Queen – Radio Ga Ga
Roger Taylor built Radio Ga Ga from a phrase his three-year-old son Felix said in Los Angeles, and Queen recorded it at the Record Plant in 1983.
Queen – I Want To Break Free
John Deacon wrote I Want To Break Free in 1983 as a 12-bar blues, and the Coronation Street video helped keep the US single at number 45.
Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever
Brian May wrote Who Wants To Live Forever on the drive home from a twenty-minute cut of Highlander, and the National Philharmonic recorded the strings at Abbey Road.
Queen – The Show Must Go On
In 1990 Brian May was afraid Freddie Mercury could not sing The Show Must Go On, and Mercury answered with a couple of vodkas and three or four takes.
Top 10 Iconic Rock Guitar Solos
Ten rock guitar solos ranked for phrasing, tone, and lasting impact, from Frusciante’s slide on Scar Tissue to Page on Stairway to Heaven.
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