by Freddie and
Michael; lyrics in Red are sung by Freddie; lyrics in Blue are
sung by Michael Jackson)
Ow
Come on baby
Ow
Gotta be mine
'Cos you're so fine
I like your style, hey
It makes me wild
You give it to me good,
wow
Just like you know you should
Get me on my knees
Please, baby, please, listen,
listen, listen, yeah
You look so great, everytime I see your face
You put me in a state, uh, uh, uh, uh
A state of shock
Please, ooh, ow
Let it rip, ow, I like it
Ow
You put me on my knees
Please, baby, please
I know you like to tease
Please, baby, please, wow,
wow
So give it to me good, do
it, do it
Just like you know you should, yeah,
hey
I love the way you walk
Talk baby talk, listen,
listen
You look so great, everytime I see your face
You put me in a state, uh, uh, uh, uh
A state of shock
Wow, I got it
Hey, a state of shock
Ow
Wow
Ow, give it to me baby
Yeah, a state of shock
Hey, listen, ow
Drive me wild
Ow, let me see you
walk baby
A state of shock
Wow
Uh, uh, uh, uh
A state of shock
A state of shock
Everybody sing with me, listen
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Wow
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Ha, ha, wow, wow, wow
Na, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Na, na, na, na, na, na, go
for it
Na, na, na, na, na, na, wow, wow, wow
Na, na, na, na, na, na, yeah,
yeah
Da, da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da, da, wow
Da, da, da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da, da, da, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A state of shock, I like it
A state of shock, I can feel it
A state of shock, go
A state of shock, ah ha
A state of shock, ah ha, uh
A state of shock, woo hoo
A state of shock
Nah, nah, nah, nah,
nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
There Must Be
More To Life Than This
Duet with Michael Jackson,
1983. Written by Freddie Mercury.
This track features the same backing track as the album version
(but slightly longer), and features vocals sung by both Freddie
Mercury and Michael Jackson.
The original version remains unreleased, but it was re-recorded
by Freddie Mercury for Mr Bad Guy.
Available Versions:
1. Duet Version (3:07)
(vocals by Freddie & Michael)
2. Rehearsal Version (2:32) (vocals by Michael with dialogue from
Freddie) (the song is around 2 minutes long but the piano
continues for 35 seconds) (click here for lyrics)
Lyrics: (Lyrics in
Black are sung by Freddie and Michael; lyrics in Red are sung by
Freddie; lyrics in Blue are sung by Michael Jackson)
There must be more to life
than this
There must be more
to life than this
How do we cope in a world without
love
Mending all those broken
hearts
And tending to those crying faces
There must be more to life
than living
A better way for us
to survive
Why should it be just a
case of black or white
There must be more to life than this
Why is this world so full of hate
People dying everywhere
And we destroy what we create
People fighting for their human rights
But we just go on saying c'est la vie
So this is life
There must be more to life
than killing
There must be more
than meets the eye
What good is life, if in
the end we all must die
There must be more to life than this
There must be more to life
than killing
There must be more
to life than this
I live in hope for
a world filled with love
Then we can all just live in peace
There must be more to
life, much more to
life
There must be more to
life, more
to life than this
Rehearsal Lyrics: (lyrics are sung by Michael
Jackson but Freddie speaks the dialogue in red)
There must be more to life than this
There must be more to life than this
How do we cope in a world without love
Mending all those broken hearts
And tending to those crying faces
There must be more to life than killing (Freddie: that’s right )
A better way for us to survive (Freddie: adlib)
(Ad-libbed) in a world
with our children
There must be more to life than this
Why is this world so full of hate
People dying everywhere
And we destroy what we create
People fighting for their human rights
But we’ll just go on saying c'est la vie
So this is life
There must be more to life than killing
There must be more than meets the eye
I live in hope for a world filled with love
Then we can all just live in peace
There must be more to life, much more to life
There must be more to life, more to life than this
Lady
With The Tenor Sax (Work In
Progress Version)
Billy Squier, 1986. Originally appeared on the album 'Enough Is
Enough'. Length 4:01
Written and Arranged by Freddie Mercury and Billy Squier.
