Unreleased Queen Tracks
This page includes full details (where known) of all unreleased Queen tracks, listed in alphabetical order. It only lists unreleased songs (as opposed to unreleased versions of songs), and where possible full lyrics are given. However, because they are unreleased (and in some cases unfinished), the known details are very few and may be inaccurate.
It is worth pointing out that a number of these tracks, such as Silver Salmon, Feelings, Sandbox, Dog With A Bone and I Guess We're Falling Out are among the best tracks in the Queen catalogue. All of the above tracks (and some of the others) are at least as good as (and in some cases better than) the tracks which appeared in their place on the various albums. If you can get hold of any of these tracks, they are highly recommended.
'You Are The Only One', a track rumoured to have been recorded for 'A Kind Of Magic', is found on the Solo demos page because MP3's of the track sound more like a solo recording.
Details of one further unreleased Queen track 'The Call' (which as been performed live) can be found on the 46664 page.
'Queen' Tracks
Hangman
| Rock And Roll Medley
| Silver Salmon
'News Of The World' Tracks
Feelings
'The Game' Tracks
Sandbox
'Hot Space' Tracks
Feel Like
| Other Tracks
'A Kind Of Magic' Tracks
Other Tracks
'The Miracle' Tracks
A New Life Is Born
| Dog With A Bone
| I Guess We're Falling
Out
'Innuendo' Tracks
Assassin
| Face It Alone
| My Secret Fantasy
| Robbery
| Self Made Man
There is also an MP3 circulating called 'Lost In Soul' which is a faked demo. It features audience noise at the start and end, and Greg Brooks' "Property Of Queen Productions" to make it sound like it is a convention recording. At the start of the track is a count-in by Freddie which comes from the 'Live Instrumental' of 'Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow'. The music is fairly heavy, and has some Queen trademarks, with Brian-esque guitar throughout and ad-libs by Freddie. It's almost certainly a fake, but one of the more convincing ones. Length 2:54.
A New Life Is
Born
This track was almost
certainly written by Freddie and intended for 'The Miracle'. The
first 27 seconds of the track have already been released, at the
start of 'Breakthru'. However, the vocals 'somehow I have to make
this final Breakthru'..... now' are missing, and instead it goes
into a slow song, featuring just Freddie at the piano, which cuts
off rather abruptly. As the lyrics have yet to be fully
developed, Freddie does his normal ad-libbing. Whether this song
progressed at all from this demo is unknown, possibly it only got
this far before being edited and combined with 'Breakthru'. Length
1:22.
Lyrics:
When love breaks up
When the dawn lights wakes up
A new life is born
There's no waters blowing down
There's no rain (ad-libbed) to
the sea
Get lonely
Dee-dee-dee
Dah, day, dah
Dee-dee-dee, by the sea
There's muddy waters
In my hands
Across the (ad-libbed)
Dah, dah, dah
Assassin
This is easily the most
sought-after Queen related recording. It is an out-take from
'Innuendo', and some sources suggest it is either an early
version of, or very similar to, the title track. This may explain
why it wasn't used on 'Made In Heaven', or alternatively it is
just not complete. Very little else is known about the track.
There are at least two MP3's circulating which claim to be demos
of this track - one is an incredibly bad track which has
absolutely no resemblance to Queen at all; the other is 8:35
long, and is 'Kashmir' by Led Zepellin, but edited so that it is
an instrumental track (it is a very heavy track, dominated by
guitar and drums).
Dog With A
Bone (also
known as 'Goodtimes')
This track, recorded during
sessions for 'The Miracle', is possibly the best unreleased Queen
track. It was played (in a modified form) at the 1988 Fan Club
Convention, and is an almost rock-blues style jam. The song is
sung as a duet between Roger and Freddie, and also features great
guitar throughout from Brian.
There are two versions of this track; there is a 'proper' 4:37
version, and a 5:45 Convention version which features additional
messages from each of the band. The two versions are almost
identical, but the Convention version loses part of the song, but
continues for longer, before a (very) short reprise at the end.
