The video was filmed on May 30, 1991. It was Freddie Mercury's last filmed performance, as he died on November 24th of that year. Unreleased backstage footage of the shooting of the video appeared in the Days of our Lives documentary, showing Mercury's deteriorating physical condition (extremely skinny and pale) largely covered up by makeup and colorful attire. Brian May speculated in the documentary that Freddie was "saying his goodbye" in that video, knowing that he would likely not be healthy enough to perform anymore. The song was originally written by Roger Taylor about his children, and how parenthood made him look back on his own life. Inevitably, the song took on new meaning when it was announced that Freddie Mercury had AIDS and knew he was going to die soon when he recorded this. Mercury did not tell the public about his disease until shortly before he died. It's highly likely this was also on Taylor's mind when he wrote the lyrics - Mercury told the band and manager Jim Beach about his AIDS diagnosis in 1987, but ordered them to keep it secret. Brian May described it in the Days of our Lives documentary: "We hid everything. I guess we lied! Because we were trying to protect him." Freddie Mercury made sure the band worked on this song despite his illness. He wanted to make music until he was no longer physically capable, and with the band not touring due to Mercury's health, they spent a lot of their time in the studio working. Mercury insisted on the band giving him music and lyrics, and he would continue to record for as long as his health permitted. His bandmates speculated that recording helped Mercury deal with the illness. Queen drummer Roger Taylor wrote this. All four members of the band contributed songs individually, but in 1989 they began crediting any song to "Queen" instead of giving individual songwriting credit. In the UK, this was released as a double A-side single with the re-released "Bohemian Rhapsody." Profits from the single, which went to #1 in the UK, went to AIDS research as a tribute to Mercury. Although Roger Taylor mimes the Conga Percussion in the video, it was recorded by the producer David Richards. Roger played a regular drum kit (as in Freddie's Tribute concert), and the keyboard part was programmed by all four of them in the studio. (thanks, Sebas - Tokyo, Japan)
"These Are the Days of Our Lives" is a song by the English rock band Queen. Although credited to the whole band, it was largely written by drummer Roger Taylor, and is the eighth track on the band's 1991 album Innuendo. Keyboards were programmed by the four band members in the studio, and conga percussion (a synthesised conga) was recorded by their producer David Richards (although it was mimed in the video by Roger Taylor). It was released as a single in the United States on Freddie Mercury's 45th birthday, 5 September 1991, and as double A-side single in the UK three months later on 9 December, in the wake of Mercury's death, with the seminal Queen track "Bohemian Rhapsody". The single debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and remained at the top for five weeks. The song was awarded a BRIT Award for "Best Single" in 1992. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" hearkens back to similarly themed 1975 Queen song "Love of My Life", twice using the line "I still love you". At the end of the song, Mercury simply speaks those words, as he would often do in live versions of "Love of My Life." The song was first played live on 20 April 1992 at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, sung by George Michael and Lisa Stansfield. This live version was included on the 1993 album "Five Live (EP)", credited to 'George Michael with Queen & Lisa Stansfield'. The song was played on the 2005/06 Queen + Paul Rodgers tours with vocals provided by Roger Taylor. On stage the song was accompanied by a video of the band in their early days in Japan, including many shots focusing on ex-band members Mercury and Deacon. The song was used on 1 July 2007 at the Concert for Diana. It was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died 10 years earlier. At the end of the performances, a video montage of Diana as a child was presented and this song was playing in the background. A cover version by Petula Clark is included on her 2008 compilation album Then & Now. The accompanying video was the last to feature frontman Freddie Mercury as he was in the final stages of his battle with AIDS. The majority of the footage used in the video was filmed by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher of DoRo Productions on 30 May 1991. For the promotional video, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and John Deacon were present at the shoot, with additional footage of guitarist Brian May filmed some weeks later and edited into the footage, as he was out of the country on a radio promotional tour at the time of the principal film shoot. The video was shot in black and white to hide the full extent of Mercury's faltering condition from AIDS (following rumours about his health that had been at the centre of much media and public speculation for over a year) following on from its use in the video for "I'm Going Slightly Mad" earlier in 1991. Colour footage of the band filming the video later emerged, showing just how frail Mercury really looked, and justifying the band's decision to film in black and white out of respect for him. In this music video, Mercury is wearing a waistcoat with pictures of cats that was made for him by a close friend, and which he loved. With his knowing farewell look straight at the camera, Mercury whispers "I still love you" as the song ends, which are his last ever words on camera. The version of the finished video serviced to the U.S. market also featured some animated footage produced by animators for the Walt Disney Studios, as Queen's North American record label, Hollywood Records, is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. In Europe, a different, 'clean' version of the video without the animated sequences was released. Then another video version was released in 1992 to promote the Classic Queen compilation album in the US, combining old footage of the band from 1973 to 1991 plus the performances of the band from the US aired video. First Issue Cassette No. Title Length 1. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" 4:10 2. "Bijou" 3:36 US Modern rock promotional single No. Title Length 1. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" 4:18 2. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (Edit) 3:54 US Contemporary hit promotional single No. Title Length 1. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" 4:10 Second Issue CD, CT, 7" No. Title Length 1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" 6:00 2. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" 4:15 Chart (1991-92) Peak position Australia (ARIA) 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 40 France (SNEP) 15 Germany (Media Control AG) 16 Ireland (IRMA) 1 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100) 1 New Zealand (RIANZ) 16 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 8 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 1 US Billboard Hot 100 2 Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone Year Ceremony Award Result 1992 Brit Awards British Single of the Year Won Country Date Format Label Catalog no. First Issue United States August 1991 CD-R (Modern Rock / Alternative radio) Hollywood Records PRCD-10061-2 5 September 1991 7", CT 64868 4 (7") HR-64868-4 (CT) 1991 CD-R (Contemporary hit radio) PRCD-8390-2 Second Issue Europe 9 December 1991 7", CD, CT EMI, Parlophone 016 2046497, QUEEN 20 (7") 2046492, CDQUEEN 20 (CD) 300201 4 (CT) United Kingdom 2046497, QUEEN 20 (7") 2046492, CDQUEEN 20 (CD) 2046494, TCQUEEN 20 (CT) Australia 1992 CT TC-2046494 Japan 8 July 1992 CD TOCP-7259 Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals Brian May - guitars Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, keyboards John Deacon - bass guitar David Richards - keyboards Official YouTube videos: Queen + Paul Rodgers (live), at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (with George Michael and Lisa Stansfield) Lyrics at Queen official website Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Lyrics to "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" song by QUEEN: Sometimes I get to feelin' I was back in the old days - long ago When we were kids, when we were ..
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Lyrics to 'These Are The Days Of Our Lives' by Queen. Sometimes I get to feelin' / I was back in the old days long ago / When we were kids, when we were ..
Unreleased backstage footage of the shooting of the video appeared in the Days of our Lives documentary, showing Mercury's deteriorating physical condition ..
“These Are the Days of Our Lives” is a song by the British rock band Queen. It is the eighth track on the album Innuendo. Though credited to the band as a whole, ..