1. The Show Must Go On(Queen & Elton John)
2. Under Pressure(Rah Mix)
3. Barcelona
4. Too Much Love Will Kill You
5. Somebody To Love(Five Live vesrion with George Michael)
6. You Don't Fool Me
7. Heaven For Everyone
8. Las Palabras de Amor
9. Driven By You
10. Living On My Own
11. Let Me Live
12. The Great Pretender
13. Princes Of The Universe
14. Another One Bites The Dust(Queen & Wyclef Jean)
15. No One But You
16. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Bonus Track
17. Thank God It's Christmas
Released on November 9th 1999 A bunch of questions have been made about
this album... are there already too many compilations?...
or it was alright to release this material. In my opinion, a little bit of everything.
Let's start talking about the bad side of Greatest Hits III. First of all, it was a
mistake to release the new versions of the same songs, which are not any better than the
original ones. Except, perhaps for the one from 'Somebody To Love', which is almost
as good as the version with Freddie on the lead vocals. Greatly missed are songs
like 'Scandal', and 'A Winter's Tale'. The good thing about
the album, is that finally we can hear 'Thank God It's Christmas' a rare single, that
is not included on any album. Another good thing are the solo tracks, which is very good
news for those who live in countries where it's very hard to find solo stuff.
Is this album good or bad?... Hard to say, but in my own opinion, good enough to buy it.
Highest Chart Position in the UK:5
Barcelona
Duet - Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballe
Released on October 24th 1987
Words and music by Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran
Highest UK Chart Position: 8 (9 weeks on chart)
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 34 (3 weeks on chart)
1992 'Olympics' reissue
Highest UK Chart Position: 2 (8 weeks on chart)
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 2 (10 weeks on chart)
Highest Australian Chart Position: 42 (3 weeks on chart)
In 1986 during the Magic Tour in Spain, Freddie said on an interview that he wanted to sing one day with Caballe. The diva saw the interview on TV and she called Freddie and asked him if he wanted to do a duet with her. Inmediatly, Freddie went to Barcelona where he met Monserrat Caballe and that was the start of a nice Friendship. It was the first time an Opera artist recorded with a pop performer. The song was supossed to become official anthem of the Olympic Games in Barcelona '92, but it was replaced for the song 'Amigos para siempre' (Friends Forever) performed by the spanish tenor, Jose Carreras.
I had this perfect dream
Un sueño me envolvio
This dream was me and you
Tal vez estas aqui
I want all the world to see
Un instinto me guiaba
A miracle sensation
My guide and inspiration
Now my dream is slowly coming true
The wind is a gentle breeze
El me hablo de ti
The bells are ringing out
El canto vuela
They're calling us together
Guiding us forever
Wish my dream would never go away
Barcelona - It was the first time that we met
Barcelona - How can I forget
The moment that you stepped into the room you took my breath away
Barcelona - La musica vibro
Barcelona - Y ella nos unio
And if God willing we will meet again someday
Let the songs begin
Dejalo nacer
Let the music play
Ahhhhhhhh...
Make the voices sing
Nace un gran amor
Start the celebration
Van a mi
And cry
Grita
Come alive
Vive
And shake the foundations from the skies
Ahhh ,Ahhh, Shaking all our lives
Barcelona - Such a beautiful horizon
Barcelona - Like a jewel in the sun
Por ti sere gaviota de tu bella mar
Barcelona - Suenan las campamas
Barcelona - Abre tus puertas al mundo
If God is willing
If God is willing
If God is willing
Friends until the end
Viva - Barcelona
Driven By You
Words and music by Brian May
Released on November 25th 1991
Highest UK Chart Position: 6 (9 weeks on chart)
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 10 (7 weeks on chart)
Part of an advertisement campaign for a Ford Motors TV commercial in the UK. Brian was hired to compose a jingle for the ad, and it became so popular that it was released as a single, and becoming a European top 10. Brian thought that Freddie's state of health could be an objection to release the single, but Freddie insisted that he should do it. As a sad coincidence, the single was released one day after Freddie passed away.