Lyrics: (the Convention track adds the
lyrics/dialogue in red, but loses the lyrics in blue)
One, two, three, four
Ooh, oooh
Hey, you say you won't, you can't give me any more love
You say you will, you can give up what I've got babe
You make me high when I talk on the phone, hey
You know I gotta ring up your number when I know you ain't home
'Cos you gotta hold on me baby like a dog with a bone, hey, hey
Dog with a bone
One more time baby, now
Ooh, oooh
Hey, you say you won't, you can't give me any more love
But you say that you will you can give up what I've got babe
You make me high, hey, when you talk on the phone
Hey, you know I gotta ring up your number when you know I ain't-a
home
(Hey baby, hold on me babe) 'Cos you gotta hold on me baby, like
a dog with a bone, yeah, hey, hey
Dog with a bone
Dog with a bone, yeah
Ooh, oooh
Do a solo baby
Roll over, over let Brian take over
(Unknown lyric) when you talk on the phone
Ring up your number when I know you ain't home
'Cos you gotta hold on me baby, like a dog with a bone
Hey, hey, like a dog with a bone, yeah
Yeah
Uh-ha, oh, ooohhh
Like a dog with a bone
You say you won't (you won't), you can't (you can't) give me any
more love
But you say (but you say) you will (you will) you can (you can)
give up what I've got
You make me high when you talk on the phone
You know I gotta ring up your number when I know you ain't home
'Cos you gotta hold on me baby, hey, like a dog with a bone, yeah
Like a dog with a bone
Hold on me baby
Yeah, won't let go
Like a dog with a bone
Won't let go
Oooh
Get the double tempo
(Ooooh) Hey, hey, hey
(Improvised ad-libs)
You say you won't you can't gimme any more love (won't let go)
You say you will (improvised ad-libs) give
up what I've got
You say you won't you can't gimme more
You say you will but you give me all I got babe
You say you won't (you won't) you can't (you can't)
You will, you gotta
Yeah
Ooooh-eee
Alright
Roger: Well hello fan club, uh. Sorry it hasn't got me on it.
Must have ruined it for all of you, but there you go.
John: Hello, John here. I hope you're having a good time. And
Jacky, in return for us doing this musical offering for you, is
after we've finished she's going to come on and do a strip for
you
Freddie: Hey, I hope everybody's having a good time (good time,
good time, good time, good time), I hope everybody's having a,
having a good time (good time, good time, good time)
Brian: Having a good time, yes, yes, before I heard all this
nonsense. Where's the microphone, which one? Hello it's Brian
here. 'Fraid I've lost my voice because I've been bellowing. Oh
God, God I wish someone would shut that bloody guitarist up, it's
dreadful. Well actually we'd love to be with you, we're sorry
we're not with you but we're too busy making silly noises and
thinking up new chords like this one and having mid life crises
and things. You see it's all very easy for you but we have a lot
of work to do so we're going to play you this song instead. It
goes like this.
Dog with a bone
Face It Alone
This is the second most sought
after Queen track, second only to 'Assassin'. The full version is
apparently over 10 minutes long, and two short extracts are
available on MP3 (although they are essentially the same). They
are both taken from a Queen Convention, in which Greg Brooks
mentions that the track was recorded in the same week as
'Khashoggi's Ship' and 'Rain Must Fall', placing it sometime in
1988 during 'The Miracle' sessions, although it was also worked
on for the 'Innuendo' album.
The recordings that are available are very basic, and dominated
by vocals and guitar. The lyrics are fairly minimal, with typical
ad-libs from Freddie, suggesting it to be a early version of the
track. It's not the best unreleased Queen demo, but it is an
interesting track and a great teaser for the full length version.
Demo Version:
This is a standard demo of the
track. Length 1:39.
Overdub Demo
Version:
This is essentially the same as
the above track, but features some overdubbed vocals from Freddie
at some points. The rest of the track, both musically and
vocally, is almost identical. However there are some different
instruments to be heard (only subtle differences), which could be
due to how the song is mixed. This overdub version has a slightly
longer instrumental intro, which extends the time to 1:50.
