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"The Sound of Silence" Live At The BBC: June 9, 1969.
Carl Wayne, Roy Wood, Rick Price, and Bev Bevan: 'The Move'.

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'The Move', well on their way to becoming 'The Electric Light Orchestra',
perform "The Words Of Aaron" on - The Old Grey Whistle Test -(1971)

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Robyn Hitchcock "Madonna of the Wasps (live david letterman) Robyn is backed by Paul Schaffer and band.

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In 1983 — Queen separated completely. Brian May recorded with Eddie Van Halen. Freddie Mercury tried recording with Michael Jackson. Roger Taylor was told his songs weren't up to standard. He went away — and came back with Radio Ga Ga. The song that saved Queen. Written by the man they almost rejected.

By the end of 1982 — Queen were struggling.

*Hot Space* had divided fans. Critics had been merciless. American radio had abandoned them.

Following the release of Hot Space and its touring — the four members of Queen opted to take a break from the band. All four pursued solo projects simultaneously. There was no scheduled return date.

Brian May flew to Los Angeles. Recorded the Star Fleet Project EP with Eddie Van Halen in two days.

Freddie Mercury attempted recording sessions with Michael Jackson — which ended over a llama and a chimpanzee.

Roger Taylor began writing songs for what would become his solo work.

John Deacon went home.

By year's end — Queen's manager Jim Beach had gathered them back at the Record Plant studios in Los Angeles.

But the reunion was uneasy.

Roger Taylor brought material to the sessions. He was told his offerings weren't up to standard. He was wounded by it.

He went away.

And came back with a demo built on synthesisers and drum machines — something he had created entirely alone.

Freddie Mercury — who was invited to hear it — immediately saw what it was.

They recorded it.

Roger Taylor called it Radio Ga Ga.

It became the opening song of Queen's Live Aid performance — the moment the entire Wembley crowd raised their hands simultaneously — the anthem that inspired a young performer to name herself Lady Gaga.

By August 1983 the band had reunited and begun work on *The Works*.

Radio Ga Ga. I Want to Break Free. Hammer to Fall.

Queen was back.

Because the man told his songs weren't good enough — wrote the song that saved them.

Freddie Mercury refused to touch the piano John Deacon brought to the studio — calling it "tinny and horrible." So John took it home, taught himself to play it, and wrote one of Queen's most beloved songs in his living room — for his wife — to earn enough money to buy their first family home. It reached Number 7 in the UK. They got the house. Fifty years later — they're still together.

John Deacon had just married Veronica.

They had almost no money. No family home. And a quiet life they desperately wanted to build together.

He had an idea for a song.

He wanted to use a Wurlitzer EP-200 electric piano — a small, slightly rough-edged instrument that gave music a warm, slightly battered quality. Perfect for what he had in mind.

Freddie Mercury took one look at it.

Mercury said — "I refused to play the damn thing. It's tinny and horrible and I don't like them. Why play those things when you've got a lovely superb grand piano?"

John Deacon said nothing.

He took the Wurlitzer home. And in his own words — "Freddie didn't like the electric piano — so I took it home and I started to learn on the electric piano — and basically that's the song that came out when I was learning to play piano."

He was teaching himself a new instrument.

In his living room.

For his wife.

Brian May said of the song — "You're My Best Friend" was about his lovely lady wife. John was a dark horse — generally the quiet guy in Queen. We would ask him sometimes, 'Have you got anything John?' and he was very self-effacing about what he had written."

Deacon had also written the song with a very specific goal — to earn enough money for him and Veronica to buy their first family home. The song's success did exactly that.

Released in 1975 — it reached Number 7 in the UK Singles Chart and Number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It is certified platinum in the United States with over one million copies sold.

The most private man in Queen.

Taught himself a piano his bandmate refused to touch.

Wrote a love letter to his wife in his living room.

And bought them a home with it.

Fifty years later — they are still together.

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Thirty minutes before the final concert of his life, Tom Petty was standing in his dressing room with a cough drop in his mouth.
That's the detail that stayed with singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams.
Not a dramatic farewell.
Not a cryptic final message.
Just a smile.
A cough drop.
And a man preparing to do what he had done for most of his life.
Play music.
On September 25, 2017, Tom Petty took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl for the final night of a three-show run that closed out the 40th Anniversary Tour of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
More than 17,000 fans filled the venue that evening.
They came expecting a great concert.
What they didn't know was that they were witnessing the final performance of one of America's most beloved rock musicians.
What they also didn't know was that Petty had spent the entire tour performing through the pain of a fractured hip.
Not a sore hip.
Not a minor injury.
A fracture.
Night after night.
City after city.
He kept going.
Because that's who he was.
The show itself felt like a celebration rather than a goodbye. The band worked through a career-spanning setlist that included "Mary Jane's Last Dance," "Free Fallin'," "Learning to Fly," "Refugee," "Runnin' Down a Dream," and "Wildflowers."
The audience sang along.
The band smiled.
Nobody suspected they were watching the end of an era.
Then came the encore.
And then came "American Girl."
The song that had closed the band's debut album more than forty years earlier.
As the final notes echoed through the Hollywood Bowl, Petty waved to the crowd, the band took their bows, and everyone went home believing there would be another tour, another show, another chance.
There wasn't.
One week later, Tom Petty was gone.
He was 66 years old.
In the years since, fans have returned to the footage from that warm September night. The recordings aren't perfect. The sound is rough. The camera work shakes.
But none of that matters.
Because what those videos captured was something nobody realized at the time.
The last performance.
The last songs.
The last bow.
The last time Tom Petty stood before an audience and did what he loved most.
And perhaps that's why the story remains so moving.
There was no grand farewell.
No final speech.
No dramatic ending.
Just a musician finishing a tour.
A smile on his face.
A guitar in his hands.
And a crowd singing along to "American Girl."
Sometimes the biggest moments in history don't announce themselves.
Sometimes they look like an ordinary Monday night.
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25.06 Global Beatles Day
This year, on 25th June, you’re invited to take part in Global Beatles Day, the annual event that brings people together to celebrate The Beatles and share their message: All You Need Is Love.
Join the celebration
Why 25th June?
On 25th June 1967, The Beatles walked into Studio One at Abbey Road Studios and sent a message to the world.
Broadcast live as part of the BBC’s ‘Our World’ programme, their song
“All You Need Is Love” reached an
estimated 400 million people
around the globe.
For a few extraordinary minutes, the world was watching together.
The Beatles
Decades later, lifelong fan Faith Cohen
decided this day deserved to be
commemorated. From that belief,
Global Beatles Day was born.
A fan-made, fan-run celebration dedicated to the band, their music, and a message that continues to resonate across generations and around the world:
love is all you need.
How to get involved
On 25th June, express your fandom and share The Beatles’ message:
All You Need Is Love
Sign up to be part of the
Global Beatles Day movement. You never know what surprises may await!
Count me in
Wherever you are, however
you celebrate:
it's easy
All you need is love.
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