Oh - everything I do I do for you, Oh yeah
We touch and you're afraid of me and
We burn and now I'm at your feet
High speed, but you know you're in safe hands
In the dark we make a brighter light
From one spark to the horizon wide
We trust and together we tame the land - yeah
You'd be forgiven if you think you're dreaming
But we're working night and day to make a dream come true - yeah
Everything I do is driven by you
Oh - come on babe
Oh well it's tough to make a journey through
The right stuff is dead ahead of you and me
And you know we've still got time
Hold on tight to the driving wheel
This ride is really out of line
Raw deal, but there's no other that's worth a dime
You know I love you but you drive me crazy
Because you're saying all the things I want to say to you
You say
Everything I do is driven by you
Everything we do, Everything we do
Everything we do, Everything we do
Everything we do is driven by you
Inner children lost their way
Now they know the price you pay
I'm holding on to life with you
Because life without you just won't do
Driven by you
You know I'm never going to know who's dreaming
But we're working night and day to make a dream come true - yeah
Everything I do is driven by you
Everything we do, Everything we do
Everything we do, Everything we do
Everything we do, Everything we do
Everything we do, Everything we do
Everything we do is driven by
Driven by
Driven by you
Oh - everything I do I do for you
Living On My Own
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
Released on September 2nd 1985
Highest UK Chart Position: 50 (3 weeks on chart)
Highest USA Chart Position: 85
1993 'No More Brothers' remix
Highest UK Chart Position: 1 - for 2 weeks (13 weeks on chart)
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 2 (15 weeks on chart)
Part of the 'Mr Bad Guy' album, Freddie's first solo album. One of the most popular songs in discoteques around the world. A new remix was made in 1993, which became a chart topper in Europe. If you're one of those people who go out dancing every saturday night, you should know this song.
Sometimes I feel I'm gonna break down and cry (so lonely)
Nowhere to go nothing to do with my time
I get lonely, so lonely, living on my own
Sometimes I feel I'm always walking too fast
And everything is coming down on me, down on me
I go crazy, oh so crazy, living on my own
Dee doh deh deh, Dee doh deh deh
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee doh deh deh, Dee doh deh deh
I get so lonely lonely lonely, lonely, yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Sometimes I feel nobody gives me no warning
Find my head is always up in the clouds in a dreamworld
It's not easy living on my own
Dee doh deh deh, Dee doh deh deh
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee doh deh deh, Dee doh deh deh
I get so lonely lonely lonely, lonely, yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Dee doh deh deh, Dee doh deh deh
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee doh deh deh, Dee doh deh deh
I get so lonely lonely lonely, lonely, yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
The Great Pretender
Words and music by Buck Ram
Released on Febraury 23rd 1987
Highest UK Chart Position: 4 (9 weeks on chart)
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 9 (9 weeks on chart)
1993 reissue
Highest UK Chart Position: 29 (3 weeks on chart)
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 18 (5 weeks on chart)
Freddie's cover from the 50's group, 'The Platters'. One of Freddie's most popular solo singles. It was re-released in Japan in 1995 after becoming very popular in a Honda Accord commercial.
Oh yes I'm the great pretender (oooh oooh)
Pretending I'm doing well (oooh oooh)
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no-one can tell
Oh yes I'm the great pretender (oooh oooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (oooh oooh)
I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oooh oooh yes I'm the great pretender (oooh oooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh oooh)
I seem to be what I'm not (you see)
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Yeah oooh hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh yes I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh oooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're
Pretending that you're still around
Thank God Is Christmas
Words and music by Brian May and Roger Taylor
Released on November 26th 1984
Highest UK Chart Position: 21 (6 weeks on chart)
A very nice Christams song. In fact, the only Christmas Queen song. Perhaps one thing that made a shadow to this song, was the song 'Do They Know It's Christmas' by the various artist who became Band Aid (by the way, what a stupid name), which was released almost at the same time as this one, and became the second biggest British single ever.
Oh my love, we've had our share of tears
Oh my friend, we've had our hopes and fears
Oh my friends, it's been a long hard year
But now it's Christmas, Yes it's Christmas
Thank God it's Christmas
The moon and stars seem awful cold and bright
Let's hope the snow will make this Christmas right
My friend the world will share this special night
Because it's Christmas, Yes it's Christmas
Thank God it's Christmas
For one night
Thank God it's Christmas, yeah
Thank God it's Christmas, Thank God it's Christmas
Can it be Christmas? Let it be Christmas
Every day
Oh my love we've lived in troubled days
Oh my friend we have the strangest ways
All my friends on this one day of days
Thank God it's Christmas, Yes it's Christmas
Thank God it's Christmas, For one day
Thank God it's Christmas, Yes it's Christmas
Thank God it's Christmas, Oooh yeah
Thank God it's Christmas
Yes, yes, yes, yes it's Christmas
Thank God it's Christmas, for one day
A very merry Christmas to you all
