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"No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)" is the final single recorded by the British rock band Queen. Recorded and released in 1997, six years after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury , it is the only Queen recording to feature a three-piece lineup: guitarist Brian May (who wrote the song), drummer Roger Taylor , and bassist John Deacon .
Attempts to censor the song only made it more popular, after religious groups considered it anti-Catholic, [6] and pressured radio stations to remove it from their playlists. [5] "When I wrote 'Only the Good Die Young', the point of the song wasn't so much anti-Catholic as pro-lust," Joel told Performing Songwriter magazine. "The minute they ...
The final track, "Only the Good Die Young", closes the storyline [19] and was later featured in an episode of the 1980s' TV series Miami Vice. [20] The record opens and closes with an identical brief acoustic piece accompanied by two verses of lyrics, [ 9 ] written by Dickinson, [ 14 ] which, according to Sputnikmusic, "foreshadows doom and ...
In a press release, May said of the album: This album is a true collaboration between Kerry and myself. Five years ago, Anthems was the result of me producing an exciting new artist – Kerry Ellis. This new record has both our names on it, and breaks new ground. We produced ourselves together as a team.
You Can Play These Songs with Chords is an early (1996–97) demo from the rock band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Ben Gibbard. This demo was originally released on cassette by Elsinor Records.
In Australia, "Good Die Young" was released as the lead single from the album What a Life!, as their previous song "Casual Encounter" appeared on their debut album Desperate. However, the American release of What a Life! also included "Casual Encounter", therefore making "Good Die Young" the second single release in the US.
[citation needed] In the late 1970s, while planning a trip to the University of Notre Dame, Joel signed a contract with the university stating that the only song he would not be allowed to play was "Only the Good Die Young".
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