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Post by gooddrills on Apr 11, 2024 17:03:49 GMT
Let Me In Your Heart Again should have been a #1 hit. Should have got a proper release and promotion like Face It Alone did.
I agree with this to a point. It had potential to be a decent hit with the same promotion Face it Alone received. I always thought it was a real shame it didn’t get the exposure it deserved. The accompany video was really good too
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Post by gooddrills on Apr 11, 2024 17:11:15 GMT
More specifically, I think it was a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread from around 2012, when he was doing a Q&A about the upcoming Great Pretender documentary. But it seems that he divulged too much, because those answers were deleted not too long after it concluded. Just to play Devil's Advocate, what if those answers were removed, not because of over-sharing, but because they were incorrect? We know there's a Freddie vocal of Rock It, so could there have been a margin for error? That said, Freddie's vocal was on part of SASS, so I guess he could have done a vocal take of the whole thing. Good point to make but I’m inclined to believe he was stating fact. This isn’t Brian trying to recall something from years ago, Rhys had been trawling the archives recently at that stage. He was young, focused and clearly passionate so I think his reporting would have been accurate. Just my opinion. It also goes to show there are some more gems in the archive and I think the band or management are keeping some stuff up their sleeves for the future. Saying that, maybe they weren’t happy with Freddie’s vocal take or Brian is just being protective of his song. The finished product with his vocal is great
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Post by gooddrills on Apr 11, 2024 17:18:09 GMT
Princes of the Universe as UK release. Great music video and wasn’t even released in their “home” country.]
Agree, this is another awesome track that didn’t get the exposure it deserved. Such a cool video too. Maybe the track will get a second wind with the Highlander reboot? (Depending on what if any Queen songs they decide to use). Part of me wonders if it would have been a hit in the UK at the time though. The film wasn’t a box office hit, it gained a cult following over time. As much as I love the song I question whether the general public would have bought it and whether the radio stations would have given it much time? Who knows 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by queenfan23 on Apr 11, 2024 17:55:23 GMT
I Go Crazy would have made a great A sided single.
It's better than a lot of the tracks on the works album.
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Post by georg on Apr 11, 2024 22:31:03 GMT
More specifically, I think it was a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread from around 2012, when he was doing a Q&A about the upcoming Great Pretender documentary. But it seems that he divulged too much, because those answers were deleted not too long after it concluded. Just to play Devil's Advocate, what if those answers were removed, not because of over-sharing, but because they were incorrect? We know there's a Freddie vocal of Rock It, so could there have been a margin for error? That said, Freddie's vocal was on part of SASS, so I guess he could have done a vocal take of the whole thing. Wouldn't surprise me either way!
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Post by dave76 on Apr 12, 2024 11:44:02 GMT
One that comes to mind for me is "Was It All Worth It", to me the best track from the "The Miracle" album.
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Post by manymilesaway on Apr 12, 2024 12:49:06 GMT
Let Me In Your Heart Again should have been a #1 hit. Should have got a proper release and promotion like Face It Alone did. LMIYHA absolutely would've been a huge hit if it came out a year after the movie or something like that. In my opinion, it's by far the best Queen song released after No One But You. Face It Alone had this HUUGE promotion behind it. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing about it. But sadly, it came out and just wasn't that great of a song. General audiences love Queen for their catchy, poppy songs with memorable choruses (DSMN, Bicycle, CLTCL) and Face It Alone isn't really a song like that. LMIYHA though, I think is a much more commercial-friendly song. At the end of the day, FIA definitely felt unfinished while LMIYHA feels like it could have been another one of the tracks on The Works or Made In Heaven.
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Post by ActionThisDay on Apr 13, 2024 0:20:46 GMT
The Show Must Go On should have been 2nd single. I think they deliberately held that back to be released just before Greatest Hits II, it helped justify making a 'clips' video. It was already decided the song would be on GH2 before it was released. Wonder what would have happened had it only made the lower reaches of the top 40.
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Post by queenfan23 on Apr 14, 2024 19:04:59 GMT
I can't believe they released Body Language as the lead single from Hot Space it's the worst song on the album and possibly the worst Queen song ever. not quite. Man On The Prowl, One Year Of Love, She Makes Me and Body Language in a four-way tie Thinking about all four - I just tasted sick
Body Language is so bad its almost a parody.
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Post by lawyeris on Apr 14, 2024 21:45:36 GMT
I can't believe they released Body Language as the lead single from Hot Space it's the worst song on the album and possibly the worst Queen song ever. After seeing THIS ( youtu.be/cVaIPF7xnQg?si=rXMpn8uKqwPCluuR ), I began to look at Body Language differently... So, from a certain perspective, this song has a completely different meaning and vibe
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Post by dysan on Apr 15, 2024 6:08:56 GMT
I've got more people into Queen by playing them Body Language than pretty much any other song. From the perspective of a long term fan, it was weird and 'light', but objectively and from the safety of the 21st Century, it's just the right amount of 'WTF' for people who don't like Queen to explore more. Hot Space is always my trump card for winning the 'Yeah OK this is actually really cool' argument. Although that probably says more about the people I hang out with anything
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Post by JackG on Apr 15, 2024 8:49:25 GMT
Was it all worth it Instead of Scandal, ideally. I have a theory that if Freddie has gone a little earlier, wiawi might have been the valedictory anthem that SMGO became +1 for Was It All Worth It. It deserved a single release.
