In Under PRessure (or at least the 1992 Classic Queen remix of it that appears on most Queen and Bowie compliations), we hear a voice join David Bowie for the ending crescendo (Caring about ourselves/This is our last dance/This is our last dance). Now, I always assumed this to be Freddie Mercury, but listening in headphones very carefully the other day, it sounded almost raspy...could it actually be Roger Taylor?
I always wondered when or why Queen et al. decided to remix UP to include Roger's part, as well as those extra "people on the streets."
I asked about a definitive list of versions of this song, but everyone seems to think of this version as being the same as the single, Hot Space version, and Greatest Hits version, which I think are all the same mix.
Quick and clean: The 1981 single version is the same as the HOT SPACE version. Original GREATEST HITS 2 releases had an special edit (by David Richards) omitting one of the "This is our last dance" lines. CLASSIC QUEEN (US and Canada-only CD/CT) has an alternative mix (also by David Richards) with some minor lyric changes. (Both David Richards versions can also be found in other compilations and/or soundtracks.) 1999 retakes are of course another story...
Wilki, mi viejo. Always making it very clear that I don't know a thing about Queen :)
The funny thing is that I have all of those versions and I have already found myself singing along one extra part of "this is our last dance" when the CD didn't feature it. Now I know why LOL
Abrazo,
Ogre-
Wilki -- I wish you were around to confirm those versions. All I got before was "there's one version, duh."
Would love to have the complete sessions of this song. And I'm glad there's more Roger in the David Richards takes.
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I LOVE the idea of being able to hear Roger's voice!!!! I have always been fascinated by the idea of "the drummer" singing!!! Rock on!!! I just wish that somewhere inside the "Classic Queen" insert booklet it said that this was a remix. I had no idea until recent years though I did notice that certain releases (Bowie or even other Queen releases) had a shorter version of the song.