This is kind of a random, unimportant question that i thought about while floating through space, the kind that you think of and then wonder (1)why you never thought of it before and (2)why dont you already know this and (3) why do I even care in the first place?
I was just wondering why on the debut album, "Queen" Deacon John was credited as bassist? a mistake perhaps?
please dont bitch about this being a stupid topic, etc. If you dont like it, you dont have to keep reading.
I think Deacon John was just a nickname for him, which the others decided to put on the album. Since he was relatively new to the band, he didn't object, but by the time the second album came out, he put his foot down to being called Deacon John.
Wow!! I thought it said "Bad joke"!!
Jaja, my mistake.
I have a book written by Jacky Gunn that explains that thing. When i find it, i post that thing here.
Actually Lucy, I think you'll find that he was called Deacon John by the record company as they said it sounded "cooler". By the time Queen II came around, he had put his foot down and used his real name, John Deacon.
I think it was Freddies idea for a name change. I think I read it in As It Began.....I could be wrong though. And it was serious, It wasnt a Joke, but John was against it.
I found the answer. It's in a Jacky Gunn book, and it says this:
"...Freddie and Roger came to the conclusion that the name of John sounded more interesting in backwards so, and even when he didn't liked it, he became Deacon John".
I hope this helps!
Salutes
Sebas
PS: I'm sorry for my english, it's not very good :(
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Fatty has an answer somewhere. Dig in the old threads.
<font color="whitesmoke">bambam wrote: Fatty has an answer somewhere. Dig in the old threads.
I think I have that saved somewhere. Let me go digging! Here, found it.
Q. Why is John Deacon listed as Deacon John in the credits of Queen's first album?
A. In the early seventies it was advisible to have a clergyman appear on your record if you wanted to avoid being affiliated with satanic bands. Certain bands (Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Cilla Black) were all devil worshipers and as such found themselves banned from church halls or conservative council run venues.
Queen got around this by putting John through four years of theology at Leicester University. Not only could John play bass at concerts, he could carry out weddings, christenings and funerals if the need arose. Sadly John was excommunicated after an unfortunate incident involving a choir boy and a half bottle of communion wine. By the time Queen 2 came along he was back to plain old John Deacon.
A quote from Brian:
"We used to call him Deacon John, and it appeared like that on the first album, but after that, he objected to it and said he wanted to be called John Deacon. I don't really know why we called him Deacon John in the first place - just one of those silly things." (Tear-out Photo Book)
Gunpowder Gelatine wrote: I think Deacon John was just a nickname for him, which the others decided to put on the album. Since he was relatively new to the band, he didn't object, but by the time the second album came out, he put his foot down to being called Deacon John.