Faked Demo Version:
This is a faked version which
features a 21 second excerpt of the track, repeated several
times. Length 1:49.
Lyrics: (the Overdub demo has the
additional vocals in red; the faked demo contains the lyrics in
blue repeated)
Out
When something here so
near (and so far)
And dear to life (tonight)
Explodes inside (falls
down inside)
You feel your soul (you
cry till you hurt)
Is set on fire
(go out and hear)
There's something
De-de-de-de-oh
De-de-de-ay-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh
When the moon has lost it's clothes
And the sun begins to
(Unknown lyric)
Feelings (also known as 'Feelings,
Feelings')
This track was written by
Brian, possibly as early as 1973. There are two different
recordings of the track available, one has a 'jam' feeling, with
under-developed lyrics and is obviously a fairly early take; the
second is a fully developed track. I have given the two versions
the names below, MP3's generally do not specify which take they
are.
Early Demo
This version is very heavy,
dominated by guitar and drums, with fairly minimal lyrics.
Musically it is quite different to the finished version, although
you can tell that they have the same origins. This version is
more difficult to find, and whilst it is interesting to hear the
development of the track, the later demo is of more interest.
Length 2:09.
Later Demo
This version was recorded for
'News Of The World'. It is a very heavy track, dominated by drums
and guitar, with complete lyrics. There seem to be two versions
available - one in great quality with a 5 second drum intro and
count in by Brian, and one in average quality with an 11 second
drum intro, dialogue from Freddie, and no count-in. However, the
actual song seems identical. The length of the song with the
intros is 2:03 or 1:55, but it is 1:50 without.
Early Demo Lyrics: (click here for the lyrics to the Later
Demo)
Ooooh
You say
Search at the speed of light
I don't wanna be working baby
They say you (unknown lyric) feeling
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh, yeah-yeah, yes
Got to get a rid of
This feeling, feeling
I've got to get rid of this feeling
I've got to
I've been waiting so long
To get to feel babe
Oh, I've been waiting so long
It's alright
I've got to feel
I've got to sail away
Oh wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
Ow
Yeah
I feel I
Later Demo Lyrics: (dialogue in red is added to
the 2:03 version, dialogue in blue is added to the 1:55 version)
Freddie:
Right
Freddie: Nine, number nine, number nine
Freddie: Start
Brian:
One, two, three
Wooh
Gotta get rid of this feeling I'm feeling done
Yes, I've gotta gid rid of this feeling that's under my charm,
yes
I've been waiting so long, I've just got to get ah, (unknown
lyric)
Yes, got to get a, feeling, feeling babe
Yes, I feel it, I feel it, this feeling's driving me mad, I can't
stand it
Now that I'm here, I've got to give you all that I ever had, sure
do
Now that I'm here
I can see you so clearly
It's the way I should say it
It's not what I say it's the way that I say it
It's not how I play it's the way that I play it
Oooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, I feel
Ow
Oooh, got to get rid of this feeling I'm feeling inside, yeah
Oh, I've got to, I've got to, I've got to get rid of this
feeling, the feeling is driving me mad
Oh, now that I'm here, I've got to give you all that I ever had,
stop
Ooh
Feel Like
This 'Hot Space' track has an
unknown writer, although it could be a group effort. The track
later evolved into 'Under Pressure', although this version is
different enough to be considered a separate track. It does not
feature the familiar bassline, but some of the drum and guitar
parts are present. It is a heavy track, with piano throughout
(although it is quiet in places), the lyrics are rather
undeveloped, and the vocals are quite difficult to make out.
The track is approximately 4:58 in length. However, there are at
least three versions available; two versions are essentially the
same at 4:58, one is great quality and one is poor quality (and
could be from the convention as there is background audience
noise); the third is 4:48 in length and loses about three seconds
at the start, runs slightly faster, in quite good quality but
slightly muffled. However, they all seem to be from the same
original recording.
