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The amazing story of Queen’s 1981 #1 HIT Another One Bites the Dust from their top album the Game. How John Deacon came up with a funky bass line and Freddie Mercury and Brian May brought the song to life and how the band Chic and Michael Jackson influenced the song.

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Queen’s biggest selling song of all-time is of course Bohemian Rhapsody, but their biggest selling physical single before digital music is actually Another One Bites the dust. Just under 2 million people actually bought the physical copy in the early 80s. Another 4 million people have paid for a digital download since then.

The mastermind behind the song was the under-appreciated bassist for the band, John Deacon, affectionately called “Deeky” by his band mates. “Another One Bites the Dust” is a furious assault of disjointed paranoia, highlighted by a sick riff, and Freddie Mercury’s fiery histrionic vocal. John Deacon grew up with a fascination for rhythm and funk.

He recalled being drawn to soul music as a lad, and dreamed of one day creating a song with a heavy dance groove that would attract black and white audiences alike. In 1978, Deacon was hanging out with the groove-masters of American R&B- Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, who were the driving forces of the band Chic. Chic had a knack for crafting instantly seductive dance hits that thrived during the Disco Era, putting out a string of 9 consecutive tracks that lived in the Top 5 on the U.S. Dance Club chart from ’77 through ’79.

As the late Bernard Edwards, the incomparable bassist for Chic, recalled in an interview with the New Music Express- Deacon was ‘kicking it’ in the studio with the band, and he was obsessed with the song “Good Times.” The track’s infectious riff was magic to Deeky’s ears, and fired up his impulses to create a similar riff for his band….Queen. He came up with a simpler, less syncopated, derivate of “Good Times" that he tweaked, and tweaked, until he felt it was ready to present to his band mates.

Meanwhile, Chic’s “Good Times” captivated more than just John Deacon, and boogied its way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. Although “Good Times” was an undeniable smash, as the song fell from the chart, it marked the end of a fast & furious cycle of success for the Edwards/ Rodgers led Chic. Sadly, Bernard Edwards passed away in 1996 when he was only 43 years young.
After the glory run of Chic from ’72 to ’83, Nile Rodgers became one of the most sought after producers & collaborators in the music business- working with superstars like David Bowie, Madonna, Duran Duran, Diana Ross, and Luther Vandross, among many others.

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