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Post by ThomasQuinn on Apr 16, 2024 5:09:20 GMT
Here are some of the ones I think could have made good singles: - "Doing Alright"
- "Some Day One Day"
- "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"
- "'39"
- "You and I"
- "My Melancholy Blues"
- "If You Can't Beat Them"
- "Coming Soon"
- "The Hero"
- "Put Out the Fire"
- "Man on the Prowl"
- "Don't Lose Your Head"
- "Was It All Worth It"
- "The Hitman"
- "Made in Heaven"
- "There Must Be More to Life Than This"
- "Dog with a Bone"
Man On The Prowl and Don't Lose Your Head? Really?! 😬 Doing Alright, ITLOTG..R and The Hero might have worked, as might IFCBT and MIH. I've said before, I'd have liked a proper longer version of The Hero. It's too short to be a single as it is. As for the rest, some might have worked but I'd have been surprised if any singles had been released without Freddie on lead vocal.
I agree that The Hero might've made a good single. But "it's too short to be a single as it is"? It's 3:31, that's right at the sweet spot for ca. 1980. Fifteen years earlier, it'd have been much too long.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Apr 16, 2024 10:16:18 GMT
Man On The Prowl and Don't Lose Your Head? Really?! 😬 Doing Alright, ITLOTG..R and The Hero might have worked, as might IFCBT and MIH. I've said before, I'd have liked a proper longer version of The Hero. It's too short to be a single as it is. As for the rest, some might have worked but I'd have been surprised if any singles had been released without Freddie on lead vocal.
I agree that The Hero might've made a good single. But "it's too short to be a single as it is"? It's 3:31, that's right at the sweet spot for ca. 1980. Fifteen years earlier, it'd have been much too long.
It's not really a complete song though, is it? You've got the first instrumental bit which sounds great, then the vocal part which in comparison sounds like it was recorded from the next room, then an orchestral soundtrack part, followed by a reprise of the Flash theme, which had already been released as a single. It would have needed a lot of editing, and an expansion of the actual song part, to make a viable single.
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Post by dragonkiller on Apr 16, 2024 11:20:55 GMT
Too much to ask for the John Deacon edit of Bo-Rap?😂
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Post by gooddrills on Apr 19, 2024 21:26:24 GMT
Sorry to go off topic again but I randomly remembered something else that Rhys Thomas mentioned in his previous vault related comments. He did say they had one of the Michael Jackson collaborations which featured all the Queen boys. He may have mentioned it was Victory but I can’t be confident of that. I feel confident it wasn’t TMBMTLTT but I’m relying on my memory from something I read over a decade ago. It’ll be interesting to see if they ever revisit these tracks in the future with MJ’s estate given MJ’s tarnished legacy. (On reflection I’m now questioning whether it was Greg Brooks that divulged this information 🤔) Getting back on subject but bending the rules to include solo work, I’ve always really enjoyed the Steve Brown remix of Fooling Around. It’s catchy as hell and elevated the song to a new level in my opinion. I think it had the potential to be a single release in the early 90’s. I like the original but I’ve always found it a bit flat and lacking. It’s one of several solo tracks that may have fared better with a group input.
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Post by dysan on Apr 20, 2024 6:44:29 GMT
I agree that The Hero might've made a good single. But "it's too short to be a single as it is"? It's 3:31, that's right at the sweet spot for ca. 1980. Fifteen years earlier, it'd have been much too long.
It's not really a complete song though, is it? You've got the first instrumental bit which sounds great, then the vocal part which in comparison sounds like it was recorded from the next room, then an orchestral soundtrack part, followed by a reprise of the Flash theme, which had already been released as a single. It would have needed a lot of editing, and an expansion of the actual song part, to make a viable single. I do agree, but the same thing could be said about Bo Rhap or Princes Of The Universe or Was It All Worth It when they go off on one halfway through. They're too bitty to be commercial. Perhaps consider The Hero as another Queen pocket symphony. I guess if the movie had done better, they'd have worked out a way to put it out. The Flash reprise at the end would've been considered a recognisable hook. Then again, firing the 2 best shots off an album might make the casual purchaser feel a bit short changed if they picked up the record thinking it would all sound like that. Which does also back up my usual thoughts when this discussion comes up. I think if we lived in a parallel universe where Let Me Entertain You or You & I were singles, we'd be having a thread asking why Don't Stop Me Now or Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy WEREN'T singles. I remember first hearing 'Scandal' on The Miracle or Back Chat on Hot Space and thinking they would be great commercial singles. Then when they were, they felt leaden and lacking sparkle. Some songs work better as album tracks, being deep cuts is part of their appeal which is removed when they're set free into the world.
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Post by peacelovingguy on Apr 30, 2024 12:18:14 GMT
Stone Cold Crazy instead of Flick of the Wrist. Mustapha would’ve made the perfect quartet of bat shit crazy singles from Jazz. Dragon Attack instead of …hmm… Save Me. Let me in your heart again/Let Me Live/Love Kills instead of It’s a Hard Life.
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Post by primejiveusa on May 2, 2024 20:31:34 GMT
I remember when Innuendo was released and on the first listen of the album I thought Ride the Wild Wind was an obvious single. I think it would have done really well in America at the time. Staying Power always sounded like it should have been a hit, too.
Also, from an American perspective I always find it strange how Body Language is always discussed as it's somehow considered a "mistake". Regardless of personal preference, it cannot be denied that it charted higher in the States than:
Killer Queen You're My Best Friend Somebody to Love Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls Under Pressure
The above are considered Crown Jewels for Queen in continued airplay to this very day. Personally, I've always liked it and remember when it first premiered on the radio it sounded like a commercial home-run much in the vein of CLTCL and AOBTD.
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