Lyrics:
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ahh-ahh
Every day, every night
I see you walking by with that other guy
I see your face, you're not satisfied
I know you wanna, you wanna hide
I feel like, I feel like, I feel like
Do you know it, know that, know that
Come on baby, you give me the come on
I love you baby, come on and let's make it right
Ooh, you're so good looking and baby
You're so smooth
I know you had
Come on baby, wish me luck
I wanna be there, in that truck
Come on and give me that feeling
Come on give it, oh, that feeling
Oh, I want you rockin' on, right by my side
Come on, come on, and take me at a time
Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah come on and get me, get me
I wanna take you with me
But don't you let me, let me, oh come on
Let me give you a good time
Ohh yeah, give you a good time
Like the one you never had
Promises, they're no good for me
I've heard them all
Every day and night you know I'm OK
Funny things happen, I don't know what you're talking about
Make you, you make me
I know I wish that I had
Just you, just you, I want you, I love you
It's been so hard
Take me into your arms
Feel like
Give me the pieces, pieces of your heart
I love you, I love you, love you, love you, love you
And make a big start
Brand new start
Let's make a brand new start
Ooh, let's make a brand new start
I'm gonna mend that broken heart
Oh, I need you baby
Come on and baby, tell me what you feel
You can have me, we'll make a deal
Broken pieces left on the side
Oh, come on don't hide
I love you, ooh yeah, ooh yeah
That's 'cos I love you
I love you, I love you
Oh, come on and take me
'Cos I need your
I need your loving
Hangman
This track is believed to have
been written by Freddie during his time with Ibex or Wreckage,
and was performed at early Queen concerts, between 1970-1973 and
occasionally in 1975 and 1976. It is also rumoured to have been
recorded in the studio and even pressed onto acetate, although
the studio version doesn't seem to have turned up anywhere.
However, there are a number of live versions available, and Andy's Queen Page has three transcriptions. It is a very heavy track and
is dominated by drums and guitar.
Two live versions of this track has been "officially"
released as part of the Top 100 Bootlegs project, on the bootlegs
'Procession', recorded at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, on 29
November 1973 (length 5:51). and 'First Live Attack', recorded at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan on 1 May
1975 (length 5:56).
The structure and lyrics of the two versions are similar, but the
first version is fairly poor quality and so the lyrics are hard
to accurately decipher. The second version is in much better
quality and is seperately available on MP3's.
Lyrics:
Freddie: We're gonna
do a number that we haven't done for a long, long while, but as
this is our last show on the world tour, it's very nice it's in
Tokyo, we'll do it especially for you. You can clap your hands
slowly, this is called 'Hangman'.
I know all about you
They call you Mr. T
You are a barber's son
You've got the rope, feel me
You use, you use rope that you believe
Oh, oh, I tell you
Have you made any more pork pies for me?
Hangman, says you make a very nice cup of tea, oh yes you do
Hangman, hangman, waiting for me
Hang that rope from the highest tree
I don't want to beg for mercy
Hangman, hang me, hangman, hang me
I know all about you
They call you, they call you Mr. C
You did a very good job
Oh, you'll go down, you'll go down, go down in history
Baby, baby, I'm telling you
Have you made any more pies for me?
Hangman, says they're very nice, they're very nice for me, oh yes
they are nice
Hangman, hangman, waiting for me
Hang that rope from the highest tree
I don't want to beg for mercy
Hangman, hang me, hang me
Oooh
Hey
Hangman, why do you keep calling, why do you keep calling
Why do you keep calling me, oooh, why
You'll go down, you'll go down, down and down in history
Baby, baby, I'm telling you, ooooh
You say you're afraid of dying
You say, you're just tired of living, yeah
Now you say you're tired of living
Hangman says he gonna let you go
Now you say you're afraid of dying
Hangman, he says he won't let you go
Hangman, hang me
Hangman, hang me
Hangman, hang me
Hangman
Oh, gonna see me die
Gonna watch me die
Oh, gonna die, gonna die, gonna die, gonna die
Gonna see me, see me die
You gonna come and watch me die
Hey, ooh yeah
Gonna come and watch me die on a Saturday morning
Gonna come and watch me die on a Saturday morning
Please don't let me go, no, please don't let me go
Yeah, oh yeah
(unknown lyric) on a
Saturday morning
Please don't let me go, no, please don't let me go, yeah
Oh yeah, oh
Gonna die in the morning, yeah
One, two, three, four, yeah, yeah
Oh, gonna watch me die, please don't cry, don't cry
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ohhh
I Guess
We're Falling Out
This track, written by Brian,
is an excellent song, which would have fitted well on either 'A
Kind Of Magic' or 'The Miracle', for which it was intended. I
have two copies of this demo; one seems genuine, the other adds
parts of other tracks. Both versions begin with the beat from 'My
Baby Loves Me'.
