John Deacon

John Richard Deacon was the bassist for the rock band Queen, also playing rhythm and acoustic guitars in several of their albums as well as ocassional keyboards. Born 19 August, 1951 in Leicester, United Kingdom, he was the youngest member of Queen. He is the author of the hits "Another One Bites The Dust" and "I Want To Break Free", which show that his contribution to Queen was significant.

Discography

His only solo effort is listed below.

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• The Immortals: No Turning Back (Single from Biggles) (1986)

Songs he wrote that were released as singles:

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• "You're My Best Friend" from A Night At The Opera, written for his wife, Veronica.
• "Spread Your Wings" from News of the World
• "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Need Your Loving Tonight" from The Game
• "Back Chat" from Hot Space
• "I Want To Break Free" from The Works
• "Friends Will Be Friends" and "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" from A Kind of Magic (both cowritten with Freddie Mercury)

Other Queen songs by Deacon:

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• "Misfire" from Sheer Heart Attack
• "You And I" from "A Day At The Races"
• "If You Can't Beat Them" and "In Only Seven Days" from Jazz
• "Execution Of Flash" and "Arboria" from Flash Gordon
• "Cool Cat" from Hot Space (co-written with Freddie Mercury)
• "One Year Of Love" from A Kind of Magic
• "My Life Has Been Saved"
• "Rain Must Fall" (lyrics by Freddie)