Under pressure......

I am, admittedly, the world's worst (sometimes) at noticing things... Once, I glanced up, asked (then) wifey "when did we get that painting?"... "Two years ago."

Same with songs, many things. I've heard Under Pressure for years (came out in 1981) but I had no idea who wrote it, who sang it, yada. It makes sense now that Freddie Mercury, Queen AND David Bowie worked together on it, as, who besides Mercury could pen the lyrics "Mm ba ba de, Um bum ba de, Um bu bum da de" and make it a hit.

Queen is one of my favs, unique, crazy, fun, very good to listen to (my take anyways.) Bowie is a fav too, as I recently asked a buddy who covers the music scene locally "Who are some of the nicest ones in the industry?" I was taken back when, with no hesitation he answered "David Bowie and Mick Jagger." Faith in humanity restored. I ain't sure I could be nice given the popularity/success of those two.


Mm ba ba de
Um bum ba de
Um bu bu bum da de
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure that brings a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Um ba ba be
Um ba ba be
De day da
Ee day da that's okay
It's the terror of knowing
What the world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming Let me out
Pressure on people people on streets
Day day de mm hm
Da da da ba ba
Okay

They started writing this... Mercury wrote most of it... one site related "about how pressure can destroy lives, but love can be the answer".. before they finished, they got hungry, went for pizza and couldn't remember (the 'riff') or what exactly what they'd written once they returned.. a band member (Taylor) finally did, thus, song created... loved..

Chippin' around kick my brains around the floor
These are the days it never rains but it pours
Ee do ba be
Ee da ba ba ba
Um bo bo
Be lap
People on streets ee da de da de
People on streets ee da de da de da de da
It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming let me out
Pressure on people people on streets
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love but it's so slashed and torn
Why, why, why?
Love love love love love
Insanity laughs under pressure we're breaking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love that one more chance
Why can't we give love give love give love give love
Give love give love give love give love give love
'Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the (people on streets) edge of the night
And loves (people on streets) dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

Sure, you probably fell asleep reading this blog. Nomme. Simple, wonderful message:

Under pressure? Love.

That "Last dance" theme popped up again. Care to dance, love?

Love, Victurd