Version 1:
This version contains the song for
2:08 before a slow instrumental section and a piano outro, which
then cuts off very abruptly. Length 2:36.
Version 2:
This version contains the same
2:08 opening section as the above edit, then cuts into the 'Hang
On There' demo, then repeats various sections, including one of
the verses in full, before ending with the drum crash from the
end of 'Hammer To Fall'. Length 4:30.
Lyrics:
(Lyrics in red are added to Version 2)
You stabbed your knife right in my back
Was it just something that I might have said
Does this mean we're falling out
I guess this means that our love has fallen out
If you wanna make a go
(Ad-libbed lyrics) I
will stay
I guess we're falling out
It was just one gone and gone away
I guess we're falling out
Guess we're falling out
Da, da, da, I wanna stay
(An ad-libbed verse)
I guess we're falling out
It was just one long race
I guess we're falling out
Falling out
Yeah, yeah, yeah, falling out, falling out, yeah
Two, three, four
(Ad-libbed
lyrics) hey
Make it a whole, a whole, a hey
(Ad-libbed lyrics) yeah
On, and on, and on babe
Ohh
Yeah, yeah, it's a
Falling out
(Ad-libbed lyrics)
(Ad-libbed lyrics) falling out
Hey
Make it a whole, a whole, a hey
(Ad-libbed lyrics)
yeah
On, and on, and on babe
Ohh
Yeah, yeah it's a
Falling out, falling out, yeah
Two, three, four
I guess we're falling out
It was just one gone and gone away
I guess we're falling out
Guess we're falling out
Da, da, da, I wanna stay
My Secret
Fantasy
This 'Innuendo' track was
probably written by John (and possibly Freddie as well), and is
dominated with synthesisers and drums, with an almost funky feel.
The lyrics are fairly undeveloped and many are ad-libbed. The
track was recorded in 1990, and it doesn't fit in with the rest
of the 'Innuendo' album at all. Two versions are available,
originating from the studio or a Queen Convention (which is the
same version but with audience noise). Length 2:34.
Lyrics:
Ah
Oooh-oo-oooh
My fantasy
My fantasy
Oooooooh
Gives me pleasure
Gives me pleasure
Oooh-oo-oooh
My secret fantasy
Ooh-oo-ooh, ooh-oo-ooh
My fantasy
Yeah
(Fantasy) gives me pleasure
Gives me pleasure
Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Ha
Ahh
Ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ahhh, ahh, ahh, ahh
Oooh, yeah, yeah
Fantasy
It's my fantasy
It's my fantasy (secret fantasy), fantasy
Oooh-ooh, oooh-ooh
Robbery
This track was written by
either Roger or Brian, and was recorded in 1990 for 'Innuendo'.
It is a fairly heavy song, dominated by guitars, and has vocals
for the first 30 seconds, and the rest is instrumental. Two
versions are available, originating from the studio or a Queen
Convention (which is the same version but with audience noise).
Length 1:58.
Lyrics:
There's been a robbery
Who done it?
They got away scot free
What a dirty job
Round up the usual suspects
Ba, da, da, da, da, dah
Ba, da, da, da, da
Rock And
Roll Medley
Queen played a number of cover
versions at their early concerts, and there are rumours that a
studio rock and roll medley was one of the first things that
Queen ever recorded. It is believed to include 'Jailhouse Rock',
'Stupid Cupid' and 'Bama Lama Bama Loo'. However, it could also
include parts of 'Be Bop A Lula', 'Shake Rattle And Roll' and
'Big Spender', as these were also performed at the time.
