(from the Freddie Mercury Boxed Set)
(ibex, live 1969)
When the rain comes they run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
When the rain comes
If the rain comes
When the sun shines they run and hide their heads
And drink their lemonade
When the rain comes
When the rain comes
Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine
When the rain comes they run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
When the rain comes
If the rain comes
Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine
Rain
Woohoohoo
Woohoohoo
Woohoohoohoo
Woohoohoohoohohohoo
Rain oh rain rain
Rain rain rain
(wreckage, rehearsal 1969)
[no we'll pick it up]
[yes so don't, listen]
[don't forget]
[when when you I'll tell you]
[two verses you can do the same thing like you did]
[like you be going dee doo dee doo]
[that would be great]
[okay let's get on with this .. and sing]
[right]
There's a sudden change in green
Of my memory but it's inside of me
Tomorrow I'm going to see the light
Of the blue skies above me
And I'm ready and I'm going away
There's something you've got to do to stop me
But till the light ...
I'm going inside again
Wonderfull voice screaming the word loud
I believe my time has come
Any moment I'll be drifting to the sun
And I'm waiting for this time to turn me on
To devour that is expecting me on
And I'm ready I know I'm going away
There's something you've got to do to stop me
But till the light ...
I'm going again
Wonderfull voice screaming the word loud
Green
Turning to green
Rapidly changing to the place I've never seen
Green
Turning to green
...
Green
Turning green
...
I'm losing such a ...
Losing such ...
I'm completely changing to a brand new sister
(Eddie Howell 1976)
Hey little lady do you love me
As much as you tell me you do
Oh I'm not the man you think I am
The game I've been playing is through
Hey little girl do you trust me
Oh I'm gonna tell you no lies
I'm gonna come clean, don't make a scene
I've been hiding behind a disguise
Oh I'm the man from Manhattan, olé
The man with a price on his head (lots of money)
The man from Manhattan, the surface is satin
But the lining is laden with lead
Oh I've been a fugitive too long
Running away from my fame
My enemies flee at the sight of me
They shake at the sound of my name
Cause I'm the man from Manhattan, olé
The man with a price on his head (go and get the deputy)
The man from Manhattan, the surface is satin
But the lining is laden with lead
Don't be afraid, it's only a dream (I'm only dreaming)
An imaginary hero, a vision I've seen
(Ah ah ah ah ah) Cuckoo
I know my true destination
The day will eventually come
I tell you my friend I know my end will be
When I'm standing alone in the sights of a gun (Ooooh)
Oh I'm the man from Manhattan, olé
The man with a price on his head, yeah
The man from Manhattan, the surface is satin
But the lining is laden with lead
Coz I'm the man from Manhattan, olé (everybody listen)
The man with a price on his head (lots of money)
The man from Manhattan, the surface is satin
But the lining is laden with lead
Billy Squier 12" version, 1986
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Life below zero, never say never
Never say never say never say never
There is a course in life, so all the teachers say
It calls you day and night, it takes your thoughts away
Under a frozen light you face a long crusade
Where there's a cause you fight, where there's a cost
you pay
Find an empty heart, you feel the passion play
(It's when) It's when reactions start that you can't
look away
(Choose) There is no wrong or right, there's just your
point of view
But when you face the light then it will come to you
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Life below zero, never say never
Love is the hero
There is no sacrifice, there is no dead end street
There is no sound advice, only the watch you keep (never
say never)
With every step you take through every room of fear
With every move you make the song will pull you near
(Turn) Turn your world around and it will come your way
(Through) Through your cold-chill nights and in your
hard-earned days
(When) When you face the light it may be hard to do
But when it's all too right then it will come to you
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Love is the hero, you live to remember
No path is too steep, no distance too wide
No question too deep, no force can divide
