Queen's "You're My Best Friend" is one of only two songs by them that I like. While "Under Pressure" has been easy to find isolated on CD, I had only ever seen "You're My Best Friend" on Queen comps. Now I have discovered that it appears on a VA OST of an old 90s film, "Peter's Friends", so I don't have to own a whole Queen album.
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Queen - "You're My Best Friend"
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I love the Wurlitzer piano at the start. It’s all done hill from there though.
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A classic.
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I always liked it (and its parent album A Night At The Opera).
Always thought "Under Pressure" was a bit of a mess, though.
Always thought "Under Pressure" was a bit of a mess, though.
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GoogaMooga wrote:
This is a fantastic Greatest Hits set. It cuts off at exactly the right place.
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trans-chigley express wrote:This is a fantastic Greatest Hits set. It cuts off at exactly the right place.
Well, yes. If you like Queen, it is perfect.
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Charlie O. wrote:I always liked it (and its parent album A Night At The Opera).
Always thought "Under Pressure" was a bit of a mess, though.
Under Pressure has Bowie and some interesting production. The melody is slight, though.
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Peter's Friends is the quintessential showcase for up and coming British talent of its time, and the epitome of smug.
The soundtrack's not bad though.
The soundtrack's not bad though.
Bugger off.
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Rorschach wrote:Peter's Friends is the quintessential showcase for up and coming British talent of its time, and the epitome of smug.
The soundtrack's not bad though.
Oh, I wouldn't bother with the film itself. There are many such cases where I just enjoy the soundtrack and ignore the film.
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trans-chigley express wrote:GoogaMooga wrote:
This is a fantastic Greatest Hits set. It cuts off at exactly the right place.
Agree about the first but the second Greatest Hits is pretty good too.
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GoogaMooga wrote:Rorschach wrote:Peter's Friends is the quintessential showcase for up and coming British talent of its time, and the epitome of smug.
The soundtrack's not bad though.
Oh, I wouldn't bother with the film itself. There are many such cases where I just enjoy the soundtrack and ignore the film.
If you find it in a thrift shop it might be worth 50 cents of your money. I suspect it's very dated but it's pleasant enough and has some good moments.
Bugger off.