Sandbox
This is an instrumental track,
featuring lots of piano, bass and drums, but no guitar, and only
occasional ad-libbed vocals from Freddie. It was recorded in 1979
during sessions for 'The Game'. It could well have originated
from Freddie or John as the piano and bass are quite dominant; as
there is no guitar at all it is probably fair to say that Brian's
involvement was minimal, at least at that stage.
The track is very fast paced, and it is possibly the best
unreleased demo around; as it is, it's an amazing track, but with
guitar and proper vocals from Freddie, it would be unbeatable.
MP3's of the track originate from the Queen fan club convention
and so feature Greg Brooks saying "Property Of Queen
Productions" throughout. Length 3:00.
Self Made Man
This track is believed to have
been written by Brian, and was recorded in 1990 for 'Innuendo'.
It is dominated by drums and keyboards, and the vocals are mainly
sung by Brian, with some from Freddie. There are essentially two
versions available, which are similar but have changes,
originating from the studio or a Queen Convention (which adds
audience noise). The studio version has percussion from the
start, whereas the intro to the convention version is about 10
seconds longer with the percussion beginning after 24 seconds.
The rest of the track seems the same, but the convention version
fades out about 29 seconds earlier. A 2:45 edit of the convention
version is also available. Lengths 4:19 (convention) and 4:39
(studio).
Lyrics:
Ooh
See your face - you've got no-one to love you back
You better, better win this place - you know it's the promised
land
Don't let it hold you
Don't let it
You better
You bet it
It's gonna hold you
You bet it's gonna take control
That tears your soul
Trust - that'll make you self believe
To be a self made man
Turn that stuff - that defines your role to be, ooh
To be a self made man
Get a heavy job - don't let them moguls waste your time (she's
going down the line)
To be a self made man
(Some undecipherable lyrics)
Do you wanna be my honey?
Do you wanna be my girl?
Do you have the time to meet me?
Do you wanna be my honey?
Do you wanna be my girl?
Do you have the time to meet me?
Yeah
Self made, self made man
Ooh, girl gotta make yourself believe
Gotta turn that stuff, see your face, know I'm a made man
In this place, known promised land
Self made man
Self
Be a self made man
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, be a self made man
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, be a self made man
Self made man
Self made man
Silver Salmon
This track is believed to have
been written by Tim Staffell. The track is very, very heavy, with
powerful drums and guitar, and good vocals from Freddie; it
sounds like a live recording, but it definitely is not.
There are a number of versions of this track available, I have
heard four recordings which are the same track but in varying
quality, ranging from very good to very poor. The song lasts for
typically 3:00, but some MP3's include upto 8 seconds of dialogue
at the start. Some tracks also appear to be slightly faster than
others, reducing the time to 2:54, but otherwise they are the
same.
In addition to the standard versions, there is also a 2:38 edited
version; this is identical to normal but at the end, an
echo/phasing effect is applied to the drum/guitar instrumental,
to give it a very sudden and definite ending.
Lyrics: (dialogue only present in some
versions)
Freddie: Try and put a
bit of Silver Salmon, I know he doesn't know it but he might just
play on, just put, just the rhythm, see if
Like silver salmon
She falls
They're all burning
Even at a (unknown lyric) yeah
Deep inside they're all burning
Look out silver salmon
Look out, look out, look out the silver salmon
All along the silver skies, ah
More and in learning
All the need for silver, ah
Went away
Salmon
Look out, look out silver salmon
Ooh, yeah
Seems to me sometimes the trees
She burns leaves
Her body lies a burning
And falls into the cold sunrise
Ooh, ooh, ow
Ooh
Silver, silver salmon
Silver, silver
Riding along the silver salmon
She'll ride the burning sky, yeah
Other Tracks
These tracks are either only
rumoured to exist (and no-one has ever heard them) or the full
details of them are available on another page.