Your fortune you seek, the road will unwind
You're comin' to me, to search is to find
And when you start to fall into that frozen space
And when you reach the wall and there's no sunny place
And when it all comes down you make it anyhow
Anyway
Love is the hero, soldier forever
Life below zero, never say never (never say never)
Never, never
Love is the hero (love is the hero) (yeah yeah)
Marching forever
Love is the hero (yeah yeah)
You live to remember (whoooo yeah)
Love is the hero (love is the hero) (love is the hero)
Love is forever, ah yeah
Love is the hero, never say never
Never
Oh yeah
Oooh
Love is the hero
Never, love is the hero
(Billy Squierr: work in progress 1986)
I've been fakin' my past
But now I know my connection is comin' through, yeah
I put my ass on the line, hey
Hey baby, so what's new
I told you
Don't look now, I'm inchin' up behind
Don't look now, in the creases of your mind
Don't stop now, we're movin' much too fast
Gonna find out where you draw the line
Here she comes now, so devine
(hey come on come on come on she's so relaxed baby)
She's a lady with a tenor sax
Hey cool baby drives a mean Cadillac
She's a lady with a tenor sax (yeah)
You gotta meet her on her own level, don't look back
Don't look back, don't look back
Cause the lady's gotta tenor sax
She jives, she's so bad
She's a tango with a big, big business sense
Had a oh oh-er, dee da da ba bap bop
Bop bah dee da ba ba ba ba ba bah
Don't walk now, you'll slip into the past
Don't walk now, can nothin' ever last
Don't look now, the chips are gonna fall
Sooner or later you're gonna be mine
Here she comes now, oh yeah yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax
She's a lady with a tenor sax
She's a lady with a tenor sax
Wait 'til the next time
Don't walk now, you'll slip into the past
Don't walk now, can nothin' ever last
Don't look now, the chips are gonna fall
Sooner or later you're gonna be mine
Here she comes now, oh yeah yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax, yeah
She's a lady with a tenor sax
She's a lady with a tenor sax
A soul baby cuts a groove on her back
Lady with a tenor sax
She knows, she loves, she's walking into the door
There's a lady with a tenor sax
Coming over
Lady with a tenor sax
Freddie Mercury and Jo Dare 1986
Hold on, shake hands
Don't let's fight, yeah, let's be friends
(Hold on) We were having fun together
(Shake hands) Instead we'll have fun now that you are
gone
(Don't let's fight) I just wanted to have a free hand
(Let's be friends)
(Hold on) You know I tried to be a good girl
(Shake hands) Then I went and let you down
(Don't let's fight) I will search, you had better want
to play around
(I'm so bad) so bad (so bad) so bad (so bad)
Baby you're really something
You're really something to me
You've got a flame in my heart
We ain't never gonna part
Hey baby, you're something to me
Baby you're really something
You're really something to me
You've got a flame in my heart
We ain't never gonna part
Hey baby hey baby, you're something to me
Baby you're really something
You're really something to me
You've got a flame in my heart
We ain't never gonna part
Hey baby, you're something to me
Baby you're really something
Oh yeah, you're really something to me
You've got a flame in my heart
We ain't never gonna part
Hey baby baby, hey baby baby
Baby you're really something wow
You're really something to me
We've got a flame in my heart
We ain't never gonna part
Wo baby, wo baby yeah
Oh yeah, you're really something to me
We've got a flame in my heart
We ain't never gonna part
Hey baby you're something to me
Baby you're really really something, oh yeah yeah, oh
yeah
Oooh
(The Cross Version, Freddie Vocal, 1988)
While you are imagining, imagine for instance
The sights that you can take advantage of
Look at the beautiful cloud formations below you and
above you
(This could be heaven)
Think of the colour of the sun as it shines off the
clouds
(In these days) Or see the stars
(In these days)
In these days of cool reflection (reflection)
You come to me and everything seems alright
In these days of cold affections
You sit by me and everything's fine
This could be heaven for everyone
This world could be fed, this world could be fun
This could be heaven for everyone
This world could be free, this world could be one
In this world of cool deception
Just your smile can smooth my ride
