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John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen.He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "I Want to Break Free"; co-wrote "Under Pressure", "Friends Will Be Friends" and "One Vision"; and he was involved in the band's financial management.
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Eduardo Rivadavia rated the song as the 4th best song Deacon wrote for Queen, praising its "rising appreciation of musical drama." [7] Classic Rock History critic Millie Zeiler rated it John Deacon's 4th best Queen song. [12] A live version of the song appears on the band's 1979 album Live Killers. [2]
Samuel Johnson regarded Pope as the instigator of the latter dispute, his Essay on Criticism published mid-May 1711, having "attacked [Dennis, characterised as Appius] wantonly", and provoking Dennis' Reflections Critical and Satirical upon a late Rhapsody Called, an Essay upon Criticism, the following month. Dennis' forensic skills as a critic ...
[7] [2] Classic Rock History critic Millie Zeiler rated it John Deacon's 7th best Queen song, saying that the song "came from the viewpoint of a heartbroken man who saw the end of his romantic relationship as a mutual decision" but was "partially in denial." [12] Zeiler said that the touch of 1960s nostalgia in the music made the song special. [12]
"Back Chat", written by the bass guitarist John Deacon, is the track most influenced by funk on the 1982 Queen album Hot Space. The song is a prime example of how Deacon was strongly pulling the band into dance orientated genres such as R&B, disco, and funk. [5] It reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart, #18 in South Africa [6] and a #19 entry in ...
He has the distinction of having been portrayed in both the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (by Aiden Gillen) and in the 2019 John biopic Rocketman (by Richard Madden). In the documentary ...
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John Edward Poynder Grigg FRSL (15 April 1924 – 31 December 2001) was a British writer, historian and politician. He was the 2nd Baron Altrincham from 1955 until he disclaimed that title under the Peerage Act on the day it received Royal Assent in 1963.