He retired from the music industry in 1997, still mourning the death of his friend and band mate Mercury, keeping away from the spotlight till this day. Second, that it wasn’t just their singer who could write great songs. - !♥ ♥ :)--- , . They struggled through the hardships of forming their band and seeing it rise to success. 1 U.S. album highlights Deacon's melodic flair. Go to YouTube to listen before reading the chapter. Further proof of John Deacon's range can be found in this playful bossa nova from the second half of 1977's News of the World, in which the bass player performs Spanish guitar alongside Brian May and is backed by a wealth of unusual percussion instruments that enhance the song's Latin flavors. They are preparing to return to America in hopes of completing a tour. Brian and Roger's relationship throughout the years. John Deacon is very much the mystery man of the Queen story. He knows before he even picks up the phone who is going to be on the other end and what he’s going to say. In a world where people are born as Doms or subs, and subs are treated as second-class citizens, one submissive deals with the death of his Dominant... «You always were and will be my most obvious secret». When a famous music group is in town for some shows he has an unlikely encounter that not only shifts his future but literally and figuratively rocks his world. Queen are going on their first promotional tour of Japan but Roger, especially has fears he can't express till one evening it all comes out and an understanding is shared. It has been hard to hide their love away from the public. Powered by a nonstop bass line by Deacon, "Another One Bites the Dust" was inspired by disco giants Chic. Another One Bites The Dust topped the US chart in October 1980, and lit up dancefloors all over the world. His success in the dating world had hit an all time low and he had thrown in the towel. 1975 holds the promise of real fame and fortune. It's the only Queen single without chorused vocals stacked behind Freddie Mercury's lead and delivered in a rare third-person narrative by the group, which encourages protagonist Sammy to follow his dreams. But "I Want to Break Free" is John Deacon's creation and was a worldwide smash that almost everyone could relate to. First, that this band could master completely different genres. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. But John Deacon also wrote some of Queen's most memorable songs. Queen’s biggest selling single wasn’t a rock song, and it wasn’t written by Freddie Mercury. "You're my Best Friend" was released as the second single from Queen's historic A Night at the Opera album and marks the bassist's first single as composer. John has just joined the band and one evening Freddie takes him to a gay bar with him. But everything starts to turn upside down when a famous musician walks into his life. So much for the land of the free …, How do you follow a stratospheric hit like "Bohemian Rhapsody," which celebrates rock 'n' roll excess with fearless hubris? Queen are one of the few classic-rock bands in which all four members individually participated in the songwriting process. Each chapter title will be a song and I will reference the name of the artist. I have borrowed some things from their real lives to enhance the story and give it some familiarity.