The John Royal Affair

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Pressure on People, People on Streets, Under Pressure, Need Money, Give, Give, Give, More, More, More
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Pressure on People, People on Streets, Under Pressure, Need Money, Give, Give, Give, More, More, More

on John Deacon Bass Lines, UH Athletics, and Campaigns Begging and Begging for More, More, More

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Jun 28, 2024
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One of my favorite music bass lines was created by Queen’s John Deacon for the Queen/David Bowie song “Under Pressure.” It thumps like a heart beat in an Edgar Allen Poe short story, always there, never going away, pounding into your head, the ultimate ear worm that’s so infectious that a no-talent white boy rapper ripped it off for a far inferior song …

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