Michael Jackson Duets With Freddie Mercury Set for Release.
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Michael Jackson Duets With Freddie Mercury Set for Release.
by WeAreTheWorld. Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:31 pm
Michael Jackson Duets With Freddie Mercury Set for Release
By Erin Coulehan
July 29, 2013
Three duets that Michael Jackson recorded with Queen singer Freddie Mercury 30 years ago will finally see an official release later this year. According to The Times of London, the demos were recorded in 1983 at Jackson's home studio, but a larger project never came to fruition due to the singers' conflicting schedules.
"They were great songs, but the problem was time – as we were both very busy at that period," Mercury said in an excerpt from Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury.
Jackson told Rolling Stone that he was a fan of Mercury's, and that Mercury had reached out to him about the possibility of working together on the Jacksons' next album in 1983.
A studio session was set up and the two recorded three songs, but Queen's manager, Jim "Miami" Beach, recalls that the duo's meeting was a bit tumultuous. "Mercury rang me and said: 'Miami, dear, can you get over here? You've got to get me out of here, I'm recording with a llama,'" said Beach.
The songs,"There Must Be More to Life Than This," "State of Shock" and "Victory" (which provided the title of the Jacksons' 1984 album), were recorded but weren't cleared for release until 2011.
Queen guitarist Brian May confirmed that the tracks will be released this fall, and added that the songs are "exciting, challenging, emotionally taxing. But cool."
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By Erin Coulehan
July 29, 2013
Three duets that Michael Jackson recorded with Queen singer Freddie Mercury 30 years ago will finally see an official release later this year. According to The Times of London, the demos were recorded in 1983 at Jackson's home studio, but a larger project never came to fruition due to the singers' conflicting schedules.
"They were great songs, but the problem was time – as we were both very busy at that period," Mercury said in an excerpt from Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury.
Jackson told Rolling Stone that he was a fan of Mercury's, and that Mercury had reached out to him about the possibility of working together on the Jacksons' next album in 1983.
A studio session was set up and the two recorded three songs, but Queen's manager, Jim "Miami" Beach, recalls that the duo's meeting was a bit tumultuous. "Mercury rang me and said: 'Miami, dear, can you get over here? You've got to get me out of here, I'm recording with a llama,'" said Beach.
The songs,"There Must Be More to Life Than This," "State of Shock" and "Victory" (which provided the title of the Jacksons' 1984 album), were recorded but weren't cleared for release until 2011.
Queen guitarist Brian May confirmed that the tracks will be released this fall, and added that the songs are "exciting, challenging, emotionally taxing. But cool."
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by WeAreTheWorld. Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:33 pm
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by ijustcan'tstoplovinguMJ Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:35 pm
i honestly hope something is released! maybe just one song!
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Re: Michael Jackson Duets With Freddie Mercury Set for Release.
by MjjPureSoul Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:48 pm
I like Queen however I never took to FM's persona for a certain reason. I think mainly because of how he was so promiscuous and how he spread aids to other men 
My point meaning he died a "hero" rather than what his reputation was 
Yet our hearts get more broken each time we hear the sort of "guttural" how people out there still portray Michael over something he never ever did, this makes me very irritated 
I need to make an exception in this case though as Michael and Freddie have recorded some songs. I'm looking forward to hearing them 
Thank you for the info WATW
My point meaning he died a "hero" rather than what his reputation was Yet our hearts get more broken each time we hear the sort of "guttural" how people out there still portray Michael over something he never ever did, this makes me very irritated I need to make an exception in this case though as Michael and Freddie have recorded some songs. I'm looking forward to hearing them Thank you for the info WATW
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by jw224 Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:35 pm
I hope they don't change them too much from the orginals.
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Re: Michael Jackson Duets With Freddie Mercury Set for Release.
by jw224 Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:37 pm
What does he mean by "I'm recording with a llama"??
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by WeAreTheWorld. Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:43 pm
Not sure jw, it is kinda strange though.
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by jw224 Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:59 pm
I know, it's because there was llama in a cage, or something
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by MjjPureSoul Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:46 pm
That's just what I thought too jw224. I'm not right bothered as long as he wasn't trying to be idiotic by meaning Michael. He was a bit of an oddball sometimes lol.
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by jw224 Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:03 pm
That's what I thought at first too. But I searched about it and it said something about there being a llama in a cage while they were recording. Pretty strange lol
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Re: Michael Jackson Duets With Freddie Mercury Set for Release.
by MjjPureSoul Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:17 pm
Lmao!!! 'really'? 
Freddie the fool, LOL
Freddie the fool, LOL
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by MjjPureSoul Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:52 pm
jw 
That is really, really funny. Can just picture the scene too Thanks for showing the link
It reminds us a bit where in Jermaine's book he talks about how he used to bring baby tigers on tour LOL wow, imagine those hungry cute little growlers walking around burring and showing their young teeth.
That is really, really funny. Can just picture the scene too Thanks for showing the link It reminds us a bit where in Jermaine's book he talks about how he used to bring baby tigers on tour LOL wow, imagine those hungry cute little growlers walking around burring and showing their young teeth.
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