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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"). It was released as a single in some countries in November 1980.
"Friends Will Be Friends" is a song performed by Queen, written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, released on 9 June 1986 as a single for the album A Kind of Magic. [1] It was the band's 30th single in the UK upon its release, reaching number 14 in the UK. "Friends Will Be Friends" was performed live on The Magic Tour.
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.
"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.
Queen's John Deacon reportedly used the song's bass line as inspiration for his own bass line for the band's 1980 single "Another One Bites the Dust". The lines were so similar that the press accused Chic of ripping off the line from Queen even though "Good Times" was recorded and released earlier.