The Mid‑Song Transformation

Kirk heaps on a second helping of TWO previous Strong Songs artists: Queen and David Bowie, whose 1981 collaboration "Under Pressure" topped the charts while showing how a mid-song transformation is done.

Written by: David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor

Album: Hot Space, 1982

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ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:

• Previous Strong Songs episodes on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and "Starman"
• “Killer Queen” by Queen from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974
• “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen from A Night At The Opera, 1975
• “Somebody To Love” by Freddie Mercury from A Day at the Races, 1976
• “We Are The Champions” by Freddie Mercury from Jazz, 1977
• “Flash Gordon Theme” from Flash Gordon Original Soundtrack, 1980
• “Another One Bites The Dust” by John Deacon from The Game, 1980
• “Back Chat” by John Deacon from Hot Space, 1982
• “Cat People” by Giorgio Moroder and David Bowie from Cat People OST (1982) and Just Dance, 1983
• Brian May in Total Guitar, March 2024
• Freddie Mercury TV interview with Lisa Robinson, 1984

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