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13.10.2022 / 20:23
Queen release ‘beautiful’ lost song featuring vocals from the late Freddie Mercury originally recorded 34 years ago
Queen have released a lost song featuring the late great Freddie Mercury, more than 30 years after it was first recorded.Former frontman Mercury, revered for his voice and stage presence, died from Aids-related complications in 1991 at the age of 45, and is still renowned still as one of the greatest vocalists of all time.The acclaimed band, who now perform with singer Adam Lambert, have now released a song first recorded 34 years ago, featuring Mercury’s vocals, Face It Alone was originally recorded during the British rock band’s 1988 sessions for their album The Miracle, but did not make the final cut.It was later rediscovered when Queen’s production and archive team returned to the sessions to work on the upcoming reissue of the album.The new single is the first new song released featuring Mercury since 2014’s Queen Forever album, which included three previously unheard tracks.Let Me In Your Heart Again, Love Kills and There Must Be More to Life Than This each featured vocals from Mercury, and were released 23 years after his death.The classic rock band, comprising of Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, was founded in 1970 and proved a worldwide phenomenon, spawning major hits including Bohemian Rhapsody and We Will Rock You.Drummer Taylor had teased the release of a new ‘lost’ song in June, telling Zoe Ball on BBC 2 they had made a ‘real discovery.’May had added at the time that the rediscovered recording was ‘beautiful’ and ‘touching’, and praised the band’s production team for bringing it to life.‘It was kind of hiding in plain sight,’ he said.