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"I am a musician by profession, that's my whole life, and I didn't want to waste it in easy retirement"
Lyrics VideosTours Roger & Brian Gallery Links Guestbook Wersja polska
This version was used on a single, and because it was supposed to be played in UK radios it was cut a bit (so the radio mix is just edited version). The words are a bit different. It was used on a single. It uses echo effect. Production: Chris Thomas. It is sung a bit different, especially the line "surrender, there ain't much here!". It also features Treana Morris on backing vocals. And the song fades out. Featured on "Surrender!" single no 1.
This show was one of Roger's greatest solo concerts (in my opinion) and took place on September 24, 1998. He did very well there and all the songs he played there had their style. And every song had sth special to it - nothing like sining it all over again with no love ;) I really reccomed this one, it was put on "Surrender!" CD single part two (together with video from Cyberbarn - video of this particular song) and excerpts from this song you can also find on VHS "Making Of A World Record" (issued 1999 and sold via Internet only - by Virgin Radio). No Treana Morris there, she didn't took part in that Cyberbarn gig. The concert was produced by Joshua J. Macrae and Roger Taylor.
A B-side to the single "Surrender!" (issued in all formats, CD 1 for example). It is a bit dance like mix, but still has sth good to it. Starts with typical disco music and the voice is put through some kind of voice machine, but differently to the album version. Like the song was digitized. Produced by Joshua J. Macrae and Roger Taylor. Featured on "Surrender!" single no 1.
Features Trean Morris as background vocalist. The version is almost the same as the album one, but it lacks some ending. Produced by Joshua J. Macrae and Roger Taylor. Featured on "Surrender!" single no 1.
Used on a CD single to "Surrender!". This particular version from the Cyberbarn gig is just great!!! The most lively version I've ever heard. A great voice of Roger Taylor and a great performance. Used on "Surrender!" single no 2.
There comes chorus earlier to original version. It also lacks some instrumental fragments - singing "I got the pressure on" comes earlier, while singing 'aaaah' ;). It is shorter to the original at about 1 minute and a half. It was released on UK orange vinyl single & CD singles to "Pressure On" of course.
This is probably exactly the same version as the above one. Just named differently.
Used as a B-side to "Pressure On" single, but to the version issued later, while fighting Mr Murdoch and his wish to buy Manchester United (a special single was issued - on that occassion). Roger gave 10.000 pounds to fight Murdoch (as his son Rufus Tiger supports MU and is (was?) a big fan). It is kept in the convention of its original version, but many Queen fans say this version souldn't exist. I don't agree there.
It was used as a B-side to "Pressure On", 7" UK orange vinyl and UK digi-pack CD single. It starts with "one night stand" words (the same as t the end of CD "Electric Fire"), then is that 'ouuhhh', and then the version seems the same as 12" mix.
It starts with additional 'auuuu' at the beginning. Musically it is a bit differently arranged to the original one. Roger (at the beginning) sings the words 'tonight' and 'me and you', then after comes the verse itself. Instrumentally it sounds a bit like the acoustic guitar was put through some kind of sound machine.
Very similar to the above listed "Tonight" 12" mix but it has more voice over and the singing starts later. It's hard to say how this was cut exactly, it would take hours to compare all the versions and to tell you exactly. Maybe one day I find time for that.
Used on a "Surrender!" single, on CD 2. Live version from the Cyberbarn gig. Great and peaceful. More bvc's than the original version and one hears this. It also has background 'arriva, arriva' voice ;)
Starts more like Indian song, some echo sound is added, the whole song is arranged a bit differently. But still it is good. This mix didin't make it sound like crap. Some more drums are added and also some spoken words, but not by Roger. It was used as a original B-side to "Pressure On", 7" UK orange vinyl single & UK digi-pack CD single.
It was an additional song to "Electric Fire" album. BUT it was put on Taylor's official site, and it had special access code - you had to buy a CD version of the album and at the end of it was the code verse. It was "One Night Stand". Today the site doesn't exist. The song itself is that middle one I would say. Not sure whether it is worth listen or not. I never fell in love with it. But 'de gouts on ne disqute pas'.
The version lacks instrumental intro - starts just with "Why do we fear" words - and these are words of the 3rd verse I guess. It is more peaceful, has less instruments (as it seems). Dedicated to Rory.
The same version as the above edit version. On the single "Foreign Sand" CD, LP & coloured vinyl. Dedicated to Rory.
Completely differently arranged to the The Cross' version. But great though. Recorded when Roger met Yoshiki in L.A., in One On One Recording studio. Used as a B-sied to "Foreign Sand" single and also on Japanese album - instead of "Dear Mr. Murdoch".
Identical to album mix. Appears on 7", 12" and CD single.
Seems like identical to the album mix but longer (extra instrumental). Issued on 7", 12" and CD sigle.
More like dance version, not really worth a listen. Issued on CD single only.
It contains samples of Hitler's speeches, that's why it wasn't issued in Germany. CD single issue only.
Contains very loud unpleasant guitar (heavy metal sth?) and it has extra percussion. Issued on CD and 12" single.
This is probably the most ease of all the Nazis mixes. It has some extra synths and stuff which makes it sound different but at the same time doesn't make a listner want to turn it off. Issued on 12" and CD single. It's quality is probably due to Josh Macrae, a long time Roger co-worker (and a drummer by The Cross).