These troubled days of cruel rejection
You come to me, soothe my troubled mind
Yeah this could be heaven for everyone
This world could be fed, this world could be fun
This should be love for everyone
This world should be free, this world could be one
We should bring love to our daughters and sons
Love, love, love, love
This could be heaven for everyone
So take a seat and sit by my side a while
You know I like your style
(This could be heaven for everyone)
So what can we do to clean up this mess
Just feel so helpless
(This could be heaven for everyone)
So lift up your voice, at least you'll have cared
(This could be heaven for everyone)
Listen
What people do to other souls
They take their lives, destroy their goals
Their basic pride and dignity
Is stripped and torn and shown no pity
When this should be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
(This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone)
And that is the end of this section
(rock mix)
Love kills, drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Ruining your heartline
Stays for a lifetime won't let you go
Cause love love love won't leave you alone yeah
Love don't give no compensation
Love don't pay no bills
Love don't give no indication
Love just won't stand still
Love kills, drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Ruining your heartline
Stays for a lifetime won't let you go
Cause love (love) love (love) love won't leave you alone
yeah
Love won't take no reservations
Love is no square deal
Love don't give no justification
It strikes like cold steel
Love kills, drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Burning your lifeline
Gives you a hard time won't let you go
Cause love (love) love (love) love won't leave you alone
yeah
Love can play with your emotions
Open invitation to your heart
Hey love kills
Love can play with your emotions
Open invitation to your heart
Hey love kills
Play with your emotions
Open invitation to your heart
Love kills love kills
Hey love kills
Love kills hey drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Ruining your heartline
Won't let you go
Love kills, drills you through your heart
Love kills, tears you right apart
It won't let go it won't let go
Love kills
(instrumental)
Oooohoooo
oooohoooO
Love, love, won't leave you alone
Love, love, won't leave you alone
Kills, kills, kills
Aaaaaah
Aaaaaah
Ooooooh
Oooooohooo
Oooooohoohooo
Oooooohoohooo
Oooooohoohooo
Oooooohoohooo
(original demo)
[one two three four]
Oh yes I'm the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Pretending I'm doing well (ooh ooh)
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh yes I'm the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (ooh ooh)
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
Ooh yes I'm the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not (you see)
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Oooohoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh oh yes I'm the great pretender (ooh ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
(demo)
Yeah yeah yeah
Ha
Keep doin' it
Ha
Yeah yeah
When I was a little boy and growin' up
Ha
I didn't know myself what's left from right and what's
on top
Said holding on
They said, keep, keep holding
Holding holding on
My mama told me this
She said, don't grow up too quickly
She said ba bap ba da bap ba
She said hold on, keep on
Holding on, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Mama told me
That's what she said
Keep holding babe
Holding, holding
Holding on, this time holding on
She said to me, she said to me
Keep holding on
I'm holding, I said enough keep holding
Oooh ooohooo
Ba da bap da bap da ba ba ba ba ba dap yeah yeah
Yeah oh
Holding, I said keep holding, holding
My big brother told me
He said, I don't need you as a brother man
I wanna keep holding on
That's what he said
I just keep holding, holding
Eeey ba ba ba ba ba ba bop ba ba ba bap de bop
Ba ba ba ba ba bop mmm ba ba ba ba bop ha
You do that
One more time
I keep holding on yeah
I just keep holding, holding on
Holding on, DJ
Yeah holding on, holding on
I just keep holding on, holding on
Ah my mama told me that
I gotta keep holding on yeah
Yeah hey hey hey wooohoooo ha (ha ha)
Now it's your turn babe
Go (go go)
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba huh huh huh
Mmm ba ba ba ba ba bop mmm ba ba ba ba ba bop