'Work In Progress' version available in the Freddie Mercury -
Solo 10CD/2DVD Boxed Set
Freddie co-wrote and co-produced the track, but does not sing on
the album version.
The 'Work In Progress' tape contained an incomplete version, so
the end of the album version was used.
Lyrics:
I've been faking my past
But now I know my connection is coming through, yeah
I put my ass on the line, hey
Hey baby, so what's new
I told you
Don't look now, I'm inching up behind
Don't look now, in the creases of your
mind
Don't stop now, we're moving much to fast
Gonna find out where you draw the line
Here she comes now, so divine (hey come on, come on, come on,
she's so relaxed baby)
She's a lady with a tenor sax, hey
Cool baby drives a mean Cadillac
She's a lady with a tenor sax, yeah
You're gonna meet her on her own level, don't look back
Don't look back, don't look back
'Cos the lady's got a tenor sax
She jives, she's so bad
She's a tango with a big, big business sense
She had it
Oh, oh, dee la dum bum bay oh
Bah, ba-dee, dum
Um bum da bee bum
Don't walk now, you'll slip into the past
Don't walk now, can nothin' ever last
Don't look now, the chips are gonna fall
Sooner or later you're gonna be mine
Here she comes now, oh, yeah, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax
She's a lady with a tenor sax, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax
Wait til the next time
Don't walk now, you'll slip into the past
Don't walk now, can nothin' ever last
Don't look now, the chips are gonna fall
Sooner or later you're gonna be mine
Here she comes now, oh, yeah, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax
She's a lady with a tenor sax
A soul baby cuts a groove on her back
Lady with a tenor sax
She looks, she loves, she walks into the fire
There's a lady with a tenor sax
Fight it over
Lady with a tenor sax
She's snide, she cried, she begged you'd come alive
Lady with a tenor sax
Yeah, yeah
Lady with a tenor sax
Love
Is The Hero
Billy Squier, 1986. Originally appeared on the album 'Enough Is
Enough'.
Written by Billy Squier. Produced by Peter Collins. Arranged by
Freddie Mercury and Billy Squier.
The LP version features Freddie on backing vocals.
The 12" version features a Freddie vocal/piano introduction,
and is in the Freddie Mercury - Solo 10CD/2DVD Boxed Set.
Released as a single, b/w 'Learn How To Love', but failed to
chart
Available
Versions:
1. Album Version (4:44)
(on the album only)
2. Single Version (unknown) (on original 7" only) (edits out
some unknown sections)
3. Extended Version (5:20) (on original 12" and in the
'Freddie Mercury - Solo' boxed set) (features a vocal/piano intro
by Freddie)
4. Extended Version Remake (unknown) (on the 'Reach For The Sky -
The Anthology' album) (a 'remake' as the original tapes were lost
at the time)
Lyrics: (lyrics in red are added to the
12" version)
Love is
the hero
Soldier forever
Life below zero
Never say never
Never say never
Never say never, say never
There is a course in life, so all the teachers say
It calls you day and night, it takes your thoughts away
Under a frozen light, you face a long crusade
Where there's a cause you fight, where there's a cost you pay
Find an empty heart, you feel the passion play
It's when reactions start that you can look away
There's no wrong or right, there's just your point of view
And when you face the light then it will come to you
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Life below zero, never say never
Love is the hero, yeah
There is no sacrifice, there is no dead end street
There is no sound advice, only the watch you keep (never say
never)
With every step you take, through every room of fear
With every move you make the song will pull you near
Turn your world around and it will come your way
Through your cold-chill nights and your hard earned days
When you face the light it may be hard to do
But when it's all too right then it will come to you
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Love is the hero, live to remember
No path is too steep, no distance too wide
No question too deep, no force can divide
Your fortune you seek, the road will unwind
You're coming to me, to search is to find
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And when you start to fall into that frozen space
And when you reach the wall and there's no sunny place
And when it all comes down you make it anyhow
Any way
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Life below zero, never say never, never, never
Love is the hero, love is the hero, yeah
March on forever
Love is the hero, yeah, yeah, live to remember, wooh, yeah
Love is the hero, love is the hero
Love is forever, yeah, yeah, yeah
Love is the hero, never say never, never
Ooh, yeah
Oooh
Love is the hero
Never
Love is the hero