This version of the song is actually its first. But English radios considered the song's words too strong and Roger decided to change them a bit. Below how it looked like before and now:
"We gotta kick those f*****g nazis" / "We gotta stop these stinking nazis"
Roger had some troubles with that song and its video. It showed Hitler with his nose getting bigger and bigger - and the theme of the song was *unpleasant* to radio stations. Roger gave some short tv interviews for MTV News to explain his position on that.
This song seems like Roger wanted to shout out to the world what he had to say. It also includes some voice modifying in the middle and lot of guitar at the ends. Along with fast 'everybody_hurts_sometimes' words (_ means break while talking).
Official B-side to "Happiness" 7" vinyl single. Really great song and a great performance. It's obvious it's Roger's song (although credited as Queen). But it also suits him and his voice.
Avalible on CD single to "Happiness". Not that good version as a Queen one, and probably not the best Roger concert (15 September 1994 at Shepherds Bush Empire in London) - although still a good one, with great moments like "Dear Mr. Murdoch" or "Loneliness...", which were used only on "Happiness" CD single.
This is always a great song and no harm can be done to it. This can be sung similar to the album version as this is not a complex song. Although it is complex in it's meaning.
A bit of a pity that this song was choosen for a single B-side. This version is good but nothing special. Shepherds Bush Empire saw Roger sing "Dear Mr. Murdoch" and that was sth!!! The version was differently arranged to the album version, and it's just beautiful! They should give the version as on "Happiness" CD single. Anyway, buying all the singles one could almost complete the Shepherd's Bush concert.
Very good version of that 'most loved by fans' song. Lots of extra percussion and longer intro, as in the video version (underwater sounds).
It has longer instrumental intro (1:55), and chorus is repeated more times. It lasts 6:06 min.
The song from 1984 was used as a B-side to two The Cross' singles (but the live version was by The Cross). It sounds differently to the original one and The Cross played it a bit different than Roger solo. It was a B-side to CD "Final Destination" and its slightly different edited version was B-side to CD single and 12" single of "New Dark Ages". The first version has some extra Roger spoken word and some people cheering. The second is edited and though shorter. But the music's the same.
This was a B-side to "Strange Frontier" 12" version single. Remixed by John Deacon. It has longer instrumental intro.
Probably the same as 'remix'. It was used on 7" single, but NOT the US 7" (which had album mix instead).
This was a B-side to 12" "Strange Frontier" single. The song also was the only one non-LP song ever released (from that Frontier session; more material exists).
This first single has a typical Roger husky vocal plus a very outstanding bass line (great!) and it starts with 'duaaa' 'duaaa' words.
Starts with 'aaaaaaaaaaaa!' sound (you can hear it on this site while entering!), this is that peaceful kind of Taylor, very nice. Worth a listen.
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There are 4 changes to the original album version, and these are: "whose lives bloody scan" instead of "whose lives you don't scam"; "for money they tell us" instead of "for profit they tell us"; it lacks 'Murdoch, Murdoch, Murdoch' words whspered at the end & it uses much trombone. It is said that this version appeared on a promo CD in Japan. To my opinion the same as 'demo' version. AND Dear Mr. Murdoch was originally The Cross' song but it hasn't been released (I don't know the reasons and I don't know the version).
A very short piece, I don't know where does it come from, which session I mean. This is just a demo, nothing complete.
This is the unreleased 1984 song, which seems to be complete, and is a Davis Spencer Group cover. Probably there were too many covers on "Strange Frontier" or just the album shouldn't be that long (that = using all the music Roger recorded at the time).
This is the song one could use singing in bathroom ;) But very nice, though. Has to be the unreleased 1984 song.
This one is said to be unreleased 1984 song but to me it sounds more like The Cross. Although I do not give my head for that. A beautiful song, a pathetic one!
Beautifully sung 'I wanna take you higher... than before' is another unsure song, which I don't know where it does come from. I only know it exists and it is probable to be unreleased 1984 song, as that year brought Roger many songs to his mind - which he couldn't just release on one album. I think it didn't take Roger long to record all those songs, maybe it was like he said with "Fun In Space" album: six weeks to record. This song is very interesting and I really do wonder why Roger put some songs I wouldn't have ever chosen instead of ones like "Take You Higher", "Celebration" or even "I Can't Get You Out Of My Head". I just do hope all that material sees the light of the day one day... Queen these days want to fight bootleggers - and they just have to give people sth alike, otherwise they get nothing from the listeners. They have to understand we long for all those lost songs or live songs and that we some days live to that :) Hope you understand what I mean. If I had one wish to Roger I would ask him to release all that unreleased material! I don't want to spread bad attitude and make you all search for those songs, I just wanted to write they exist and list it all in one place on one site. My very own site, about which I feel very much personal.
This version is taken straight from the Marc TV show. Some people say it was fake, but I saw the video and believe it was real.
Someone made it a bit different with Roger words and added fragments of almost all other Roger solo songs. Just a mix of Roger solo work. Nothing worth a listen. The "One Night Stand" piece is more clear than the original version though (the words are clear).
It has prolonged intro (1 min 07 sec), a bit of echo added (thanks to that the voice is like doubled with a bit of delay). And to me it also seems a bit like it was a mix of original version and Cyberbarn gig.
Starts with some Hitler words, and is really heavy made. Sounds artificial. It has some cheers from the nazi crowd. Many times repeated "they say now it never happened" (in the first verse) and "they say now it didn't happen" (in the second verse). Uses forbidden words: "we gotta KICK those FUCKIN nazis". Nothing really great. I'd prefer the original one. Ends with fade out. Time is 3:56.
This remix uses one tool which is 'speed' of the music. Someone just made the music faster or slower. No other changes to the version. Time is 2:52.