Yeah (hey)
Hang on, one
Oh
(demo)
It's so you
You're the one that's burnin' me upside down, and up
It's so you
You're the one runnin' hot and cold, then not showing up
It's so you, it's so you, it's so you
It's all part of growin' up, yeah
Being misinformed (yeah)
And clear the thoughts I fancy something new
It's so you, confused
So you
You're the one that's been letting me down
All this time babe
It's so you
I won't forget those days, that's done
You let me down (I know it's so you)
When my nerves are breaking down (and let you down)
And have bells that are ringing out
Yes it's time for me to move
(I'd better move out babe)
I'm confused (tell me about it), and that's you, yeah
Yeah yeah hey
That's the way you are, that's you
Know it's true, yeah, hey
It's a part of growing up
Being misinformed and playing cynical
That's time for, time for me to move
Yeah, that's so you
That's only you, yeah, just you yeah hey hey hey
There's nothing I can do
Only you
Yeah hey hey
(demo)
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Wow
Ha ha ha ha
You can dance, you can dance
Yeah, we all know you can dance
(No he can't dance)
(No he can't dance)
Oooooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
We all know we can't dance
(Know we can't dance, we can't dance, we can't dance)
We all know we can't dance
(We can't dance, we can't dance)
No, I can't dance (woohoo, ha)
We can't dance
No, I can't dance
We can't dance (yeah hey hey)
No I can't dance, no I can't dance, yeah hey hey hey hey
No, no, no, I can't dance, dance
No I can't dance ha ha ha hu hu hu
No I can't dance
No I can't dance
[yea I know but I, I sometimes I think that uh]
[but it's not -]
[it's -]
[no but I, I want, I want them to be -]
Yeah hey
Keep smilin', keep smilin'
Keep smilin', yeah, keep smilin'
All we need is a smile on your face
Just a little smile for the big human race
Keep smilin', keep smilin'
Take it babe
Woohoo
Yeah yeah yeah, keep smilin'
All we need is a smile on your face
Just a little smile for the big human race
Keep smilin' babe
That's what you gotta do
Hey, smile
Keep smilin'
Keep smilin'
Come on keep smilin', yeah
Keep smilin'
Keep smilin', uhu
Keep smilin', uhu
Keep smilin'
(demo)
[let's try that okay]
Yellow breezes keep calling
Everywhere I go
Ha ha ha ha ha haa
Muchacho muchacho
Yeah, yeah yeah
They call me, they call me
Everywhere I go, ha
Yellow bree- yellow breezes
Follow me, yeah
Everywhere I go
Yellow breezes
Come to me, yeah
Everywhere I go
Take it
Bah bah
Da da da ba ba bap ba ba bap da da da ba ba bap hey hey
hey hey
Everywhere I go
Yellow breezes
Follow me, yeah
Everywhere I go, ha
Yeah hey hey hey, everywhere I go, they follow me
They follow me, they follow me, yeah yeah
Mmm ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh ha ha
They follow me everywhere, yeah yeah
Yellow breezes
Mucha, mucha
Mmm ba ba ba ba ba bap
Ba ba ba ba ba ba bap
Haa
Yellow breezes
You know, they follow me
Everywhere
Everywhere I go
Yellow breezes haa I know
Everywhere I go
Yellow breezes
They follow they follow, follow me hey hey
Everywhere I go
Take it
Follow me
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ah we're gonna take a trip around the world
Everybody gotta follow me
Can you hear me
Yellow breezes
They take you everywhere ha
So follow, yeah
Mmm ba ba ba bap
Mmm ba ba ba bap ey
Da ba ba ba ba ba bap
De da da ba ba ba ba ba ja hoohooo
Follow me, follow me
Yellow breezes
Everywhere
Follow follow, ha
Everywhere I go
Whoohooo, yeah yeah ha
Eee-hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, ha ha
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah
Everywhere I go
Yellow breezes
I catch you on the loose
They follow me everywhere you know
I can't get them out of my mind
Yellow breezes, yellow breezes, yellow breezes
Yeee-hey
I want to come home with you
You know, they, they told me
Yellow breezes, yellow breezes
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ah ha ha ha ha ha
Whooohoooo
This rhythm is driving me crazy
Yes feel it blows, feel it
Ba ba ba ba ba ba de ba da ba ba ba mmm bap de bap
Everywhere I go
There's nothing like it
Whooohoooo
Okay we're gonna end now boys
Woo
(fan club message)
Mike Moran on the piano
Is everybody happy
Is everybody really feelin' good
I'm sorry I couldn't be there
I'm recording in a studio all night long
So take it easy everyone
Have a nice day
Bye bye - yeah