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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.
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The song was composed by John Deacon in the key of C major with a meter of 4/4, in swing feel. [15] The album A Night at the Opera features songs of numerous styles, including this three-minute pop song. [4] Very unusual for the genre, there is no section appearing more than twice; characteristic of many Queen songs, as affirmed by Brian May. [16]
"Need Your Loving Tonight" is a song by the rock band Queen and written by bass guitarist John Deacon. It is the fourth track on the first side of their 1980 album The Game and the second song on the album by Deacon (the other being "Another One Bites the Dust").
John Deacon (born 1951) is the former bassist of the rock band Queen. John Deacon may also refer to: John Deacon (motorcyclist) (1962–2001) John Deacon, wrongly convicted of arson, whose story was shown in Flashover; John Deacon, former owner of English football club Portsmouth F.C.
"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 ...
John Deacon (30 November 1962 – 8 August 2001) was a British motorcycle enduro racer. He won several Paris–Dakar Rally stages. He died of injuries sustained from a crash in the Masters Rally in Syria. Deacon won the British Enduro four-stroke championship on ten occasions and won nine gold medals at the International Six Days Enduro event ...
"I Want to Break Free" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by their bassist John Deacon. It appears on the album The Works (1984), and was released in three versions: album, single and extended.