Queen

Released: September 20, 2012

Songwriter: Queen & David Bowie David Bowie Queen

Producer: György Kovács Josh MacRae Kris Fredriksson Justin Shirley-Smith

[Intro]
(Audience cheering)
This is "Under Pressure"
Mmm da de
Dum bum ba be
Duh doom duh duh do ba

[Verse 1]
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

[Bridge]
Um ba ba be
Um ba ba be
Ee day da
De day da
That's okay!

[Chorus]
It’s the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out!"
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Pressure on people, people on streets
Day day day
De de de de day
Okay

[Verse 2]
Chippin' around, kick my brains around the floor
These are the days, it never rains but it pours
Dee do da de
Dee da do da do
Dee do do
De dah
People on streets
Dee da dee da de
People on streets
Dee da dee dah dee dah dee dah

[Chorus]
It's the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming, "Let me out"
Pray tomorrow... high, higher, ohh

[Bridge: Freddie Mercury & (Roger Taylor)]
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don’t work
Keep comin' up with love but it's so slashed and torn
(Why?)
Why?
Ohh!
Insanity laughs, under pressure we're breaking

[Verse 3]
Why can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love
Give love, give love, give love, give love?

[Outro]
'Cause love’s such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

Formed in 1970, Queen was a British rock band whose classic line-up consisted of Freddie Mercury on lead vocals and piano, Brian May on lead guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass. Although Mercury and May wrote the bulk of the band’s material, all four contributed to the songwriting, churning out huge hits. Initially a progressive rock band with strong metal influences, their sound evolved dramatically over time. The band went on to refine, if not define “stadium rock,” as they grew to become one of the most beloved rock bands of all time.

Their early progressive phase spawned epic tracks like “March of the Black Queen” and one international hit “Killer Queen.” But it was their 1975 track “Bohemian Rhapsody” which catapulted the group to super-stardom. The song reigned at #1 on the UK charts for nine weeks and has since been praised as one of the greatest songs of all time

Moving away from their album-orientated sound, the band only grew in popularity with such songs as November 1976’s “Somebody to Love,” October 1977’s “We Are the Champions,” January 1979’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” June 1980’s “Another One Bites the Dust,” January 1984’s “Radio Ga Ga,” and many more. These songs are so beloved that a musical based on the band’s discography, titled We Will Rock You, became one of West-End’s longest-running shows with a 12-year run through May 2014—and more events being featured internationally, as well.

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